Continued Prayers for Kazakhstan

With more than 164 dead and thousands injured in violent protests against the government last week, let’s continue praying for the people of Kazakhstan. Lord, as troops fill the streets and the future is uncertain, please awaken a hunger for true Peace in every heart. You created the peoples of Kazakhstan unique for Your purposes,Continue reading “Continued Prayers for Kazakhstan”

Pray for a Revival of Faith and Moral Values

Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 HCSB Lord, awaken us to Your goodness. Remind us of the things that matter most. Unveil our eyes so we once again see evil asContinue reading “Pray for a Revival of Faith and Moral Values”

Proverbs 3:5-6 – The Surrender Theme

We have a Sovereign One who holds our future in His hands. It’s not the president of a nation or any other governing party, whether evil or good. It’s the God Who loves us. Nothing happens except that the Sovereign One allows it. And if He allows it, then no matter what evil plans ourContinue reading “Proverbs 3:5-6 – The Surrender Theme”

Pray for Kazakhstan

Of the nearly 19 million people in Kazakhstan, roughly 14 million have yet to hear the Good News about Christ. Let’s pray for a great movement of God in this nation, torn apart this week by deadly protests. “Kazakhstan’s government has steadily increased its control over religious expression in the country, which means increased surveillance,Continue reading “Pray for Kazakhstan”

Placing Decisions in His Hands

Lord, give us wisdom, please. As we face difficult decisions, help us not lean on our own understanding, but to seek You in all our ways, letting You direct our paths. Proverbs 3:5-6. We can’t see the future, but You can. You know what’s up ahead and where You’re taking us. Help us surrender allContinue reading “Placing Decisions in His Hands”

Step Up

Step up. Not with New Year’s resolutions that fade away within a couple of weeks. Not with working all the harder and burning out all the faster, or with beating yourself up because you failed. No. The “stepping up” I am calling you to is stepping out of yourself and up into Me. I knowContinue reading “Step Up”

Be Prepared for 2022

Psalm 31:15 As 2021 comes to a close, take some time to get alone with Jesus and ask Him what He wants to speak over the coming year. As hard as 2021 has been, 2022 will see its own trials. But if you can seek the Lord for what HE wants to say and doContinue reading “Be Prepared for 2022”

All 17 Hostages in Haiti Released!

Praise the Lord for the safe return of all 17 of the Christian Aid Ministries missionaries taken hostage by gang members in Haiti! We had been praying that they would worship God, encourage others, and also share the Good News with their captors. God answered! (Read about it here.) Lord, we praise You for thisContinue reading “All 17 Hostages in Haiti Released!”

What it’s coming down to – Philippians 3:7-14 

Do you know the Lord? And will you be found faithful?  Because this time we have here on earth is just the blink of an eye. It’s our one shot to get it right. If we make it about how others treat us or whether or not we get what we want, we’ll miss theContinue reading “What it’s coming down to – Philippians 3:7-14 “

I Am For You

This has been a hard year for all of us. We’ve all found ourselves in the midst of trials we can’t see an end to. But we do not lose hope. For our hope is not in everything turning out the way we want. Our hope is in the LORD. “My beloved, I did notContinue reading “I Am For You”