A Suggestion for More Effective Prayer

[409 words] I hope the title got your attention. Hopefully, every Christian is concerned about not only having a continual habit of prayer, but also that their prayers be effective. Too many times, we start our prayers “Dear God“ and then start our wish list. But I think it’s important to get the proper perspective in before we begin telling God what we would like Him to do for us. I think we have a wonderful example of this in Acts chapter 4. The persecution of Christianity had begun, and Peter and John had been apprehended by the Sanhedrin council for preaching Jesus. After being forbidden to speak anymore about Jesus, they were released with the threat that if they continue to do so, things would get much worse. Peter and John then met with the local church. It was a difficult time for Christians and they were at an…