Not Knowing What to Pray, How to Pray

This morning I sit, not knowing exactly where to start. My mind and my heart are disconnected, or maybe just cold and uncaring. I make my way to Psalms to help me to pray, and I see “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!”. I am…

Praise in Prayer

This week in church we read a passage in Luke written from Mary – Luke 1:46-55.  I pray that God would transform my prayers of requests and demands to prayers of praise for who he is and what he’s done for me.  May my soul magnify the Lord and rejoice in my Savior.  May I…

Advent Study: The Faithfulness of God

This week we’re studying Luke 1:5-25 and 1:67-80.  In these passages, we see a man named Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth give their lives faithfully to God.  As they aged, the struggled to have children – yet God was faithful to them.  Since everything is possible with God, we see God use this situation to not only…

Thy Will Be Done

Lately my prayer has been for God to give me more of his work, and for me to be more obedient to the Holy Spirit to just do whatever it is.  This prayer came out of the ongoing cycle of praying and searching for God’s will, only to realize the cycle of my life remained…