Courageous Prayer Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Courageous Prayer -------------------------- Date: 11/27/2000 Keywords: "courage" "defeat" "victory" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: 2 Samuel 7:27* "O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build a house for you.' So your servant has found courage to offer you this prayer." Questions 1. Why might David have prayed this after a victory?   2. What can we learn from it?   Practical help It may seem odd to rely on courage after defeating an enemy, but David seems to depend on it in this passage. Why? Consider this: How many times have we watched victories over Web porn turn to defeat because of an impulsive relapse? After we overcome porn, there's only one way to go: down. That's why victory is a good occasion to summon courage. Whether in success or in failure, our fates depend on God's blessing. It takes a lot of courage to pray to the omnipotent King. But it's exactly what winners — and losers — need. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2000 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.