by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Rejoice always. Really? We ask the same question when we read pray continually or always give thanks: Is it doable? And yet we know God doesn’t tell us to do without empowering us for the doing. So the bigger question is: how do we do always joyful? Pray continually...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog
Our “new creation” life is radically different from our old one. One of the big changes is the new freedom to “put on” a heart of gratitude…..to be an always thankful person. My earlier post, Sacrifice of Thanks, mentions that the spirit of thankfulness is bigger than...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog
Saying thanks to the Lord for his good gifts is right, but is only one part of the spirit of thankfulness. The larger part is the celebration that HE IS GOOD. This level of thanks doesn’t always start with a happy dance, as when something good has happened. It might...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog
Our prayer licence in Christ permits declaring in prayer. It can be spontaneous, but it’s the prepared ones that shape and strengthen us most in using declarations. This Pray in the Rain post should be read in tandem with the earlier one explaining the ‘runway’ for...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog
The Pray in the Rain prayer type we’re going to aim for is ‘declaration’, an authoritative announcement that lines up with God’s desire to break through stubborn resistance. It might seem as if the route we’re taking is heading in a different direction, but our...
