Have you ever wondered if it is OK to ask God for something you really want? I mean, God is holy, righteous, and in charge of the whole universe, so does He really care about the little things going on in our lives?  The answer to this common question is ABSOLUTELY!  God wants us to ask Him for things. God wants us to ask Him for help.   To tell Him what we want and need. To bring to Him all of our hopes and dreams.   While He already knows the deepest longings of our hearts, He still wants us to bring these things before Him in prayer.   But there are…

Some days it’s difficult for me to hold onto my faith and continue to pray . . . while living with a chronic illness that won’t go away.   After years of praying and praying for healing . . . and hearing nothing, it sometimes feels like God isn’t answering my prayers.   But is that really true?  Are there prayers that God will not answer?  Or is He just not answering my prayers the way I want Him to?  One of the hardest things to face in life is when our prayers go unanswered, and the situation gets worse. In those moments, when our hearts are broken, and the tears won’t stop flowing…

Do you ever struggle with praying? Do you ever get distracted while you pray? Do your prayer times ever feel dry?  Yeah, me too.   I think prayer is one of the biggest struggles for Christians.   And this is probably because our enemy knows the power of prayer.   So, he will do anything to stop us.   This is why trying out different ways to pray can be so good for us. It can help to strengthen our prayer life. And help us connect with God in new ways.   What are the different ways to pray? There are many different ways to pray to God. He loves to connect with us. To…

Sometimes it can be hard to pray. Because we don’t always know what to say.  And if you are anything like me, it can be so easy to get distracted. Or find yourself in a rut of just repeating the same stuff.   When we find ourselves in these difficult seasons it can help to try something different.   Because when we try new ways to pray, it helps us connect with God in new ways.   And a great way to connect with God is to pray his many names.   Praying Using the Names of God When we pray using the names of God, we are reminded of all the different aspects…

When I was first diagnosed with a chronic illness, I called on all the prayer warriors I knew to pray for my healing.   I’ve always admired women who are prayer warriors. You know those women who begin to pray and you can almost feel the Heavens moving in response.   Those women who when you ask for prayer, pray for you at that moment right then and there. The ones who always seem to have the right words to say. And sound so eloquent when they pray.    You can hear in their prayers a closeness and intimacy with God.   While I have always wanted to learn how to become a prayer…

When I was diagnosed with a chronic illness the first thing I started to do was pray for healing. I asked other people to pray for me. And then I even went to the elders and had them pray over me and anoint me with oil like it says to do in James. (5:13-15)  But nothing changed.   In fact, for a while, things got harder.   I started to wonder if I was doing something wrong. Perhaps I didn’t have enough faith. Or maybe I was saying something wrong when I prayed. I went to God’s Word to see what the Bible had to say about how to pray for healing.…

I have always struggled with prayer. It’s not that I don’t want to pray. It’s that there are so many things to do. And only so much time in the day.   Plus, I have a really hard time being still. (Which is funny because since I am living with a chronic illness I seem to sit a lot!) But I find even if I do try and sit still to pray, my mind keeps racing. Instead of praying, I end up going over to-do lists, planning out every part of my day, or winning arguments in my head. (I’m really quite good at this.)  But you can’t really have a relationship…

  Do you ever get bored praying? Do you ever get distracted? Or struggle to know what to say?   Come on now. Be honest.   Because I know I sure do. And sometimes it really frustrates me.   I want to be great at prayer. I want to connect with God. To spend time with Him. To talk with Him and listen to Him. I want to be like those awesome prayer warriors I know who begin to pray and you can almost feel Heaven move in response.   Because when you live with a chronic illness as I do, prayer is like a lifeline to the divine. It’s a way I can connect with…