Build your spiritual resilience by adding fasting to your prayer. In our fast-paced Western society, where freedom and prosperity flourish, the spiritual discipline of fasting often takes a back seat. This is unfortunate because fasting holds the key to enhancing the frequency and impact of our prayers. Today we’re going to dive into some of Jesus’ teaching and uncover the crucial connection between prayer and fasting.
Read MoreRequests of Submission Humility & Faith. Found in Matthew 15:21-28, there was a Canaanite woman full of submission, humility and faith. (Click HERE to read
Read MoreWith the break of Spring, we are aware of the busyness that is soon to follow.
Not always work-related appointments either. Warmer seasons seem to boost our social calendar more than anything. Longer days and warmer nights often leads us to pack more into them.
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Sometimes we feel like everything is terrible. And yet, in reflection of the past 100 years, maybe not so bad? In reflection of the past 300 years, fairly good! And yet, I get it; in this moment, it can be tough to see any positives. What do we do with our frustrations with where our nation is headed, when there’s validity to our concerns?
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How do you use your downtime? When we get some downtime, we let our mind wander and quite often reflect on past experiences. As we think back to those experiences, they almost always include past relationships.
Read MoreDo we live as if God is truly on our side? In the latter part of Romans chapter 8, we find a powerful reminder for those of us who follow Jesus: “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?”
Romans 8:31b-32, ESV
Satan wants to destroy your deepest relationships; with your family and with Jesus. He’s a deceiver, convincing us that working is more important so that we’ll stay away from the people closest to us, and keep our focus away from God. Don’t be tricked; stop working and rest!
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It was 7:00 AM local time. A “global day of student prayer” was being held. I had the privilege of gathering with a group of students around their school flag pole.
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“How hard could kick-starting really be?” The first couple of times I stepped on the kicker with no luck. My wife informed me that her dad used to really jump on it when kick-starting it. “Alright,” I thought “I can do this!”
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Much like other parents, my wife and I try to be intentional about praying with our oldest son. It’s tough to stay on top of it, but as I said, we’re trying! Since he’s been praying on his own, his typical prayer will sound something like the following.
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Sickness and pain remind us that we’re broken. That we need someone greater than ourselves to help us. Illness and injury drive us to our knees because we can’t function on our own. At that moment, we finally submit that we’re not doing well. This is good for us.
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Colossians 1:9 When I read these words, “we have not ceased to pray for you”, I can’t help but think of S. And the testimony of Prayer Warriors like S. They motivate me to strive for where I’m lacking. They remind me to close my mouth and bow my head.
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