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Sunday Read: The Unexamined Heart
David prayed: "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24). This is dangerous prayer - inviting God to expose what you've been hiding from yourself. Most people avoid
Saturday Prayer: Help Me Love My Enemy
Jesus, you command me to love my enemies and pray for those who persecute me. I have a specific enemy - someone who hurt me, betrayed me, opposed me. My natural response is hatred, desire for revenge, hope for their punishment. But you loved me when I was your enemy, died for me while I wa
Saturday Read: The Hardest Command
Jesus said: "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:43-45). This might be Christianity's hardest command - loving people
Love Your Enemies
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. I know it sounds impossible. They've hurt you, betrayed you, opposed you. But loving enemies isn't about feeling warm toward them - it's choosing their good despite how they've treated you. This is what makes you My child. I loved you