Pray 440

Pray 440

Be careful what you ask for. You just may get it.

Forty Bible stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, each with a short prayer to make that quality your own.

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Today's prayer · Pray 4 A Closer Walk

Pray 4 Joy

David

Have you ever been to a wedding reception where somebody’s uncle hit the dance floor? No rhythm. No shame. Just pure, unfiltered joy. King David was that guy. For years, the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred chest that represented God’s presence, had been kept…

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Today's prayer · Pray 4 Strong Character

Pray 4 Confidence

Gideon

Gideon was hiding. The Midianites had overrun Israel. Every harvest, they swept in like a swarm of locusts and took everything. So Gideon was threshing his wheat in a winepress, down in a pit where the enemy couldn’t see him. That’s when the angel of…

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Today's prayer · Pray 4 A Heart for Others

Pray 4 A Changed Heart

Zacchaeus

Nobody likes the tax man. Ask anyone in the middle of April. But in Jesus’ day, tax collectors were especially despised. They worked for the Roman occupiers, and they made their living by collecting more than was owed and pocketing the difference. It was legal.…

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Today's prayer · Pray 4 Hard Times

Pray 4 Second Chances

Jonah

Golfers have a wonderful word: “mulligan.” Hit a bad shot off the first tee, and your buddies might let you take it over. No penalty. A second chance. Jonah needed a mulligan. A big one. God told Jonah, “Go to the great city of Nineveh…

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Pray 4 A Closer Walk

Your walk with God, one step at a time.

Open Pray 4 A Closer Walk

Pray 4 Strong Character

Who you become when you keep showing up.

Open Pray 4 Strong Character

Pray 4 A Heart for Others

How you love the people around you.

Open Pray 4 A Heart for Others

Pray 4 Hard Times

For the days when life hurts.

Open Pray 4 Hard Times

  • A Closer Walk
  • Strong Character
  • A Heart for Others
  • Hard Times
  1. 1Daily Walks Enoch
  2. 2Obedience Noah
  3. 3Faith Abraham
  4. 4Patience Job
  5. 5Persistence Jacob
  6. 6Favor Joseph
  7. 7Leadership Moses
  8. 8Strength & Courage Joshua
  9. 9Endurance Caleb
  10. 10Confidence Gideon
  11. 11Noble Character Ruth
  12. 12Hope Hannah
  13. 13Listening Samuel
  14. 14Friendship David & Jonathan
  15. 15Joy David
  16. 16Wisdom Solomon
  17. 17Rest Elijah
  18. 18Humility Naaman
  19. 19Second Chances Jonah
  20. 20A Willing Heart Isaiah
  21. 21Deliverance Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego
  22. 22Faithfulness Daniel
  23. 23Purpose Hadassah (Esther)
  24. 24Determination Nehemiah
  25. 25Trust Mary, mother of Jesus
  26. 26Teamwork The Four Friends
  27. 27Compassion The Good Samaritan
  28. 28Devotion Mary of Bethany
  29. 29Prayer-Ability The Disciples
  30. 30Gratitude The Tenth Leper
  31. 31Tears Jesus
  32. 32A Changed Heart Zacchaeus
  33. 33A Generous Heart The Poor Widow
  34. 34Self-Forgiveness Peter & Judas
  35. 35Encouragement Barnabas
  36. 36Forgiveness Stephen
  37. 37Boldness Philip
  38. 38Kindness Tabitha (Dorcas)
  39. 39Hospitality Lydia
  40. 40Serenity Paul

Five prayers a week, Monday through Friday, from Genesis to the letters of Paul. Eight weeks, all 40 prayers.

  1. Week 1

    1. Day 1Daily Walks Enoch
    2. Day 2Obedience Noah
    3. Day 3Faith Abraham
    4. Day 4Patience Job
    5. Day 5Persistence Jacob

  2. Week 2

    1. Day 1Favor Joseph
    2. Day 2Leadership Moses
    3. Day 3Strength & Courage Joshua
    4. Day 4Endurance Caleb
    5. Day 5Confidence Gideon

  3. Week 3

    1. Day 1Noble Character Ruth
    2. Day 2Hope Hannah
    3. Day 3Listening Samuel
    4. Day 4Friendship David & Jonathan
    5. Day 5Joy David

  4. Week 4

    1. Day 1Wisdom Solomon
    2. Day 2Rest Elijah
    3. Day 3Humility Naaman
    4. Day 4Second Chances Jonah
    5. Day 5A Willing Heart Isaiah

  5. Week 5

    1. Day 1Deliverance Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego
    2. Day 2Faithfulness Daniel
    3. Day 3Purpose Hadassah (Esther)
    4. Day 4Determination Nehemiah
    5. Day 5Trust Mary, mother of Jesus

  6. Week 6

    1. Day 1Teamwork The Four Friends
    2. Day 2Compassion The Good Samaritan
    3. Day 3Devotion Mary of Bethany
    4. Day 4Prayer-Ability The Disciples
    5. Day 5Gratitude The Tenth Leper

  7. Week 7

    1. Day 1Tears Jesus
    2. Day 2A Changed Heart Zacchaeus
    3. Day 3A Generous Heart The Poor Widow
    4. Day 4Self-Forgiveness Peter & Judas
    5. Day 5Encouragement Barnabas

  8. Week 8

    1. Day 1Forgiveness Stephen
    2. Day 2Boldness Philip
    3. Day 3Kindness Tabitha (Dorcas)
    4. Day 4Hospitality Lydia
    5. Day 5Serenity Paul

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More importantly, believe in the POWER of prayer.
Most importantly, believe in the power of prayer to change YOUR LIFE.

But, what exactly is prayer?

At it's most basic, prayer is nothing more than a conversation with our Heavenly Father - and His answer to this question is quite simple: “Let's talk about whatever is on your mind. Let's talk about whatever is on your heart. Let's talk about YOU.”

4·40

Be careful what you ask for. You just may get it.

This simple proverb is even more profound when you deal with supernatural forces.

The Bible is a collection of great stories - and scattered throughout are countless snippets, glimpses and vignettes of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Pray 4·40 is a simple collection of 40 noteworthy qualities. After reading each story, you are encouraged to Pray 4 that quality - to make it your own.

But, be careful what you ask for. You just may get it.