Tag: prayer

What are your metrics?

I’ve been living in a world of data lately with my job. As our ministry continues to grow and change, there is more data involved, as well. How many podcasts are being downloaded? What pages on our website get the most visits? Are people downloading our app? Is that translating into podcast downloads? How many…
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November 27, 2023 0

Effective Prayers

Wednesday Encouragement from Woman at the Well Ministries Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Song: “Sweet Hour of Prayer” By William W. Walford Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress…
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May 19, 2021 0

Seek Him

Sunday Encouragement from Woman at the Well Ministries Sunday, August 30, 2020 Song: “Softly and Tenderly” By Will L. Thompson Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me; See, on the portals He’s waiting and watching, Watching for you and for me. Refrain: Come home, come home, You who are weary,…
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August 30, 2020 0

Call Unto Jesus

Wednesday Encouragement from Woman at the Well Ministries Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Song: “Call Unto Me” By Charles P. Jones Hear the blessed Savior calling the oppressed, “Oh, ye heavy-laden, come to Me and rest; Come, no longer tarry, I your load will bear, Bring Me every burden, bring Me every care.” Refrain: Come unto…
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May 27, 2020 0

Oh, to be like Stephen!

“Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God ” (Acts 7:56). One of my favorite passages in all scripture is the story of Stephen in Acts, chapter 7. I want to be like Stephen. I pray that God would grow me into a disciple like Stephen.…
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August 11, 2016 0

The Power of Praying Together

Matthew 18:19, 20: “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst…
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July 23, 2013 0

Our Father

Matthew 6:9  “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” It seems that so often we, as Christians, hear the Lord’s prayer or more aptly said, the model prayer, with very little reaction on our part. At best, we may pause and feel good inside.  But, seldom do we…
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October 28, 2012 0

Checking Your Spiritual Economy

We live in a time when the economy is on everyone’s mind.  We are concerned about our world’s economy, our nation’s economy and our personal economy.  It is obvious that we have little control over our world’s economy or our nation’s economy.  All we can do is be responsible citizens, pay our taxes, purchase our…
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July 15, 2012 0

An Attitude of Expectation

Isaiah 25:9 And it shall be said in that day, in this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad in his salvation. Isaiah 26:8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee;…
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July 2, 2008 0

Just Keep Talking

“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). This passage…
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April 9, 2006 0

A Prayer in times of Trouble

Are you going through a difficult time right now? Is there a problem in your life whose solution is elusive? I’m sure that for most of us, there exists something in our life that gives us stress, whether it is school, parents, children, finances, health, etc. It seems as if there is always something going…
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March 19, 2006 0

He is always here.

It seems we hear about bad news constantly. Whether it’s on the news or from our friends and neighbors, we learn about tough times our loved ones or even strangers are going through. This has been a tough day for our community. We have experienced a tragedy of four teens being killed just hours after…
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May 22, 2005 0

Pray for Everyone

Prayer is so very vital in our daily walks with God. Without it, communication is halted. With it, communication is enabled and each of our relationships with God soars. We need to pray for everything and everyone in our lives. No corner of our lives should be avoided during prayer. No loved one in our…
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February 12, 2005 0

Preparation for Prayer

Psalm 66:16-20:  Come and hear, all ye that fear God,  and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.  I cried unto Him with my mouth,  and He was extolled with my tongue.  If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:  But verily God hath heard me;  He…
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September 19, 2004 0

Pray Without Ceasing

James 5:13 ” Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. ” In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, God commands us to ” Pray without ceasing “, in other words, we are to pray all the time. All the time, you ask? Yes, all the time! How can that be? Does God expect us…
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July 4, 2004 0

The Power of Praying Together

Matthew 18:19, 20: “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of…
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May 28, 2004 0

My Perpetual Prayer

If there were ever any one chapter that could put into words the very thoughts I have and desire to say to God, it is Psalm 139. I have to count on both my hands the number of my favorite verses. I’m sure by now that through these devotions you can pretty much figure out…
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March 21, 2004 0

A New Name

Can you imagine? We are told in Genesis that God, our Father, created day and night, the son and the moon, the land and the sea, and all the stars. In Genesis 1:14, God created the stars “for signs and for seasons, and for days, and for years”. Do you stop often to look up…
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January 25, 2004 0