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.
by Alan Smith · Nehemiah 1:2 · Prayer
While we don't expect to do the work to make prayer work, we must at least engage ourselves in the task we pray for.
by Bill Sherrill · Luke 11:1 · Prayer · Praise
Prayer should be simple, just like Jesus taught it and not made unnecessarily complex.
by Tom Norvell · Ephesians 3:20 · Power
God can do all things, even more than we imagine, so why do we live and pray like we don't believe this?
by Scott Owings · Romans 8:26 · Prayer
We can learn to breath pray and pray any time and any place and reach out to God through prayer.
by Larry Davies · Philippians 4:6 · Prayer
If God answers prayers, why don't we pray more frequently?
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Stillness · Solitude
We all need more silence and solitude than we are getting in our busy world so let's start with just 5 minutes each day.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 6:10 · Prayer
Even though it is hard to pray it and truly mean, we must pray, "your will be done on earth as it is in heaven!"
by Mike Barres · 2 Corinthians 12:7 · Problems
Life is filled with problems and some don't go away with just a prayer so we have to find a way to get past it.
by Kathy Bailey · 1 John 2:1 · Prayer
Our prayers get to God, they don't bounce back to us and we can be sure about that because Jesus intercedes for us.
by Elizabeth Price · Job 1:5 · Peace
We can pray for our families and our children to help be prepared for the difficult times come.
by Russ Lawson · Luke 11:2 · New Year
When we approach God in prayer, it needs to be more than by rote, but instead as if we were speaking to our Father.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:20
We give thanks for ten years of God's blessings at Heartlight.
by Rubel Shelly · Acts 4:23 · Boldness
Under persecution and difficulty, we most often need to pray for boldness instead of protection and ease!
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45
We need to pray for those who giving of their time, effort, energy, and themselves to be involved in the relief, recovery, and clean up in post Katrina aftermath.
by Jeff Lee · Ezra 8:17 · Prayer
When we pray, God goes to work.
by Elizabeth Price · Ephesians 1:17 · Inheritance
Jesus made us out a will of the things he wants us to inherit!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 2:12 · Prayer
Prayer empowers God's people and God's message.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 40:30
A group of baby birds in a flower basket nest remind us of the key three things for all of us as week to take flight for God!
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 27:1 · Waiting
Waiting on the Lord is not easy, but in Psalm 27, we can find the basis of doing that waiting.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 5:14 · Waiting
Sometimes it seems that we can't get through to God no matter how long we wait on him.
by Katha Winther · Isaiah 40:31 · Waiting
While we end up having to wait for many things in our lives, this one thing that is worthy waiting for!
by Michele Howe · 2 Chronicles 7:14
Displaying our faith is laudable if it is backed up by a life committed to living what we say; otherwise, it's dangerous!
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35 · Prayer
We get behind and stay behind because we don't pray.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 8:26 · Faith · Hope
Sometimes we don't have answers, but we just have to keep on keepin' on trusting that God will be faithful and bring us home.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:8 · Love
No matter how we understand God's love, it is deeper than we can imagine.
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