What is your weightiest prayer request? What is your greatest spiritual desire? A healing? A salvation? A cash infusion? When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He began with worship, then moved to petition. Remember what the first one was? Not food or even forgiveness but: “Thy kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10). John the Baptist preached it: …
Praying for Our Schools
Holy Father, In the wake of school violence, much doubt has been cast upon the power of prayer. I’ve heard it said that prayer is insufficient to stop bullets from killing our school children. Thank You, Father that this is not true. You absolutely hear prayer (Psalm 65:2). Granted, in and of ourselves, we are powerless to …
Prayer over Addiction
Father, Thank You for not only being the God Who releases captives (Isaiah 42:7), but the God Who sent Your Son specifically to release them (Luke 4:18). Your desire has always been that mankind can be fruitful and subdue the earth, not to have that which is earthly subdue us (Genesis 1:28). I come to You today …
Power Printable
Holy Father, Thank You that You reign, high and lifted up, over all the nations (Psalm 47:8). You reign over both the nations here on earth as well as all spiritual principalities in the heavenlies. You even rule over those set up against acknowledging You (Ephesians 6:12). You, O Lord, are the Ancient of Days — the One Who is above …
The Pugilist
The leather gave only slightly to the blow, as the weighted bag bobbled under her best uppercut. Pummeling with all her might, she drove her glove into the bag, groaning a little with each jab. Stabbing and striking, ducking and dodging — her every move exhausted her, but also strengthened her for the next fight. Every morning, she …
With a Nature Like Mine?
“Would you bring the devotional?” As I prepared, I was somewhat nervous, knowing that I would be in the midst of some “missionary greats” of the world. As that day in Prague approached, I had spent as much time in prayer as I had dealing with the passage. I decided to use the Truths that the Father had …
Critical Breakthrough
Why do breakthroughs in prayer surprise me? I’d prayed over this request specifically for over two years, but God’s affirmative answer still shocked me. Maybe desperation holds more sway with God than I realized. In the course of this journey, I learned three powerful lessons regarding desperate prayer that will forever shape my critical intercession. 1) Just because …
Nothing in the House
“Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a flask of oil.” My eyes fell upon these words as the three of us bowed quietly in prayer. On the table before us were pages of prayer requests, many of which we would never cover. Friends and family all around us were necessitous of our intercession, yet I …
Praying for Your Children Works!
While I sneak off to see grand babies, Martha Kirk is taking up the pen at Hungry For More. You’ve heard from (and about!) Martha before as we’ve been friends since second grade. Welcome her as she shares a beautiful testimony about praying for your children. ————————- “With the near arrival of my second grandchild (maybe THIS week), I’m thinking …