Is God good ~ does He see me, know me, hear me ~ and what in the world is He doing? Have any of those thoughts ever crossed your defeated mind? Maybe you're feeling like you’ve prayed your last prayer, strung together every word and emotion to describe your plea - and you're out of prayers. As a new believer I was drawn to … [Read more...]
A Thousand Prayers
We are surrounded every day by those carrying the heaviness of life in need of a thousand prayers. Maybe you've had lunch with a few of them. I have. The finite can’t carry that much weight. And we don’t have to. Imagine what it would be like if we couldn’t ask a heavenly Father for protection, comfort, healing, provision, … [Read more...]
Life Without a Prayer
Imagine life without prayer . . . for the woman who sits at the bedside of a dying daughter - helpless because she can’t put breath back into a fading life or have the hope of healing here or after without a prayer to believe. We are surrounded every day by those in need of prayer carrying the heaviness of life and we're … [Read more...]
Pray Like a Child
I love to hear the prayers of a child. I’ve learned three things about prayer while sitting at the bedside of my children and grandchildren throughout the years. Humility – Honesty – Simplicity. Children seem to hold the wonder and assurance that we can have access to the God of heaven purely by bowing and getting real … [Read more...]
The Beautiful No
I’m guessing you’re like me and simply love when God’s answer is yes to a fervent prayer. And why wouldn’t it be? We’re all needy and He’s all powerful. It sounds like it should work. I found out early on when God says no – it doesn’t matter about anyone else’s yes. Always expect a consequence attached. We think answers … [Read more...]