Everything you imagine, say, or do starts with a thought. That thought associates itself with every other thought you have ever had on the subject, and all together they trigger an emotion. The thought(s) with their emotional attachments affect your behavior. Look at the women in the picture below. Can you guess their thoughts? Look at… Read More
Prayer and work go hand-in-hand
Pray about everything. Then pray some more. But at some point, we have to quit praying and start acting. ~Mark Batterson in Draw the Circle: The 40 day prayer challenge Mark Batterson makes the point in Draw the Circle: The 40 day prayer challenge that we get spiritually stuck when we misunderstand our role as followers of Jesus… Read More
Procrastination prayers
There comes a moment when praying becomes a form of spiritual procrastination. It’s time to stop praying and start acting. ~Mark Batterson, in A Circle of Prayer I write this in the middle of two posts about making prayer a way of life, praying without ceasing, about God’s response to our prayers–all taken from Colossians 4:2-4. At… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 