Praying for What Matters Most
Praying for What Matters Most
Praying for What Matters Most
Trusting God with What You Long For
What unanswered longing do you need to place into the hands of your faithful Father today?
Don’t Let Your Beginning Define Your Future: The Prayer of Jabez
Don’t Let Your Beginning Define Your Future.
When Your Heart Wants Its Own Way
Scripture: Judges 21:25 “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” It is easy to read these words and wonder how God’s people could have wandered so far from Him. Yet, if we’re honest, we recognize the same struggle in our own hearts. We want … Continue reading When Your Heart Wants Its Own Way
When Your Resources Seem Inadequate
Judges 7:1–15 Have you ever faced a situation and wondered if you had what it takes to get through it? Perhaps you lack the strength, wisdom, or resources you need. You know what God has called you to do, but you feel inadequate for the task. In Judges 7, Gideon knew that feeling. He gathered … Continue reading When Your Resources Seem Inadequate
The God Who Works through Imperfect People
Read: Judges 11:29-12:15 The Need We are prone to trust our own wisdom, gifts, and strength instead of God and His Word, and our pride, anger, and rash words wound others and ourselves. Even those God uses remain flawed. Jephthah was Spirit-empowered, yet he spoke a foolish vow. Israel’s tribes had just been delivered, yet … Continue reading The God Who Works through Imperfect People
A Conscience Guided by Grace
How do we know whether a decision is right?
Running to Win the Prize
The Christian life is a race worth running well. But if you’ve walked with the Lord for any length of time, you know how easy it is to grow distracted, become spiritually complacent, or lose sight of what matters most.
Underneath Are the Everlasting Arms
There is a moment in every life when the ground gives way. A diagnosis. A loss. A fear that will not quiet down at 3 a.m. In that moment, the question is never theological—it's desperate: Where do I go?
Praying through Psalm 137 on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Psalm 137 is a notable imprecatory psalm. It reads like this: 1 By the rivers of Babylon,There we sat down, yea, we weptWhen we remembered Zion.2 We hung our harpsUpon the willows in the midst of it.3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,And those who plundered us requested … Continue reading Praying through Psalm 137 on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
