In today's Mini Quiet Time we'll look at Psalm 13, one of the psalms where David talked to God about some tough things but comes out closer to God as friends.
In this devotional, we will learn three key qualities to building a personal relationship with God from the life of David.
Understanding the importance of prayer and having these 3 kinds of prayers have been a spiritual lifeline.
Learn how to pray by studying this list of prayers, spoken by powerful men and women of faith in the Bible.
Spending "alone time" with God is essential to our faith, strength, and ability to fight temptation. How strong is your eagerness to pray?
The Scriptures describe this meditative state as quietness or stillness, where we refuse to let our mind be unsettled by things beyond our control, and instead focus completely on what God is doing and capable of doing in our lives.
God exerts and expresses an unwavering perseverance when he sees our good days having gone bad. He doesn’t stop loving us when we fail, sin, or give up.
When we pray and hear our own emotions, we often identify the raging irrationality of what we are saying, and are surprised by the gentleness of God who listens, then draws even closer to us, because of our emotional honesty.
Resist the temptation to let fear induced stress make us quit for relief. Instead, rely on God to get through, realizing fear is an emotion we can conquer especially when it is based on tomorrows that may never come.
Do I believe God is listening to my prayer attentively, and deeply interested in hearing my heart?