I just found an article by David Powlison, a well-known Biblical Counselor. The article deals with introducing Biblical Counseling in the local church. He says he comes at it by adjusting how we take prayer requests in the church. Though this article is about Counseling, I felt that the comments made about Biblical prayer were worth reading and sharing. Here is a snippet of that blog post: ... the Bible’s prayers are rarely about health, travel mercies, finances, doing well on a test, finding a job, or the salvation of unsaved relatives. Of course, these are legitimate things to pray for, but they are a minor emphasis in Scripture. Even so, these topics typically dominate most church and small group prayer requests. They easily miss the real action of God’s dealings with his beloved people. In contrast, the driving focus of biblical prayer asks God to show himself, asks that we will know him, asks that we will love others. It names our troubles. It names ...
Striving to be a Samwise Gamgee in a world of Smeagols.