Jul 17, 2018 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Prayer, Surrender
Have you ever thought, “If I just pray more often, or harder, I’ll get closer to God and be able to hear His voice”? I certainly have. But then I read this beautiful verse in my Bible. “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me and he who...
May 1, 2018 | Evangelism, Prayer
(What an honor! This article is also featured as CBN’s Daily Devotion.) “God can’t use me.” Have you ever thought that? I confess that in my early Christian walk, I felt that way at times. But I have since learned that the statement is not only...
Nov 23, 2017 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Prayer, Thankfulness
“Give Thanks.” It’s such a small phrase, isn’t it? What circumstance prompts this phrase most often? What comes to mind for you? Perhaps family gathered together around a table to say grace…or maybe a Thanksgiving tradition where each person takes turn around the...
Sep 26, 2017 | Fear & Doubt, Prayer, Suffering
“You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle.” —Psalm 56:8 NASB [This post is an excerpt from Week Four of HAGAR: Rediscovering the God Who Sees Me] Read Genesis 21:15–16. Picture the scene in your mind. Describe the desperation of the...
Jul 24, 2017 | Christian Life, Perseverance, Prayer
I’ll never forget the day. I was a new Christian and sat down for what I knew would be barely a 5-minute Quiet Time. Convicted, I confessed to God, “I know something has been standing in the way. I wake up and rush to work and barely spend a few minutes with...
Jan 1, 2015 | Character of God, Poems, Prayer
Friends, as we enter a new year, I’d like to try something new. From time to time, in place of formal devotionals, I thought I’d share some personal writings from my journal. It might include a poem or a prayer, or something else God places on my heart. The...
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