Have you ever been stumped as to how to pray about a situation? We all have at one time or another. What makes it difficult is that we often do not know what God’s will is and therefore lack confidence in knowing what to ask for. Here are some sure fire prayers to pray in any situation.
Archive for the ‘Overcoming’ Category
Down day? 5 things to do that will help!
Posted in Overcoming, Relationship with God, tagged coping with depression, dealing with depression, depression, Elijah’s depression, handling depression, how to handle depression, overcoming depression on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a story in the Bible that gives some very practical advice in coping with such a gamut of melancholy. It is the story in 1 Kings 19:1-8, of the prophet Elijah’s battle in dealing with the deepest low of his life. Most people, at one time or other in life can identify with Elijah. For myself, having been a person who has had some skirmishes with depression, I know that the things God used in Elijah’s life to pull him through work. And so, here are five things God used in Elijah’s life to help him cope with and overcome his depression.
3 reasons God tests us
Posted in Growth & Development, Overcoming, Relationship with God, tagged God tests us, purpose of spiritual tests, spiritual growth, spiritual testing, spiritual tests, test of faith, why does God test us on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t you wish that when God sends a test your way that there would be some kind of warning like one of those loud pulsating alarms or a flashing light that says “This is a Test!” Knowing that would bring a heightened awareness to focus on God and respond in a way that is pleases to Him. Why does God test us anyway? There are three basic reasons.
Finding the light in a darkness of doubt
Posted in Church History, Overcoming, Relationship with God, tagged believing the Bible, Billy Graham, breakthrough to faith, crisis of faith, dark night of the soul, darkness of doubt, dealing with doubt, doubt, unbelief on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In 1949, just months before the breakthrough crusade that launched Billy Graham’s remarkable evangelistic career he went through a personal crisis of faith that could have taken him out. Billy’s crisis of faith was not unlike the crisis of faith that every Christian at one time or other must go through. The crisis of faith at its core is wrestling with the question, “Can I trust God to be who He says He is?” And that is intricately tied to the question “Is the Bible true?”
Speak to your fears
Posted in Overcoming, tagged casting out a spirit of fear, dealing with fear, facing our fears, overcoming fear, spirit of fear, sword of the spirit, using the sword of the spirit on May 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Fear is more than just a stream of thoughts and accompanying emotion. In many cases it is a spirit. And if fear is a demonic spirit we need to treat it as such. To deal properly with fear we must speak to it as if it were a person, quoting the Scriptures and while having done so stand our ground.
The secret to being a mudder
Posted in Overcoming, tagged be strong and do exploits, his father was a mudder, his mother was a mudder, more than a conqueror, overcoming adversity on May 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Are you a mudder? A mudder is a term used to describe an athlete or a horse that performs well in adverse muddy conditions. Bottom line, being a mudder is in the genes. I don’t know any other way to describe it. If you’ve got “mudder” in your genes you’re a born overcomer.
It’s time to dig deep, but how?
Posted in Overcoming, tagged against all odds, facing adversity, overcoming adversity, overcoming grace, understanding the gospel on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It;s been said that the Christian life is not difficult, it’s impossible. The secret to the very essence of the Gospel message. It is the grace of God working in us both to will and do His good pleasure that makes all the difference.
The one-day No Complaint Challenge
Posted in Growth & Development, Overcoming, tagged complaining, life is messy, messiness of life, no complaint, thanksgiving on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Life is messy. The business of living constantly creates messes that need to be cleaned up. Life and messes are inseparable. But before you complain about the messiness of life consider the alternative. How about taking a one-day No Complaint Challenge?
Making the most of the 4 stages of change
Posted in Growth & Development, Overcoming, tagged adapting to change, change, coping with change, transition on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us have a love hate relationship with change.
We want things to get better but we don’t want things to change. Here’s help in understanding there are 4 stages of change.
Knowing when to hold ‘em or when to fold ‘em
Posted in Growth & Development, Overcoming, tagged facing opposition, fight or flight, fold 'em, hold 'em, time for peace, time for war on May 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s important to understand how God uses opposition in our lives and to respond appropriately in faith. Wisdom is found in counting the cost and determining when it is worth it to go to war or when seeking peace is the better part of valor.
