Category Archives: Prayer

Silence and Noise

by Kristen Lisemby
Not long ago, I was reading various passages and one little thing kept popping up–noise. It got me thinking. Have you ever tried to pray and then heard the phone ring? Or thought about something you forgot to do? Have you ever said, I’m going to sit down and read my Bible—really read [...]

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In The Midst of Trial

Father, in the midst of Trial
Keep My heart secure.
Resting, trusting fully
In your Promsise sure.
Through the waters of affliction,
Deep, forboding though they be,
When my dearest friend’s forsake me
Keep my heart, my eyes on Thee.
The world may take from me all I own,
It may scorn me for my stand,
Yet, Father, draw me nearer
Lead me with Thy mighty [...]

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As I Knelt By My Bedside to Pray

I knelt by my bedside to pray
One night as I was all alone.
I wanted to do what was right,
Surely He would show me the way.
I knelt by my bedside to pray,
To Him I gave all my dreams.
To fulfill, to lay aside-
His will alone I sought that day.
“I will lead you, I will guide your way,
I [...]

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Top of the List

At the top of my to-do list, as I’m racing through life:
LOOK UP
Along with a lightning-fast pain reflex designed to move me away from danger, I’m convinced that God has given me a worry reflex designed to rivet my attention on Him.
A.W. Tozer says, “Faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God.”
It [...]

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Blessing from Suffering

by Jennifer W.

For those of us who choose the road less traveled, our journey is through a harsh wilderness. This way is to the Tree of Life, following after the example of Christ. Most of us on this path experience obstacles along the way, but a few seem to [...]

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