Archive for the 'Prayer' Category

Getting up early to be with God

August 16th, 2012

Getting up early to do my morning Bible reading and prayer times hasn’t always been the norm for me. Many years ago I had to stay in bed because of having bad arthritis. I just couldn’t get out of bed and often had to have hots baths to get moving. Then as the years went [...]

24/7 Prayer

August 10th, 2012

One of the churches in town will be praying 24 hours a day from the 22nd to the 30th of August. The prayer room at the church will be manned with someone praying for the whole time. This sort of thing is happening in nine other churches in Australia in August. Here is a list [...]

Flicking the switch of the mind

July 19th, 2012

Over the last few weeks God has been speaking to me about how important our thoughts and our minds are in living the Christian life effectively. You can find one post here. A couple of days ago while I was praying He said the following to me… “The mind is the switch between the supernatural [...]

You will be home in 10 days

July 2nd, 2012

This morning my wife and I were talking about the times when God has prompted us to speak out truth to someone in a hard situation. By this I mean when God prompts you to say something specifically to build up and encourage. This reminded me of a time when a friend was in hospital [...]

Elijah’s prayer that changed his nation

June 18th, 2012

I am still reflecting on Elijah and his impact on his nation. Today I want to look at the prayer he prayed in 1 Kings 18:36-37. It says… “36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham,Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in [...]