“And when you come before God, don’t turn that into a theatrical production either. All these people making a regular show out of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat?” (Matthew 6:5 MSG) I’ve listened to people pray over the years. There have been prayers that have movedContinueContinue reading “Pray with Simplicity”
Category Archives: Faith
Follow His Script
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances.” Shakespeare, As You Like It Suppose Shakespeare was right and we’re all merely players, how well are we playing our role in life? It seems as if not everyone is pleased with the role thatContinueContinue reading “Follow His Script”
Praise God for What He Has Done and What He’ll Do
David went into the tent he had set up for the sacred chest. Then he sat there and prayed: LORD All-Powerful, my family and I don’t deserve what you have already done for us, and yet you have promised to do even more. Is this the way you usually treat people? (2 Samuel 7:18-19 CEV)ContinueContinue reading “Praise God for What He Has Done and What He’ll Do”
He’ll Fulfill His Purpose
The LORD will work out his plans for my life. (Psalm 138:8 NLT) Looking at the degree hanging on the wall and thinking this was it, I asked God to use it for His glory. What I heard instead was His clear voice telling me that He wasn’t finished with me just yet. A yearContinueContinue reading “He’ll Fulfill His Purpose”
Finding Strength in God
David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. (1 Samuel 30:6 NIV) While reading First Samuel chapter 30, I found myself drawn to the last sentence in verse six, “ButContinueContinue reading “Finding Strength in God”
Confronting Our Bullies
David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” (1 Samuel 17:45 NIV) No one seems to have an answer to bullying these days. Helpless kidsContinueContinue reading “Confronting Our Bullies”
In Who Do You Place Your Trust?
“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.” (1 Kings 15:19 NIV) Israel’s ancient kings often madeContinueContinue reading “In Who Do You Place Your Trust?”
Confronting Closed Doors
Paul and his friends went through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them preach in Asia. After they arrived in Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not let them. (Acts 16:6-7 CEV) As a new graduate, I was thrilled by the prospect of aContinueContinue reading “Confronting Closed Doors”
Don’t Miss the New
By Fadia Jolag Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) It’s not surprise that Isaiah is one of my favouriteContinueContinue reading “Don’t Miss the New”
You Can!
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 NLT) “Apart from me you can do nothing,” Jesus said. So years later, having experienced the truth of these words, Paul penned downContinueContinue reading “You Can!”
Rising with the Son 