PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• This week, I’ve spent a lot of time in my own head. I keep thinking about unconfessed sins… The unknown sins… Because Friends, one of my big worries is about the unknown, therefore, unconfessed and ongoing sins in my heart. While our human brains can rationalize that if we don’t know we’re doing something wrong, how can we be held … Continue reading 9.29.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Soul Searching for Sin
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Pride takes so many forms and is a sin most of us struggle with… But God encourages us to embrace humility. 1 Peter 5:5b says, “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” God doesn’t want us to be doormats, but through humble hearts, we recognize our … Continue reading 8.26.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Clothed In Humility
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• If you’ve ever had children, or ever observed children, you know they love to lean. They lean on their parents when they are feeling shy… When they are feeling bored… When they are feeling tired… When they are scared… If there’s any excuse to lean (especially on insanely hot days), children will do it. And this leaning tendency isn’t reserved … Continue reading 7.23.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Leaning On Our Heavenly Father
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Testimonials are powerful tools. My husband and I both refer to customer ratings when we’re looking at an online purchase. We want to make sure we’re spending our money on something others have endorsed without bias. We look at reviews to determine whether or not we’re interested in reading a book or watching a movie. And when a friend tells … Continue reading 7.8.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: The Power of Testimony
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• In Bryson City, NC, there’s a stretch of road known as “The Road to Nowhere.” Technically, the road is called Lakeview Drive and it was meant to be a 30-mile stretch of road that led through the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. But the project ended at six miles. It’s an interesting bit of history to look up if you … Continue reading 6.20.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: The Road to Nowhere
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• My great-uncle died last night. A painfully shy, lifelong bachelor, my uncle wasn’t supposed to live past his 20th birthday. He had a severe case of scoliosis which wasn’t as treatable in his youth. But he died last night, a man in his late 80s. My husband summed him up best — he was a gentle man. And he will … Continue reading 6.17.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: Gifts and Service
PRAISE & PRAYER PROMPT ••• Aretha Franklin sang about it. Rodney Dangerfield never got it. And everybody thinks they deserve it. I’m speaking of respect. Merriam-Webster has four definitions for “respect,” and they are, “relation or reference to a particular thing or situation,” “an act of giving particular attention,” “high or special regard,” and “particular, detail.” And one of our Ten Commandments is about respect … Continue reading 6.14.18 Praise & Prayer Prompt: A Biblical Look at Respect
