Prayer

Prayers offered for those who suffer are like lighting a candle in the dark. Even the smallest flicker of light can push back the darkness to yield the treasures of hope and joy. We hope that you find encouragement and endurance for your journey here.

Endurance for the Journey

The Power of Prayer

September 28, 2023

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. PHILIPPIANS 4:6 (NLT) I’ve just...

Endurance for the Journey

My Prayer

March 26, 2022

Dear Lord, Help me to see that you are sovereign over the circumstances of my life, even over suffering that seems impossible to understand. Help me t...

Endurance for the Journey

Not Just Once

July 10, 2019

But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in destress, and he hears my voice. PSALM 55:16-17 (NIV) It’s hard for m...

Endurance for the Journey

Call on His Name

December 11, 2018

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 1 CHRONICLES 16:8 (NIV) When God invites us to call on His n...

Endurance for the Journey

A Desperate Cry

November 7, 2018

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But n...

Prayer

Encouragement Tip

January 31, 2018

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; Intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 1 TIMOTHY 2:1 (NLT) When ...

Grief

Prayer is Work

July 6, 2017

Then he prayed, “Oh Lord, God of my master Abraham, Give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. GENESIS 24:12 (NIV) We tend to thin...

Grief

A Prayer of Thanks

July 6, 2017

God heard the boy crying, and the angel of the Lord called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has ...

On the Journey Together

Confident in Prayer

January 20, 2017

And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 1 JOHN 5:14 (NLT) I have not always been confident in my prayers....

Depression

My Cry For Help

August 24, 2016

Listen, God! Please pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings, my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help. PSALM 5:1-2 (THE MESSAGE) I...

Prayer

Uncovering the Riches of Relationships

November 12, 2014

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls...

Grief

The Treasure of Relationships

November 7, 2014

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” GENESIS 2:18 (NLT) It is not good for anyone to do life alone but there was a time i...

Hope

A Candle in the Darkness Prayer Guide for Treasure Seekers

October 29, 2014

Prayers offered for those who suffer are like lighting a candle in the dark. Even the smallest flicker of light can push back the darkness to yield th...

Cancer

My Most Unexpected Treasure

October 22, 2014

Trust God from the bottom of your heart;don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do,everywhere you go;H...

Prayer

When the Answer is Silence

August 6, 2014

“When I lay these questions before God I get … a silent certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but waiving th...

Depression

Are You in the wilderness with me?

July 16, 2014

God, are you avoiding me? Where are you when I need you? PSALM 10:1 (THE MESSAGE) Why is it when we are on the mountaintop we can feel God’s presence ...

Depression

Why?

July 2, 2014

God, God . . . my God! Why did you dump me miles from nowhere? Doubled up with pain, I call to God all the day long. No answer. Nothing. I keep at it ...

Prayer

The Cry of a Questioning Heart

May 21, 2014

Can I Be Honest With You God? God’s Response Through His Word God desires honesty from us … The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he lov...

Pain

Cry Out To God

May 12, 2014

O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in m...

Prayer

What I Learned From A SHATTERED PERSPECTIVE

April 10, 2014

Bless our God, O peoples! Give him a thunderous welcome! Didn’t he set us on the road to life? Didn’t he keep us out of the ditch? He trained us first...

Depression

People Help People

March 26, 2014

The Body of Christ is a big part of the delivery system of healing and growth that God has in store for His people. HENRY CLOUD (HOW PEOPLE GROW BY DR...

Grace

Triage For a Shattered Perspective

March 6, 2014

A healthy spirit conquers adversity, but what can you do when the spirit is crushed? PROVERBS 18:14 (THE MESSAGE) Sometimes our perspective shatters s...

Cancer

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

February 7, 2014

Early one morning, Gehazi, servant of the prophet Elisha, decided to take a walk around the city of Dothan. He was greatly dismayed to discover that d...

Healing

Changing Your Perspective

January 15, 2014

BY KIM JONES FOR THE ENCOURAGER MAGAZINE Changing your perspective is like looking at your situation through a different lens, like putting on a diffe...

Peace

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

December 2, 2013

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! PSALM 118:29 (NLT) Do you remember that wonderful praise song “Give Thanks”? It brings back such wonderful me...

Hope

Divine Help for an Attitude Adjustment

November 13, 2013

I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I d...

Hope

Change My Attitude?

November 6, 2013

Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God— truly righteous and holy. EPHESIANS 4:23-24...

An Awakening from Brokenness

The Revelation of the Imposter

July 8, 2013

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. JAMES 1:5 (NLT) And so I asked God to reveal ...

An Awakening from Brokenness

Remember

May 15, 2013

Going through the motions doesn’t please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shatt...

Healing

Preparing to Walk Beside the Weak & Wounded

June 21, 2012

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but God eluded me. I sought my bother and I found all three. AUTHOR UNKNOWN People in ...

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