Prayer
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Abundant Blessings
It is the Lord’s Day, a perfect and beautiful fall morning. For the first time I turned on the central heat. The warm air circling holds a ting of musty, burnt dust smell. This happens once a year when the heater is engaged for the first time of the cold season. It is a nostalgic
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Going It Alone – It starts the night before
My apologies, this post is tardy. Life interrupted my blogging. Go figure! It is another beautiful Sunday today and yes, I attended church this morning, alone. However, my eleven-year-old daughter joined me this morning. She volunteered, without my prompting, to work in the Kindergarten classroom while I attended church. I plan to write a series
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God wakes me up in the middle of the night!
Has God ever awakened you in the middle of the night? Then as you become fully conscious is there someone on your mind? Do you sense that you need to pray for them? On the other hand, perhaps you are awakened and have no idea why you are wide-awake and can’t go back to sleep?
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Intercession
Ephesians 6:18a18a Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Can God’s supernatural power be released in the lives of others through our prayers? Yes! Intercessory prayer is asking God to work in another person’s life. God will never force himself on an individual because of His love.
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Persevering Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (New Living Translation) 17Keep on praying. God has placed us into our marriage for many purposes. One of which is to refine our character. He puts us into the practicing school of persevering prayer so that our weak faith will be strengthened. Consistent prayer life is essential for all believers. As I
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Prayer at the Dinner table – What do we do?
Thank you for the great suggestions and comments regarding prayer at mealtimes. Praying before a non-believing spouse can create a range of stresses and hurt feelings. We will be discussing stress and rejection in a few weeks. Stay tuned….. Prayer at mealtime: I have found that humility is the best way to approach prayer. Without
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Prayer at the dinner table
John 6:11Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and passed them out to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate until they were full. Christ models praying before a meal in this passage of scripture He is offering thanks to God. Prayer at the dinner table