Subject Index
Subject Index
(Page numbers refer to print version.)
absence of God, 



adoption, 








anxiety, , 
authentic prayer, characteristics of, 

betrayal, of one’s trust, 





biblical reading, 

body of Christ, 


boldness, 


character, 

church, the, 





community, 
confidence, 
conversion, 
corporate worship, 



dark night of the soul, 



death, 

delight, 


prayer as, , 
dependency, 

depression, 


deprivation, 

desires, misplaced, 

desiring God, 






despair, 





diligence in prayer, 


discernment, 
discipline, prayer as, 




dishonesty, 

distraction, , 

doubt, 



duty, prayer as, 




evangelism, 

excuses, 

faith, 





faithfulness, to God, 

faithlessness, 
family of God, 


fellowship, 


focus, 
lack of, 

foolishness, 

forgiveness, 

God
and answers to prayer, 






attributes of, 






care/protection of, 



character of, 






creation (his acts of), 




creative power of, 



discipline, 



faithfulness of, 










fatherhood of, 




fear of, 
fellowship with, 




friendship with, 

gifts of, 





glorifying God, 

















glory of, 



love of, 








perfection of, 

personhood of, 


pleasing God, 



power of, 




practicing the presence of, 


presence of, 




promises of, 






















purposes/plans of, 








realizing the reality of, 


voice of, 

will of, 



wisdom of, 


works of, 


going through the motions, 

greed, 
grieving the Holy Spirit, 

habit, prayer as, 
habits, sinful, 

healing, lack of, 

heart, the, 

heaven, 




holiness, 






Holy Spirit
authentic prayer enabled by, 
as Christ’s presence, 

fellowship with God deepened by, 

gifts of, 
grieving of, 

indwelling of, 




intercession of, 

love of, 
love of God revealed by, 
power given by, 
prayer stirred up by, 
praying in the Spirit, 


regeneration by, 

renewal of hearts by, 


as revealer of Christ’s glory, 

as revealer of Christ’s love, 


role in adoption, 


role in prayer, 



sanctification by, 
uniting believers to Christ, 
honesty, 
hope, 



humility, 





hypocrisy, 

illumination, 
impurity of heart, 

inauthentic prayer, , 

individualism (negative), 





intentionality/planning (for prayer), 

introspection, unhealthy, 

isolation, 



Jesus Christ
fellowship with, 
friendship with, 


glorification of, 


glory of, 

love of, 



prayers of, 



promises of, 


joy, 
in prayer, 

laziness, 

listening,
love, 


manipulative prayer, 

meditation, 

on God’s works, 

on Scripture, 





miracles, 
motivation, (lack of),
motives, 













need to pray, the, 

with God, 
with others, 


new birth, 





new life, 


obedience, 


opposition, 



patience, 



patterns of prayer, 

peace, 

perseverance, 

persistence, 





pilgrimage, 







praise, corporate, 



praying aloud,
pride, 





purity of heart, 






regeneration, 








renewal, 



repentance, 





responding to God, 



routine (as negative), 





Satan, 







prayer opposition, 






Scripture, 





self-centered prayer, 

self-deception, 
self-discipline, 
self-examination, 

self-focus, 
selfishness, 


selflessness, 
significance of, 



silence, of God, 



sin, 
















effects on prayer, , 











solitude, 
spiritual direction, 

spiritual friendship, 
spiritual growth, 













spiritual health, 


spiritual warfare, 


struggle, 






submission, 


suffering/hardship, 










supplication, 












techniques of prayer, 




thanksgiving, 



time for prayer, 
tongues, praying in, 
trust, 

types of prayer
Bible-centered, 

ceaseless, 


complaint, 


confession, 

contemplative, 

corporate, 





declaration, 
healing, 



heartfelt, 



impulse (“arrow”), 

journaling,
lamentation,190, 



lectio divina, 

listening,
Lord’s Prayer, the, 






petition, 



praise, 





promise-based, 
remembrance, 


routine, , 



Scripture, 

“Search Me, O God,” 


silent, 


whole-hearted prayer, 

waiting on God, 












wandering thoughts, , 

weakness, 
wisdom, 



worship, 




unanswered prayer, 









