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Joyce Meyer

How to Talk with God About Everything

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Contents

Introduction vii

1 Lord,TeachMe 1

2 TheSimplePrivilege 23

3 JustLikeBreathing 44

4 ThePoweroPrayer 64

5 Praise,Worship,andThanksgiving 82

6 ConsecrationandCommitment 105

7 PetitionandPerseverance 1258 IntercessionandAgreement 146

9 TheWordandtheSpirit 166

10 KeystoPowerulPrayer 188

11 AboveAll 214

12 FourteenHindrancestoAnsweredPrayer 235

13 SureVictoryinPrayer 25814 StayingStrongthroughPrayer 277

InClosing... 297

Notes 298

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am pd nd ncdd Sdm nd Gm, sng

Gd d judgmn gns snu cs s gus

pp d ud n su punsmn du

cd. h sd sng Gd n ds cs h

cud nd gus pp n m, u n am -

zd mg n pss. a qu gng c nd

, am n sd Gd sp m s n

n gus ppnd Gd gd. w s am

ncd suc dnss? bcus n Gd s s ndnd ppd hm n ss nsp.

You

Jus s Gd sd hs pns am, h s ngs

uhs , hs dss, hs pupss nd nnns

n u hs nd. h g u undsndng nd

nsg n s ppnng n u nd u

d u . h d u nd p u ppd

uu. i u Gds nd, u d n cug

gud musd u ccumsncs. yu cn nmd

nd dcus u nd Gd. h m n

ng u ud n xc n u ud

n , u h g u undsndng s u pn us

hm.yu m sng, h

d i g Gds nd?

accdng Jn 15:15, u

d . in s s, Jsus

sd hs dscps, i

cd u M nds. . . .

Oneothebestwaystoensure

adeepeningriendshipwith

Godistohaveaheartthat

wantstoobeyHim.

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i u Jsus, u mdn-d dscp nd

u hs nd. as s cs n ndsp, u cn

csu nd u cn cs, nm psn nd. yu

ndsp Gd gs nd dps jus s u ndsps

pp g nd dp. Jus s nu ndsp

qus m nd ng dp, s ds u nsp

Gd.

on s s nsu dpnng ndsp Gd

s ns hm. wn u s pu, nd d hs dng nd g spnd dn,

n c psn xpnc Gds ndsp. i d

n mn mus dng ng g

pc m; i smp mn n pupsu

dsdn, us, d-d, s ng s

Gd us g . i mn ng pu hs

dss u n dss cus hm nd us

hm s u ndnd n h ns s s

s us n.

as u g n u ndsp Gd, n g u

nsp s sd n h s nd n n h cn d

u. kp sng hs psnc, n hs psns; p sng hs

c, nd n hs nd. yu mus n n ndncs

n, mung ndsp Gd s ng uss

cus n ns ndsp Gd nsd cus-ng n Him s u nd. as umn ngs, d n ppc

ndng u cn pp n u nds cus

n g m smng n; ud

n n pp n nds us smp cus

nd jus cus cu us sm

pncp pps Gd.

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Friendship Breeds Boldness

wn gn undsnd u ndsp Gd nd s

uss s hs nds, u ps cm m Sp-d, m

-d, nd muc d. Jsus d s n lu 11, mm-

d h ug hs dscps p usng c

lds P. w cn sums h s usng s us-

hs ssn n p. h sd: wc u s nd

g m mdng nd s m, Fnd, nd m

s [ d], nd mn s n jun

s jus cm, nd i nng pu m; nd m

n ns, D n dsu m; d s n csd, nd

m cdn m n d; i cnn g up nd supp u

[ nng]? i u, ug n g up nd supp

m nng cus s s nd, cus s smss

pssnc nd nssnc g up nd g m s muc s

nds (lu 11:58).Nc mn nds d n gs cus

s smss pssnc nd nssnc. w n sm-

ss pss u ndscus ndsp ms us d,

nd m g nd pgss n u ndsps, d

cn . tug hs, Gd ns us

cm d n gc, m n mc nd

nd gc p n m nd (hs 4:16, nkjv).

w n d pp n. F xmp, s

s D nd i g sun dnn nd s

nmd Jn. wn Jn ppcs u s m,

nducs ms us. D ds n s, Nc m u,

Jn. ts s m , Jc, nd s nds d nx

tusd mnng. wud u mnd ng ? w nd

d, me 15

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u s, u n n nd ndsp m

ud g us dnss s m nu.

bcus Jns j s n us, i ud n s s

m x mn sd dssng n sd. bu cus

n nds, i ud n dm sng m g m

d nx tusd m c s ng scd. on

nd, i ud s u nd m . en

i d cc n mnng, i n i

cn nds ud gd m smp cus m ndsnd i ud d nug s m cus

u nsp.

Sm, ndsp Gd ngs dnss n p. w-

ng u s m, Cs Spugn ns ncs

[Gds] d un h pns.3 w pss n nd pssn

n n Gd s nd nd ns s

us cus hs nds. on nd,

n scu n u nsp hm, m sn

n n ppc hm.

i Gd s ng mn nd mn p

d ps. on ps i pp p n, nd

pd mn ms ms, s i c jus p. w d s

mn ms nd usu un . a jus p sunds

smng s: N, ld, justn yu s d;

Gd, justs yu pc us; F, justcm yung . . .; o, Gd, yu ud justp us n s sun,

ud s nu. . . . D u s i mn? w sund

s d s Gd muc. ts n

gd nds!

t d jus cn mn righteous fair, u cn s mn

barely enough to get byby a narrow margin. Gd ns g us

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xcdng, undn, nd nd cn d

p, s, n (s epsns 3:20). w sud ppc

hm sng nug g n? w sud ppc

Gd, u nd, s d s muc? wn

ppc hm , sms s d n h s

gnus nd gd. w mus

z h s n Gd

gs jus nug

g , u h dss ss us undn,

pn nds n

nd pu u ssngs s

g cnn cnn

m (s Mc 3:10).

Smms puncung

u ps juss s

smp , nd s, nd . Gd ds n n

sps, nscu jus ps. h ns d, cn-

dn, -d ps pd u jus nd gus pp

scu n ndsp hm. as spcu

d Gd s u ppc hm, u d n d! t b

nsucs us n nd , u n s us

d c n . as m c, hs 10:38 s us

d c n , Gds su s n dg psu n us.

Friendship Benefts Others

wn nds Gd, ndsp n n ns

us, s ns s und us. wn pp cm us

nds cncns, m sm p, u m

Hewantstohearbold,

confdent,aith-flledprayersprayedbytrulyjustand

righteouspeoplewhoare

secureintheirriendship

withHim.

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n m nds . en d n

pp nd, Gd ds. wn nds Gd,

cn s pp, i dn u nd, u i n Sm-

n ds. i s m nd! i ncd Gd

u. wn nds Gd, n h s p

nn n pps ccumsncs, p cdn sp

usng dugs, ng nnc ugs, mdc

mcs, cnc mgs. t m nm n

Gd, m cndn n hs ngnss nd p pp. wn cm us, cn g hm nd n

h cm ug m. w cn cu s Gd d us

nd p smn n n n

dn ds . w cn p cmpssn u

nd Gd s nd nss.

i cn mm ng sd u m s spu cnd-

n. h usd m n i s cd nd mn s i u

d nd snd m . Png m s s ng

i ud dn nd d. h, s i g cs

Gd nd nd hs s, i zd i n n ndd cm-

p g m , u i s ndd p s s-

n. Gd g m gc g m dd nd

cmpssn d m.

F mn s, i pd us ms m cm

n Jsus, u i n s n sgs cng n m. hd s n d-d mn nd i s n sgns

s s snng . i s dscugd nd ug s

usss p png.

tn Gd sd m d n ms dcu ngs h

s sd m. h sd m m m pns cs

d, u m us, nd c m un

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dd. a m, n sns. Snc

ng n u m dn, i n mng m

n mg mn s nd s ng c smn

d n dn nng u u m. i s ss n nu-

ssc u sun nd Gd d m qu

un i n n i d .

t m s n nd i s dd n s muc cng n

m dd. Smms i dd n p m s mns, nd

n Gd ud pu m n m gn. i dsnc mmdng n mnng nd sng smng s

Gd, F, i n ud sm yu usd m d

pp d n psn nsp yu

ug n Jsus nd m n d nd g .

i dn u sd m d nd n i m sng

yu s psn m: s m . Fg s sns nd

d m n nsp yu. i pd sm ps n

ps, u n nns i d.

a s , m m cd nd sd m dd d

n cng ds nd nd s m. D nd i n

us, nd m dd pgzd usng m n i s

cd. h p cng nd sng s s. i sd m

s d m Jsus ld s nd sd s. w

d m n p d nd pzd m s . M

dd cn pssd , nd jc n nng n Jsus. Dn du p s p-

u. yu ndsp Gd cn m n n dnc n

smn u .

w cnn cn pp u ps, u i d

ppcng Gd d n s pns

d Gd n s n sng nd pu s.

d, me 19

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M s d m

cc, u i n Gd

d m ggss

cus i pd d nd

psd n p.

tu, u ndsps

Gd n pp.

o cus, n us

g s . i cnn n nng m sm n ng nd Gd. t s nng i ud Gd s n,

t Jc M, ss M nd. i d n n hm s, yu

n, Jc Ms ns p pncps, s uss

pc p psu, s s g n c; s sunds

qun n s ps nd s n s thees, thys,

nd thous sgnd u! N! i n n Gd ns

m s hs nd, nd i u ng hm n u

, . tug Jsus Cs, g cm-

Gd nd g d n gc g p

nd n pn m m u nds nd nds s

(s hs 4:16).

on s ngs u cn d s dp u nd-

sp Gd. Jsus s md u gus ug d

h sd n css, s s n sn u cnn ppc

Gd s d nd s nu s u ud u s nd n. rmm, ndsp Gd s n nsmn m

nd ng dp. bu s mm s u ndsp

dpns, u p pgsss. a gng, n, ncs-

ng nm ndsp Gd nu d gng,

n, ncsng c p .

ThroughJesusChrist,wehave

arighttobecomortablewith

Godandtogoboldlytothe

throneograce.

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summarY

wn u s c u, ld, c m p, Gd nss.

w d n n p smp cmng Csn

gng cucn n ndng s nd

s. w n p m nd m c m s

dp psn nsp Gd. h s md c

us unqu nd h cs us p n s c nd

xpss h s cd us . h ns us as individuals hm ug p n unqu psn s.

ou psn n Gd nd u psn nsp

hm dc c qu nd cnss u ps.

in c, ng Gds nd s ms mpn n,

dnmc p . h ns us d n hm, us

hm, hm, s u s hm, nd sn s

h ss hs us. in cnx ndsp Gd,

cnnu n p.

Py Pi

0 i u usd n u p nd ndng

u ps c, n c u m

u , ld, c m p!

0 t dp nd sng u p s dc

dp nd sng u psn nsp Gd.

0 P s smp. i s nng m n ng nd snng

Gd.

d, me 21

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0 in cng us p, Gd ds us s nddus unqu psns, ds mpmns, nd dn

s cmmuncng. w nd cu n cm-

p uss s nd jus uss nd

hm c us p.

0 bng nd Gdnd nss

c p.

0 Dpng g ndsp Gd s m nd

ng, u s s nsmn m nd ng

cn pss m.

0 appcng Gd n ss ndsp ns us

p d ps. as ndsp cms m nm,

u dnss ncss.

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