Shield of Trust Prayer
Father, when things are shaky or dark and I don't understand, I redirect my focus to Your great heart of love for me and Your power and presence.
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Praying the 23rd Psalm
The 23rd Psalm. As you cultivate your personal communion with God in prayer, let him lead you to pray this psalm for others.
Wholehearted Trust
"What must we do to do the work of God?" Jesus replied, "Trust..." God asks us to trust that He loves us. that He is with us this moment
Finding the Love You Have Always Wanted
Our father God is more wonderful than our mind can comprehend. Our Father is love, pure love, and He does not change.
The Fathers Beloved
Synchronize with the voice calling you the beloved, and continually align yourself with your belovedness.
Psalm 91 – God’s Protecting Presence
Psalm 91 deals with warfare, relationship, and intercession. In some Bibles, it is subtitled "The Security Of The One Who Trusts In The Lord." I have stood in Psalm 91 many times, defensively to…
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd - Thank your Shepherd that He knows you by name and wants to communicate with you. Talk to Him about your intimate relationship with Him. I shall lack nothing…
Why Know the Father’s Heart
I never tire of talking about or receiving the Father heart of God. We have a crisis of fathering in this country. Very few people have been fathered in their spirit and soul.
Never Leave or Forsake You
Father God has promised that He will never leave you or forsake you. He has not abandoned you. His perfect love casts out all fear. Rest in His love. Receive from your heavenly Father…
When You Don’t Know What to Pray
Have you ever been so burdened by a problem that you say "I just don't even know what to pray?"
He Is Faithful To Lead Us
He will keep in perfect peace those whose eyes are fixed on Him, because you trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3).
God’s Chosen People
I am grieved by the tone of today's rhetoric as I am sure you are. There is so much toxic public conversation with accusation, shaming, vulgarity, you-name-it.
The Promise of Hope
Hope is a command, the promise of God, and a position in Him. Last week we look at the command to hope.
Evening Prayer for Your Household
Prayer is the most powerful means of protecting your family. Pray for your family each evening. You might start with this prayer for your household.
Endurance and Encouragement
Romans 15:4 "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." He is with you when…
The Peace of His Presence
Verses with God's promises. God's peace is one of the benefits of our covenant relationship with Him.
Your Father’s Heart Longs for You
God loves you as much as He loves His Son. His love for you is way beyond anything you can imagine. Rest in His presence and let His peace quiet your mind.
No Fear in God’s Hiding Place
Be blessed in the name of the one who will never forsake you, as He says to you: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am…
Fruit of Peace
Peace is not an emotion. Peace is a Person. Be blessed with peace, not as the world knows peace, but the peace that Jesus gives from his person and presence. He can never be…
God of Peace
God desires you to be blessed and complete in your spirit, soul, and body. Your human spirit is the innermost part where the Holy Spirit resides. Spirit, be strengthened through the power of the…
God Sized Prayers
Our prayers don't have to be limited to what we can think of to ask for. God is far greater and more creative.
Fruit of Gentleness
Gentleness is biblical meekness, a positive quality, and Jesus commended it when he said that the meek will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5). He lives the strength of his gentleness in you,