Repentance and Humility

James 4:10 Lord, we have wandered far from You. We have placed our own pain, fear, pride, selfishness, doubt, anger, judgment, lust and so much more above the simplicity of surrendering to You and letting Your Spirit guide our thoughts and actions. Proverbs 3:5-7, John 5:19. Forgive us, Lord. For we have left our FirstContinue reading “Repentance and Humility”

Off My High Horse and on My Face

A real-live battle between good and evil rages, and we are in the midst of it. Ephesians 6:10-12. We have a real enemy, and it’s not our brother or sister. The minute we begin attacking God’s people, we have switched sides. Revelation 12:10-12. Feeling justified in our attacks against others is a normal enemy tactic.Continue reading “Off My High Horse and on My Face”

Joy

What do you want for your life? If Jesus stood before you right now asking you that question, how would you answer Him? I had a dream one night of those who know Christ heading toward a curtain, and I knew somehow that heaven was behind that curtain and that these were those who wereContinue reading “Joy”

Leading through Love

Satan wants to keep us so busy with even good causes that we forget the eternal things that matters most. 1 John 4:8. How much we accomplish or how great others think we are won’t amount to anything in the end. Only how well we loved. 1 Corinthians 13. So many marriages, families, churches, teams,Continue reading “Leading through Love”

Praying Through the Headlines This Week

BANGLADESH: Fire broke out in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, burning more than 1,000 shelters last Saturday and leaving about 7,000 Rohingya people homeless. We ask You, Lord, to please provide for their needs, especially their need for You. Meet them in their dreams, bring Christians to them to shine Your love, and openContinue reading “Praying Through the Headlines This Week”

When Prayer Is the Work, Missions Happens

The blank stares you see on the faces of those trapped by drugs and trafficking, or under oppressive regimes like North Korea and Afghanistan, and in war-torn countries like Syria and Myanmar are real. Our family has lived many years in one of the dark countries on the World Watchlist where Christians are persecuted. InContinue reading “When Prayer Is the Work, Missions Happens”

Pray for Women in Saudi Arabia

As a woman in Saudi Arabia, heavily restricted and oppressed because of her gender, Nawal has suffered from depression and loneliness. Several years ago, she reached out over the internet seeking meaning in life and encountered Jesus through a Christian woman’s witness. As soon as her mother found out, Nawal was placed under house arrestContinue reading “Pray for Women in Saudi Arabia”

A Prayer for the New Year

Lord, open up our eyes to see as You see, to not be distracted by other things in our view that move us away from You. Please, God, get up in our face. Invade our space. Make sure we SEE what You’re doing, such that we can’t miss it. Grab our face in Your handsContinue reading “A Prayer for the New Year”

A Prayer from Romans 12

Have a wonderful New Year! Lord, awaken my heart with fervor to worship You. Teach me to offer up my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to You. Don’t let me conform to the pattern of this world, but transform me by renewing my mind and giving me Yours, so I will walk inContinue reading “A Prayer from Romans 12”

God’s Word for Your 2024

What did God do in your life this past year? Did you ask Him at the beginning of 2023 for a word, verse, vision, purpose, or something else He wanted to speak over the year? How did He fulfill that? No matter how you weathered last year, 2024 can be filled with power and wonderContinue reading “God’s Word for Your 2024”