Responding to Frustration

In 1 Samuel 12, Samuel the prophet recounts the sins of the Israelites and their desire for a King to rule over them, even though “the LORD your God was your king (12:12, NASB).” He must have been frustrated with them as he recounted their evil ways in this chapter and how they are acting […]

Prayer Journal–Pure Love

Can I love you God—just love you pure and simple without being concerned about performance, living up to expectations, or concern about past mistakes? Can I love you God, pure and simple, without all the baggage I carry. Is it even possible to love in that way—just pure love; a desire to be with you […]

Prayer Help

There are times in life when we feel so overwhelmed that it is difficult to find the words to pray. Yet God knows our need. He never leaves our side. Paul reminds us in Romans 8:26: “In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as […]

Pray in Case of Emergency

Do you only pray to God when trouble is knocking at your door or you suddenly find yourself facing a hardship? Repeatedly, in the Old Testament, Israel wandered from God and began to serve other gods. Then when they were faced with an adversary, they would quickly turn back and ask God to save them. […]

Prayer Journal–Your Path

Dear God, teach me your ways. Help me to cleanse myself of me and fill me with your ways. Show me how to focus on your love, your grace, your compassion for others. Fill me dear Lord with your compassion. Strengthen me and counsel me as a Father to a child. You are there with me every […]

Struggling with Healing

Healing is a hard thing for me to reconcile. Over the years I have prayed for healing for a lot of people. Some saw healing, others did not. I may have questioned God over it, but I never questioned my faith in God or His son Jesus. It is the act of reaching out to […]

Prayer Journal—Closer to Jesus

Help me dear Jesus to discern your truth each day. Direct me to the path you want me to take. Help me to defeat the traps set by the evil one and the effort to divert me away from you dear God. Fill me with the knowledge of your will, your spiritual wisdom and understanding. […]

Prayer Journey—New Life

And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. – John 20:6-7, NASB Praise God that Jesus removed the vail of […]

The World Seeks to Sift You

Have you ever looked back on a missed opportunity to share your faith in Jesus with regret? There they were asking pointed questions about Jesus and you backed down out of fear. It’s a feeling that helps us in some way relate to Peter’s denial in Mark 14:66-72 where he feels deep remorse and weeps. […]

Prayer Journal—Abide

I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. – John 15:5, NASB Abide in Him. Bear much fruit. Abide in Jesus. Let his love wash over me. Help me to be vulnerable to you […]