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,...
Replace My “If” With “You Can”

Replace My “If” With “You Can”

Today I will replace my feeble “If You can” with a confident “according to Thy will,” emboldened by the belief that it is not how one prays but the One who hears the prayer that is the power behind prayer. Mark 9:22-23 “But if you can do anything, take pity...
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...
Battle My Distracting Thoughts

Battle My Distracting Thoughts

Today I will battle the “distracting enemies of ideas and thoughts” (Chambers, Companion, August 23). “We must pray, not dream! Dreaming is easy. Our thoughts wander from topic to topic. Prayer is hard. We have to continually corral our thoughts by the act of our...