It Starts With Attraction: Episode 12
The Power Of Prayer
What exactly is so powerful about prayer? Have you wondered how or why you should build a healthy prayer life and what steps you should take to pray effectively and grow in your faith? Today’s guest, Leighann McCoy, provides wisdom about talking to God and letting Him meet you where you are in your faith. She offers reassurance about our current habits, tips on how to grow in our daily practice of faith, and resources on why we should pray at all. When asked if we should even pray if God already knows the answers, she offers: “God is all about the BIG. But He will also be about all the minute details of our personal lives.”
McCoy is often asked the greater purpose in prayer. McCoy states, “The main purpose of prayer is for God to answer us”. She goes on to discuss how we should discern the voice of God from the voice of our enemy, and how we can grow our prayers with others or alone just by following a few simple steps. You don’t want to miss this enlightening and encouraging episode!
Today’s Speaker – Leighann McCoy
Leighann McCoy is the founder of The Prayer Clinic and a teacher and motivational speaker. She uses humor joined with deep spiritual insight to encourage others to embrace an intimate personal relationship with God that leads them to partner with Him in His kingdom work. She serves as the prayer minister at Thompson Station Church in Thompson Station, TN where her husband, Tom is the senior pastor.
Leighann graduated from Samford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, then completed her Masters of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth, TX).
Leighann has written several books. Her most recent are: Taking Responsibility for the Choices We Make (DaySpring, 2017), Spiritual Warfare for Your Family (Bethany House, 2016), A Woman’s Guide to Hearing God’s Voice (Bethany House, 2013) , Teach My Heart to Pray (2018), Oh God Please! Help me with my Doubt (Worthy, 2012), and Spiritual Warfare for Women (Bethany House, 2011).
Website: prayer.clinic
Instagram: @leighannmccoy
Facebook: leighann.k.mccoy
You’ll Learn
- The purpose of prayer
- Why we pray if God already knows what needs to
- How scripture teaches us to pray
- What steps to take to begin a prayer life
- Why we should journal our prayers
It Starts With Attraction Ep. 012: The Power of Prayer with Leighann McCoy
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Loved Loved Loved this PIEScast!!! The one thing I started doing a few months ago was writing my prayers and answers down. Had stopped and one day looked back at it and WOW how many were answered. Certainly need to return to this practice as it helped with keeping track of other’s prayer needs which has been one of my struggles of who to pray for. Thank you as this episode was refreshing and reminder that prayer isn’t just to be held in an isolated room, God listens no matter where you are.