This is Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Hope. If you're new, we're so glad you found us. And if you're a daily, daily hoper, welcome back. Today we're going to continue with our series called 40 Days of Prayer. Such a great series, because Rick is going to help you cultivate a powerful prayer life so you can experience

breakthroughs. Breakthroughs in your relationships, breakthroughs and finances, health, and really

every area of your life. So don't miss a day of this life-changing series. And now, Pastor Rick

with part one of a message called How to Pray Throughout Your Day.

When you look at Paul, it's real obvious that Paul prayed all the time.

And in every book, he starts with a prayer, as he writes most of the New Testament.

And he says, I'm always praying. I'm continually praying, I'm constantly praying,

I'm praying without ceasing, I never stop praying for you.

He's always, always praying.

How do you do that?

How do you pray without ceasing?

How do you continually pray without stopping?

In Ephesians, there at the top of your outline, Ephesians chapter 6, verse 18, it says this, pray in the spirit at all times, with all kinds

of prayers, asking for everything you need.

Now to do this, you must always be ready and never give up and always pray for all of God's

people.

Now, in that one verse, he gives us seven instructions. Let me just

point him out real quick. First, he says, I want you to pray in the spirit. He starts by saying,

pray in the spirit. What does that mean? It just means let God lead you. Listen to impressions.

If all of a sudden somebody puts in your mind, somebody's image of them is put in your mind,

pray for them. You get an idea? Pray about it. You think about something? Pray about it. When the Holy

Spirit puts an idea in your mind, stop

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