Are you currently in a place of waiting? Perhaps you are waiting for a job, for healing, for restoration in a relationship, or for wisdom to know where you should go next. That place of waiting is a place we are all familiar with. It’s a place we find ourselves in often over the course of our lives. Though it’s a familiar place and one we know well, we can often grow weary in our waiting. Sometimes we might wonder if God has forgotten about us or given up on us. How do we pray in the waiting?

Do you sometimes feel like you are at war with God? Like you are in a battle and unwilling to give up control? A heart at war results in worry, anxiety, fear, guilt and despair. But a heart fully surrendered to God results in peace, joy, significance, strength, wisdom, and purpose. How do we pray in surrender?

Have you ever wondered why people say, “in Jesus’ name” when they finish praying? Too often we use phrases in a ritualistic, religious way without understanding why. But the concept of praying “in Jesus’ name” is how we should pray because of what it means. What does it mean? How do we pray in Jesus’ name?