Do Our Prayers Change God’s Mind?
“What good is praying to a God whose will is sovereign? Does prayer change God’s mind? Most answers on offer seem to result either in a diminishment of God’s sovereignty, or a gutting of the power and relational meaning of prayer. We need not rest satisfied with such answers. Indeed, we need not accept without critique the questions in the first place, for they reflect a few common and critical missteps in approaching the relation between God’s sovereignty and our prayer.” Do Our Prayers Change God’s Mind? by Daniel J. Brendsel
How Do I Take the Next Right Step?
“God’s Word is the ‘lamp’ of our lives. When we don’t know which way to go, are struggling to make a decision, or are paralyzed in the darkness of depression, Scripture is the ‘lamp’ that points us in the right direction. Through his Word, the Spirit illuminates the very next step. We may not have enough light to see the full outcome of our circumstance, but he is faithful to provide enough of what we need to step forward, trusting that his ‘lamp’ will then shine for the next step, and the next, and so on.” - How Do I Take the Next Right Step? by Ashley Setterlind
The Feast of Obedience
“As believers in Christ, we don’t need to chase after the things the world chases, even basic provision (Matt. 6:33). We don’t have to buy into the lie of scarcity when we have an abundant Father. We don’t have to determine our day by the amount of energy in our tanks, for we know that if God is calling us to something, he will give us all we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).” - The Feast of Obedience, by Aimee Joseph