As Jesus drew more to the end of His life on earth, His Spirit became more troubled. He had always known how His end was going to be--the suffering He'd encounter and the brutality with which He was going to be killed. How does a man live with that kind of weight on Him? Not only was He going to die like that, He KNEW it! Apart from this horrible end to His life, He had another major concern. Even though His death was going to be brought about by the most cruel means, He knew His Father …
How to Keep a Prayer Journal
Throughout my daily life, I am constantly telling people I will pray for them. I have a really great group of friends that my husband and I meet with every Sunday night after church and we are constantly sharing prayer requests with one another. I always have every intention of keeping those promises to pray. And sometimes I do, but a lot of times I forget or I pray about something and I forget about those prayers days later. I'm not being intentional about remembering to be thankful …
Do you struggle with compassion?
I have a confession, sometimes, I have little compassion for people. Sometimes, as in 20% of the time, I'm not as compassionate as I should be. I know I should be more sensitive, and pick up on things that they may need comforting on, but sometimes it's just hard! The bible tells us that...Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.... So, we should be compassionate for others, …