There are sincere, heartfelt conversations and there are trivial ones. One morning you may be discussing the big football game with friends. Later that day, you may be explaining to someone you love that you never meant to hurt them. Some conversations we could do without, other conversations we desperately need to have.
It’s perfectly ok to have both kinds of conversations. Nothing is wrong with either. Continue reading
“God, I want to be your hands and feet.”
This is a very common prayer for Christians. We want God to use us to do good works for Him. If you are serious about your prayer life then you have probably prayed something similar. We sincerely want to be His hands and feet. To help the people around us and do good whenever possible. Continue reading
With the way our world is today, it may be hard to understand that God is still at work.
Pain, suffering, wars, sickness and the stress of everyday life can cause us to forget that God is doing things in our world. He not only is there to hear our prayers but Jesus said in John 5:17 “…My Father is always working, and so am I.” Continue reading
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