A Big Picture Prayer Perspective
Do you struggle to experience a fulfilling prayer life? Admittedly, I know sometimes I do. Lately, the anguish of urgency and impatient expectation is an excruciating, burdensome ritual.
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Spiritual Cleaning
Take a survey of what is cluttering your heart. Ask the Lord to strengthen you so that you can let go of these hindrances to seeking his Kingdom.
Blessings, Praise and Guidance
How often do we think like St Teresa? Knowing absolutely that everything we are saying and doing comes from God? I know, speaking for myself that it is not easy to praise and feel…
Confidence in Time of Need
I need grace. Selfishness keeps me from faithfully representing Jesus every day. Pride contaminates the service I offer God. Fear submerges the longing to love Jesus most of all. Maybe you can relate. Hebrews…
The Three P’s
When in comes to the Christian walk, there are three P's: Prayer, Power, Purpose
A Hope that Doesn’t Disappoint
Dear God, thank You that You have given us a reason to live. What would it be like to live without hope? And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has…
Prayer Changes Things
We are never without hope because we are never without prayer. Prayer confesses, “God can handle
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?"
The Power of Time
Every minute spent in prayer is valuable. If ten minutes is all the time you can give, see what you can do in that time. Most people can spare more time. If you will…
You Can Live Forgiven
Do you know God’s grace? If you do, you can live boldly, live robustly; his safety net will break your fall. Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace.
Prayer to Thirst for God
“O, God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You…”
Called to Trust
Trusting God isn’t easy. Trust develops over time. Trusting God with my heart, soul, and mind gives me strength and peace that does not come from myself. He calms my fears in ways I…
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.
How to be Sure God Listens to Your Prayers
There are times when God answers prayer as soon as we pray. Other times we have to wait for them to be answered. Sometimes is answer is “No”, like all good parents, He gives…
God’s Provision in Storms
Jesus is sovereign over all storms. He’s the one who forms them, determines their intensity, guides us through them, and brings them to an end in His perfect time.
Prayer for Guidance?
Does the maze of life have you in its rushing and running grasp today? Do you need calm in your being and direction in your steps? God promises to give you exactly that. Let…
Let Your Words Bring Healing Not Hurt
Dear Father, I want my words to be words of healing, not of hurt. I want to remember that ‘kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body” Proverbs 16:…
Pray, Watch and Give Thanks
Paul focuses on three words that should sum up the Christian’s everyday life. They are “pray, watch and thankful.”
A Prayer for the Nearness of God
Gracious Father, I thank you that there are no limits to when you will come to us. You still come near, every day, when we come and behold you. Help me to focus the…
The Suffering
“Share the sorrow of those being mistreated, as though you feel their pain in your own body.” Hebrews 13:3
Our Loving Sacrificial Savior
Gracious Father, I praise you from the bottom of my heart for providing Jesus as my Savior. At the same time, dear Father, I confess to you I struggle with sin.
