Hey Prayer Warriors! Who likes a good treasure hunt? You set out the clues, and in your head, the path to the prize is crystal clear. But then your kids start the hunt. What’s obvious to you is hidden to them. They get confused, frustrated, and eventually throw their hands up, crying out, "I can't find it! Just tell me where it is!" That fun game turns into a frustrated struggle. We sometimes project that same feeling onto God. When life is hard—a tough diagnosis, a crushing bill, or a relationship crisis—we whisper, “God, are You even there? Do You…
Read More →Ever have one of those moments where life just throws a wrench in your plans? Just last week, I went to open my car door and nothing. I couldn’t get into the car, I couldn’t unlock it. The car didn’t respond to anything I did. My immediate thought? "Oh, come on! I do not have time for this!" That feeling of the complete unknown, not knowing what’s wrong or how to fix it – frustrating, right? The prophet Habakkuk wasn’t dealing with car trouble, but he was wrestling with huge, confusing things in his world. He looked around at injustice…
Read More →You ever have one of those moments...? You're looking everywhere for something, usually under stress of a circumstance. Like you’re late heading out the door and you’re looking for your sunglasses – checking the counter, digging through your bag, maybe even getting a little frustrated – only to have someone point out they're perched right on top of your head? Or maybe you're frantically searching for your phone, convinced you left it somewhere, while you're actually talking on it? (Don't worry, your secret's safe with me!) It's amazing, isn't it? How sometimes the very thing we're desperately looking for is…
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