Some prayers seem to be answered quickly; other prayers seem to never be answered.
There are two schools of thought on what you should do while waiting on a prayer to be answered.
One says quite compellingly, that once you asked God for an answer, you wait and trust. Why, after all would a perfect God need reminded of something you asked for previously. So you exercise your faith by showing patience. Bring it to Him once and that is enough. Continue reading
Once, Larry and I designed a prayer walk for a volunteer minister’s retreat. We wanted the ministers to be reminded how God was with them no matter how successful their ministries seemed to be at the time. We prayed about the prayer walk (imagine that) and we came up with an idea. Continue reading
As a parent one of the greatest joys I have is hearing my children say thank you. When they have the realization that they have received something they did not deserve, did not earn, or did not ask for, and express genuine appreciation my heart begins to do flip flops. Continue reading
Every once in a while, before I pray I make a quick list of people or situations that need prayer. Not only so I can remember them during the prayer but mostly so I can focus before I pray. It seems to help me recall the conversations I’ve had, the people I am scheduled to meet later and tasks I need to accomplish. It makes for a better prayer time because I meditated on what the day presented to me and prepared me for what may come. Continue reading
Most people are well meaning people and you are no different. When people ask you to pray for them you will have the best of intentions. However, if you are anything like me, you will find that your memory will fail you and your schedule will overwhelm you. What began as the best of intentions can have the power to leave you feeling guilty days or weeks later when you run into that person you said you would pray for only to realize you never did. Continue reading