https://clmbooks.org/tags/spiritual-discipline/Recent content in Spiritual Discipline on Christian Living Ministries BooksHugo -- gohugo.ioen&copy; 2026 Christian Living MinistriesSun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clmbooks.org/growing-a-godly-life-series/appropriating-the-power-of-prayer-and-faith/Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://clmbooks.org/growing-a-godly-life-series/appropriating-the-power-of-prayer-and-faith/<em>Appropriating The Power Of Prayer And Faith</em> is a Christian devotional work by Ron Christian that maintains prayer is not merely a religious habit, but a vital means of communion with God, spiritual power, obedience, intercession, and growing faith. The book presents prayer as both deeply personal and actively practical, calling believers to speak with God consistently, trust His will, wait patiently, pray for others, and expect God to work according to His wisdom. Ron Christian emphasizes that prayer should shape the home, the church, daily decisions, service to others, and the believer’s understanding of God’s presence and care. The work also contends that faith grows through humility, obedience, persistence, thanksgiving, praise, and dependence on the Holy Spirit rather than self-reliance. Through devotional reflections, biblical passages, prayers, affirmations, and discussion questions, the book invites Christians to move beyond merely talking about prayer and to live as people who trust God, listen for His guidance, intercede with compassion, and receive His power for faithful Christian living.