Does it ever seem like the days we're living in are so dark, there is no hope?

Dave Butts looks at the darkness of our world and sees an opportunity.

We're living in exciting things. And by the way, it's exciting because things are all so dark.

The good thing is that's what helps make us desperate.

It brings us to our knees before the Lord and say, apart from you, Lord, there is no hope.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss-Walgamut for Thursday, May 5th, 2016.

Do you ever feel like you're just not very effective at praying? I often feel that way. In fact,

I've written a book on the devotional life, a place of quiet rest, and I love to study God's word, but I still really struggle to pray, especially when it's just me

and the Lord. So I'm thankful for my friends Kim and Dave Butts, who are so good at teaching

us to pray more effectively. And we need to learn, I know I need to learn, what they have to teach

us. Now, I don't have to tell you that we're living in troubled days. Ideas of basic

right and wrong are being rewritten right before our very eyes. And a generation is growing up in a

world that's been turned upside down with good called evil and evil called good. We're watching

religious liberties being eroded in the United States. But in the midst of

all these challenges, as followers of Christ, we know that heaven rules. And then we have a God who is

sovereign, who is good, who is powerful, and who hears and answers prayer. And that makes this

really a time of great hope. Throughout this summer, we're

calling our listeners to learn to pray for revival. And this year-long emphasis will culminate at

True Woman 16 in September. The theme for this conference is cry out. And during the Friday night

session of this conference, we're going to do something we've

never done before at a true woman event. We're inviting women everywhere to join a simulcast,

nationwide prayer event for women. And I'm trusting the Lord to raise up at least 100,000 women

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