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TwitCount Button By: Laura E. Sumpter Contributing Writer LauraESumpter.com The ocean beaches were my playground growing up. Living in a small coastal town on the Pacific, we were surrounded by craggy rocks, towering cliffs, and majestic breathtaking views of a vast water mass that stretched for miles. When I was about 13, we had a…
Pick a time. Set a timer. Meet with God. It seemed simple enough. All I had to was commit to it, right? Set my date with God and don’t cancel. 5AM; call it a morning coffee date. The kids would all be in bed, the house would be quiet. I could bundle up by the…
You’ve seen the movie “War Room,” right? When it came out several years ago, I made up my mind about developing a prayer strategy. I bought the books, we did not just one of the DVD studies at my church, but two. I was all in. But here’s the thing: it didn’t matter how hard…
If we want to pray effectively, there’s no better way than to learn how to pray according to the Bible. The Scriptures serve as our textbook through the examples of the people described, the prayers recorded, and the principles taught therein. A few months ago I arrived at the venue for a youth rally where…
Being married is a beautiful gift from God. When we find our true love and make vows to stay committed there is a strong union that takes place. But what happens when a crisis hits a marriage out of nowhere? How do you make sure that marriage stays strong regardless of what life throws at…
Being a mom is amazing, scary, fulfilling, life changing, wonderful, stressful, and a ton of other adjectives I can throw in here. This is why prayers for your children are so important! “Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born…
We know that praying is a very important part of our spiritual life. It is the way we stay connected to our Creator. But sometimes we struggle with prayer. Maybe we don’t feel like we really know how to pray, so we worry that our prayers will go unanswered. We worry that we don’t even…
As mothers we are constantly praying for our children. Being a mother of both sons and daughters there are certain things that I’ve discovered are important to pray for individually. Prayers more fitting to my sons than to my daughters. This goes both ways, but today I’m sharing with you a few things I specifically pray for…
Forgiveness can be easier when we forgive those we love, or the insult is minor. But learning how to pray for forgiveness can be hard when the pain runs deep, or the person who hurt us doesn’t feel remorse. Scripture tells us forgiveness is not optional- no matter the circumstance. Let’s see what the Bible…
Do you have a heart that wants to pray but sometimes you don’t know what to pray? Do you find that sometimes you are feeling overwhelmed or so anxious that you don’t even know how to start praying? Or, at times, you find a quiet place, sit intending to pray but you find it hard…
