The All Powerful Self

Self is a powerful thing. It can puff us up and make us feel self righteous. It can inflate our ego to the point of self worship. It can beat others down to raise us up. Self can drive us to do things that solely benefit us. Self is a ravenous beast that is never […]

Prayer Journey—This Moment

You have placed me here dear Lord at this moment. Help me to discern your way and what you would have me do. Show me your path. Equip me with your wisdom to discern. Help me to focus on you and your goodness. Thank you dear God for the grace and love you have shown […]

When Wisdom Calls

There are times when God brings someone into our life at the right moment to speak wisdom. Such was the case in Exodus 18 where Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, meets him in the wilderness after he “heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people (18:1, NASB).” Jethro observes how Moses […]

Prayer Journey—Search Me

Only you dear God know my inmost being. You are righteous and just, pure in your judgement. Show me your ways. Show me how to draw closer to you. Help me to sift out anything that is not worthy of your work. This day and every day, help me to sort through the distractions that […]

Prayer Journey—Far Greater

Thank you dear God for your wisdom. Your purposes, your insight far exceeds anything I can imagine. Help me not to be distracted by my desires, my wants, my view of things. Continue to fill me with your wisdom. Guide me through each day with its trials, roadblocks and adversaries that try to push me […]

Prayer Journey—Eternal Righteousness

Dear God, you are eternal. I am temporal. Yet you offer me eternal life through your son Jesus. No status, no position, no power on this earth can compare to your eternal power and the hope you give. Everything on this earth will pass away, but you reign forever and ever. Teach me your righteousness. […]

Finding Wisdom Among Deceit

In life, we are often faced with choices about which path to follow. People can give us a lot of advice on which choice to make, but some of this advice can steer us down the wrong path. Sometimes people with malicious intent can seem well-meaning and authentic, but their true motive is to deceive […]

Vignettes—If Only

If only there was wisdom to help me understand. If only there was someone to provide counsel for difficult decisions. If only there was someone to provide strength to do the right thing. If only people would not judge just by what they see or hear. If only there was someone who would see me […]

Prayer Journey–Who knows?

Why do I listen to what others say about me and not what you say about me dear God? You intimately know me and who I am. You know my every move, my thoughts, and my faults. You created me, made me who I am, brought me to this point in my life. While others […]

Prayer Journey — Joy of the Lord

May your Spirit dear God fill me with your joy. Let me not be focused on the temporal joys of this earth, but on your eternal joy. Help me to discern what is life-giving and what is destructive. Help me to see through the facade of the evil one’s deceit that seeks to draw me […]