The following quotes are taken from “The Joy of Following Jesus,” chapter 13 – The Disciple’s Prayer Life, written by J. Oswald Sanders. Though the author stepped into heaven in 1992, a disciple’s prayer life is age-old and universal. (The explanations inside parenthesis are mine.)
“Prayer is . . . a blending of simplicity and profundity.” “To the maturing disciple, God’s interests will always be paramount.” “The first half of the (Lord’s) prayer is totally occupied with God and His interests. Only after that do personal petitions find a place. Worship, praise, and thanksgiving have first place.” “Restful and trustful prayer has an important place in the Christian life, but Paul taught and practiced a different kind of praying. Only strenuous and aggressive prayer that laid hold of the power released by the cross and the resurrection would dislodge the enemy from his age-long stronghold.”
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