{"id":228,"date":"2016-08-16T19:18:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T01:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2016-08-16T19:29:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T01:29:02","slug":"sharons-quiet-prayer-time-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/sharons-quiet-prayer-time-suggestions","title":{"rendered":"Sharon’s Quiet Time Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’d like to share some excerpts from my book The Power of<\/em> Three<\/em> – How a Protective Shield of Intentional Prayer Can<\/em> Transform Your Life –<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0Handbook Edition\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>available at oncallprayer.org, Amazon and Kindle.<\/p>\n

How to Develop a Lifestyle\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>of Intentional Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Establish a quiet location to pray (your private Sanctuary) as a patio, park bench, or favorite chair. Change locations if or when you feel \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153in a rut.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

2) Turn off or silence all electronic equipment i.e. phones, computers, televisions, radios, etc.<\/p>\n

3) Do not read emails, or your social media sites until AFTER your quiet time.<\/p>\n

4) When your mind wanders, have a note pad handy for a TO DO LIST.<\/p>\n

5) When reading your prayer list, call the names out loud as you pray. (Refer to your OnCall Pocket Prayer Book\u00c2\u00a9) An object, like a rock inscribed with a name, sitting by your coffee pot, is a great reminder.<\/p>\n

6) Use the OnCall Prayer Journal\u00c2\u00a9<\/strong> to hear from God . . . on paper.<\/p>\n

7) Use different colors of markers and pens to mark important writings; use tabs to mark pages in your journal or Bible for future reference.<\/p>\n

8) When reading scriptures read aloud and insert your name or the names of your loved ones in those scriptures.<\/p>\n

9) Have photographs handy of people you pray for and\/or post their photo on your phone wall-paper or computer desktop as a daily reminder.<\/p>\n

10) Set phone alarms as prayer reminders especially for scheduled Conference Prayer Calls.<\/p>\n

12) Pray specifically and intentionally. Mark 10:36 reminds us that Jesus asks his disciples, James and John: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What do you want me to do for you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

13) An excellent habit to form: When you wake up in the morning before arising lay there a few minutes and think of all the things to praise God for. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Meditate within your heart upon your bed and be still.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Psalm 4:4 “Praise God from sunrise to sunset.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Psalm 113:3. TLB<\/em><\/p>\n

14) Remember: Prayer is simply having a conversation with Father, God. He answers at the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153set time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d See Genesis 21:2 KJV<\/p>\n

15) Keep in the mind the 3 Deadly D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s: Distraction, Discouragement and Doubt.<\/em><\/p>\n

16) To release unforgiveness: Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t curse it, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t nurse it, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t rehearse it, disperse it and God will reverse it.<\/p>\n

17) Delay? \u00c2\u00a0You may be in a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153holding pattern.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

18) Fact: Praise is the best weapon against the Enemy. Psalm 8:2<\/p>\n

19) Too busy to pray? Just DO IT:\u00c2\u00a0D<\/strong>eliberate, O<\/strong>bedience, I<\/strong>ntentional, T<\/strong>rust<\/p>\n

20) The one prayer that never fails . . . \u00e2\u20ac\u0153May Thy will be done.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>Delay in not denial!<\/strong><\/p>\n

No prayer is ever prayed in vain!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153But the question is: When I, the Messiah, return, how many will I find who have faith (and are praying)?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Luke 18:8 TLB \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’d like to share some excerpts from my book The Power of Three – How a Protective Shield of Intentional Prayer Can Transform Your Life –\u00c2\u00a0Handbook Edition\u00c2\u00a0available at oncallprayer.org, Amazon and Kindle. How to Develop a Lifestyle\u00c2\u00a0of Intentional Prayer 1) Establish a quiet location to pray (your private Sanctuary) as a patio, park bench, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oncallprayer.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}