Posts Tagged ‘prayer’
How to Love a Prodigal Child When Faith Turns to Doubt
Discover practical ways to love your prodigal son or daughter by addressing their doubts, rebuilding trust, and keeping the door open to faith. Every parent longs to see their children walk with God for a lifetime. But sometimes that dream is interrupted by seasons of doubt, rebellion, or even outright rejection of faith. And it’s…
Read More12 Prayers For Encouragement and Strength During Trials
The enemy has creative ways of discouraging us during difficult times. Sometimes we stop having hope; other times we begin to see life as unfair and our circumstances as unjust. Or, other times, we’re just stuck in our emotions and pain. God knows your pain and has compassion for what we endure as sojourners on the earth. In His lovingkindness, He gives us encouragement for the journey.
Read More12 Biblical Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Life Today
The relationship between stress and anger isn’t unusual. The more pressured, burned out, overwhelmed, or busy we become, the more anger will lie in wait, ready to explode at any moment. In this article, I share 12 biblical methods I’ve found helpful for reducing stress and increasing the peace in my life.
Read More7 Key Elements That Are Exclusive To Building Genuine Biblical Friendships
What makes a bond between two people a genuine, biblical friendship? What does the Bible say about friendship? Since our childhoods, we’ve been creating associations with others. We know how to strike up conversation and find shared interests. But do we know how to move from small talk to intimacy? Can you imagine having the kind of biblical friendship that’s based on faith, commitment, loyalty and pointing each other to Jesus?
Read MoreThe One Thing You Need To Know To Pray With Absolute Confidence
Have you ever tried hard to pray with confidence? What did it look like for you? Did you have the assurance the writer talks about in the verse? Maybe you started out discouraged, but then you turned desire into determination and prayed with boldness that God would answer your prayer. I’ve been there many times in life, and eventually I learned that I was missing one key ingredient.
Read MoreHow To Pray To God For Help When Life Feels Impossible
When life is impossible, we pray to God for help. Jesus’ followers in the Early Church have lessons to teach us about bringing God’s supernatural power into our desperate situations. To jump ahead in the article, you can use these links here: Roadblocks To Prayer We Can Overcome 4 Principles For Praying God’s Power Into…
Read More10 Reminders Straight From The Bible To Pray Faithfully
Be encouraged today when you reflect on these 10 reminders from the Bible to pray faithfully, simply and confidently. Every believer has petitioned God for topics on all ends of the spectrum: from weather to serious issues like relationships, finances or health. God cares about all of our circumstances, and most of all, He cares…
Read More4 Beliefs That Will Catapult Your Growth As A Christian
I’m often asked the seemingly simple question, “How can I grow as a Christian?” This inquiry comes from lifetime students of the Bible as well as new converts. Because we all know how to learn more and do more, but what about being more effective and living out the calling of Jesus to be witnesses to the ends of the earth? How do we get to a place where we’re willing to live our lives that way?
Read MoreHow Do Regular People Like Us Change The World? Start With These 6 Steps
After the resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days investing in His followers: praying, teaching and living alongside them. He was preparing them for their next assignment. It’s our assignment, too. God uses regular people like you and me to change the world. Experience it for yourself when you follow these 6 steps.
Read MoreHow to Deepen Your Communication With God
Do you yearn to know the God of the universe deeply? Do you want to know Jesus and communicate with him as a close personal friend? The process for doing so is simpler than you might think. There is a pathway to intimacy with your Creator. The best first step is with communication. In other…
Read MoreHow to Pray with Power
Do you have a tough situation in your life? Want to see God change it? Maybe you doubt that He can, or that He will. Maybe you say you’ve prayed a lot and nothing has happened. It’s true: sometimes God says “no” or “wait.” But I believe God wants to say “Yes!” a lot more…
Read MoreExperience Peace in the Midst of Anxiety
Anxiety can steal peace from our lives. And if you’re like most Americans, you’re probably experiencing anxiety on an everyday basis. This familiar feeling often comes over us like uneasiness, apprehension, dread, concern, tension, restlessness, or worry. It’s the feeling of impending danger or doom. For many of us, our anxiety is a result of…
Read MoreThankfulness Beyond Thanksgiving
Today will be filled with final grocery store runs, road trips to family gatherings, and time to reconnect around the table. And hopefully in the midst of it all, there will be a time to pause and share what we’re thankful for. But the importance of giving thanks goes beyond Thanksgiving Day. Why is it…
Read More3 Essential Elements for Effective Prayers
Ever feel like your prayers are just bouncing off the walls? Maybe you’ve been asking God for something – wisdom for a problem, resolution for a situation at work, or for a child to come back to the Lord – and it’s been several weeks or months and nothing’s changed. You’ve even claimed the line…
Read MoreFour Ways God Encourages Us
Are you going through a difficult or painful circumstance? If you are, you’re not alone. Life is hard for so many right now. Recently, I’ve been reminded about the importance of encouragement—particularly spiritual. The very definition of encourage is: to infuse with faith, perspective, and hope that fuels the daily need for courage. We all need…
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