Prayer can get hard when life gets hard. I wonder why that is. Maybe we start to wonder whether or not it makes any difference. Or perhaps we just get so tired—emotionally, physically or spiritually—that we just stop doing it. When life is overwhelming, it takes all your energy just to put one foot in … Continue reading Brutally honest and brief
honesty in prayer
What is in us, not what ought to be in us
One of the reasons people have loved the psalms through the ages is because they are so personal and honest. David was certainly honest with God in Psalm 51. Another example is found in Psalm 88. It’s a look-into-my-aching-heart-and-help-me-urgently type of psalm. A man named Heman had been afflicted since his youth. In verse 15 … Continue reading What is in us, not what ought to be in us
