Pray in God’s Will

Do you believe in providence? Do you believe you can speak things into being? Do you believe you can pray things into being? Have you tried to do so? If so, what have been the results? Will you continue to try to influence things? Do you know how to have more success? Some people believeContinue reading “Pray in God’s Will”

Jesus Heals Our Spirits

How often do you ask for what you need? How often do you ask for what you want? Who do you ask? When you ask God, how do you ask? What is your attitude? Do you believe he can provide? Do you have faith that he will answer? What if the answer is no? WillContinue reading “Jesus Heals Our Spirits”

Fast to Seek

How long do you think you could go without food? How many days could you fast? How committed are you to a cause? Are you committed enough to go without food as a form of protesting? How committed to God are you? Are you willing to fast to grow closer to him? Most of usContinue reading “Fast to Seek”

In Pursuit

What are you pursuing? Are you pursuing a better career? Are you pursuing a lifelong companion? Are you pursuing higher education? Are you pursuing retirement? Or are you merely getting by? Are you just hanging for one more day? Have you contemplated your situation? We pursue a wide variety of things throughout our lifetimes. WeContinue reading “In Pursuit”

Model Prayer

Have you asked to be taught something you saw someone else being taught? Did you think that specific skill was worthy of learning? What were you willing to give up to learn it? Were you willing to give up your time? Were you willing to pay for it? Were you taught? Learning new skills canContinue reading “Model Prayer”

Earnestly Seek

Do you wish there were times that God would speak plainly to you? Do you wish that God would tell you specifically what he wants you to do? Do you wish you could sit down and have a face-to-face conversation with him? Have you considered that God does communicate with you? We often find ourselvesContinue reading “Earnestly Seek”

Impossibilities

Do you run across impossibilities often? Are you facing impossibilities? Have you tried to overcome them on your own? Have you run out of options and ready to give up? Have you decided to simply live with the reality that you cannot overcome it? Are willing to trust God? We all face situations that weContinue reading “Impossibilities”

God Punishes Wrongdoing

Have you done something bad and had someone come with a message from higher up? Was it a message of chastisement? Was the message wrapped in a parable? Did you recognize the meaning of the message or did the messenger have to point it out? There are times when we will speak in parables orContinue reading “God Punishes Wrongdoing”

Learning God’s Lessons

Are you comfortable in large crowds? Do you prefer being in a crowd over being alone? When you see people in need, do you have compassion for them? Are you prepared to demonstrate your compassion? Are you willing to feed the hungry? Are you willing to clothe the naked? Large crowds can make some ofContinue reading “Learning God’s Lessons”

Math Problem

Are you good at math? Can you walk through the multiplication tables (or times tables for us older folks)? Have you experienced multiplying, rather than simply doing the math on a piece of paper? Have you witnessed God multiplying your efforts to enlarge the results? We typically think of math as a finance or businessContinue reading “Math Problem”