Overcoming Obstacles to Devotion
Rethinking the things that stand between us and God as tools for devotion.
Rethinking the things that stand between us and God as tools for devotion.
I can get stuck in a mental loop of self-congratulation and it can seep into my prayer life. Here’s a parable in which Jesus shined the light on just such a prayer.
God touches our hearts gently and says, “Pay attention, this is Me”—especially after the death of a loved one or friend.
Devotion isn’t about talking at God. A right relationship requires talking with Him. Which means pausing to listen after sending up a two-second prayer.
One thought piled upon another: needs, desires, petitions, frustrations. Listening to myself, I thought, Wait a minute—where is God in all this?
It’s never hard to say we’re sinners in a general sense. The hard part is admitting in prayer the specific sins which block our hearing.
Watch as Rick Hamlin takes you through Psalm 125.
Over that past 30 years, I have found that what children say when they’re dying can often bring peace and comfort to their grieving parents.
Overcome by an inexplicable feeling, she insisted they stop at a particular Florida fruit stand for oranges. Last week’s Mysterious Ways newsletter inspired a Guideposts reader to tell us about the sudden urge she had one day out on the road…
Growing our relationship with God by putting our ears where they can hear.
When faced with the certainty of death, it is possible to find peace and a deeper insight, as these inspiring stories prove.