Effective Prayer

You’re Welcome

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There are so many times
I say Thank You Lord
For the wonderful things you have done
But oft I'm so busy
Giving Him thanks
That I don't listen to His response

I think, if I’d listen
To hear His soft voice
The words He would say would be clear
He would once again
Tell me of His great love
As He whispers these words in my ear

Your welcome to my peace
More peace then you’ve ever known
I’ll shower it on you each day
So you’ll never feel alone

Your welcome to my joy
That bubbles up from deep within
Though trials may come in your life
My joy will help you to win

Your welcome to my healing
For sickness and heartache and pain
You no longer have to suffer
My healing will touch you again

Your welcome to my mercy
I extend it to you each day
I paid the punishment for your sin
So you can be free from your shame

Your welcome to my grace 
I desire to bless you so much
By faith take the gifts that I give you
Allow me your life to touch

I feel He would go on and on
Welcoming me to His love
The list of His blessings is endless
He showers them down from above

So the next time I thank Him, I’ll listen
To see if these words He will say
And then I will take time to praise Him
Day after day after day


Prayer

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If you want to touch God
Each and every day
Then all you have to do is pray
If you want to reach Jesus
Each and every day
Then all you have to do is pray

It’s really not too difficult
Or hard to comprehend
Just talk to Him like any other friend
He’s always got an ear
Open to your heartfelt words
He will listen close to every prayer you send

Prayer is the answer
To every earthly need
It’s the way to move the heavens and the earth
Prayer is the weapon
God has given us to use
Whenever there’s a need that we observe

Prayer heals the sick
Prayer frees the captive
Prayer casts out demons
Prayer brings the victory 
Prayer grows our faith
Prayer builds the church

More powerful than lightning
More effective than attack
Prayer stops the enemy cold
So easy to accomplish
So successful to employ
Prayer is a weapon that is bold

Let’s band together church
And really make a difference
Let’s take back this world the devil stole away
Just find a quiet place
And take a little time
To sit before the Lord and pray

Life Renewed

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I can see it in your eyes
I can hear it in your voice
You have heard the Savors call
You have finally made the choice

There are so many things
That will now come about
Your life will be different
There is not any doubt

He’ll first give you peace
More than you’ve ever known
It will fill up your soul
And then it will grow

Next is the awesome joy
That comes up out of your heart
It is so much more than the happiness
This world can barely impart

Then there’s the hope of tomorrow
Knowing His plans are all good
And our heavenly home awaits us
That is clearly understood

You then start to see His mercy
Intervening in trials and tests
You realize He’s there with you
And He never, ever rests

Then His grace becomes part of us
And we gain the desire to forgive
And our heart reaches out to the lost
As we beg them to be saved and live

Finally His love rises deep from within
A love greater than man ever knew
It compels us to reach out to all that we know
And try to give them life renewed

The radical change that takes place
When we make Jesus our Lord
Is only a starting point in our lives
A time to give others that choice.


Prophecy

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All throughout time
God’s sovereign grace
Has kept us close
To His dear face

He gives us blessings
Undeserved
And show us how
Pour friends to serve

He pampers us
With peace and joy
And many other 
Gifts employs

But with all this grace
There’s one more thing
That must be trusted
If we’re to win

Because future lies 
In prophecy
And Only comes
By His mercy

Awesome Grace

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I can't imagine
What God will do today
Every day is a new miracle
When I trust His way 

Nobody ever knows 
The blessings that will come
When I yield to His spirit
And trust in His love

Today might bring trials
That challenge my faith 
Designed so I'll run
To His awesome grace

Sickness may come
In the midst of the night
Will I trust on His healing?
To end my plight?

Friends might desert me
And ruin my name
It's then I need Jesus
To weather the pain

Days are not always 
Blessings and joy
There are times in the valley
When we need to grow

So God allows these things
To strengthen our faith
If we’ll only just trust 
In His awesome grace

Heavenly Father

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I once had a Father on earth
Who I barely knew at all
He left us when I was young
And He hardly ever called

We would get a gift at Christmas
And a visit here and there
But through time I grew bitter
And didn’t even care.

The anger inside grew mighty
As I reached my teenage years
I got into things angered my mom
And had her often in tears

I could not find my way through life
I struggled just to survive
The time had to come to turn around
Or I might take my life

Then a friend from a long time ago
Came and told me a story I knew
But He told it in such a different way
I listened and heard the truth

I have a heavenly Father 
Who loves me very much
A heavenly Father up above
Who came my heart to touch

He gave His own son
To die in my place
And covered my sin
With amazing grace 
	
His mercy is greater 
Than all my shame
He’ll live in my heart
And call me by name

And one day he’ll come
And take me home
To a life everlasting
Around His throne

I love my heavenly Father
He takes care of all my needs
My heavenly Father
He’ll always be there for me

I Want To Be Closer

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I want to be closer.  Closer to your side
I want to be nearer.  Never let me hide
I want to be purer.  As I walk through life
I want to be yours.  In you I will abide

There is never a time you will leave my side
But I may wander away
When I do I can rest assured you abide
In my heart each and every day

You promised you’ll never leave or forsake me
Even if I should mess up
When I find myself far from where I should be
You come and fill my cup

When I cannot hide from the trials I face
I just want to walk away
But you come and guide me to a peaceful place
Where I can bow and pray

These are the reasons I trust in you
Every promise I know is true
You will be with me my whole life through
Jesus, my Lord


You Promise

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Where else would I go Lord?
Where else can I find
All the promises you’ve given
Coming through in my life?

You promise refuge from the storm
A hiding place for my soul
So I will not be fearful
When the days grow cold

You promise a fortress around me
To strengthen me when I am weak
The walls of your mercy rise mighty
To keep out the enemy

You promise me health and deliverance
From all that has gone before
I now longer walk in my past life
I can walk in your victory, lord

You promise me peace and joy
In a world where these are lost
You fill me with both of these virtues
And promise there won’t be a cost

You promise me salvation
Redemption from my sin
A new life birthed within me
Your Holy Spirt within

But more than all these things above
You promise me your steadfast love
It’s crowned with grace and mercy sweet
I will bow before your feet
For you are worthy of my praise
For all the wonder of your name
I’ll lift you high in all my days
And praise you for your promises

Thirst

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Deep down in my soul
Where all my fears arise
My doubts are magnified
And demons testify
Way down deep inside my soul
Where I can’t find
Peace of mind
And joy is far from lasting

I thirst
Thirst for something true
Thirst for things not blue
Thirst for living things
That will make me glad
Not sad
Living things 
That will lift me up
Not drain my cup

I thirst
For my soul’s release
From no inner peace
For me fear’s demise
That I may be wise
For my sorrows end
So I don’t have to pretend

How can I quench this thirst of mine?
How can I find
Peace of mind
In the midst of the storms of life

Only the Living Water can quench
Only the Living Water can drench
This thirst
This need
This desire
For Joy, Peace and Love.

When I drink of Him
I will never thirst again
And my thirst
Will be gone
But yet, still longing for more
More peace
More joy
More love
More Living Water.

Excuse me
I think it’s time to drink!

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He Satisfies

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From sun raise
To evening blaze
He satisfies
From night of dark
To morning lark
He satisfies

No time of day
Can slip His gaze
He satisfies
He always gives
What makes us live
He satisfies

The air I breath
The light need
He satisfies
The bird that sings
The rain in spring
He satisfies

The flowers bloom
The blessings loom
He satisfies
The food we eat
The grows at His feet
He satisfies

But more than all these things above
He satisfies us with His love
His peace and joy does fill my soul
He satisfies and makes me whole

His healing flows to every part
His deliverance is for my heart
His salvation, pure and free
He satisfies my ever plea

There’s nothing I can ever need
That my God doesn’t fill with glee
So I am here to testify
That my God always satisfies