Is your prayer life feeling uninspired and stale? Still learning how to pray? Want to develop your prayer language and connect more deeply with God? Ready to enrich and reignite your prayer life and further enhance your relationship with God? Want to explore creative prayer methods and fresh ideas for prayer? That’s exactly where I […]
It was early in my career and I was leading my first meeting. I was trying to describe how the computer system was going to work, but no one in the room seemed to understand. By the end of the meeting, we were no further along than when we’d started. My manager stayed behind after […]
Praying the Psalms is a great way to develop your prayer language and pray God’s Word back to him. Keep reading to learn how to pray the Psalms, some of the best Psalms to pray, and how using Psalms to pray will enhance your prayer experience. How often do you use the Psalms in your […]
What’s your first reaction when trouble appears on your horizon? Where do you turn when the challenges before you seem too big to solve on your own? Do you allow the ‘what-ifs’ to run wild in your mind? Do you call your friends to complain and vent your frustrations? Do you turn to the internet […]
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All […]
Some days it feels as if the world is going come crashing down all around me. It takes all the resolve I can gather to walk into the office and face another day of issues and stress. Then the school calls with yet another concern about my child and I worry how we’ll ever get […]
A daily prayer for safe travels. Whether you travel for work or school, or are heading out on a vacation, pray for God’s protection for your travels. Lord, you watch over my coming and going, you guard me at home and when I’m away. As I travel from home, keep watch over me. Protect me […]
Is your daily prayer time structured or more free-form? Do you use a reading list for scripture or daily prayers as inspiration? The Book of Common Prayer is a great tool for your daily prayers. Its centuries-old prayers provide powerful, lyrical inspiration for your own prayers. The Daily office can give structure to your prayer […]
A daily prayer for restoration, to remember that God makes all things new and will use even your ashes to make something beautiful. Heavenly Father, you who makes all things new and brings beauty from our ashes: bind up my broken heart, proclaim freedom over my life, and release me from my darkness. For you […]
A daily prayer for the impossible, to remember that with God all things are possible, even when they seem impossible to you. Jesus, I so often limit myself to what is humanly possible. I sometimes forget that you are greater than any human constraint, more powerful than any force on this earth. For even the […]
Do you ever wonder if your prayers are good enough, fancy enough, powerful enough? Prayer doesn’t have to be fancy or use big words or be lengthy to be powerful. Even a few words can be a prayer that changes lives. If you want to experience prayer that works, try these 3 simple (but life-changing) prayers […]
Praying through the Lord’s Prayer: Thy will be done. Prayer for God’s plan, not mine. Pray to submit your will to God, following where he leads in trust and obedience. O Lord, my Heavenly Father, I praise your holy name. I pray for your will to be done in my life and in this world, […]
Do you ever wonder why prayer is important? Is prayer necessary? Are there benefits of daily prayer – besides fulfilling obligations and expectations on our faith to-do list? For most of my life, prayer was relegated to Sunday mornings, a quick bedtime prayer (maybe), and in those times of most desperate need. I thought I […]
30 Bible Verses to Replace Worry with Strength & Peace
Where do you turn when life gets hard? When the storms roll in? When everything seems to be crashing down around you? The truth is, this life is hard. When the storms roll in, it’s only natural for our hearts to worry and our strength to waver. So, how can you replace that worry with […]