In Case of Disappointment, Break Glass (Part 3): Make Room

This is the second post in a 4-part series. Read part 2: Frustrated Desire and Faith. A few minutes into my heart-to-heart with the Father about those pesky missing lace curtains, I remembered God’s specific word that morning: “Make room…for Me to move.” I reflected some more on this instruction from Him. Then, I found […]

Church, It’s Time to Intercede (Part 2): Wake up to the Harvest

This is the second post in a 2-part series. Read part 1. “‘Why was there no man when I came? When I called, why was there none to answer? Is My hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver?’” –The Lord, Isaiah 50:2a-d As I examine myself and the […]

Church, It’s Time to Intercede (Part 1): When Hope Meets Compassion

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, […]

A Time to Cry Out (Part 2): Weariness and God’s Strength

This is the second post in a 2-part series. Read part 1: The Fight Against Apathy and Weariness “Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Most gladly, therefore, I will rather […]

A Time to Cry Out (Part 1): The Fight Against Apathy and Weariness

This is the first post in a 2-part series. Read part 2: Weariness and God’s Strength. It all started with an unsuspecting jaunt over to check some messages on social media for a few minutes on a low-key Sunday afternoon. Just a cruise through my news feed, I thought, to reply to a message I […]