Dayspring Fellowship Podcasts

The Power of Prayer Conversations With God May 28, 2023 We are in week three of a four-part series we’ve called, Conversations With God. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve unpacked the problem and the purpose of prayer. This week, we’re turning our attention to another aspect: the power of prayer. The Old Testament prophet Isaiah, writing to the people of Israel, penned these words from the LORD, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing...” And the psalmist writes, “Be still, and know that I am God.” It’s so counterintuitive to us. We are go-getters, the git-er-done-ers. From the time we’re old enough to utter the words, “I do it myself!” we are fiercely independent. It’s almost a badge of honor! But God coaxes and nudges us a different direction. Toward connection, relationship, dependency on Him. And it’s in that connection, communion, and conversation with Him that we find that the unlimited power of God is more than enough to meet our