Looking Back, Up and Forward

As this year ends and the new one begins, take some time with the Lord to Please share in the comments what God lays on your heart as you spend time with Him, so we can encourage one another. For all we know, 2024 may see all the more trying trials, but in Christ thereContinue reading “Looking Back, Up and Forward”

Deepen Our Love

Let’s make this celebration of Christ’s birth memorable because of how we choose to LOVE. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 NASB Lord, help us lay down all our grudges, fears, pride, and regrets, so we can LOVE, even as You first lovedContinue reading “Deepen Our Love”

A Psalm 31:15 Prayer for 2024

As 2023 comes to a close, take some time to get alone with Jesus and reflect on what He has done this past year. Then ask Him what He wants to do this coming year. As hard as 2023 has been, 2024 will see its own trials. We have a real enemy, and he doesn’tContinue reading “A Psalm 31:15 Prayer for 2024”

Surrender Brings Peace

How are you doing with processing the news and current events these days? Are you worried about the future, as war rages around the world? Are you going about your life as if all that’s happening over there and will never affect you? Are you wondering what our government will look like next year, ifContinue reading “Surrender Brings Peace”

Stand on Love and You Will Stand

Lord, sometimes it feels as if the enemy is assaulting us from all sides and the fury of all that comes against us is greater than we can withstand. But no foe is bigger than You, O God, no army mightier than Your power, no assault greater than the protection of Your love. We chooseContinue reading “Stand on Love and You Will Stand”

Preparing for the Future

Are you ready for what lies ahead? So much has changed already, just in the last few years. So many things we once trusted in we have now found untrustworthy. Ask the Lord what sins, achievements, thought processes, desires, addictions or habits you’ve been holding onto that need to go so you can step intoContinue reading “Preparing for the Future”

How Are You Doing So Far?

What new year’s resolutions did you make for 2023? And how are you doing with those already? Have busyness, laziness or weariness already brought you down? Have those habitual sins you swore you’d walk away from already pressed back in? And what about anxiety and depression? How are you doing with those? Of all theContinue reading “How Are You Doing So Far?”

A Prayer from Romans 12

Whatever your plans are for this year, take a moment to lay them all down before the Lord and pray for 2023 to be His in your family’s life. Lord, awaken our hearts with fervor to worship You. Teach us to offer up our bodies as a living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to You. Don’tContinue reading “A Prayer from Romans 12”

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”

God’s Word for Your 2023

What did God do in your life this past year? Did you ask Him at the beginning of 2022 for a word, verse, vision, purpose, or something else He wanted to speak over the year? If so, please share in the comments what He was showing you and how You saw Him do that thisContinue reading “God’s Word for Your 2023”