There is so much I need to say To ask forgiveess this very day Teach me to Pray Lord Give me some guidance as I kneel to pray For some reason I do not know what to say Just give me a sign as I try to find the words To express my failures and lack of concern Teach me...
Do we just call upon the Lord when we're distressed, When our lives are upside down and in a mess? Maybe that's why our prayers fall on deaf ears, Because our cries of help are all He ever hears. Do you ever look toward heaven, then just pause To praise God and to...
1 John 5:14-15 (GNB): "We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from...
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem…" Psalm 122:6 (NLT) Several years ago God made a way for me to visit Israel. It was a land that seemed so much like my home away from home. All this time later, I still remember how I delighted in walking where Jesus walked. What peace...
Rom 12:6,8 "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us... if it is encouraging, let him encourage..." NIV One of the often forsaken gifts from the Holy Spirit is the gift of encouragement. In a world where depression...
There is a growing phenomenon on the Internet these days - prayer networks comprised of ordinary folks who answer emails from around the world. The Prayer Warriors or Internet Intercessors pray on a daily basis for everything from the salvation of lost souls, comfort...
" . . . The earnest (heartfelt, continued ) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working)." (James 5:16 AMP) On a drive home from work one night, my husband noticed the light on our car's instrument panel was going dim. Our car...
The "Spring Cleaning" Angel decided it was time to come to my house, the other day. For weeks, I knew that it was time for her arrival. But, I tried not to think about it. Finally, one morning, I was able to, reluctantly, pry my mouse from my fingers (not an easy...
"...the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working...
Last Tuesday, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 4, we saw that when God allows us to go through trials, He advises us to take with us any resources that we may have. But there is only one thing that He commands that we take: A Sword -- The living, active, Word of God,...