Posts tagged “Prayer”
Finding a better New Year’s resolution
I love New Year’s resolutions. I love to make goals and set new habits. I’m that guy. Usually, my New Year’s resolutions involve something…
When you’re in the valley, think of the glory
Our lives, with rare exceptions, eventually pass through a valley—a difficult and wish-it-were-over season of life. Four big categories of such valleys come to…
A Christian can hate?
God knows everything. God is everywhere. God can do anything. But he is more. He is also holy. David wrote: “Do I not hate…
Have you tried fasting?
I could smell the donut. But I declined when my friends offered me one. It wasn’t that I didn’t want the donut, but I…
Your pilgrimage with God
As followers of Christ, like the ancient Israelites, our hearts are to be set on the journey of our relationship with Jesus. In biblical…
Give thanks before …
Gratitude is good for you. Research of human brains and behaviors strongly associates gratitude with greater happiness, improved health, better relationships, resilience in adversity,…
Who needs help?
Have you ever read the book of Judges? It’s a fascinating read full of unlikely heroes. That’s what a judge is in this Bible…
Restoration projects
“Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved” (Psalm 80:3). We pray this and know that God…
Make me the cotton
One night at a mission in Africa, the pastor overheard one of the native people praying. The prayer was simple but strange. The person…
If you get God, you win
In the magical world of Harry Potter, there’s a sport called quidditch where players zip around on brooms trying to throw a big ball…
Praying against evil
I was having a conversation with a group of strangers when things started getting weird. The woman next to me said all sorts of…
If things are going well
If things are going well in this season of your spiritual life, I want to praise God with you. And I want to quote…