Tag: prayer

Where’s your focus?

We must keep our eyes on Christ no matter what life throws at us (or fails to throw at us) so that we can honor God and avoid sinning against Him. . . . Psalm 141:8.

How honest are your prayers?

We must be honest in our prayers, remembering that Christ opened wide our access to God in prayer by His sacrifice on the cross. . . . Psalm 141:7.

“We Used to Play Pretend” — a memoir

A memoir for my brother on his 24th birthday—also his first as a married man. . . . Proverbs 17:17; 27:10.

How dependent on God are you?

When life gets crazy we must remember that God is in control, and that He will right all wrongs on the last day. . . . Psalm 141:6.

How loving are your friends?

We must pray that we be willing to accept and heed rebuke when we are caught in sin. . . . Psalm 141:5.

How do you respond to temptations?

We must pray that God would take control in times of temptation so that we may honor Him with our lives. . . . Psalm 141:4.

Literal Life Update #2 (looking ahead at the next two months)

I’d appreciate your prayers.

Protective Prayer

We must pray for our neighbors, that they would be protected from the enemy of their souls--sin/death.

How Controlled is Your Mouth?

We must pray that God would take control of our tongues so that we do not sin with them in a time of trouble. . . . Psalm 141:3.

How Reverent are Your Prayers?

if we desire for God to listen to our prayers and answer them the way we would desire that they be answered, not only must we have a humble attitude of faith and submission, but we must also request that we only pray what would be pleasing to God. . . . Psalm 141:2.