Day 293 - Powerful Prayer

365 daily emails to help you through the grieving process Grief support groups: Click here to find a GriefShare group near you. If you would like to find a group for a friend or relative, try our Search Page. Want to read ahead or resend a previous daily email? Click Here Powerful Prayer Day 293 Prayer is powerful. Never underestimate what prayer can accomplish. James 5:16 says that the "prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Come confidently before God with your prayers, knowing that He can answer above and beyond what you ask (Ephesians 3:20-21). Melissa shares one of the many times God answered her prayers after her husband died: "One evening I came home, and I didn't have any food. I had a little pack of soup in my pantry. That was it. I just prayed to the Lord and I said, 'Well, Lord, You know I'm glad to have this.' But being pregnant, I needed to eat more nutritionally. Also, I had only two maternity dresses, and I had started working and wanted to look nice. I just cried out to Him. He knew exactly what I needed. I was just sitting there praying, and as I was praying, a UPS truck drove up to my house and brought me a package. And in this package were ten brand-new maternity outfits, fifteen pairs of stockings, and cash so I could go to the grocery store." As a Christian, you are doing yourself a great disservice by not tapping into the power available to you through God's Holy Spirit within you. "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints" (Ephesians 6:18). So many times I don't trust in You, Lord. So many times I "logically" conclude that I might as well despair because my prayer could not possibly be answered. Forgive me. Your Spirit is life to those who believe. Amen. Grieving with Hope This GriefShare-based book contains short, topical chapters addressing issues that grieving people face but are often hesitant to mention to others; it gently guides people to determine whether they're grieving in a way that leads to hope and ultimate healing. Look for Grieving with Hope by Samuel Hodges and Kathy Leonard at a local or online bookstore or at griefshare.org/hope. If you would like to recommend these daily emails to a friend, please click here and choose one of the options under Share. For more information about GriefShare, including how to sign up for these daily emails, please click here. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003-2013 by The Church Initiative, Inc., All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without explicit permission in writing from Church Initiative. You subscribed to this daily email through www.griefshare.org. We value your privacy! We will never give, sell, rent, or otherwise share your email or personal information with any other organization — EVER. To remove this email address from further mailings Click Here while connected to the internet. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact dailyemailsupport@griefshare.org. GriefShare 250 S. Allen Rd. Wake Forest, NC 27587 (800) 395-5755