God, Please Make My Will Your Will

God, Please Make My Will Your Will

Pray for us to the Lord your God, that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do. Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God. (Jeremiah 42:2-3, 6) “God, please tell me or show me...
Have You Spent the Night With Jesus?

Have You Spent the Night With Jesus?

Jesus went out in the hills to pray, and spent the night praying to God. (Luke 6:12) I meditate on You in the night watches. (Psalm 63:6) I remember Your name in the night, O Lord (Psalm 119:55) As the worlds turn darker, followers of Jesus are wise to spend more time...
A Weary Prayer in Distressing Darkness

A Weary Prayer in Distressing Darkness

“I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God” [Psalm 69:3]. Living in this sinful world, Christians can become weary while awaiting the world to come. But we have God’s promise to reap rewards if we do not...
My Not-So-Spiritual Tantrum

My Not-So-Spiritual Tantrum

Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask...
Orange Prayers and Italian Ice

Orange Prayers and Italian Ice

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. (1 Corinthians 2:9, NKJV) We were out of Italian ice. For those who are unfamiliar with this delicious frozen treat, it is similar to a...