THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE! Research has proven that it takes approximately 21 days to form a habit. Habits are essential to living a successful life. Without positive habits, we fail in most things we attempt to accomplish. Good habits are vital to reaching our goals in life. They help to keep us focused along the way and keep us pushing on, even during tough times. The key issue in developing a habit is consistency. This brings us to the concept of affirmations. If you will consistently practice the habit of positive affirmations for 21 days, your habit will become a part of your everyday life. Once these affirmations become a part of your life, never retreat into negative thinking or speaking. Keep up the practice of "affirmation" or speaking and thinking positive thoughts.

Understanding how to pray has been the greatest spiritual challenge facing humanity throughout the history of mankind. Many have gone from one extreme to another seeking solutions to the prayer problem. I have personally had my own journey of adventure and I must admit, discouragement in seeking to discover how to pray. After much study, much trial and error, after many years of searching and thousands of prayer meetings, I have come to my conclusion on the simple solution to a productive prayer life. The answers are in what we have traditionally called the Lord's prayer. The solution is found in the principles from the teaching of Jesus on how to pray. I have written this book for one simple reason, that is to motivate and teach people how to pray. -- O. Bernard Smalls