This should be my prayer every morning
Tag Archives: Prayer
A PRAYER BEFORE THE WORD
On the radio this morning, I heard Alistar Begg use this phrase in his prayer before diving into the Word: “Show me myself and show me my Savior.” If I hadn’t been on the interstate, I would have pulled right over and immediately began journaling about this beautiful prayer and the loving conviction in myContinue reading “A PRAYER BEFORE THE WORD”
FASTING DURING LENT
What comes to mind when you think of the word fasting? For most of us, we think of it as not eating or drinking. However, during the season of Lent, there is much more involved in fasting. Fasting during Lent means giving up something that won’t be easy to give up. It is something thatContinue reading “FASTING DURING LENT”
MY SOLO WRITING RETREAT
This weekend I am doing something I have never done before – taking myself on a solo writing retreat. My goal is to finish the first draft of my novel. Writing this has been an interesting adventure! I have known since day one that God has wanted me to write it, but had no ideaContinue reading “MY SOLO WRITING RETREAT”
A Prayer for Writing
I joined the Three Things Challenge where the three words I had to use were MAKE, MINE and MELODY. This challenge has created a prayer for my own writing: Make mine a melody of words that will sing to the depths of the heart and soul of the reader. © Raelyn Pracht 2022
SIGNS
How often do we just want a sign from God? A sign that He heard our prayer or that He is with us? The truth is that we are surrounded by these signs, but they are not as obvious as we want them to be, so often times we miss them. “And there were shepherdsContinue reading “SIGNS”
The Gift of Knowing You: Friendship
The Apostle Paul says in Philippians 1:3:Whenever you cross my mind, I thank my God for you and for the gift of knowing you. (The Voice) My sophomore year of high school we moved to Virginia. I knew that in order to make friends and enjoy my high school days, I needed to overcome myContinue reading “The Gift of Knowing You: Friendship”
A Real Life Lesson in Prayer on this Thanksgiving Day
On this Thanksgiving Day, my husband and daughter experienced first hand the beauty and power of prayer.
A Prayer Life Audit
I have always been amazed and, admittedly, a bit intimidated hearing other people pray. Conversing with the Almighty seems to come naturally to my friends—the words dripping off their tongue as calmly and beautifully as wax on the side of a lit taper candle. These prayer veterans don’t seem to stumble over finding the rightContinue reading “A Prayer Life Audit”
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Psalm 5:3 Poem (September 2020)
Psalm 5:3. “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Breathing in the morning air. I lay my requests before you, Presenting them, lifting them up To your awaiting ears – confidently, expectantly. I will wait to hear your voice, The soft whisperContinue reading “THROWBACK THURSDAY: Psalm 5:3 Poem (September 2020)”
Raelyn Pracht 