Dear Heavenly Father, A person I know is going through a very difficult time in her life. She said, “I’m giving up on Jesus Christ! How can there be a God if I’m going through all of this?!” She has been praying about the same situations for a while nowRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ instructed us in Matthew 6:6(MSG), “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, andRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, One of the greatest lessons that we can learn is that of transformation and progression. In Romans 12:2, You tell us not to be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. We have to change the way we think, so thatRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Sometimes we allow our lives to become so busy that we don’t talk with You as much as we should. We must remind ourselves that our whole reason for existing is to be in relationship with You through the Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of theRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word tells us in Lamentations 3:25(NLT), “The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.” I don’t think many people have grasped the importance of totally leaning on You for everything. This hit home for me the other dayRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for giving us Your Spirit. We can’t live a successful Christian life without Your precious Holy Spirit living on the inside of us. He guides us into all truth. He is our teacher, comforter, and friend. In John 16:8(NLT), You tell us another one ofRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in 2 Timothy 1:9 that You have saved and called us to live a holy life. We didn’t deserve to be handpicked by You, but You did it because this was Your plan before the beginning of time. It was always Your plan toRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Ecclesiastes 3:1(NKJV), “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” I began to think about seasons, and how every new season will usher in change. You have woven this into Your creation, and therefore, we must learn fromRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Sometimes it is challenging to know how to handle some of the situations that life throws our way, but You have given us a strategy in Your Word. You tell us in Philippians 4:6(NLT), “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need,Read More →
Dear Heavenly Father, As we read and study Your Word, one of the things we learn very quickly is that You teach us through patterns, parables, and practices. You showed us first by the examples of faith-filled, Godly individuals. You inspired the written record of their witness and example inRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ said in Matthew 18:4(NLT), “So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Humility is an attitude or action that demonstrates a person’s willingness to place the needs of others before their own. It is alsoRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Your Word that arrogance is a sin, and it is one that You strongly dislike. We think of Adam’s and Eve’s disobedience as being the first sin to betray You, but the devil betrayed You first. Called Lucifer, he was once an angelRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father Through the Apostle Paul, You tell us in 2Corinthians 5:17(NLT), “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” You are talking about our human-spirits in this verse. Our human-spirit is the partRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, “Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts of the Apostles 2:38 NLT Repentance isRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, 1Corinthians 14:33 tells us that You are not the author of confusion. You are a God of order, and order is supreme with You. It’s how You run heaven, and it is also how You want us, as your children, to do things as well. Everything thatRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, I recently came across a video about a woman that was absolutely terrible to her kids. The things she did to them should never be spoken, but it made me think very deeply about my own child, and how much I love and appreciate his life. IRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Ephesians 6:12(NLT), “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” Father God, You do not want Your peopleRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, In the Old Testament Book of Daniel, You tell us about him, a prophet who was very loyal in his service to You. The Babylonians worshipped idol gods and did not honor You. When in captivity under Babylonian rule, Daniel was expected by the kings he servedRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, This week, I noticed a change in one of my good friend’s mood. Usually, he’s in a good mood, joking and laughing with me, having good conversation. It was different this week, and I mentioned to him that I had noticed a change. I asked if IRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, There is so much to learn about being a Christian. As I grew to understand more about what You require of us, I must admit that at first, I was very confused. I heard a lot about the forgiveness that You offer, and it seemed to beRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You gave us an astounding piece of instruction and wisdom in Proverbs 3:5(NLT). This verse tells us, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” Many of us are familiar with this verse, yet we still depend on our own understanding.Read More →
Dear Heavenly Father, I was asked today if I was ready to get married. I found it to be an interesting question because I find myself thinking more about my future these days, particularly as I get closer to finishing Nursing School. Things like where I may want to applyRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, This week I came across a video about two young married couples that abstained from sex until they were married. It immediately caught my attention because they were very young, in their early twenties. In our generation, it is very rare for a young couple to decideRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, This week I had the opportunity to speak Your Word to a friend of mine. Many Christians don’t do nearly enough to share the good news of Jesus Christ, but I’m so thankful that I had this chance. It’s always a great feeling to be able toRead More →
In John 16:13(NLT), Your Word tells us, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.” I know many Christians, Dear Father, that doRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, During my time in nursing school, there have been many people that have said nothing but negative things about the classes. Whether it’s my classmates or even some of my instructors, they all make passing the class seem impossible. They say things like, “The class is tooRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, In Hebrews 13:16(NLT), You tell us, “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” It is very important to You that we give and be a blessing to others, and you are reminding us not to forgetRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, The world has an agenda that is very different from Yours. It has distorted the roles of the man and the woman. It has done so to such a degree, that the blessedness of their unique gifts is no longer held sacred. I remember the first timeRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, We don’t like to think about things like the end of time as we know it, but the world we’re living in doesn’t seem to be getting better; it seems to be getting worse. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NLT), You tell us, “1 You should know this,Read More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:17(NLT), “I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.” We don’t often think about the reality that we will be judged for the things we do down here. When IRead More →