Then I would know what to expect, then I would be bold enough to
pray with assurance.
Not exact matches
Probably the most clear examples of God's communication
with me is a sudden feeling of peace and
assurance when I have taken the first step in a decision that I have been
praying about.
We stop, therefore, at this point not so much to ask how or when to voice words of
assurance as
with what
assurance we
pray at all.
We can
pray for others and for ourselves
with assurance and vigor, always provided we submit our specific desires to the Will of God and recognize that it is His Will which is to be accomplished — and accomplished, in part, through our strong desire that it shall be done.
While some
assurance of confidentiality is needed to build trust in a community, people like Jim Kok wonder how others can «support, challenge,
pray for, weep
with, give help to, advise, and confront
with an aim toward healing if they do not know what is happening» (Christianity Today, July 17, 1981).