Praying for a Financial Breakthrough is a very powerful prayer to pray. When you are blessed financially you can turn around and be a blessing to the Kingdom of God. You can fund the missionaries who are spreading the gospel in places where your feet will never walk. Yet, you have a hand in saving …
Currently, I have a love/hate relationship with the word “fighting”. My kids fight selfishly all day long, the US is in turmoil because of the fighting going on between sects, and I long for my children to grow up in peace and safety. All that being said, God is fighting for us! Let’s look at …
Looking for a lovely Thanksgiving prayer for friends this year? I have a lot to fuel prayers of thanksgiving for friends. I feel God has brought friends into (and out of) my life at just the right moments. In thinking about a topic for this article, I asked myself: “What are some Biblical examples for …
I confess. I try to pray every day, but it doesn’t always happen. It seems I turn to prayer most urgently when I face something I can’t handle on my own. I know I need help, so I ask God to take over my situation and see me to a successful end. The problem arises …
Who God Says You Are: You May Be Surprised! There has been a lot of talk in media, articles and books about self-love and self-worth over the last few years. As part of popular culture self-anything has been a “thing” for decades. Many people struggle with these concepts. I think, especially us ladies struggle with …
What You May Not Know About Prayer Partners Have you ever been in so much stress you forget to pray? When my mental illness flares up, I find it especially hard to pray or to know what to pray. I feel a bit lost and apart from people, even if they are in my own …
What does the Bible say about praying before a meal? I used to think that ‘saying grace’, or praying before a meal, was a bit of a ritual – a token gesture, a nod to God, a mindless platitude that good Christian families would do because it was ‘the right thing’ and not because they …
For the Unexpected Homeschool Mom “Are you excited for school?” This is the common question I often hear when the calendar page turns to August 1 st each summer. As a mother and veteran teacher, the rhythm of school has been ingrained in my bones and become as systematic as taking the next breath. But …
Looking for prayers for a new school year? The teachers and staff gathered in the hallway outside the bathrooms and began praying for the safety of the students who would enter these rooms. Praying that the students would see love and acceptance in the mirror as they washed their hands, that they would feel beautiful, …
And it was at that very moment that I decided to walk away from Christianity. We all have a boiling point, right? A point where we can only handle so much? Well, I had hit it. I kept trying to go to church. I continually tried Bible studies, and getting into the rhythm of small …