How Prayer Works
How Prayer Works is ultimately a mystery – yet God invites us to participate in this practice! Typically, God works in identifiable patterns. This podcast seeks to identify those patterns and answer in part the question: “How Does Prayer Work” There are many implications of these patterns for the proclamation of the gospel, the birth and strengthening of the church, and the transformation of civil society. Join Dan and his guests as we explore together the treasures of the kingdom revealed through prayer.
How Prayer Works
The Faith Test
For many, the thought of preparing for and going through ‘tests’ from school is enough to cause anxiety and for our blood pressure to rise. Throughout Scripture we see that God tests his children, not the academic type but mostly character ones.
One of these is the ‘faith test’ and is the subject of our podcast today. We once again chat with Dan MacKinnon about a Biblical example of this test and how it serves as a faith metaphor for us. The phrase ‘crisis of faith’ also applies here to whether we pass through this gate – or not.
The next test is one not talked about much – that of wrestling with God. Examples are shared that can spur us on to a deeper prayer level we may have not experienced.