A Disciplined Life of Worship

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5. Be prayerful. Pray for your deacon flock daily, not just when they want something or you perceive a need. Sentence prayers just asking for an uplifting will be a good start.

"Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always." - Psalms 105:4

- J.L. Schmidt

We could all benefit from being prayed for. We need to pray and thank the Lord and others when times are good and pray for help when times are bad. There are so many times in the bible where God tells us that he will give to us if we just ask, and we ask him through prayer.

I read the following quote last night online:
Sad? Pray.
Other thinking? Pray.
Giving up? Pray.
Hurting? Pray.
Depressed? Pray.
Struggling? Pray.
Worried? Pray.

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