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When you hear the phrase “stand in the gap”, what usually comes to mind? Do you feel this sense of burden that seems too much, or picture hours and hours of prayer for nations and people? Perhaps, like young Chioma, you conjured up images of someone getting hit to shield others. It seemed like something one should not aspire to…. Read More
We talk about mercy a lot. We even pray for it often, but I wonder how often we take time to consider what it really means for us. My dictionary defines it as: “compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or o one subject to one’s power.” One familar example of a life of mercy is that of King… Read More
This past year has stretched me in more ways than I can count—and through it all, one thing has remained constant: God continually calling me deeper into prayer. Something happened recently that reminded me just how powerful prayer truly is. It was a Friday morning. I was still trying to shake off sleep and ease into the day when I… Read More
Praise heals.It makes room for God to move. I know this from personal experience, I shared in an earlier post. Scripture tells us that God inhabits the praises of His people. But we also know that praise doesn’t always come easily.There are times when the pain or uncertainty of life shuts down any desire to lift our voice. Maybe that’s… Read More
Life as a Christian entrepreneur is an adventure. Like almost any area of our lives, it is a walk of faith and courage. Some of you may already know my story. The Lord laid it on my heart two years ago to start a business. Here’s where things get interesting – I have a background in law and policy, yet… Read More
15 scriptures to pray over your relationship. A few weeks ago, I shared a post about trusting God with our hearts. I know this post resonated with quite a few people, for one thing – it was a reminder of our need to let go and let God do what he does best. However, I still know we struggle to… Read More
Growing up as Sunday school kids, we were taught to memorize some popular Bible verses. Psalm 23 was probably the longest one I memorized and I was so proud. However, it took me many years to get over the fluidity of rehashing this Psalm from memory and get into the actual words of this beautiful Psalm. This may have been… Read More
You know how you want something so bad that it takes over your mind and senses. Every waking moment seems to be filled with this desire. I certainly do! For the first ten years of my life, I was the baby of the house, which meant I got to pester my parents for stuff and would usually get it. I… Read More
That moment when you tell yourself you need to pray but you procrastinate. That time when you promised you will pray first thing in the morning but deep down you know you never have time in the mornings. Sound familiar? You’re in good company. Most of us want to pray. We want to commune with God. There are even times… Read More
