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So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view, though we once regarded Christ in this way we do so no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old is gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:15-17
Have you ever prayed with a stranger and then instantly felt a unique, lasting connection with that person, and wondered why you felt such fondness for someone you spent so little time with?
[Read more…] about The Power Of A Prayer PartnerMy head hurts.
That’s a common phrase for me. Whether it’s in my head or coming out of my mouth, I hate complaining. Yet sometimes it’s the only thought I can process.
Pain is… well, painful. It’s distracting to say the least and can often consume your thoughts.
[Read more…] about Check Out These 3 Prayers for Physical PainIt seems like in the last year there has been more division over issues than any other time I can remember.
Personally, I have struggled with ugly feelings toward people, social media posts, and political issues that I find myself disagreeing with, and I know I’m not alone. God has been working on me in these areas, opening my eyes to my own blind spots and contribution to the problem.
As a peace-seeker, I don’t like outright confrontation, but in my mind and heart there is regularly judgement and conflict. In many ways that can be worse by giving you a false sense of being the “good person” who doesn’t stir up trouble among friends and acquaintances in real life or on social media. Meanwhile, under the surface there is a war raging.
[Read more…] about 4 Powerful Prayers to Pray for UnityDo you ever have one of those days where you need to lay it all out with God?
I was filled to the brim with frustration, sadness, anger, anxiety, fear, and a whole other ton of emotions. I was like a dam ready to burst, and anything in my way was about to get destroyed. I threw my hands up in the air to yell at God for my displeasure about the situation. All God said to me was, “I hear you.”
I stopped and said out loud, “You hear me?”
[Read more…] about Waiting on GodI once made the most useless list ever. It was a pros and cons list about whether I should stay in a long-term, toxic relationship—we weren’t married—or leave it.
I was in a bad situation with no clue how to fix it. All I knew was that I was unhappy, confused, and stuck. I’d prayed about what I should do but God seemed silent.
So, of course, I decided to make a list.
[Read more…] about The Truth About Praying: God, What Should I Do?Several years ago, a friend called and asked if I would be an intercessory prayer for her. She was in a rough situation and needed to know she had Christians backing her up in prayer.
She followed up her request with an admonition that intercessory prayer was dangerous. Satan would take it personally, and it wouldn’t be an easy task. In addition to praying for her, I would need to pray for my family and myself. She wasn’t looking for people to add her name to a list, she needed serious prayer.
The weight of what she was asking wasn’t lost on me. And I’ll be really honest, part of me wanted to say no. I already struggled with chronic migraines, I didn’t want them to get worse. However, God had already been preparing me for this question. I saw the foreshadowing of it in my life, and after prayer, I agreed.
Candid confession: I am not a prayer warrior.
[Read more…] about Grace & Truth for Intercessory PrayerI believe that prayer is the single greatest gift God has given us, next to the gift of salvation through Jesus’ death and resurrection. I believe in God’s power to transform the person who prays, and in the power of prayer to change the fabric of reality as we act as a conduit for God’s kingdom to be manifest here on earth as it is in heaven.
And yet far too often I talk about prayer more than I actually pray.
[Read more…] about How to Overcome “Prayer-alysis”Have you ever wondered how to pray for the unsaved at Christmas?
I’m sending out more Christmas cards than usual this year because, well, 2020. However, there is one Christmas card I’m not sending. It’s the one I send every year to my Uncle Dennis.
Years ago, I started sending out faith-based Christmas cards. I had a whole list of people I sent them to each year, always trying to write something special to each person. And I always received a handful of cards in return.
But that wasn’t why I sent them.
[Read more…] about How to Pray for the Unsaved at ChristmasMy heart ached every time Heather talked about falling behind because of the chronic migraine. I’ve been there, and I wanted so much take some of the pain away for her. So I offered to help. She’s a tough woman, so it wasn’t until after I offered a few more times, that she told me what was most important to her.
Prayer.
I know, shocker, right…
My first duties as Heather’s happy little minion started in May 2019 as Prayer Team Liaison. Every month I post in our Candid Gals Facebook group asking the girls for their prayer requests. Then I compile all of them into an email for our prayer team.
[Read more…] about 6 Blessings of Being in a Prayer GroupI have been in a marriage I wanted out of, even sought ways to leave. By God’s stunning and undeserved grace, I stayed.
So did my husband.
But before you read that too fast, please know that getting from then until now in our marriage was a long, hard, and ugly road.
During a recent time with the Lord, Ephesians 6:20 so captivated my heart in a fresh way. Paul asked the believers to pray for him while in prison.
[Read more…] about How to Endure When You Feel Stuck
