While many associate Thanksgiving Day with family, overeating and over-shopping, it should propel us toward a heart of gratitude. It is a time to consider God’s goodness, grace, and provision for us. He is the Author of encouragement, help, and hope. I like to think of Thanksgiving as trust-giving and thanks-living. Thanksgiving should not be a one day event, but a life committed to thanks-living each day. It is an act of trust-giving to be thankful even in the hard places of life. And when things go well it is easy to forget to pause and say thank you to…
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Praying 1 Thessalonians 1:2-9
As Paul prayed for his disciples in the churches of Ephesus, Colosse, Philippi, and Thessalonica, he asked God to do what only God could do, to take the written word…
Endurance and Hope
Listen to God’s Word for you in Romans 15:4. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of…
Seven-fold Blessing
“…the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name” (Eph. 3:14-15). Spiritual blessings begin with a revelation of God as Abba Father. Be blessed with…
Keeping Company With God
Have you ever noticed a couple who have been married for many years? They have truly become one. They finish each other’s sentences. At a restaurant they look down the…
What To Pray In A Difficult Situation
Use this prayer as a guide to pray for whatever is concerning you to day. He is the God of the impossible, and He is near. Lord, I choose to…
Seeking God Psalm 63:1
Listen with your spirit to the Word of God and be blessed with the passionate cry of the psalmist in Psalm 63:1. “O God, you are my God, earnestly I…
What Do We Do When God Seems Slow To Answer?
Let’s face it. Waiting is hard. It is usually stubborn family situations that get to me, of course, for they have been going on the longest and require the most…
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…
Choose Life: Deut 30:19
Spirit, listen to your Father’s heart from His Word in Deuteronomy 30:19. “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and…
Shouts of Joy In Hard Times (Psalm 30)
God often speaks to me early in the mornings in a word, a phrase, or at most one sentence. One morning my impression was simply “Psalm 30.” These promptings are…
Prayer For Your Wife
These prayers are personalized Scriptures that will challenge men to pray for their wife from head to toe. (If you are single, pray for your wife-to-be. You can pray for…
Prayers For Your Husband
These Scripture-based prayers will challenge wives to pray diligently for their husband. (You can pray for sons and the other men in your life using this prayer. Single women, can…