A Woman After God's Own Heart®

Prayer trains us not to panic—Jesus taught His disciples that we ought always to pray and not to faint (Luke 18:1). Turning to God for every need during my regular daily prayer time ingrained in me the habit of prayer. Soon I was replacing my tendency to panic at the first hint of any problem with God’s strength

Prayer provides a place to unload burden

When some parents asked Dr. Howard Hendricks of Dallas Theological Seminary how to teach their children about faith in God, he answered, “Have them keep a prayer list.”

And that is exactly what I did. Like a child, I wrote out a prayer list in my special book and began taking my concerns to God, my Father, each day. I was awed as, for the first time ever, I paid close attention to how He answered item after item.

A Heart Committed to Prayer

Develop the habit of drawing near to God—Only through routine,

How does a woman draw near to God’s heart?

I experienced His peace that passes all understanding guarding my heart (Philippians 4:7)

found strength in many scriptures I had memorized over the years. I gained spiritual energy from psalms read, studied, and prayed through in earlier

times are rough, we won’t be depleted.