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WHEN THE WORDS WON'T COME Have you ever found yourself wanting to pray but not knowing where to begin? Maybe you have gone through or are currently going through a season of crushing or a wilderness season where you feel stranded. What you are experiencing may be leading you to a place where you know you need God's help, but when you try to pray, no words seem to come. Sometimes all that comes out is a sigh, a tear, or simply the sound of your emotions. It is often in those m

WHAT IS PRAYER? TALKING WITH GOD & DRAWING NEAR TO HIM What comes to mind when you hear the word prayer? Maybe you picture someone kneeling beside their bed with their hands together and eyes closed. Maybe you think about praying before a meal, praying at church, or calling out to God when life becomes difficult. But prayer is so much more than something we do when we need help. At its heart, prayer is talking with God and drawing near to Him. It is part of developing our rel

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: PRAYING PSALM 23 Sometimes, when you don’t know what to pray, simply open your Bible and allow God’s Word to lead you: read and pray, pray and read. Psalm 23 is one of the most beautiful passages of Scripture because it reminds us who God is and who He is to us personally. David, who wrote this Psalm, was once a shepherd who cared for his father’s sheep before becoming king of Israel. He knew firsthand what it meant to lead, protect, feed, and care fo