Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
prayer, Uncategorized
This is one of my favorite verses. I love the implications. Colossians 1:15. I love this verse because God, the creator, the righteous, holy judge, can seem so angry, so untouchable, and so far away. . . until I read about Jesus. And then suddenly He is a God who eats with sinners, chooses unlikely people to be His disciples, …
Bite of Bread, prayer
Sometimes when I pray my prayers feel empty, vain, and repetitious. I find myself praying the same prayers over and over again mostly for safety, health, wisdom, and to be used by God. These prayers aren’t for me most of the time. I pray them for my children. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to pray …
prayer, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday
I’m a lover not a fighter. In fact, I used to pride myself on my loving personality. (The key words in that sentence are “used to”.) I taught my children to be nice. We did not allow them to fight. They were NOT allowed to argue with each other or their parents. EVER. I began to see the bad fruit …
Giveaway, prayer
The hardest thing about praying hard is enduring unanswered prayers. If you don’t guard your heart, unresolved anger toward God can undermine your faith. Sometimes your only option is to trust because it is the last card in your hand, but it’s the wild card. . . .By definition, praying hard is praying when it’s hard to pray.” (excerpt from …
Last week I invited anyone who wanted to fast to join me this Wednesday, and I promised a post to help you and me as we step into this spiritual discipline tomorrow. Before we fast, I want to help prepare our minds and hearts for this food-less day journey and help us fast slowly. Through the years I have fasted …
