Keep Prayer As My Centerpiece

Keep Prayer As My Centerpiece

Today I will wrap my mind around the enormity, significance, and absolute necessity of prayer for the true living of life in all its dimensions. We fight many battles in life, but the most important one may be to keep prayer as life’s centerpiece. 1 Thessalonians...
Obey Christ’s Command To Pray

Obey Christ’s Command To Pray

Today I will obey Christ’s command to pray, for “…by our meeting with God in prayer, God connects His work into our lives.” (Macosko, Jed). This connection is the foundation of our relationship, and our relationship is the foundation of our lives. We “live” on prayer,...
Trust Prayer Alone To Connect With God

Trust Prayer Alone To Connect With God

Today I will dismiss the popular cliches about positive thinking and the typical advice to overcome pain, grief, discouragement, and any type of loss. If we approach the test of life confident only in our own abilities or the abilities of others, we have failed the...
Desire Prayer That I May Desire Jesus

Desire Prayer That I May Desire Jesus

Today I will ponder why the disciple asked Jesus to teach the disciples to pray. As a Jew, the disciple was brought up in a praying community; prayer was part of the fabric of Jewish life. So, what did they lack and what were they desiring? They desired Jesus: His...
Pray Without Ceasing

Pray Without Ceasing

Today I will pray without ceasing that I may gain the Holy Spirit without limit. I am to be alert and connected to God at all times. I will wrap my mind around the enormity, significance, and absolute necessity of prayer for the true living of life in all its...