Prayer Journal–Heart and Soul

May my heart be oriented to you dear God. May my soul yearn for you dear God. May your Spirit compel me to seek you. May my mind focus on you dear God. May I have the mind of Christ. May my thoughts be your thoughts. May I pour all my strength into you dear […]

The Power of Prayer

Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.” – 1 Kings 18:37, NASB Elijah wasn’t there to put on a show or to prove he was right. He was obedient to God’s will and prayed that the […]

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 […]

What is Good?

God wants us to have good things. Right? But how we interpret what is good can impact our view of God. If we ask God for only what we want, what we think is good, then we set ourselves up for frustration when we don’t get it. We can become angry at God for not […]

Prayer Journal

What does is look like to have a deep faith in you dear Jesus? Deep, undoubting faith where I am one with you. Where I believe in your ability to save, your righteousness. A faith that is focused solely on you and not the distractions of this life. Give me a longing for that love […]

Not the Answer I Expected

Difficult situations can push us to our knees in prayer, pleading to God for relief. Yet how many times does God answer that prayer in a way we did not expect or desire? I wondered this about Ananias in Acts 9. I could see him, like other followers of Jesus at the time, praying to […]