Praying God's Word

1.Moore identifies unbelief not merely as intellectual doubt but as a functional posture — living as though God cannot or will not act on our behalf. What is the difference between honest doubt (which God welcomes) and unbelief as a stronghold (which God calls us to war against)?

1.Moore distinguishes between healthy self-respect (knowing your worth as an image-bearer of God) and pride as a stronghold (the posture of self-sufficiency and self-exaltation). In your own words, where does the line fall? Can a person appear humble outwardly while nursing pride inwardly?

1.Moore expands the biblical concept of idolatry well beyond religious statues to include anything we love, trust, or fear more than God. How does Ezekiel 14:3's phrase 'idols in their hearts' reshape your understanding of what an idol actually is?

1.Moore names prayerlessness not merely as a discipline failure but as a spiritual stronghold — a pattern rooted in lies about God, self, and prayer itself. What are some of the underlying beliefs that fuel prayerlessness? ('God won't listen,' 'I don't have time,' 'Nothing changes anyway'…)

1.Moore argues that a deeply rooted sense of rejection can become a stronghold — a lens through which every relationship and circumstance is interpreted. How does an old wound of rejection shape what we expect from God, from others, and from life in general?

1.Moore defines the stronghold of addiction broadly — substances (alcohol, drugs, prescription medications, food) can all create bondage that the will alone cannot break. How does understanding addiction as a spiritual stronghold — not just a physical or psychological problem — change how you approach it or pray for those who struggle with it?

1.Many Christians struggle with sexual strongholds but feel too ashamed to name them, even in prayer. How does Moore's framework — bringing the struggle directly into prayer using God's own Word — break the shame cycle rather than reinforce it?

1.Moore describes unforgiveness and bitterness as a stronghold that harms the person holding it far more than the person who caused the original offense. Do you agree with this? Have you experienced the physical, emotional, or spiritual weight of carrying unforgiveness?

1.Moore acknowledges that depression can have physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions — and that it is not simply a faith deficit. Why is it important to hold this complexity rather than reducing depression to either 'just a chemical imbalance' or 'just a spiritual problem'?

1.Moore draws a crucial distinction between godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:10), which leads us to repentance and is healthy, and the stronghold of condemnation, which keeps us stuck in shame long after we have repented. How do you tell the difference in your own experience?

1.Moore identifies deception as the root-level stronghold — the soil in which all other strongholds grow. Every other stronghold, she argues, is sustained by a lie. What lie, specifically, sustains the stronghold you have found most personally challenging in this book?

1.Looking back across all eleven topical chapters, which stronghold hit closest to home for you? What was it about that chapter — a specific Scripture-prayer, an insight, Moore's framing — that made it land so personally?