Prayer is an intimate connection to our Heavenly Father, God Almighty. 

So you find a dress like your husband's friend's wife and wear it on your date when you give him the aftershave you liked on his friend, and then tell him how much you love him. How well would that go over with your husband?.. Why would we offer God something that He doesn’t like or want?

Do we listen to Holy Spirit, or do we listen to Satan? Do we trust God to give us what we need and bless us for our obedience? We are no longer of this world, yet we are tempted to be like the world. We are called to be different, peculiar,

My roots had been ripped apart with each move too many times. I suffered transplant shock. A part of me was left behind. But then, a new friend gave me a lovely plaque: Bloom Where You are Planted. I cried. How, Lord? It hurts too much.

Not everyone loves the Baby in the Manger who grew up as the Savior of the World, and not everyone will love us because of Him.

We needed to do this for us. Why? Because Jesus came anyway.