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.
The Lord celebrates whatever time you're willing to be with him, and he can direct your prayers.
Probably way less spiritual than what you might expect.
Specifics on what it looks like: walking, grounding, sitting, dancing, and more.
We each have our own gifts and callings in prayer! Don't put on Saul's armor!
An example of a word that seemed to have an obvious meaning, and went in a completely unexpected direction.
And why this isn't the end of the world.
When you think you hear, but later events prove otherwise: this is pretty devastating.
Zoom call audio with almost a dozen marvelous questions, along with prayers and testimonies.
Corrie ten Boom's Ding-Dong Principle, and walking in freedom.
A testimony of the faithfulness of God in the midst of ongoing health challenges.
Pray like Jesus prayed, and all will be well.
A reminder to me: it's okay to take a pause to figure out what's going on.
A forcible reminder to me: DO NOT DESPISE THE DAY OF SMALL BEGINNINGS.
I'm currently experimenting with more forceful prayers. What does that look like?
I am not a growly person by nature, so it surprised me to have something like that come out of me. What was going on?
The needed ideas, in the midst of the ups and downs of life. And the full quotation of Matthew 11:28-30, from The Message: "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.”
Trying to recover from a traumatic brain injury? Dealing with tics, or balance issues? Some testimonies and ideas. https://www.brainhighways.com/
Responsive prayer? Attentive prayer? Lived prayer? Walking-with-God prayer? Fun to consider, but in the end: a different choice.
Does that make me a good communicator or a fool? Pushing through to find identity from the Lord. (And little error correction: Miss Bates shows up in Emma, not Pride and Prejudice. I should have said, "Jane Austen's character.")
It took six years of asking: Lord, what should we be measuring? But one day, the answer came!
I wasn't sure. Then I went to church, and found a compelling answer.
The Lord has space for us to grieve. Yes, we can be thankful for the provision and the mercy, but that doesn't require we pretend the grief isn't there.
I mentioned this idea in Episode 54, but some additional practical thoughts on what to do when the alarm goes off.
What resources, ideas, or inputs have you been given in the last month to help make the choice? And if you can't think of any: perhaps the moment hasn't yet arrived in which to make the decision.
Deal with the underlying griefs and hang-ups. Healing prayer, perhaps. Or face the feelings and actually feel them. Give them attention.
Take the time to synchronize with the Lord: and my best attempt to describe what that looks like.
Give yourself time to think, and recognize what variable carries the most weight.
Operating in a place I'm normally good, until I wasn't: so humbling. So painful. So in need of God's gracious pouring out.
A testimony of a long-delayed, suddenly finished website. Celebrate happy colors with me! https://makeprayerbeautiful.com/
My experience, as best I can describe it, with a few more meditations.
Questions I needed answered. And a short primer on this topic: https://happybooks.me/tongues
What would happen if this amazing thing came to pass? How would I handle it?
What the scripture shows, along with a few reflections from my own life.
But do you need a testimony in that area? Or is it enough to know that God is good?
Contemporary dance in its beauty and emoting and confusion and magnificence.
The privilege of adding another drop of prayer to the bowl in heaven.
Basic deliverance refresher.
Listen to the Lord and do what he says.
Get clear on your identity, and leave the accuser no footholds.
Learning to live a life where the future is glistening with hope.
The persnickety ways that God often doesn't answer in the obvious and apparent ways.
Peter and the gold coin in the fish's mouth, the sphere where we are called, and the dream in our hearts.
An unflattering story of my own season of magical thinking and presumptive prayers.
Listening to the Lord, doing what he says, looking at the current places of favor, and using what's in your hand.
Following the way of peace and praying the scriptures.
Resisting the good advice that doesn't create peace.
Reflections on the importance of all three. (A theme I return to cyclically, it seems.)
Thinking about mountaintop experiences.
When trying to be obedient feels incredibly stupid … do it anyway.
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