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Help me test what I believe I am hearing against love, humility, truth, mercy, forgiveness, and the teachings of Jesus. Father, I have asked You for wisdom. I have asked You for a quiet mind. I have asked You for discernment. And I continue walking this path because I understand that before I can build… Read more

When fear, worry, imagination, and overthinking compete for my attention. Heavenly Father, I have often said and written that my greatest challenge has not been the devil on my shoulder, the society I was born into, the circumstances I have faced, or even the pain and trauma I have experienced. My greatest challenge has often… Read more

Learning to recognize Your voice above the stories I tell myself Heavenly Father, Not every thought deserves my belief, and not every feeling deserves my obedience. Help me understand the difference between what is true and what I have simply convinced myself to believe. Teach me to recognize the difference between Your wisdom and the… Read more

Father, Help me understand the delicate balance between recognizing the power You have placed within me and remembering the position from which I come to You. Remind me that I am made in Your image, that I am Your son, and that I have been given the ability to create, to love, to learn, to… Read more

Father, when conversations take place, help me to truly listen. Am I listening to understand, or am I listening to respond? When I am the subject of a disagreement or controversy, am I genuinely trying to understand another person’s perspective, or am I searching for flaws in their argument to defend myself? Am I approaching… Read more

God, I come to You asking for understanding, for the ability to see what I cannot yet see, to recognize what I cannot yet recognize, and to find direction even when I cannot understand the plan. It is so easy to look back on my life and connect the dots, to see how one experience… Read more