Rules for Happy Living - Lesson 5 Pray Every Day
Teacher
Lesson Summary
The class began by revisiting Brother Cantrell’s “Rules for Happy Living” and highlighted the specific rule for the night—prayer. Larry Johnson explained that daily prayer strengthens believers’ faith and compels them to cooperate with God’s purposes. He referenced Hebrews 11:6 to show that faith is essential for pleasing God and used Romans 15:13 to illustrate how answered prayers bring joy, peace, and hope. The discussion moved to common questions about why Christians pray, using biblical examples from Jesus, Elijah, and the Apostle Paul. Through true‑or‑false questions, the teacher demonstrated that God blesses even those who do not ask, that He often answers prayers made on behalf of others, and that He may withhold blessings until we ask, as shown in James 1:5 and Luke 11. The lesson concluded with a practical challenge: to pray daily, trust that God hears and answers, and allow that habit to transform the believer into the image of Christ, reinforcing the overall theme of happy, hopeful living.
Key Scriptures
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.