About

Arlyn Lawrence

Prayer is a remarkable two-way conversation between us and God. I’ve known and read about countless examples of people who have had intimate relationships with their Heavenly Father. I’ve seen it in Scripture, like with Moses (“… the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend,” Exodus 33:11) and David (“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming,” Psalm 27:8). I’ve experienced it in real life through the stories, personal accounts, and testimonies of men and women who have had powerful encounters with God through prayer. In the many years I’ve known the Lord, it’s been my aim to develop and nurture this kind of relationship with Him, too.

I was a teenager when I realized that God was really listening to me and answering my prayers (and that He was happy to do so). But it wasn’t until many years later, well into adulthood, that I realized He was also speaking to me!

Just like with any other relationship, it takes time to get to know another person and how he or she prefers to communicate.¸ In the years  I have known and walked and talked with my Heavenly Father, I know I’ve only scratched the surface of the depths of intimacy and communion that can be found in Him, and the power and authority that can be found through Him as I learn to interact with Him through prayer.

I’ve written and taught a fair bit about prayer over the years. For several years, I wrote a regular column for Pray! magazine (NavPress) called “Intercession Ignited” (which was an amazing, wonderful experience and inspired the name for this site.)  I frequently receive requests for my old publications and talks, and the books I’ve written or collaborated on . . . but I have never had the ability to have all of them in one place. That’s why I decided to start this blog. On a personal level, it’s a place to organize my prayer stuff! But more than that, my desire is to simply share the things God has been teaching me about prayer, in the hopes that it might be helpful to others, too.

Blessings for the journey,

~Arlyn