I pray, first of all because I love God. I love His Presence. I love spending time talking to Him. I’ve loved God since I was a little girl and He is my dear friend. But I also pray for results. While I don’t believe we need to have all the right words to get […]
If you’ve ever heard me teach on prayer, you know I’ve prayed the Redemptive Names of God for many years. But in my quiet time I began to ask, “Why are these seven names of God considered redemptive names? I want to share with you what I’ve learned and how you can pray through the redemptive names of Christ.
Partnership with God? Can we really partner with God? And can than partnership be even more effective? Let me start with an illustration. It took Wayne and I both to get all the bulging bags into the car. I couldn’t wait until I got home to open the treasures so I pulled one bag close enough […]
Quiet Your Spirit. The engineer sounded his whistle long and LOUD at the little guy watching beside the tracks. It was loud. The ground rumbled under us as the black train engine roared past. I held Brayden’s hand to keep him safe, but I wanted to put both hands over my ears. Brayden loves trains. And I […]
Will you worship with me? Yes, right now. Mark Batterson says that the Bible isn’t for reading it’s for praying. I discovered that reality when I was just a young mom. It really bolstered my prayer. I felt more confident as I learned to pray the will of God for situations I was facing. Scripture […]
Have you ever experienced an electric fence? When my oldest granddaughter, Karyn, was a baby, I was invited to speak at a church in a rural community. They booked a room for me in a gorgeous bed and breakfast in the middle of farmland. The land adjacent to the house was a pasture with cows […]
My teacher challenged me. Do remember when your Sunday School teacher or maybe your children’s church teacher challenged you to memorize God’s word? If you were like most of us that first verse was “Jesus wept.” And probably the second one was either John 3:16 or Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens […]
Prayer is a responsibility and a privilege. But is it really a priority? How do you make or keep it a priority? I am so thankful to be a child of God. Belonging to God’s family means that I have the privilege of coming boldly into God’s presence. I can open my heart and share […]
It’s interesting, (that’s a kind word for it) to take a walk with me, but will you walk with me. I have something important to share with you. I’m sorta like the little boy in Bil Keane’s “Family Circus” comic strip. I have a hard time staying focused on one thing. Everything intrigues me! I’m […]
Is it possible? Will we stand divided or united? Can there be unity? Ever since our trip out West, I’ve felt God whispering “One root. One root, Pat!” And like so many of the things I learned while we were there, I have a story to share with you. I had to share Jason (my […]
What do you do with a broken heart? No really? What do you do with loss? And grief? Disasters? Heartbreak of all kinds? If you follow my blogs you know that I written several times about strength lately. I haven’t been able to get away from the subject of strength. I am convinced God wants […]
Young twins were buckled in the back seat of their dad’s car. “Where are we going, Daddy?” came a little voice from the back seat. Wanting to seize a teachable moment and communicate at a level they would understand, the dad answered, “To God’s house.” “Wow!” both boys answered together. It was obvious they were […]