Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
prayer, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday
Six years ago I was disenchanted with prayer. Discouraged. Confused. And angry. “Why do we pray?!!” I screamed into the heaven-lies. It was a time when God went silent in my life. His presence stealth. I would run outside into the sunset every evening because that was my only tangible promise of God’s presence and goodness. That knowing …
busy, prayer
BUSY. It’s our middle name. Our culture. Our reality. . . . or is it? Are we really as busy as we think we are? My head is spinning and my heart is thumping as I think of the responsibilities I signed up to do for the next few months. I signed up. Nobody twisted my arm or bribed me …
Bite of Bread, prayer
“For this reason we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding” (Colossians 1:9). [Word Study] Fill: Pleroo: to fill. Transitively, to fill, as a net with fish (Mt 13:48), as a house with a perfumed smell (Jn 12:3); to fill up …
faith, focus, prayer, Trust, Uncategorized
“Keep me the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” ~Psalm 17:8 One of my favorite photographs is a picture of my son taken when he was three. His chubby cheeks beckon a momma’s touch, and his awkward smile echoes the sound of “cheeeezzzz . . .” But the best part about …
Elijah, prayer
1 Kings 18:36-19:18 (Click here if you want to read the story.) Elijah’s heart was weary. He had experienced the highlight of his career. God really came through for him–big time. The Lord could’ve remained silent and proved Elijah a foolish prophet, but when the man of God called the bluff of Baal’s prophets and cried out to …
