I accepted Jesus into my heart around the age of five and if I close my eyes I can still see my

grandmother in her evening duster tucking in the sheets around my bed as she spoke to me

about Jesus. The prayer that my grandmother led me in that

night changed the course of my life because I saw that she had a very special

friendship with God and I wanted that too and after I invited Jesus into my life

my life became different partly because I gained access to God through the power of

prayer but as I grew older things changed, not overnight but slowly.

Disappointed, financial stress, the increasing pressures of life as a wife and a mother exposed a real weakness in my

walk with God. I was inclined to figure things out on my own before I turned with

the Lord to the childlike faith that I had when I first accepted Jesus into my life.

The Bible teaches us that the prayers of a righteous person are powerful and affected, and

I would add a personal note to that. Those prayers are the glue that keeps us close to his heart.

I want to invite you to join me for the month of April as I lead you in a study of the life-changing power of prayer.

I cannot wait to see what God's going to do in your life

as you learn to better appreciate what access to him is all about.

You can join me by going to faith that speaks.com.

That's faith that speaks.com. Head on over there and sign up and I will see you for the

April Bible study.

Carla Marie Williams is an author of multiple books.

She's a speaker and an advocate for children and families.

And I happen to have found her because she commented on a post that I had on Facebook. She's a

a 15-year veteran of homeschooling six kids and she's become a coach to

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