I dabbled in prayer in the 60s because it was part of the hippie/flower child culture, not as a serious spiritual practice. Now, at 56, I’ve returned to prayer as part of the search for my spiritual self. It’s not always easy to stop that inner voice that wants to yammer away in my brain, and there are still days when I experience 45 minutes of frustration. But on the days when it works, as I settle into counting my breath and watch my thoughts gradually drift away, I reach a place of golden warmth and light. After resting in the deep silence and stillness of that place, I return to the world and the busy-ness of my life feeling peaceful and refreshed.

Since prayer is a part of my life, I’ve developed an inner calm and serenity that I would not have believed were possible. My practice has become a daily reminder of my connection to God/Spirit and to the world.

Susan

"Jabez prayed for the Lord to bless him and to enlarge his territory. That is what God has done for me through this prayer guide. Abundant blessings have come in the form of a real awareness of God's presence, intervention, and unconditional love. He has expanded my opportunities for deeper spiritual relationships with those in need of prayer, and has given me additional reasons for increased praise and thanksgiving. My time spent in prayer has become more meaningful and effective as a result of the simplicity and ease of using the Walking with the Lord Prayer Guide."

Lori S

Traverse City, MI

One day I was hanging out with a friend when I was 12. My friend showed me some pictures. I looked up websites and things would pop up and lead to other sites. It led me to having sexual intercourse at age 13, trying to do what I saw on the Internet. I got into drugs and wound up at House of Hope, a home for hurting teens. Here I have found a relationship with God and I have learned to immediately start praying scriptures to get the pictures and thoughts out of my mind.This site’s tips help me a lot about how to concentrate and sit in prayer time. I thanks to this site. I will recommend this site to other.

Bill

When I was 10, my sister's boyfriend and I opened up a website on pornography. It caused me to be curious. I wanted to see more. My mom wanted to take me to Wet & Wild Water Park. I got on the Internet and typed in "Wet & Wild" to find out how much it cost. When I clicked on the site, it was lesbian pornography; more pop ups came and hours of this went on. I save more than 1,000 pictures on floppy disk and printed them out. It's amazing how the words Wet & Wild can lead you to something entirely different that will get you into bondage. It corrupted my mind. When I would see a girl all I could picture was seeing them naked. I judged girls on their body, and not their personality. Pornography got me into a sexual relationship with a girl.

Those pictures still flash through my mind at times. At that time one of my friends suggested for payer but I did not know about prayer. So I searched in net and found this site which helped me a lot and now got concentration on my study. Now no nude picture is reflexed on my mind. So thanks to this site which helped me lot after reading the toolkit guide. I will recommend this site to others.

Hosea, 14 years old