I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.
Entering anew into the idea that God is the owner and I am the steward, and what came of that.
An idea that saved me untold frustrations down the road. (SO. THANKFUL.)
For many years, I didn't realize we had any other option in prayer other than using a list.
Arms raised, singing a new song … and a bit about some words being specific to you, and some being more for the body of Christ.
Yes, but … there might be some additional filters that might also be helpful.
We each have our own relationship with the Lord. (And, Lord, let us act always out of a healthy relationship with you.)
Importunity, hunger, conference tips, and more.
Beloved child, overly familiar … what does it look like to walk with God?
As a human, this one gets to me.
As a mom, this one gets to me.
This story went straight to my heart. So helpful, to hear a story that did not work out as desired … but the Lord is still good.
I love different people's experiences of how they hear God! A practical story. I resonate with this one very much.
Worship matters! (And a bit about being a steward.)
A reminder that our job is obedience … and that God often is working with a totally different set of metrics than we are.
An exercise that actually makes sense to me: not three unreachable days, but three possible days.
Not just once and done … the Lord gives gifts of doors opening again. (I feel this one more as a prophetic declaration.)
Pushing through a black mood with worship.And listen to one of Cortney's sets here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgo7_482-f4
Stirring from the Lord at the start of a fast.
With better perspective from an outside source.
A story I haven't yet been able to tell without some tears.
A plug for claiming that extra half year … cake not required.
Offset by 10 seconds, and we would have missed each other.
Which means: if you're dreading the day to come … stop it!
A testimony of the shocking power of taking communion. And a book to help facilitate more regular communion. https://happybooks.me/savor
Maybe, or maybe not: a few considerations.
Figuring out a way to process through the books I read that works for me.
A plug for a life-changing program … or at least the book, Connection Mode. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1632996073
Dry heaves, deliverance, and daikon radish … and the Lord goes before!
Grumpiness, starting at different times, ending early, males and females … some thoughts on going without food for a day.
A redemptive narrative in a place I had been fighting against shame.
Some thoughts on this good question.
Welcoming the joy of the Lord! And come to Monday night worship with Cortney! 7pm ET at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87216189473?pwd=Ft72yrcnIrLm6PGYbY1EbJ4EOSgi9Q.1
And although I was really feeling this episode, my brain kept blanking out. Patrick Mahomes plays, of course, for the Kansas City Chiefs. And Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the world record holder in the 200m.
As the one who gives good and perfect gifts: yes! In a variety of ways.
The all-or-nothing brain, music ministry, getting past perfection, and such gratitude for this season. Listen to a recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O81Mj_DEId4 And join us on Monday at 7pm ET. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87216189473?pwd=Ft72yrcnIrLm6PGYbY1EbJ4EOSgi9Q.1
I hadn't exhausted the ideas! (About the most fun I've ever had driving to church!)
A fun challenge to deeply investigate a single verse. (It's possible, but not fast!)
Thinking of how the Lord delights in us.
Just because sometimes the Lord speaks clearly doesn't mean that he always will. (Is this blindingly obvious to everyone else? Anyway … I now have the memo, too!)
So much good insight! (Lord, bless our children, and us as we raise them!)
Dan McCollum explains one of the differences between the two kingdoms.
Today, launching Growing Prayer: a community to talk through prayer-related things. https://makeprayerbeautiful.substack.com/p/come-join-us
Grief over missed opportunities … but his mercies are new every morning.And: Substack link here: https://makeprayerbeautiful.substack.com/
The Lord and the community he forms around us: so precious!
Praying for our July (or whenever we might be in transition) to be a fulfilling month of seeing anew.
Different people of prayer think back over their childhood: where was God in those seasons?
C. Peter Wagner believed there were at least two more, not mentioned explicitly in any New Testament list.
Which means evangelists shouldn't judge others for not being evangelists. Part One of a short series on the gifts of God.
And the common prayer word no one wants to own. (I was surprised!)
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