Tag Archives: Prayer

I think it’s safe to say we’ve all been there, or at some point will be—wondering, “How do I get UNstuck?” Being stuck is different than going around the proverbial mountain again. After all, when we’re stuck, we would gladly accept another trip around the mountain, as we can more readily perceive the lesson to be learned; all we need …

If you’ve been in church for any period of time in your life, I’m sure you have heard someone at some time use the phrase, “Keep God in first place.”  What does that really mean? Let’s unfold this truth using what Jesus taught us in Matthew 6. (I get tickled at times when, in this context, people stop at Jesus’ …

It is days after the resurrection, and the humdrum of life fills the streets of Jerusalem once again. The pace of the disciples, however, is anything but normal. They follow Jesus closely, not wanting Him to leave them again. Can you imagine their thoughts as they: see Him walk the streets and sit before them; have conversations full of memories …

I have been praying on a fairly regular basis (for a while) for God to answer my prayer for a husband. And so far, to date, that hasn’t happened yet. I’m in my late twenties. So, it hasn’t been an eternity, but I frequently am tempted—especially when I’m carrying something heavy or reaching over my head for the top shelf …

Have you ever wondered why, sometimes in life, a circumstance draws the strongest emotional response out of you?  Why are we that way?  I believe it is fuel—fuel for prayer, a supernatural exchange God created to have access to our lives, to lavish His goodness there. In James 5:16 the Bible says, “Confess to one another therefore your faults and …

In this day and age when marketing is a way of life, advertisers make their money comparing one product to another to show one product’s superiority or to introduce the newest, latest addition that makes what you have obsolete. This creates in us dissatisfaction with what we have and an appetite for the things we don’t. And it is easy …

When you are going through life’s challenges, how do others view you? Over the years, many have commented that they thought I had it all together! “What?! Really? You don’t know me well then!” I’d say. “I wrestle with the same questions as you!” “But you have this peace about you… like nothing bothers you.”           …

Fasting doesn’t always have to be food. Fasting can be whatever has your heart, so that giving it up for a period of time is a sacrifice of love. You don’t have to be in a conversation with me long to hear about what I love. “For surely out of the abundance of the mouth the heart speaks” (Matthew 12:34b, …

Have you ever been burdened for someone you loved so dearly to come to the saving heart knowledge of Jesus? Have you cried out for healing for yourself or someone close to you? Do you have a financial situation that needs a miracle? Are you desperate to find freedom from anger or depression? Does your marriage need a love intervention? …