Perfectly prayed for!

His peaceful life was broken by a violent storm that swept away all that he loved and valued. Job had no idea that he was at the centre of a satanic challenge to God’s honour, and of the far-reaching consequences of his journey through the storm. In pain and grief,...

Power to GRASP

Empowered: the Lord enabling us to do, say or be something beyond our own ability in order to draw attention to his glory. When the subject of God doing supernatural things in and through us comes up, the focus is usually on power for miraculous signs and wonders, or...

Grow Prayer Bonding

It happened years ago, but it’s etched in my memory. I peddled through the waking market area to the church’s small meeting room on the edge of town. The pedicab outside meant Mr Praise was already there. We started praying. Our focus: the provincial town that had...

Can we ask WHATEVER we wish?

In the post, Venture beyond the shoreline I wrote about shaping our asking to match the extraordinary answers needed; asking “for the big and impossible when those are the kinds of answers needed to make a difference.” Someone asked: How big is our asking license? Are...

Venture beyond the shoreline

Our prayer license carries the signature of Christ and we honour him by growing in it. Packing away the prayer license for any reason – choosing to no longer pray – is uncommon. Less uncommon is the habit of under-using it. Under-use could refer to too little prayer,...