My Story of Fasting Photo by Alla Hetman on Unsplash It started in the Word When I was a new believer, I had an insatiable appetite for the word of God. I was attending a number of great Bible studies, but other than that, I chose to...
Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash Revealing God as Father In order to pray effectively, we must first be a child of God, able to call God “Our Father.” And, we must know God as our Father. Not just know he exists, like the man who lives down...
Luke 11:1 The Lords Prayer Before there was a Lords Prayer, there was a disciples prayer. It was a simple, yet important request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus quickly obliged this request with an equally simple, and also important response...
We must begin by Surrendering to Gods will in the small things, or the day to day aspects of life. This is what will prepare us when we are dealing with the “Big” traumas. It is those daily irritants, such as when a person does something that rubs...
Power in surrender “power in surrender” The Powerful Prayer of Surrender Have you been praying and praying and PRAYING for something but it just. aint. Happening? Does it seem like God has quit listening or doesn’t care? Yet… deep inside you know He...
The God Who Searches “The God Who Searches for Stuff” In the last episode of “Storming the Gates,” we looked at “the God who finds stuff.” Before I move on to this next subject, I had quite a few responses from people telling me how God led them to...
The God Who Finds Stuff Have you ever been in a hunt for car keys? A missing earring? The match to a set of socks? If you are like most people, that’s happened before. And if you are like ME, it’s happened A Lot! God Gets Another Name How can...
Have you ever wondered why some annoying illness or trouble swooped in just after a spiritual victory? Thats exactly what I was wondering after I returned from an amazing conference and immediately got hit in the face with Covid-19! ...
One day everything seems fine. Then a “suddenly” comes! A teen rebels, an accident takes someone’s life, Covid restrictions cause you to lose a business! In Esther chapter 4 the Jews were at ease and content in Babylon, when...
Esther 5: 5-8Waiting is tough. When offered up to half the kingdom, Esther didn’t plunge at the king with her request. She casually invited him to a feast. Despite the urgency of the hour, she waited. The Bible says “In your patience...