Purposeful Prayer & More

"Don’t you want to submit your will to God now? ‘I can‘t’, he replied. ‘Are you willing for God to do it for you?’ ‘Yes’, he answered. ‘Then ask Him to do it.’ He prayed: ‘Oh God, empty me from my own will. Bring me into...'"

At a summer Vacation Bible School in the Upper Midwest, Cheryl taught about the prayers of George Müller. Many non-church member children attended, and Cheryl’s friend Abbie shuttled seven of them. On the way home from one of the meetings, one kid exclaimed, “I want...

He concluded that if I had driven onto the highway at 70 mph, I might have experienced a...

I felt impressed to give her a book, but the timing felt terribly awkward. She was busy, and I didn’t want to cause a scene. Still, the impression persisted. I asked another worker to find our waitress and...

It was a week before our wedding. We had 250 people coming, but we had no food! Let’s rewind 6 months. Philip and I had become engaged on a beautiful fall afternoon. After he popped the question, we...

Turn the screens off: the phone, the television, the social media platforms. Turn the noise off. Go outside. Pause. Listen. And know...

I retraced my steps, wondering if I had left it at the convenience store or the bank we had visited. But it wasn’t there. My husband and I thought it might have been left in the taxi we took home, but...

On May 4, Denver, Colorado, reached 73 degrees, but by May 6, there was half a foot of snow on the ground! The temperature then rose to 85 degrees on May 14, only to drop...

The Spirit of God then rebuked me. He told me firmly, “I did not call you to this country to be safe. I have called you to...

We’ve all heard, “Hindsight is always 20/20.” During moments of reflection, particularly during stressful times, relationship difficulties, or frustration, I often think...

This month, we are highlighting trending articles from the past month, and one of them shares a powerful story about being SAVED from...

Here I was, asking God to guide me, if it was His will, to expand my business. God's answer in two words was...