DO YOU WANT GOD TO BE GOD? I’m guessing many of you are like me and get aggravated when your computer is slow, or when fast food is less than fast. When I think I need an immediate deliverance from an unpleasant situation or circumstance, I quickly ask God for rescue...

TEN PRAYER RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR Perhaps you have already set your New Year’s resolutions in committed stone for this year; however, I encourage you to consider weaving one or more of these powerful prayer resolutions into the mix as you seek to be more like...

THE PRAYER OF SEEKING Prayer is the deepest love connection with the Father, made possible by the sacrifice of His Son. It is an awesome privilege, and our deepest connectivity with the heart of God. His Word says that if we seek Him, He will be found by us. If Jesus...

MUSTARD SEEDS AND MULBERRY TREES “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And...

IF MY PEOPLE… “Whatever is natural in you will come out of you in a crisis…and crisis will reveal the true state of your heart.” I came across this teaching from Allen Hood, Associate Director of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, MO, as I was...

5 STEPS TO ATTACH YOUR HEART TO GOD Seeking ways to become more deeply attached to God should be  a lifelong pursuit for all believers. Prayer provides the most profound attachment we can form with our Father, and recently this quote by Frank Bianco came my way: “If...

ARE YOUR PRAYERS THE KEY TO THE SALVATION OF OTHERS? “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:44). This verse became very personal for me one winter, shortly after I had given my life...

IF YOU COULD ASK GOD ONE QUESTION… “What can you ask God that will help you be more complete?” This was the question posed to me in a friend’s blog recently. As I considered my everyday life, it occurred to me that I already have everything I need in Jesus for a...

BEFORE YOU INTERCEDE: LEARNING TO DWELL IN THE QUIET “Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in...