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I’ll never forget a statement one of my friends made during a conversation a few years back. We were talking about the things about our lives we wish were different, things we could change if we had the chance. At one point in the conversation, my friend looked at me and asked, “Kristen, why is it so easy for me to point out what I don’t like about my life, but then it’s difficult for me to list the things I do like about my life?”
Read MoreFrom that very first page, all the way to the back cover, I asked God to give me patience over and over again. And as I continued writing out my prayers, no matter how big or small my circumstances seemed, I wrote about them, asking for wisdom and guidance and grace and understanding and…you guessed it…more patience.
Read MoreI started writing down my prayers during the summer before my senior year of high school, and I’ve been keeping a prayer journal ever since. I’ve written down prayers about anything and everything: friends, family, boys, basketball, work, money, etc. If it was on my heart, I wrote it down. And now after over ten years of writing down my prayers, it has been the biggest blessing to be able to go back through these journals and read about how God was working in my heart and to see how He answered the prayers I wrote down.
Read MoreSomething I learned early on in my walk with the Lord is that there is nothing too insignificant to pray about. We can talk to God about literally anything and everything. He wants to hear it all, and He wants to help us with it all. His Word makes this very clear in Paul’s letter to the Philippians when he said, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done” (Philippians 4:6, NLT).
Read MoreLet’s be honest with each other for a minute. Sometimes it’s hard to carve out intentional time to spend with the Lord. When we’re juggling what seems like a million responsibilities and trying to keep up with all that’s on our calendars, we can find ourselves looking back on the last week and realizing we’ve spent very little quality time with Jesus.
Read MoreI’ve always been a big fan of journaling. In fact, I’ve kept a diary since I was five years old, even though at that time, all I had to write about were my kindergarten boyfriend and what make-believe games my little brother and I had played that day. Regardless, I’ve always loved writing in a journal. It’s the way I like to process my thoughts and get everything that’s going on in my brain onto a piece of paper.
Read MoreWhether you’re new to being a Christian and you’re trying to figure out what prayer is all about, or if you’ve been a Christian for a long time but your prayer life is in a rut, here are six practices you can incorporate when you pray that I hope and pray are helpful, encouraging, and challenging for you today.
Read MoreAfter working and/or serving in ministry for the last several years, there’s one particular topic that so many people seem to struggle with in their walk with God, and that is prayer. Some people have trouble knowing how to pray or what to say. Some feel insecure about praying out loud. Some people struggle with only praying when they need something from God, rather than having a consistent, open dialogue with Him. And others are hesitant to pray because they aren’t sure if it will really make a difference or if God is even listening.
Read MoreI shared a quote on my Instagram stories yesterday that said, “You are currently living at least one of the prayers you used to pray.” It was a statement that hit me like a ton of bricks because it is absolutely true for me, as I’m sure it is true for you.
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