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Learning to Pray: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perserverance and supplication for all saints (Ephesians 6:18)

Prayer:
Praise waits for you, O God, in Zion, and unto you shall all my vows be performed. You are the One who hears my prayers, and unto you shall all flesh come. I come to you, Father, with the request, "Teach me to pray."

Lord Jesus, when your disciples asked you to help them to learn to pray, you gave the perfect example of the life of prayer. You prayed without ceasing and you brought all your request before the Father I thank you for the direct-line access I now how to you, Father through my Lord Jesus Christ. He is the one mediator between you and me and because He obeyed you even unto death, I now have access to you through prayer. I thank you, Father, for the fellowship I can have with you and with your Son, Jesus Christ. I know you hear my prayers, Lord. Because I know you hear me, I have confidence that I will receive the petitions I have asked of you. You want me to humble myself and pray and seek your face and turn from my wicked ways. This I want to do Lord, and I thank you that you hear me from heaven, as I repent before you in humility to receive your cleansing, refreshing, and fellowship.

I give myself to a life of prayer, because I know that so many things are accomplished through prayer. I am thankful that the prayer of the upright is your delight, O Lord. Without any anxiety, therefore, I make my requests known unto you in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving.

Your Word is filled with so many precious prayer promises. I thank you, Lord, that as I meditate on those promises and pray your Word and will, your Word will not return unto you void. It will accomplish your pruposes.

It is through prayer that I get to know you, Lord, and all my heart's desire is to know you better, for to know you in the right way is eternal life and in your presence is fullness of joy and pleasures forever more. Amen.

This prayer is a special prayer given to Pastor Crane by the Holy Spirit: Lord, I thank for the armor you have provided for my protection. Help me to wear it daily and never to forget to put on a single piece of your protective gear. Each day, Lord, I will remember to put on the whole armor of God: to gird my loins with your truth and wear the breastplate of your righteousness; to shod my feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace and buckle the shield of faith to my forearm; to place on my head the helmet of salvation and take up the sword of the Spirit (the Word of God), praying perseverence and supplication for all saints. Give me a clear sense concerning the spiritual warfare to which you've called me. I realize the cunning craftiness of the enemy, Lord, and I desire to be prepared and equipped to stand against him in faith and power. Help me always to remember, Lord, that I am not wrestling against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. For these reasons, I need to equip myself each day, Lord, with your armor. Thank you for fighting for me and protecting me. I will be sober and vigilant, Lord, while wearing your armor, because my adversary, the devil, walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. I resist him in faith of your Word, Lord. I thank you that Satan is a defeated foe. I thank you for your protection, Lord. I do not have to engage in spiritual warfare in the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Through your power I will cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and I will bring every thought into captivity to obedience to you, Lord. Father, I will endure hardship as a good soldier and will not entangle myself with the affairs of this life, so that I may please you, who have armed me with your mighty armor and chosen me to be a soldier in your spiritual army. I gladly wear the whole armor you've given me in Jesus' name, Amen.
	"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of host, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. (Malachi 3:10) Prayer: Heavenly Father, you are greater than I can possibly imagine and greatly to be praised.(Psalms48:1) I praise you for your goodness and faithfulness to me. I know you desire to bless me more than I can realize, but I also know the key to that blessing is to be found in obedience to the teachings of your Word. Help me to obey you in the area of my finances, Lord, so that I might become a good steward over all you've given to me. Father, help me understand that in your economy, resources are meant to flow freely from the place of excess to the place of need.(2Cor.8:14) Lord, you give power to obtain wealth for a purpose that you may establish your covenant of salvation through me.(Deu.8:18) I choose to believe your Word, Lord, and I believe that as I obey you with my tithes and offerings you will mercifully fulfill your promises and open the windows of Heaven and pour your blessings forth abundantly to me. I believe also that you will prevent the enemy from devouring my finances and I will be called blessed by those who see your goodness to me. I choose to give out of a heart of love and obedience, knowing it is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts20:35) Yet I know, Lord, that as I give it will be given to me in good measure pressed down and running over. For with the same measure that I give, it will be given to me. (Luke6:38) This is your plan, Lord, and I willingly honor it with cheerful giving as you supply, for you are able to make all grace abound toward me for every good work. (2Cor.9:7,8) You have commanded me not to owe any man anything except to love him. (Romans13:8) Help me, Lord, to manage my financial resources better so that I will get out from under the load of debt (Proverb22:7) and be freed to serve you more fully and to give to the important causes of your kingdom. Lord, godliness with contentment is great gain in my life. I brought nothing into this world and it is certain that I will take nothing out. (1Tim.6:6-10) Therefore, let me learn to be content in whatsoever state I am. (Philippians4:11-13) Instead of seeking after the things of this world, (Colossians3:1,2) I want your righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness. As I learn to seek you and your kingdom purposes first, along with your righteousness, all other things will be added unto me. (Matthew6:31-34) The things that are seen, O Lord, are temporal, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (2Cor.4:18)Help me to fix my focus on that which is eternal, and to lay up treasures in Heaven where moth and rust cannot corrupt and the enemy cannot steal. ( Matthew6:19-21)Your are my Lord; I have been bought with the price of your shed blood; I am no longer my own, but all I am and have are yours. (1Cor.6:19,20)Give me wisdom, Lord, (James1:5)so that I will be able to get my finances in order under your Lordship. Amen.