Some people have a knack for praying, don’t they? It’s easy to fall into the devil’s trap of comparing ourselves with others in this area, but we can also learn from listening to their prayers.

In one respect, prayer is simple enough for a child to talk to God. And have you ever heard the beautiful but simple prayer of a young believer? It may not be flowery, but it’s heartfelt. On the other hand, those of us who have been in the faith for years can make prayer complicated or try to follow formulas for praying the right way. While there’s nothing wrong with praying a particular way — after all, Jesus modeled this with what we call “the Lord’s prayer” — the best prayer is genuine and sincere.

So how can we pray effectively? We don’t want to twist God’s arm to try to get what we want. Instead, know that His arm is able to reach down into our circumstances and meet our needs.

“Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear (Isaiah 59:1).

What should we pray about? If we pray according to the will of God, we must find out what is important to Him and pray about those things. Some believers practice praying the Scriptures for themselves and others. When we pray through a Bible passage, we know we are praying the will of God.

Consider praying the way the Apostle Paul did. Try it using 1 Corinthians 1:4-9:

“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Give thanks for a friend, pray that the person is not lacking in any gift, and that he or she will be sustained and guiltless in Christ until the end. Thank God for His faithfulness and calling in your friend’s life. Now that’s a powerful way to pray!

Our team at Faith & Liberty is committed to prayer throughout the year, as you can see from our photos below, but we also want to intercede for your requests and needs, especially during our prayer retreat August 4-6. Please share your requests with us today, and thank you to those who have already done so.

Let us be fully assured that God answers prayer according to His will as we rest and remain in Him.

“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (John 15:7).

As we look forward to our annual prayer retreat next week, we invite you to let us agree with you in prayer by name for your needs and concerns. For us, this is a quiet time to get away but not for a busy vacation; rather, this retreat is dedicated to a time to seek God for His continued direction for our ministry, to intercede wholeheartedly for our supporters, and to beseech God for revival for our nation and our leaders. Without you supporting us, both prayerfully and financially, we simply wouldn’t be here on Capitol Hill, and we couldn’t exist to fulfill the vitally important service to which God has entrusted us. Share your prayer needs at the link below — but also ask the Lord if He would have you contribute to our ministry. We thank you for praying, sharing, and giving as He leads.

Thank you!

Your missionaries in Washington, D.C.,

Faith & Liberty team

You form the backbone of Faith & Liberty because of your prayers and financial support. Please also pray about becoming one of our vitally important monthly contributors. Sign up for monthly giving on our website using the DONATE button below and select the option, “I would like to make this a recurring donation.” If you prefer to call, please ask for Patty Bills at the Faith & Liberty office at 202-737-1776, and she will gladly assist you. You truly are an important part of our ministry, and we thank you!

• This week, Peggy Nienaber will participate in a conference call with House leadership on messaging on the One Big Beautiful Law.

• Our team is planning the She Leads America Summit in October. The group will be praying with women members of Congress and holding briefings at the White House. Also, at that time, Rev. Greg Cox will be meeting with the men who support what the women are doing through She Leads America. We will be hosting a Women’s Dignity panel with members of Congress and women who have had challenges in their lives.

• Faith & Liberty will host the Men of Nations prayer meeting to kick off this fall’s events.

• Patty Bills will join House Chaplain Margaret Kibben and other ministry leaders on a Zoom call this week where Chaplain Kibben will update us on matters under her watchcare before the August break.

• Peggy and Patty will join via Zoom with the Black Robes, Pastors, and Ministry Leaders on behalf of the National Faith Advisory Board (NFAB) for an Association of Churches monthly meeting with the NFAB board.

• Our annual Prayer Retreat is coming up early next month! The prayer retreat is our time to take a day and go before God and thank Him for our supporters by name and pray for their needs. Please share your prayer needs anytime between now and the end of July so we can intercede for you by name! You may contact Patty Bills with your requests by calling 202-737-1776 or emailing [email protected].

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We cannot do any of our events like the Prayer Retreat or the important work of bringing the Word of God to our public policy makers without your support of Faith & Liberty! We are making a difference because of the generous giving of wonderful friends like you who stand with us both in faithful prayer and financial support! We thank you!

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