All Kinds of Prayer

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Praying always with all prayer. —Ephesians 6:18

Prayer needs to be a part of your life. But in order for prayer to be the great adventure God wants it to be in your life, and prayer can be an adventure, if you give yourself to prayer.

Our friend Phill Halverson was a great man of prayer and when they came out with a book about his prayer times, they called it Adventures in the Holy Ghost! And that is what prayer can be. A great adventure!

There are all kinds of ways to pray or types of prayer. Don't get stuck with just one way to pray! That's when it becomes an adventure!

Ephesians 6:18 says, "Praying always with all prayer." Some translations say all kinds of prayer,different kinds of prayer or at each and every occasion.

This verse goes on to say that you are to pray with all prayer, or with all kinds of prayer. This is to help you and us the Church to maintain a victorious position in life, God has given His people various kinds of powerful prayer.

Other translations of Ephesians 6:18 include:

"Use every kind of prayer." (Goodspeed )
"Pray. With all manner of prayer." (AMP)
"Pray. With all kinds of prayers." (NIV )
"Pray. With all kinds of prayers that are available for you to use." (REV)

Most people don't realize there are different kinds of prayer. But according to this verse, God has actually made many forms of prayer available to us to use as needed, such as the prayer of faith, the prayer of intercession, the prayer of consecration, and the prayer of agreement.

Sometimes life can be difficult and challenging. And the devil doesn't want you to be blessed or successful. So to face the attacks that come against your marriage, finances, body, job, and career, you must come to realize that prayer is not an option but a necessity. You cannot succeed as a Christian without an active and effective prayer life.

No matter how anointed, skilled, or gifted you may be or how bold and courageous you think you are, you simply cannot have a victorious position in life without prayer.

If you don't pray you can be sure of absolute and total defeat in your life. But when you develop a lifestyle of prayer, taking advantage of every form of prayer available to you, you will find that victory is yours in the midst of every challenge!

The various kinds of prayer have been given to you for your benefit and spiritual growth. So take the time to study the Word and learn how to pray with "all kinds of prayer."

Don't let this day go by without spending quality time in prayer with the Heavenly Father.

There is victory waiting on the other side!