For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer. 1 Peter 3:12 (NIV) There are three types of listeners. The first type is a polite listener. They might ask how you’re doing but don’t really want to know. If you start to open up, their gaze …
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On Making Wise Choices
God urges us to ask for His guidance in every situation, to seek His divine wisdom for those difficult choices that will inevitably fill our days.
This Day
Each day is a precious gift from God. But busyness without God is just like walking on a treadmill; it looks good but gets you nowhere. My primary goal should always be to glorify God.
“You Have Not”
Moses didn’t allow his disappointment to bring his God-appointed mission to a standstill. He brought it to God. In His great mercy, God revealed His plan and purpose to Moses who would soon have a front-row seat to one of the biggest demonstrations of God’s mighty power – the parting of the Red Sea. He would be used by God in ways he’d never dreamed possible. Best of all, he would witness first-hand the foreshadowing of God’s plan of redemption.
Help Is On the Way
Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then …
Our Advocate
I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. John 14:16 (NLT) One of the most important roles an autism or special-needs parent holds is to advocate for the physical, emotional, legal, educational, social, and financial assistance their child’s diagnosis necessitates. While most special-needs individuals are assigned …
Never Stop Praying
Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot keep silent. I will not stop praying for her… I have posted watchmen on your walls; They will pray day and night, continually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD. Isaiah 62:1, 6 Isaiah’s …
WHEN GOD IS SILENT
Guest post by author Linda Apple “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27: 45 & 46 There have been times I’ve cried out to God for help, only to feel as if my prayers hit the ceiling and fell to the floor. My pain was real. I …
When We Don’t Know What to Pray
God doesn’t care so much about eloquence as much as the content of my heart and mind. His Spirit ‘breaks through’ all barriers and carries my cares to the very throne of God where I find mercy and healing. This is the wonder of grace.
God Hears Our Requests
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:1 (NIV) Some of you may recall the days when phone lines …