….in other words, what we think about who God is effects how we pray…or not pray. From Logos.com……….
How Our Prayers Reveal Our Theology
The Secret That Will Change Your Life Forever
This rather lengthy article is important because it goes over a very crucial aspect of our Christian lives: To build our faith in God through our determined mindset to trust God in all circumstances. From Life Over Coffee………
https://lifeovercoffee.com/the-secret-that-will-change-your-life-forever/
The God You Really Believe In Is the One You See on Your Worst Days
One of the points in this article is that how we feel about God on our bad days ( “God hates me,””God is disappointed with me”), is actually an indication of how we truly feel about the Lord. And we can’t improve our understanding of and our attitude toward God until we identify our areas of doubt and weakness. From Grace Life International……….
4 Things You’re Doing That Are Keeping You Anxious
Anxiety is a fact of life in this world — even back in Jesus’s day! But we don’t have to stay in a state of constant anxiety. Here is some help from Crosswalk.com………..
https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/things-youre-doing-that-are-keeping-you-anxious.html
“Why, God?” 5 Things to Remember When Natural Disasters Hit
Here is a timely article in light of Hurricane Ian in Florida. From Crosswalk.com…………
https://www.crosswalk.com/slideshows/why-god-5-things-to-remember-when-natural-disasters-hit.html
The Comfort of God’s Justice and Judgment
As Moses said, “Will not the Judge of all the earth do right”? This article reminds us that God’s perfect judgment is a source of comfort for all of His people. From Crossway.org…………
5 Prayers for Peace and Protection as Children Return to School
It is that time of year again for a new school year, and with all of the recent violence that has occurred in school settings, it is hard for many parents to not be anxious for their kids. But here are some scriptural reminders and prayers to focus on God rather than the world.. From Crosswalk.com………..
https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/-prayers-for-peace-as-children-return-to-school.html
Why We Sleep (And the God Who Doesn’t)
This article states the obvious: We all need to sleep. Yet sleep can be hard to come by sometimes unless we reach to the God Who never sleeps! From Core Christianity……….
https://corechristianity.com/resource-library/articles/why-we-sleep-and-the-god-who-doesnt/
Renew Your Mind With the Word of God
This neat little article provides an example of the type of biblical prayers to be found in the book Prayers That Avail Much by Germaine Copeland. My wife and I have used versions of this book many times over the years. This excerpt is a prayer asking God to renew our minds from the ugliness and despair of the world. From Harrison House Publishers……….
https://harrisonhouse.com/blog/germaine-copeland-renew-your-mind-with-the-word-of-god
Tested by Offensive Theology
A third test of faith is dealing with those hard and controversial passages of Scripture, like the “hard teaching” of Jesus mentioned in John 6. From OpentheBible.org……..
https://openthebible.org/open-the-bible-daily/tested-by-offensive-theology/
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