CAN PRAYER BE GOOD FOR ME?

Can Prayer be Good for Me? by Jan Cox In the past few weeks I have challenged myself to be more disciplined in prayer. Then I asked myself – why? Why do I pray? The “self” part of me says: “I can do everything. I can cope. I do not need help. But if I… Continue reading CAN PRAYER BE GOOD FOR ME?

SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards

Simply Saturday Backwards The other day I read a devotional by Oswald Chambers. I read the Scripture, Luke 11:10. I had always interpreted that as being: if I am in His will and I ask, seek and knock He will answer me. I still believe that to be true but Oswald told me that I… Continue reading SIMPLY SATURDAY – Backwards

ABANDON

Abandon I visited my grandchildren the other day. As I watched them at play I saw the world as Jesus would have us live it – freely and with abandon. Spontaneity shone. Smiles were constant. Living in the moment was evident. As we watched the animals in the zoo, I watched our grandchildren’s faces –… Continue reading ABANDON

FIRST

First After I wrote Wandering for Tuesday, the words of my own blog started to work in me. The Scripture, “looking away from all that will distract you” rumbled around in my mind and soul. Then I read another post at (in)courage called “How can I grow closer to God”. This is the paragraph that… Continue reading FIRST

A SPECIFIC PRAYER

A Specific Prayer by Jan Cox Sin – how do we get rid of it? When can we say we are truly His, filled with the Holy Spirit and walking with Him? Oswald Chambers in April 10th’s reading says: “It takes a long time to come to a moral decision about sin, but it is… Continue reading A SPECIFIC PRAYER

WHY PRAY?

Why Pray? Part 3 For the past 2 weeks I have been asking the question: “How do we know God hears and answers our prayers? First I talked about how God CAN answer our prayers. Next I talked about why God WANTS to answer our prayers. Today I want to look at why He answers… Continue reading WHY PRAY?

SO – WHAT IS THE POINT OF PRAYER?

A few comments from our readers: “I like that the posts are short enough to read in the morning before I go to work.” KP “(It) put a smile on my face seeing that dear little puppy in my minds eye bouncing all over the place. What an excellent comparison between God and us, his… Continue reading SO – WHAT IS THE POINT OF PRAYER?

POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE PRAYER

Powerful and Effective Prayer Many believers admit that their greatest spiritual weakness is in the area of prayer. I have heard this statement time and again. Why? Are they afraid to pray? Do they feel unworthy of speaking to God? Do they not think He listens and answers? Or do they not have the right… Continue reading POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE PRAYER

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