You’ve racked your brain trying to think of a solution, and despite your brilliance, there is none. No way out. No hope. Sigh. Cry. “What are we gonna do?” you asked. Oh, I’ve been there. I’ve struggled so hard to find a way through a problem that my head literally hurt. And at that point, exhausted and frustrated, I …
New 30 Day Challenge: Thanking God for His Answers before He Answers
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful….(Col. 4:2). I’ve wrestled with the whole concept of prayer. Like being in the middle of a dream, truths about prayer echo in and out of my subconscious mingled with my own frail human understanding–or trying to understand. Lies of this world disguise themselves as truth complicating what used to be so …
Purpose Beyond Today: Praying for our Families
Are you surprised when God answers prayer quickly? The other night as I sat through a bitter cold lacrosse game bundled up–my toes frozen despite my preparation, my heart sank farther down to the pit of my stomach with each minute as I watched my son stand on the sidelines with no coat or cold weather clothes under …
Word Wednesday: Finding Refuge/Trusting God (Hasah)
I’ve prayed Psalm 91 for soldiers deployed to foreign lands. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust” Psalm 91:1,2. I’ve prayed it for friends and family. I’ve …
Bite of Bread: Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Every Sunday a few people gather in our front room at church to pray for the morning services. A few. We pray for spiritual and earthly things. We pray for people to be freed, healed, restored. Sound equipment to behave, and babies to be happy in the nursery. Today as we prayed I saw the most unusual picture in …