by leaps and bounds

Jeremiah 29:12: “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.”

Do you think that you can’t pray? Or maybe your prayers aren’t good enough? Yeah… we have all felt that way. And at times, I still feel that my prayers are inadequate.

Do you lead prayer when asked? I used to literally get sick at my stomach if someone would ask me to lead prayer. But God said, “I’ve got you.” So, I took that leap of faith and prayed. Was it a perfect prayer? No, it wasn’t, and that’s ok. He knows my heart.  I’ve only had one person try to correct my prayer that I had spoken. Were my feelings hurt? Absolutely…. But I didn’t let that one person ruin what was on my heart.

 Mark 11:24: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 

It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without heart. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.

If you feel that your prayer life isn’t what it should be, then ask Him to guide you; He will be there to help you with your prayer time.

I hope that you start a prayer time. Maybe even start a prayer journal… write down your prayers and pray that way. God hears them no matter how you do it.

I will say a prayer for you, if you will say a prayer for me… never let your cup ☕️ go empty…

Have a blessed day!!!

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Lou Ann Virden is the author of the blog Farmhouse, Coffee and Jesus. She is very active in her church. She volunteers in the food pantry, usher/greeter team, and cleaning crew. She is on the prayer team, is over the sound room team, and she writes the newsletter for her church. Lou Ann and her husband Donnie will be relaunching The Refuge 180 Evangelism Ministry. They have been married for over 40 years. They live on her husband’s family farm with their dog Hunter. In the summer they are busy canning what they harvest from their garden. Her hobbies include going to the beach, reading, camping, and serving however she can. She hopes that her blogs inspires someone that might be dealing with a similar situation.