Dr. John I Snyder - Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God

A powerful witness to the place of prayer in the Christian life with a user-friendly daily discipline to introduce you to it. Highly recommended.

Thomas W. Gillespie, President Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary

The concept of Your 100 Days of Prayer is inspired, and can only accomplish great things for our nation and the Kingdom of God if well all cooperate and implement it. The Lord is waiting to see if we have the courage and the desire. He is able.

Pat Boone, singer, actor, producer, author, and motivational speaker

Conversing with our Father in prayer is critical to spiritual growth. In Your 100 Day Prayer, John Snyder provides very practical and diverse meditations that will most certainly enhance the readers prayer life and set the tone for daily living that is focused on God.

Rick Dempsey, senior vice president, Walt Disney Studios

In todays internet age of instant gratification, its all too easy for Christians to want it now and expect the Lord to instantly honor Matthew 7:7Ask and it will be given to you... John Snyders excellent book provides a beautiful pathway to journal our 100 days of focused prayer as we are transformed in the process.

David Pack, Saddleback Church / Orange County, California, Grammy-winning recording artist & music producer

When youre faced with a mountain you cant climb alone, you need more than friendly advice! In this amazing and transforming book, John Snyder takes you on a life-changing journey through 100 days of personal prayer as you follow Jesus command to ask, seek, and knock. Whether you have a special need or you want a more consistent, meaningful prayer time with God, Your 100 Day Prayer gives you daily practical guidance, hope, and encouragement. This is definitely a must-read for ALL Christians!

Gregg Bissonette, Grammy winning musician, drummer

If you already enjoy a daily, satisfying prayer life, dont read this book. But if youre looking for something to stimulate you to become more faithful and systematic, John Snyders Your 100 Day Prayer offers you an opportunity to focus on talking to God daily and making it an ongoing habit.

Cecil Murphey, author or co-author of more than 100 books including 90 Minutes in Heaven and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

John Snyder has taken a chapter out of his own life and made it available to all of us... Your 100 Day Prayer is an incredibly practical and powerful tool for any individual or family who desires to develop and strengthen their prayer life.

Matt Kees, director, Christian Musician Summit conferences, and music producer

In this 100-day pilgrimage, Dr. Snyder has woven four great Christian traditions togetherdaily scripture reading, devotional insight, prayer, and journaling. You cannot practice these disciplines faithfully and emerge unchanged. I think that you will find when the journey has ended, that God has been your guide and your destination.

Dr. Ed Ewart, MOO Church, Mission Viejo, California

YOUR
100 DAY
PRAYER

THE TRANSFORMING POWER
OF ACTIVELY WAITING ON GOD

JOHN I. SNYDER

2011 by John Ivan Snyder a/k/a John Snyder

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Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version. 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Snyder, John, 1946
Your 100 day prayer : the transforming power of actively waiting on God / John I. Snyder.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4002-0340-6 (alk. paper)
1. Meditations. I. Title. II. Title: Your hundred day prayer.
BV4832.3.S654 2011
242'.2dc22

2011015587

Printed in the United States of America

11 12 13 14 15 16 QG 6 5 4 3 2 1

To my wife, Shirin, and daughters, Sarah and
Stephanie, with much love and gratitude

CONTENTS

Introduction

START DATE

MY PRAYER REQUEST

Lord, as I embark on this journey of prayer, come and banish from my heart every last trace of self-reliance and captivate my mind with the truth that you are sufficient for my every need, great or small. Transform me by increasing my confidence in you, in all your extravagant forgiveness and mercy, and strengthen my trembling knees in the face of trouble. Cause my loved ones and me to emerge from this season of prayer with a fresh vision of your glory, a new and lasting fearlessness, and a renewed devotion to your purpose, for Jesus sake. Amen.

Lord, teach us to pray.

Luke 11:1

A s Christians, we pray because we are instructed to. It comes on the authority of both the Old and New Testaments. Were taught that without prayer and dependence on the Father and the Son, well fail. We have no hope of getting through this life or of ever accomplishing anything for Jesus Christ without him. Jesus even tell us, Apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5).

This book is intended as a guide to your own 100-day prayer, where you will bring your issue before God every day for this 100-day period. Each entry begins with a passage from Scripture and ends with a brief preparation for prayer for that day. After your prayer, you can enter any thoughts, notes, or insights as God reveals them to you in your personal time with him.

So then, how are we to pray? Jesus answers that question too. He spells it out in what we know as The Lords Prayer, found in both Matthew 6 and Luke 11. This is not really the Lords Prayer. It isnt the prayer that Jesus himself prayedits actually the prayer he taught his disciples to pray. So we could call it the Disciples Prayer. Jesus never needed to say things like forgive us our sins, because he didnt have any to forgive.

The real Lords Prayer was recorded in the Garden of Gethsemane just before his arrest. Its made up of three parts:

1. Your will be done,

2. Your will be done, and

3. Your will be done.

Even though he didnt pray the Disciples Prayer, we can pray his. In the Disciples Prayer, Jesus teaches us how to pray. The basic outline looks like this:
Our Father in heaven . ..

We come to God the Father with a sense of complete trust and dependency, just as a small child approaches his or her father. We are encouraged to see God as Abba (the Aramaic word for Papa or Daddy).
Forgive us our debts .