Christmas Reflections reprinted from Inscribe OnLine I love the way we count the days until Christmas especially the Advent Sundays. This past week has been God our Hope. Isn’t that wonderful. We can hope because God gives us that HOPE in Jesus. As we put up our manger scene this year I thought about the… Continue reading CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS
Category: Prayer
THE SOUND OF GOD’S PEACE
The Sound of God’s Peace by Janice Keats One of my favourite childhood memories includes spending many nights traveling in my father’s pleasure boat, which was a longliner. Equipped with a sleeping capacity of six and all of the amenities that a family would need, we spent many nights anchored into the deep waters. On… Continue reading THE SOUND OF GOD’S PEACE
RELINQUISHMENT
Relinquishment by Rose Harmer In our morning family devotional time, we read Luke 14, where, at the end of the chapter, Jesus talks about the cost of being His disciple. When we ask Christ to be Lord in our lives, I believe for some people He orchestrates circumstances to help us remember our commitment. “Wherefore… Continue reading RELINQUISHMENT
HOW TO PRAY – part I
Today we have the first in a series of posts on How to Pray from Jessica Bowman. She writes a delightful blog at Bohemian Bowmans. How to Pray – part I by Jessica Bowman I find it impossible to address how we should pray, without wanting to talk about all the ways we shouldn’t pray.… Continue reading HOW TO PRAY – part I
Inscribe Online
I wrote at Inscribe Online this week – Trust and Press On. – Please join me there. Click on the underlined words. Blessings, Jan
Liebster Award
Excitement – Liebster Award Under the Cover of Prayer has been awarded the Liebster Award by Stephanie Nickel. Thank you, Stephanie. You can find her blog at Free2Soar. The Criteria: The Liebster Blog Award is meant to showcase bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers. This is all done in the spirit of pay-it-forward. The… Continue reading Liebster Award
GET INTO THE HABIT
Get into the Habit Am I a pray-er? Really? I talk about it, read about it, and even write about it at Under the Cover of Prayer. But, the truth is I know I could do better. In my morning time devotionals I try to start with a prayer list. I am on the prayer… Continue reading GET INTO THE HABIT
GOD – ARE YOU THERE?
God – Are You There? by Jan Cox Do you find sometimes that you pray and pray and pray about something and nothing seems to happen? I have found that usually that happens because God has another plan. He has either a totally different plan or my timing is wrong and I must wait. Going… Continue reading GOD – ARE YOU THERE?
PRESS THROUGH
Press Through Artwork courtesy of Bill Osborne Read Matthew 14: 24-26. I attended my seventh Write! Canada Conference this past June. Each year I have come away inspired and ready to write for Him. This year the Conference theme read, “Change the World with Words”. Every year I feel and hear words and thoughts of… Continue reading PRESS THROUGH
CHANGE – FEARFUL?
Change – Fearful? Change has considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. Obviously, then, one’s character… Continue reading CHANGE – FEARFUL?