You may be surprised that some of my most popular blog posts of 2022 also appeared on my list of top 2021 blog posts. Today’s post offers you that list from 2022 so you can read and review those articles and prayers, and remember and celebrate God’s faithfulness as you do. Enjoy these popular blog posts and prayers from 2022. If you missed one last year, you can read it here brand new, or enjoy a review. I believe you’ll find encouragement no matter who or where you are in life. As you review these popular blog posts, may they …
4 Things to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
You don’t know what to do. A decision calls for your answer. Doubts surround you. Nothing makes sense. You’ve never walked this path before. What can you do when you don’t know what to do? If you find yourself in any of these situations, here are four things to do when you don’t know what to do: W ait on the Lord Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! (Psalm 27:14 NKJV) Waiting is never easy; yet, when we take time to wait on God and for God, He …
Do You Need a Divine Appointment?
The “stuff” of life consumes us, confuses us, and clouds our perspective daily. We try to write the pages of our lives our way, but we end up with volumes of unnecessary rewrites. When we add the most important story ingredient daily, not legalistically, but with a dry, thirsty spirit, God enters, and changes us–and our story. We all need a divine appointment.
When Burdens Are Too Heavy, What Can You Do?
When burdens are too heavy, where do you turn? What can you do? Are you struggling with a lack of energy? Does your spirit say, “Yes!” But your body cries, “No way!” Are you tired of trying? We all carry burdens God never intended for us to carry. But the One who never grows tired or weary knows our limitations.
Will God Help You When You Don’t Know What to Pray?
Some things you never forget. The phone call in the middle of the night. The sound of heavy steps in the hallway and a door closing. The noise of a car door opening and shutting, and the hum of our Chevrolet sedan whispering the truth through my open window as our car backed out of the driveway into the street. Then silence. But sleep wouldn’t come again for a while. My eyes might try to close, but imagination would pry them open with invisible toothpicks: Who is it this time, Lord? A baby? A mother, father, teenager, child?