Recently, Holy Spirit reminded me of a vision He gave me so many years ago as I walked through our garage that housed my brand new two-day-old white van. As my heart overflowed with thanksgiving, I placed my hand on the van and thanked the Lord for His provision. In that moment, He showed me [...]
Sometimes, I need to be refreshed in things the Lord has taught me over the years, because it seems like I leak. It’s not intentional, but it does happen. Since I know I am not alone, this month we will take a look at a revised version of the December 2005 Prayer Nuggets. May we [...]
There’s something about me you probably don’t know. I’m a wrestler. Most of the time, I wrestle powers, principalities, rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places into ineffectiveness. What a Holy Spirit power surge that is! There are other times, however, that the bout doesn’t appear to be such a sure thing. At [...]
When we walk by faith and pray by faith, we are not moved by what we see. It might be a long time before we see with natural eyes what we have long-since seen as finished in the spirit. The situation could even worsen in ways that tempt us to believe it will never improve. [...]
Jesus was in the right place, doing the right thing, saying the right thing, praying the right prayer, and having the right attitude . . . always. Because He humbled Himself to live in mortal human form1, we know He lived fully as man, with the same limitations we face, not drawing on His divinity. [...]
What is it about intercessors? While we are all unique, I suspect more than a few of you share one common trait with me. I am so accustomed to receiving prayer requests from others that I hesitate to make my own needs known to others. Is it pride? Does it just go with the territory [...]
This is not what I wanted to write about this month. After all, there is major upheaval in the nations of the Middle East and North Africa! The obvious message would involve praying for God’s plans and purposes to be fulfilled at His perfect time and in His perfect way, but I wasn’t released to [...]
. . . and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place]1 No, this is not a re-print of last month’s Prayer Nugget. I thought we were finished with that lesson when I wrote it, since it packs a powerful punch with the Word of God. Even now, the revelation of [...]
Propelled out of bed from a deep sleep at the sound of the weather radio alarm, I knew immediately this was a tornado warning. We had gone to bed under a tornado watch that was to last into the wee hours of the next morning, so we were on alert for the “Move to a [...]
Have you ever prayed only because you know it is part of being a Christian, but your heart’s not in it? The whole time you pray, your mind is elsewhere, perhaps thinking about what you will do as soon as you finish praying. While we all go through this from time to time, this has [...]
