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In the Bible, Hannah prayed for a child, and later gave birth to Samuel. Elijah prayed for rain, and rain came. Daniel prayed for insight to interpret dreams,<\/a> and God answered. <\/p>\n

On the other hand, Jesus prayed for the \u201ccup\u201d of His looming torture and crucifixion to pass from Him; it didn\u2019t happen. Paul prayed for deliverance from the \u201cthorn\u201d in his side, and instead was given grace to endure it. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve prayed many prayers over the years. Some were answered in the way I hoped. Many were not.<\/a> But I\u2019ve learned that no matter the answer, I still gain. In fact, getting the answer I want is almost never the best fruit, the greatest benefit, of prayer. As I reflect on the time and energy I\u2019ve spent in praying, I see seven ways I\u2019ve gained, regardless of the outcome: <\/p>\n

1) Silence.<\/strong> Sometimes it feels like I\u2019m surrounded\u2014assaulted, even\u2014by noise. But prayer brings into my life periods of quiet that have been a boon to my soul.<\/a> In prayer, I have often \u201ccalmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother\u201d (Psalm 131:2 NIV).<\/p>\n

2) Stillness. <\/strong>Similarly, my prayer times become an oasis amid an ever-racing heart, mind and body.<\/a> I can\u2019t know the extent to which prayer has prevented or delivered me from stress, anxiety, high blood pressure and more. But I\u2019m confident it has.<\/p>\n

3) Presence.<\/strong> Some people live their whole lives without experiencing (or acknowledging) the presence of God. How impoverished I would be if I didn\u2019t turn to prayer and experience the joy of His presence<\/a> (see Psalm 16:11).<\/p>\n

4) Perspective. <\/strong>I don\u2019t always get the answers I want when I pray, but I almost always gain a new perspective.<\/a> My problems seem smaller. My priorities are sorted. The path ahead seems clearer. Even God seems larger than before. <\/p>\n

5) Balance.<\/strong> I can say with the psalmist, \u201cas for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold\u201d (Psalm 73:2 NIV). It\u2019s so easy to get off-kilter and out of whack, <\/a>reacting to external stimuli and teetering on the emotional edge. But prayer re-orients me\u2014\u201cuprights\u201d me. In prayer, I take God\u2019s hand and regain my balance, saying, \u201cas for me, it is good to be near God\u201d (Psalm 73:28 NIV).<\/p>\n

6) Peace. <\/strong>It\u2019s hard to express or quantify the cumulative effect of the silence, stillness, presence, perspective and balance that prayer brings into my life. But I can say that the more I pray, the more I experience the promise of Isaiah 26:3: \u201cYou will keep in perfect peace <\/a>all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!\u201d (NLT). <\/p>\n

7) Hope.<\/strong> Because I pray often and regularly, I\u2019m never without hope. The hope of healing, deliverance, blessing and goodness perches in my soul and perseveres through every storm. And, even when the hoped-for outcome doesn\u2019t come, my heart and soul are buoyed by the awareness that my good God is working, always working, and somehow planning something better.<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Bible, Hannah prayed for a child, and later gave birth to Samuel. Elijah prayed for rain, and rain came. Daniel prayed for insight to interpret dreams, and God answered. On the other hand, Jesus prayed for the \u201ccup\u201d of His looming torture and crucifixion to pass from Him; it didn\u2019t happen. 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