TY - BOOK AU - Thrasher,Bill TI - A journey to victorious praying: finding discipline and delight in your prayer life SN - 9780802436986 AV - BV210 PY - 2003/// CY - Chicago PB - Moody Publishers KW - Prayer KW - Christianity N1 - 1; Help of your weakness. Transforming fear into faith ; Praying with confidence when you feel unworthy ; Sharing your true desires with God ; Turning your temptations into victorious prayer --; The help of the Holy Spirit. Experiencing the Spirit's motivation in prayer ; Receiving strength to believe God ; Being guided in prayer ; Receiving help when you don't know how to pray --; The help of companionship. Receiving help in prayer from others ; Achieving victories you never thought were possible --; The help of Scripture. Learning George Mueller's secret ; Experiencing true prosperity ; Learning how to pray for Christlike growth ; Learning to pray Scripture --; The discipline of prayer. Realizing the struggle of prayer ; Understanding Jesus' patterns of prayer --; The importance of prayer. Gaining strength through prayer ; Realizing God's desire to bless you ; Understanding how God works --; The help of fasting. Learning when to fast ; Experiencing the benefits of fasting ; Getting started --; The waiting of prayer. Experiencing the joy of waiting ; Discovering God's purposes while you wait ; Transforming your anxiety into peace ; Knowing when to keep praying --; The power of praise. Experiencing the goodness of praise ; Understanding the meaning of true worship ; Abiding in the Lord ; Cultivating a lifestyle of worship; 2 N2 - Why do so many people struggle with the discipline and delight of prayer? Dr. Bill Thrasher believes we suffer from fear and a lack of understanding about the nature of prayer. In A Journey to Victorious Praying, he teaches readers that prayer is simply coming before Christ with an attitude of helplessness, opening up our needy lives to Him. --From publisher's description UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003001413-d.html ER -