Praying Psalm 9: Self Help vs God Help
It was a very unsettled and stressful time that involved lots of practical decisions and actions. I found myself tossing and turning at night, rehearsing all the details to be…
Praying For Children Moving Away From Home
It is humorously said that God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers. From the earliest times when we sent the children off to Grandma’s, to camp, or to…
The Peace Of His Presence
Everybody is looking for peace. Typically when we say we want peace, what we really want is an absence of storms. One time Jesus spoke to a storm and stilled…
How To Wait When God Seems Slow
In a fast paced world where we want everything now, waiting can be hard. Nothing tries our faith like waiting on God for answers to prayer. If we run ahead…
Face-to-Face With God
Did you ever notice how many people encountered God face-to-face in their desperation? Think of Abraham at the altar with Isaac, Moses at the burning bush and at the Red…
Holy Exchange Prayer
In every need, Jesus invites us to exchange our insufficiency for His all-sufficiency. He longs for us to substitute our “I don’t have” for “I have all I need in…
Praying The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matt. 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like…
Evening Prayer For Your Household
God set apart the priests to carry the ark of the covenant, to stand before Him to minister to Him, and to bless the people in His name (Deut 10:8).…
Prayer For Favor
Abba, take (Your precious children) right up next to Your heart today. Keep them and make Your face shine upon them and be gracious to them (Num 6:24-25). Shower them…
Dry Bones Praying
You may be standing in a desperate situation in the battle of a lifetime. You may feel that you are in the darkest storm of your life. It seems that…
Praying Psalm 28: A Prayer For Help And Praise For The Answer
Has there been a time when it seemed that God was not listening to you? Did you feel as if He was far away? Be encouraged that God sees and…
A Closer Look At The Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is a biblical treasure we may take for granted because of its familiarity. We often recite it by rote, rather than pray it. When Jesus was teaching…