Then Sings My Soul Saturday

[My 400th post!]

Last night I could not sleep and picked up a book by Will Davis Jr., Pray Big: The Power of Pinpoint Prayers. Wow, was I ever glad, because even as the wee hours of the morning approached and sleep still would not come, I found myself praying those pinpoint prayers using the 2 basic principles he pointed out: be specific and be biblical. I would love to share more later, but for now, I found this quote quite helpful to start with, following Jesus' response to his disciples request to teach them how to pray:

Matt. 6:9-13 (The Holy Bible, NIV)

⁹"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
¹⁰your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹Give us today our daily bread.
¹²Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.'

Will breaks this down into pinpoint prayers:

Target: God's glory.
Pinpoint Prayer: Let Your Name be honored and exalted.
Target: God's Agenda.
Pinpoint Prayer: Let Your kingdom and will function in my life today with the same efficiency and ease as they do in heaven.

Target: God's Provision.
Pinpoint Prayer: Please give me today everything that I need.
Target: Relational Health.
Pinpoint Prayer: Please forgive me and help me to be forgiving.
Target: God's protection.
Pinpoint Prayer: Keep me free from temptation and rescue me when I am assaulted by evil.

So in line with what I have been learning, let us sing, He Never Sleeps by Don Moen. Isn't it great He's always up with us? Please pop by Amy's to hear more songs that minister.

He Never Sleeps (Don Moen)

When you've prayed every prayer
that you know how to pray.
Just remember the Lord will hear
and the answer is on it's way.

Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.

And He never sleeps, He never slumbers.
He never tires of hearing our prayer.
When we are weak He becomes stronger.
So rest in His love and cast all of your cares on Him.

Do you feel that the Lord
has forgotten your need.
Just remember that God is always
working in ways you cannot see.

Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.