Purposeful Prayer & More

I’ve concluded that in many cases our healing, our happiness, and our overall quality of life depends, to a great degree, on our willingness to...

What lessons have you been learning as you walk through life? The road may be rough at times. People may pass by without noticing you — as if you are invisible. Trusted friends or family members may desert you. Some, who you least expect, may stay the course with you. No matter what circumstance you find yourself in today, know that there is...

Today I listened to a wellness discussion on trust in relationships, and Dr. Omayra Mansfield shared this, “The research shows that listing three things we are grateful for daily for 10 days is equivalent to...

Invite everyone in the family to act out a time in their life that required them to wait. Ask the family to guess each one’s situation. Ask: Is it easy or difficult to wait? When is it worthwhile...

Have you ever taken the time to just sit and reflect on the goodness of the Lord? We can get so bogged down with the perplexities, troubles, and problems of our present situations that we forget to see where God has brought us from. We seem not to be able to see His infinite goodness at all times. The scriptures remind us that...

Jesus desperately wants to do amazing things in your life. His hand is reaching down to you, will you give Him your hand and...

Have you ever wondered what type of disciple you would have been if you were alive when Jesus walked on this earth? Would you have denied your Lord like Peter? Would you have...

Humans have turned to their strength to solve all our problems. We have become the only guide in our lives. How did we get started on this road of self-help? In searching for the origins of this phenomenon, I came across...

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My relationship with my father was always somewhat complicated. My wishes and prayers during my childhood and youth were always that I would have a better relationship with my father. But it got progressively worse. Another six to seven years went by. God filled the...

I kissed my husband goodbye, and I walked out into a cloudy, chilly morning to take a long drive south of my home to go to work. The ground was white with snow. It was so pretty. What I didn’t realize that morning was that beneath the...

Have you thought there was something missing in your prayer life? Perhaps you think that your prayer life is stagnant or even on “life support.” Does your time with Jesus feel more of an obligation rather than intimate and refreshing? Maybe you desire for it to be deeper and more personal but don’t know how. If any of these thoughts sound familiar to you, I understand the feeling, because this was me a few years ago.