Purposeful Prayer & More

The Scriptures tell us to “Pray without ceasing.” But have you ever thought about how we need to approach God when we come before Him to pray or to have our needs met by Him? Does it matter?

Living on autopilot means not thinking, acting more on impulse or desire, and sticking to routine without questioning whether that’s the best course. Living on autopilot isn’t bad in itself, but it can be...

Over the years, I didn’t find the answer to my prayer or see God fulfill His Word. However, God gave me the strength to persevere and continue praying. This was not easy, as I watched many people get married and start families while I remained single. At a Christian conference...

After a while, Tristan grew comfortable with Jesus driving, so he looked out the window again. The same old distractions were still there, and Tristan found himself looking at Jesus less and less. Then he realized the car was...

One day, while watching a child play with a toy in our neighborhood, the Holy Spirit asked me an unexpected question: “What did the child do to...

Eugene P. Deatrick, the former head of the soils department at West Virginia University, has a different take. He argues that when Jesus speaks of salt in Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:50, and Luke 14:34–35, He is not speaking of salt’s household use but of its...

Contrary to popular belief, the Ten Commandments did not originate at Mt. Sinai or in the Old Covenant; they were instilled at...

We celebrate the birth of our country on July 4. Our forefathers put the broad principles of civil and religious liberty into writing. However, this legacy of freedom began...

Right there in my prayer, I made a simple but sincere invitation. I said: “Lord Jesus, just as You were invited to that wedding and You performed a miracle when the need arose, I invite You into my situation right now. Please stretch out Your hand and...

I remember planting what I believed were cantaloupe seeds in my garden one spring. The package clearly indicated them as cantaloupes, and I expected to harvest ripe cantaloupes in late summer. However, somehow the label was mistaken, and I ended up growing...

"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...