Why not pray, “Bless the Sunday School teachers,” and then call them by name? Why not ask God to “Bless the missionaries,” and then call them by name and mention one or two special needs in their life? Ask God for what you want, specifically. And may I offer one more suggestion? Never pray for anything in such a general way that when your request gets answered, you won’t know it. When you pray, pray so specifi-cally that when the answer comes, you’ll respond, “Wow! He did it!” 3. Pray persistently
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