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Super-Size Your Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“Ask me and I will give the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.” (Psalm 2:8) “Nothing will be impossible for you…” (Matthew 17:21). How big is too big? How much is too much? Yesterday I asked; today I’m compelled to consider, is there a limit to what I can…
Wishing is not Praying
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
In prayer there is always an ask which makes the matter inter-personal. My desire, even if that desire is simply to be heard, or to express my gratitude, must be addressed to a Person, otherwise I’m only ruminating, daydreaming, whining or wishing. Wrapping prayer in an “ask” reminds me I’m addressing the Only One who can…
A Key to Answered Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. (Psalm 37:4) “God is sovereign,” is a phrase I hear often these days. It’s thrown around as if to say, God does whatever He does, and it’s none of our business. While it is true that God is Sovereign, it…
Praying With Right Motives
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. (James 4:3) When I read texts like this one, I perk up. If there’s one thing I desire in this world, it is that my prayers be answered. Afterall, some of my requests…
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