Does God care about the desires of your heart? Yes He does. Psalm 37:4 (NASB) says:Continue Reading
3 Amazing Examples of God’s Call to Join Him
Is there anything more amazing than receiving God’s call to partner with Him in His work? One Sunday, many years ago, the Lord laid someone I’d never met on my heart. Her parents had asked me to pray for her more than a year earlier. I couldn’t understand or escape the sudden burden pressing on me. I could think of nothing else.
“What do I do?” I asked my husband.Continue Reading
For Whom or What Are You Willing to Die?
“For whom or what are you willing to die?” A presenter posed that question as a tool to help us identify our calling and purpose in life. Two days later I received an email from Intercessors for America with a plea for prayer from Ukraine that included this line.
Everyone who can hold a weapon has risen to defend the capital, including students, school children, and even the retired.”
As the tension in Ukraine built, faces I came to love decades ago during the three weeks Larry and I spent in communist Poland played across my mind like an old TV program. I remembered their kindness, singing, and generosity.Continue Reading
Fighting for Your Family and Friends in Prayer
Would you like to add some punch to your prayer life? Sometimes we come to God not knowing what to say. Our words fall flat. Our faith feels weak. How can we change that?
God provides two powerful resources. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us and helps us in our weaknesses (Rom 8:26-27). God’s Word guides and empowers our prayers. But how do we know which Scriptures to turn to when we need them?Continue Reading