..we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor. 5:7 I think this is true of every person in some way. The real question is who/what is your faith in? Many times people are trusting in good luck, fate, themselves, someone else – depending on the situation. What is the object of your faith? Is it…
“Up in a little town in Maine, things were pretty dead some years ago. The churches were not accomplishing anything. There were a few Godly men in the churches, and they said: ‘Here we are, only uneducated laymen; but something must be done in this town. Let us form a praying band. We will all…
I asked one of my daughters some time ago what God had been teaching her about prayer. At the time she was a busy young mother of a 9 month old, in the middle of transitioning from another country back to the US, her husband starting a new job after a 6 month search, and…
I’m glad you asked. BLUF: Everything God requires of a true child of God will come about as we simply GET TO KNOW GOD. There are a handful of passages that actually address this question specifically. Some examples: Deuteronomy 10:12-13 “Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the…
Are you Discouraged? Depressed? Fearful? Anxious? Worried? Overwhelmed? Confused? Filled with negative thoughts? Where is your focus? What dominates your thinking? Remember Peter walking on the water toward Jesus after he’d asked Jesus to prove it was He by inviting him to do so? Matthew 14:28-31 Peter got distracted by the wind and waves all…
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. What do you desire in your heart? Paul Trip, in his book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, says “You and I are always desiring. Desires precede, determine, and characterize everything you do.” (p.78) “If my heart is ruled…
Talk to God about people before you try to talk to people about God. That’s the beginning of getting on the same page with God in helping others with real needs and dealing with our own problems as well. Keep Matt. 28:18 in mind: And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority…
I’m so glad we don’t have to worry about word-smithing our prayers or that there’s some ‘prayer language’ we must use to be heard. I’m convinced that some prayers can’t even be put into words and yet Father hears them and understands. Matt. 6:8 …for your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him….
Do you feel more like praying after you’ve had a really good day spiritually? Are you able to ask with greater confidence? After you’ve messed up (again), do you think God might not be as willing to answer your prayer and that you can only ask small? Then you’re probably ‘praying in your own name’….
Do you remember working math problems when the textbook had the answers to odd numbered problems in the back? Most of us looked at the answer first and then worked out the problem with the answer in mind. The Bible is our answer book and we can pray the same way! II Cor. 1:20 (Berkley) …