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John Piper Quote: “It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comfo...”
![Life is war. That's not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie Life is war. That's not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie](https://www.quotemaster.org/images/q/5696/569680/i4.png)
Life is war. That's not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie
John Piper compared prayer to a wartime walkie talkie. Are we praying like it's wartime? Do you pray for the things Jesus and the apostles prayed for?... | By Lakewood Baptist Church
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