If you haven’t tasted what life is like with Jesus, perhaps you should taste and see for yourself. Lord, I pray that others would be able to taste the peace, joy and love in life with you.
Category Archives: A word of prayer
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It As I taught the simple rhythm game, dozens of pairs of dark brown eyes danced with glee. Huge smiles covered the faces of the beautiful children sitting on the floor with me in this church in the poorest section of Matamoros, Mexico. In spite of the language barriers—the children spokeContinue reading “The Eyes Have It”
He is in Control
“Sovereignty is a weighty thing to ascribe to the nature and character of God. Yet if He were not sovereign, He would not be God. The Bible is clear that God is in control of everything that happens.” -Joni Eareckson Tada.According to Dictionary.com, “sovereign” means “a person who has supreme power or authority.”Don’t you thinkContinue reading “He is in Control”
Good Advice
Lord, I pray for your wisdom. Show me how to live a good life and do those deeds you have planned for me.
Friday Prayer Challenge
Friday Prayer Challenge I Peter 4:8-11Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who calledContinue reading “Friday Prayer Challenge”
In the Light
How beautiful and reassuring. Thank you, Jesus, for your sacrifice,
Seeing the Dawn
After an unusually difficult two months—several lingering illnesses that left me constantly fatigued, my father-in-law’s serious stroke, caring for my mother-in-law—I was feeling tired, stressed, and discouraged. Driving to work, I shed a few tears of self- pity. As I turned to the east, a gorgeous sunrise greeted me. Thin clouds created a golden pinkContinue reading “Seeing the Dawn”
Like Sheep
Lord, I am so thankful that you seek the lost sheep. So many times you have rescued me from myself. Thank you for your loving care.
Friday Prayer Challenge
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”Colossians 3:12-14Oh,Continue reading “Friday Prayer Challenge”
Trust in the Lord
Lord, keep my feet on your path and help me to yield to your will for my life.