Lent

In the Christian faith, Lent is observed during the 40 days leading up to Easter. This time is meant to reflect the 40 days Jesus went to the desert and fasted. As well as the 40 years the Jews spent in the desert.

I recently taught a lesson on prayer. When I was praying and asking God if there was any specific scripture he wanted me to add to the teaching, every time I sat down to write notes the story about the woman at the well kept coming to my mind. And I kept asking myself the question- what does the woman at the well have to do with prayer?

1. This may seem simple but God loves you- this is our identity. It is who we are. When we are saved, everything else falls away and this is it. We are His.

We are a:

• Beloved

• Adopted

• Chosen

• Hand-made

• Called

• Equipped

• Valuable

• Whole

 son or daughter of God. 

If we look at Gideon's story we see a fearful Israelite hiding in fear of their enemies until God comes in and calls him, even in his fear, to step our and rescue Israel. Do you think Gideon found joy in his fearful hiding? Or did he find joy in God’s calling and equipping?

Give yourself the gift of mental health this year by taking 5 minutes a day to pray together with us to usher in a holiday of Hope, peace, love and joy.

Over the next 4 weeks we will walk through the power of prayer in transforming our mind by focusing on scripture to replace doubt with hope, anxiety with peace, anger with love and sadness with joy.

It’s a season to set aside mental space to meditate on truths that powerfully impact our mental health.

Give yourself the gift of mental health this year by taking 5 minutes a day to pray together with us to usher in a holiday of Hope, peace, love and joy.

Over the next 4 weeks we will walk through the power of prayer in transforming our mind by focusing on scripture to replace doubt with hope, anxiety with peace, anger with love and sadness with joy.

It’s a season to set aside mental space to meditate on truths that powerfully impact our mental health.

Give yourself the gift of mental health this year by taking 5 minutes a day to pray together with us to usher in a holiday of Hope, peace, love and joy.

Over the next 4 weeks we will walk through the power of prayer in transforming our mind by focusing on scripture to replace doubt with hope, anxiety with peace, anger with love and sadness with joy.

It’s a season to set aside mental space to meditate on truths that powerfully impact our mental health.

Give yourself the gift of mental health this year by taking 5 minutes a day to pray together with us to usher in a holiday of Hope, peace, love and joy.

Over the next 4 weeks we will walk through the power of prayer in transforming our mind by focusing on scripture to replace doubt with hope, anxiety with peace, anger with love and sadness with joy.

It’s a season to set aside mental space to meditate on truths that powerfully impact our mental health.

There is so much power in praying scripture and this is your invitation to pray this battle Psalm over yourself, your family and your community.

There is so much power in praying scripture and this is your invitation to pray this battle Psalm over yourself, your family and your community.

Sin is inevitable. We all do it.

For years ,the weeks from Thanksgiving to New Years were the most miserable, anxiety creating, drama filled weeks of the year. Here are 9 things I am praying this year to not only create joy and peace for others but these little tricks help me share that joy in peace with others. Join me in shifting this season from stress to rest by praying these nine things!

Looking for some reading material in these summer months or just in general?
Here is my Top 5 Books on Prayer!

When I had no idea how I could get through, the time I spent in prayer during those seasons changed me….

When you don’t know what to pray . . . take heart. God hears.

A good leader is dependent on God for hope and help. Prayer is apart of that dependence.

No matter how many word studies I do on grace, stories I read on forgiveness or songs I sing about mercy, the one truth my heart just can’t seem to get is the truth of what God sees when I am being tempted to sin.