It’s key to commit to prayer; to schedule it and keep honor it through intention and discipline. But, then, how do we maintain prayer as an intimate relationship and not let it become a routine? The answer to one question: where’s your heart in it?
Going through the motions to get it done is not the point. You know…when you finish your prayer time, look up, and think what just happened? It’s better, even, to do less with a whole heart than to try to do more while totally disconnected.
Even if you’re not in a good place to pray — tired, hungry, whatever — be honest about that and bring that to prayer. Because just like you can tell when somebody’s totally checked out of a conversation (nodding, “uh huh, yup”), the Lord knows our hearts. He can tell. Talk to him instead about why you’re distracted or angry or not in it; that’s where he wants to be.
Simply be still, and with your whole heart, say “Jesus, look at my heart.”
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Ending the Year Well
Our last episode of the year… a time that often means reflecting on the last year and looking forward to the next one. As you look back on 2021, there are probably loose ends — struggles, situations — that haven’t been resolved. It’s easy to wish that everything would just make sense, but sometimes it just doesn’t…
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That None Would Be Lost
Can you imagine how it feels for a parent when their child dies? A father and a mother don’t want to lose any of their children, and this is an icon of understanding how God doesn’t want any of his children to be lost—how passionate God is about our salvation. God desires no one to be lost. Today, we’ll discuss how we can walk toward life and away from death as a fruit of sin. We’ll also dive deeper..
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Guidance For The Prophet
Have you encountered prophets in your life? Prophets have a profound conviction and clarity about a particular component of the faith and those who practice it. Being a prophet is not about opinions; it is an experience or power that you have, given by God to be a prophetic witness in the world. It’s about communicating something about who God is through…
