Prayers

I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf. (Romans 15:30) In my Christian life, I have found that prayer is a difficult discipline. And I concur with others that praying moves through different …

When Prayer Is Difficult Read More »

Sometimes our faith feels too small. Or maybe we allow the things of life to become too big. Regardless, when that happens, prayer becomes a struggle. So it’s helpful for us to write out our prayers, allowing Scripture to inform us more deeply and reign in our rampant thoughts. This prayer is one you should …

A Prayer For When Your Faith Feels Weak Read More »

Reading the Bible before praying is like putting the cart before the horse. The proverbial horse is the Holy Spirit of God, who empowers and enlightens our Bible reading as we mine the depths of His Word. The proverbial cart makes up our willing eyes and hungry hearts, the Spirit-led choice to crack open our …

22 Prayers for Your Bible Reading Read More »

This Memorial Day, let us remember those who gave their lives for serving our country, and remember the One who gave His all. This time of the year affects everyone differently. Maybe you serve our country now or you used to, maybe you have family members or friends involved in serving, or maybe you just …

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“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) Everything visible and physical is controlled or derived from that which is invisible and spiritual. If you want to fix …

A Prayer for Spiritual Strength Read More »

Self-humbling is a grace beyond our own grasp. It’s a blessing we await, not achieve. God is the one who takes the first and decisive action in mercifully humbling His people. And yet He has not left us only to wait in silence. In fact, He wants to hear our voice. He invites us to have …

Prayer Is for The Humbled Read More »

Prayer can be such a beautiful, simple, and complicated thing at the same time. Everyone prays in their own different way and still, our loving God hears every one. Getting an answer? That can be a whole different story. Sometimes an answer comes right away and sometimes we have to wait. However, there are some …

10 Prayers God Always Answers Read More »

Does God really mean it when He says that He will give us what we ask for? Bible texts come to our minds, such as Matthew 7:7, “Ask, and it will be given to you”…  Will He really answer when we call?   Isaiah 65:24: “Before you call I will answer, while you are still speaking, …

Why Doesn’t God Answer My Prayers? Read More »

When we face situations of difficulty and danger we always have a choice: Should I stay or should I go? If someone is pointing a javelin at you, like Saul was at David, there’s a pretty good case for running to the hills! But we all know that there are times when change is appropriate. We face …

Four Ways to Pray When You Feel Like Giving Up Read More »

During this unprecedented season of quarantine due to the Coronavirus, as our normal routines have drastically changed, we can either fill our days with mindless activities and the latest news headlines or, we can open the Scriptures and find comforting truths to guide us through this uncertain time. As Psalm 119:11 reminds us, “I have …

10 Comforting Bible Verses to Memorize During COVID-19 Quarantine Read More »