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Make Prayer Beautiful
I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.
Episodes
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When the Lord Speaks Over Your Identity
What seems less appealing on the surface becomes a precious word of the Lord. And Jamie Winship's stand-alone study guide: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800746899/
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The Importance of a Good Name, But Also Not Living for Public Opinion
Some of my wrestlings from the life of Jesus.
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Letting the Light of Christ Pour Through
Agnes Sanford would say: if you plug in a light and it doesn't turn on, you don't assume there's no electricity. Check your connection!
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The Family Catches the Vomiting Sickness Every Time a Fast Begins, and Other Odd Coincidences
Some thoughts on what I've learned about deliverance symptoms and paying attention.
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Catfish, French Fries, U-Turns, and a Bunch of Confusion
Starting to get breakthrough on Dream Interpretation. I went through this program…
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Pondering the Challenge of Vision and Goal-Setting
A good reminder, as we come to the last third of the year.
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On The Great and Terrible Quest
Favor, provision, coincidences, releasing others to be the best version of themselves … this is our life! To order the book…
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A Long-Standing Bible Mystery Solved!
Why does the word for "love" keep shifting in John 21? What is going on?
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Letting God Explain Himself to a Muslim
A marvelous story from Jamie Winship. Get his book Living Fearless at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800740297
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Walking Through the Airport as a Trigger for Enemy Mode?
Do I keep my relational circuits on? Questions to talk about with Jesus. Also, I mentioned The Other Half of Church: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802419631/
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When Prayers Go the Wrong Direction
Praying for friends on vacation, and other frustrating reports. And, the Identity Album: https://happybooks.me/identityalbum
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An Impartation of Joy
May the Lord release his goodness and his sense of fun over us all.
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A New Thought on "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth"
And a theory about why I have a strong antipathy for gambling.
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Laying Aside the Weights We're Carrying
Setting down the burdens we maybe don't know we're carrying.
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Practicing Deliverance
The thesaurus, listening for the whispers of the Lord, and being okay with experimenting.
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The Surprise Blister Under a Callous
An example of how the Lord goes before and supplies all our needs and ministers grace.
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When the Lord Gives an Assignment He Knows You Won't Finish
Whether ending a fast early, starting a farm, or stopping an ordination process.
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The Accusation Floating Around: "You're Bad at Your Job"
Asking the Lord to speak to our identity.
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The Proliferation of Small Tasks, Noise, and Distractions
Praying for the ability to continue to walk the narrow path, with focus and clarity.
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Praise As a Weapon of Warfare
Worship is beautiful, but in a time of intensive prayer, turn to praise. I've been listening to "No One Like the Lord" for some days now…
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Watching for Boxes of Blessings
Not loving the idea of surprises? What if it's time to watch for boxes of blessings?
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Prayers Against Cynicism and Catastrophizing
When we pray, expect something to happen!
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You Are Not Stuck; You Are Not Alone
Pondering this statement. Is it true? Is it true in all circumstances?
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Dealing with the I-Words: Impatience, Irrational, Irritable, Isolated … Icky!
Prayers for the humanity of intensive prayer: peace to the choppy waters, and expulsion of the things that need to be expelled.
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The Mind Running in a Thousand Directions at Once
Prayers for all who are carrying a lot.
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If I Could Only Have Done Everything Perfectly …
A variation on accusation: my human inability to be perfect creates disaster. (With a prayer from the life of Peter.)
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The Weirdly Traumatic Splinter
A prayer against things impinging and pushing through boundaries. <shudder>
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Saying No to the Voice of the Accuser
A word for now. I hadn't realized how strongly this voice was at work in my life.
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Entering into Fasting for a Purpose
Such a fun concept! Link for the book: https://happybooks.me/pursue
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Intensive Prayer at the Halftime of the Year
Four types of fasts, and the joy of a reset in August. https://happybooks.me/pursue
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An Exciting Thought About Storehouses!
In the moment revelation! This blessed me so much!
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Returning to the Joy of Abundant Ideas
Not a problem to be fixed, but a gift to be celebrated.
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Working Through an Old Box of Papers with Jesus
So astonished! He has time and space for every season!
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Two Surprising Wails
Tracking the move of God in my life--it can catch me off guard.
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"Keep Going Until the Door Closes Completely"
My friend's adventures at the 100-mile horse ride.
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Thinking About Imprecatory Psalms
Be as angry as you need to be … but don't stay there.
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The Ridiculousness (in Retrospect) of Magical Thinking
If I just did this, surely everything would change … or maybe not.
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When the World Seems to Be Swirling in All Directions …
Consider a checkup of body, soul, and spirit.
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A Variation on Let the Dead Bury the Dead
An example of what it looks like to enter in to freedom.
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I Can't Wait to See What You're Going to Do, Lord
Not usually my natural response when things go wonky … but an exciting direction to consider!
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Thinking in New Ways About (Almost) Impossible Travel
An impartation for thinking outside the box, and moving forward despite (almost) impossible situations.
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The Vile-Tongued Dream Man, and the Strategy That Came Out of It
The Lord can cover and protect us! So thankful!
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How the $6,000 Car Bill Demonstrated the Faithfulness of God
The Lord protects us, even in our ignorance.
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Working on a Master's Degree and Doctorate
A bit about my grad school of choice. https://www.cluonline.com/
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A Quick Overview of Where I've Been
One of the longer versions of the story of my prayer life begins with Season 1, Episode 37.
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The Invitation to Love Your Enemies
Which is a lot easier than it sounds, until you get enemies.
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Thinking About Witchcraft Prayers
I hadn't heard about this until I was in my 40s, but this is definitely a direction in prayer to avoid.
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Praying for the Heart Muscle to Be in Health
A testimony from a friend: saying no to the pillars of salt.
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Derek Prince Suggested: Keep a Record of Your Fasts … But Is This Worth It?
A surprising conclusion … was not expecting how this conversation would go.
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Love Notes from the Lord
Going through my filing cabinet gave me a new perspective on the Lord's love for me.
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Bob Answers My Question About Speaking in Tongues
Does it matter if the prayer comes out loud or quietly?
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In the Moses Story, No One Lived Under Fear … Until the Story Turns
Lord, may we walk in our identity, and not be distracted or torpedoed.
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A Story of Listening to the Lord
He is ever surprising. I love this one from Bob Hamp's Foundations of Freedom course, available for free at…
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A Symptom of Deliverance and Continued Healing
I don't always have much of a sense of how much I have grown, but the Lord does give examples sometimes!
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My Adventures in Traffic Court
A new perspective on "will not the judge of all the earth do right?"