Yielding to God
Years ago, as an insecure Christian teenager in high school, I pinned up a self-made ad of our prayer group on the notice board. Anyone who has felt like the sole Christian in high school will know what a step…
Years ago, as an insecure Christian teenager in high school, I pinned up a self-made ad of our prayer group on the notice board. Anyone who has felt like the sole Christian in high school will know what a step…
I recently read a newsletter where a very honest individual (working full-time in prayer ministry) confessed tiredness in prayer itself. Reading this made me think: “But isn’t it wrong to be tired of praying? Or if we do feel tired,…
This afternoon our oldest daughter surprised me with another of her innocently insightful queries. She asked: “Why do we get gifts at Christmas?” I was relieved to have thought through the issue of Christmas gifts just the day before. I…
As a young girl, I was instructed in how to approach God. I heard it repeated that we needed to come to God with a pure heart. Before we prayed, we needed God to cleanse us of our sins. It…
A few weeks ago, I received a book in the postbox called “Battlefield of the Mind” by Joyce Meyer. I had heard nothing but good concerning this work and was quite eager to begin it. As the title suggests, the…