Articles Tagged 'Prayer' (Page 5)

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

The Burden & Blessing of Prayer

Tom Norvell talks about a sleepless night that leads to a great time of prayer and some key lessons about prayer.

A hard night leads to a great time of prayer.

Tested Tough

Phil Ware shares insight on the challenges of trials and sufferings and also on the desire and passion to have God's character produced in our lives through perseverance in times that are hard and facing opponents that are challenging.

Why intentionally face hard opponents?

SpiritFire: Life to Our Bones

Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Holy Spirit and prayer, especially focusing on us interceding and asking God to release the Holy Spirit into the life of those we love, who lead our churches, and who need God's presence.

What can we do to bring revival to the Church and life to the world?

SpiritFire: Ask!

Phil Ware begins a four week challenge that coordinates with the SpiritFire daily devotional challenging us to invite the Holy Spirit into our daily lives.

Why do we not ask for something God longs to give?

Beyond the Slogans

Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.

How can we say these things and really mean them?

Lord, Please Hear Our Prayers

Tom Norvell reminds us of the importance of praying honestly to God about all the challenging times in our lives.

When's the last time you waited on the Lord in prayer?

Where's the Power?

Phil Ware continues the LifeWORDS series and focuses on Jesus' promise to send the power of the Holy Spirit to empower the church.

What happened to the power Jesus promise?

Under the Passover Moon

Lois Tverberg shares from her blog on the Jewishness of Jesus and about why the disciples fell asleep on the night of Jesus' betrayal.

So why did those friends of Jesus fall asleep on him?

Don't Let the Grass Grow Here!

Danny Sims talks about having a well worn path to the place of prayer because we are so close to God!

Where does your private path lead?

What Could Have Been

Rebecca Dowden shares an emotional look at a decision to not have children.

How do you know if you have made the right decision?

Fast for the President

Bob Sjogren reminds us the importance of fasting and praying for the president.

Let's pray for our leaders!

On Our Knees

Phil Ware reminds us of the importance of prayer before and after this election.

Let's be in prayer!

Now that the Waters Have Receded

Phil Ware talks about ways we can help with hurricane relief.

What can we do to help?

Expectations

Rob Woodfin uses the movie "Evan Almighty" and Morgan Freeman to remind us to pray specifically for people and personally for them.

How do you think He answers them?

Desires & Imagination

Russ Lawson speaks to our desires being the pursuit of our prayers.

What are your deepest desires?

Stop Signs

Ann Voskamp uses a rolling California stop at a stop sign and has someone yell at her and it gets her thinking about all the stop signs she has been running.

How many of God's signs are your rolling through and not pausing to hear His voice?

Prayer out of Compassion

Ron Rose tells us about a movement that swept the US nation many years ago and how God used it to change everyone.

What can you do?

The Prayers Are Ended

Tom Norvell reflects on the words from Psalm 72 that the prayers of David are ended and he hopes his life, his prayers, end with praise like David's did.

When it all goes in the box, how will your prayers end?

The Lord's Prayer

Bill Sherrill reminds us that the Lord's prayer on the night he was betrayed was for unity and he prayed this three times, it was so important to him.

Do you really know the difference between the disciples' prayer and the Lord's prayer?

Just a Breath

Tammy Marcelain reminds us that God is only a breath prayer away from stepping in and blessing our lives if we will only invite him in.

You can come home again!

God's Middle Name

Russ Lawson reminds us that sometimes it takes a child to help us approach God personally and lovingly.

Do you know God's middle name?

A New Year's Prayer

Rubel Shelly shares a prayer for the New Year as we begin 2008.

Why not pray your way into the New Year?

Always with Thanksgiving

Phil Ware reminds us that prayer should always include Thanksgiving no matter our circumstance, something he learned from his dad and from hogs!

Even the hogs do better than we do?

Kids Say the Most Important Things!

Ron Rose shares a precious story about a granddaughter who had such faith in the middle of her surgery and the surgeon who was asked to find Jesus.

What have children said to you lately?

Is It Time Yet?

Russ Lawson reminds us that even though it is hard to wait patiently, God always responds to our prayers at just the right time and we should never give up asking him for his help.

Does he really act at just the right time?