Our Blog Has Moved - Please Update Your Links

Our blog has moved to the NEW Partners International website! Please check out our blog at http://www.partnersintl.org/blog/women/. If you were subscribed to this blog, you'll need to resubscribe on the new site. Sorry for the inconvenience, but the new system will enable us to work smarter and communicate with more people. See you at the new address!

http://www.partnersintl.org/blog/women/

Prayer Is A Way Of Life

Our new Prayer Coordinator, Rita, from India, will be providing a teaching on prayer each month. If you're not already receiving our Prayer E-Blasts, please sign up to receive them at our main website, Partners International Women. You can manage your subscription at any time. Read on below for the first teaching...

From Rita:

To me, prayer is a way of life rather than an activity which has to be repeated on a particular time in a specific style.

1Thessalonians5:17, “Pray continually.” As I breath continually, I am expected to pray.

Psalm 119:175, "Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me." May the psalmist's prayer be our prayer.

P     Prayer is partnership delivering God’s message of salvation
          to the ends of the earth. 1 Cor. 3:9
R     Prayer is relating(relationship) to God as my heavenly
          father. Matthew 6:9
A     Prayer is agreeing with God. Matthew 18:19

Y     Prayer is yoke bearing. James 5:13-16

E     Prayer is exposing my innermost being to God. Matthew 6:5,6

R     Prayer is resisting the devil. Luke 22:40

These are just a few things which explains prayer to me.

The Bible is full of meanings of prayer.

Will each of you take time and complete the following sentence with at least 5 different words or phrases.
Prayer is _______________________.

Please go through Jesus’ prayer in John 17:15 and the lives of your favorite Bible characters and discover the treasure hidden in each of the passages.

If each one of us puts our thoughts together, I am sure we will have a very special document on Prayer by the end of this year.

Lets join together to explore the wonder of prayer.


Feel free to share your thoughts.

With every blessing in Christ,

Rita James

Am I guilty of the sin of “Sodom”?

Have you come across one of those passages recently that made you stop, think and ask yourself some hard questions? I have. Just this morning, I read this passage in the book of Ezekiel (somewhat obscure book in the Bible) and wondered just how much the truths found within apply to me. And even more striking, is the comparison to the sin of Sodom. I find myself pondering the reality that God really does have a very special place in His heart for the poor and needy, and wondering if the same is true for me . . .

Ezekiel 16:49 (New American Standard Bible)

49"Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.”

While I would probably not think of myself as one having “careless ease” necessarily, I definitely live in a state of careless ease compared to most people, especially the women leaders we serve in the “hard places”.

As for arrogance, that’s another topic altogether. Only the Lord sees my heart and motives clearly. So, I’ll take this chance to ask Him to give me a heart check on just where I land on the arrogance/humility heart-check barometer!

Helping (or grasping the hand of, as stated in the original Hebrew language) the poor and needy, continues to be my passion. But when I honestly examine my life in light of this passage, I see that I have a bit of growing to do . . . truth be known, quite a lot.

So now it’s your turn. How does this verse impact your life? And what kind of growing would you like to do in light of its truths?

We’d love to hear from you!