Category Archives: Prayer

Posted on

Growing Pains

GROWBut grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen. II Peter 3:18

My children experienced growing pains quite often when they were little. It wasn’t unusual for me to hear a pleading cry for help in the middle of the night for me to hurry and come soothe their pain.

I’d massage the hurting area, say a prayer, and offer words of comfort and love until they were no longer hurting. Sometimes, the pain took longer to subside, other times the pain left immediately.

Posted on

A Child’s Cotton Candy Prayer

but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14

This story is extremely embarrassing for me to tell. Funny, but embarrassing.

Last year, my husband and I took six of our grandchildren to the Houston Astros baseball game. Five of the kids were getting bored with the game and asked to go to the playground.

Posted on

Encourage Yourself!

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; II Corinthians 4:8-9

It was one of those weeks where so many things went wrong. There was a call from my children’s school, a missed deadline at work, overdue bills, needed car repairs and not enough money in my bank account.

I was a single mom at the time and by the end of the day, I was feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders. I felt so defeated. All I desperately wanted was to hear a word of encouragement.

Posted on

My Father’s Love

…and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

It was going to be one of those difficult nights of feeling so alone. I had a heavy heart because of a difficult situation I was facing.

I was crying to the Lord and telling him all I wanted was a hug. The kind of hug that only a father can give that makes you feel secure, loved and that everything is going to be OK.

Posted on

Refreshing as Water

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5:16-18

“I just don’t have time to pray.” I am guilty of thinking this until I heard a preacher say something that would change my perspective on prayer for good.

It’s not that we are too busy to pray. It’s all of our daily responsibilities that we are too busy for and don’t have time to complete. In other words, we don’t have time to wash dishes, do the laundry, clean the house, run errands, go shopping, etc.

Posted on

Fighting a Losing Battle

I faced a battle every year on Mother’s Day – feelings of inadequacy and failure that came from piercing words spoken to me years ago.

One year however, those feelings started the week before Mother’s Day. I felt such a cloud of darkness hovering over me and by mid-week I was crying uncontrollably.

No one knew what I was going through. I was suffering in silence. I prayed and told the Lord that I didn’t want to go through this again and I asked Him to show me what was causing the battle year after year.

Posted on

He is Exalted!

Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. I Chronicles 29:11

I was entertaining negative thoughts about a situation out of my control. I was worrying about things I could not change and that really were of no long lasting importance.

And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was listening to everything but what God had to say in His Word.