When we pray for God’s guidance, we don’t just appeal to God’s promises to guide us well. We use our common sense too. Abraham had sent his trusted
God Meets Us in the Lonely Places
We can struggle to find time to pray when our days are full. Life can be busy from the moment we get up until we go to bed.
3 Steps When You’re Struggling to Trust God
God wants us to trust Him. This might be easy to do when life is going well and we see God at work but when life gets difficult
How Jesus modeled prayer for us
Jesus needed to pray, to spend time with his Father. Jesus modeled prayer for us. He gave us an example to follow. I went to Galilee, where Jesus
A Prayer for Guidance by God’s Spirit
If you’re looking for God’s guidance but you feel inadequate, especially when you pray about it, then I want to encourage you that help is at hand. Here
A prayer for guidance for your next step
So far, we’ve looked at two ways in which we can get guidance from God—Scripture and Sense. The third way God can guide us is through Signs. I
How to be Reassured in a New Year
New Year’s Eve. The cusp of two years. One is about to be left behind. The other stretches out ahead. Our reaction, as we stand at this point,
How to pray when peace eludes you
In the middle of the night, I couldn’t sleep. My mind kept me awake as I ran over one problem after another. Eventually, I decided to pray. If
How to pray when life is easy
Sometimes I have to remind my young adult children “don’t just text me when you’re having a problem. Get in touch when things are going well.” I am
How to pray when you’re tempted
A bag of leftover Halloween candy sat in our pantry tempting me to slip in my hand and take one piece as I passed the doorway. I knew