Lately I keep having this thought come to mind; “pray prayers God loves to answer.” I don’t know where I got it from but I can’t shake it. In all my requests for my needs, wants and desires, I can’t help but think there are somethings God is begging me to request and that he […]
Seeking Until Finding This is Arvell Craig with the Monday Morning Devo for January 5, 2015 Last week I talked about Matthew 7:7–Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened to you. The idea was about integrity and consistency regarding what we pray for. That doesn’t mean you […]
Different Levels of Prayer – Part One The Monday Morning Devo for November 24, 2014, but actually published on Tuesday the 25th. Today we’re going to start talking about prayer. Let me define what I mean: Prayer as “asking of something from God and Him responding and our circumstances changing.” Prayer isn’t worship or praise […]
Somewhere along the course of life I’ve developed a pet peeve towards wasting things. They are the result of either experiences I’ve had, books I’ve read or examples I’ve witnessed. I remember reading a biography of Warren Buffet and him stating, “if I can keep track of my nickels, the dimes were take care of […]
Is doing something better than nothing?Is action always better than inactivity? I recently remembered the phase: ‘functional atheism’. With thoughts always on doing something, productivity and success, there naturally becomes an abstinence on the reality and involvement of God. If we stop doing, does that mean nothing is happening? We may believe that God exists, […]
Prayer that serves only as a spiritual discipline doesn’t work when you’re no good at time management. Prayer that serves only as a solution to a problem isn’t too beneficial when your life is free from emergencies. Prayer that serves only as a boost for the lowly soul isn’t desired when your life is full and […]