Standing in the Gap from Our Knees One of the most amazing privileges we have with God is to help make a difference in our world and in the lives of other people through our prayers. Don't you find that intriguing? Why would God who is, after all, God , need our prayers to accomplish His purposes? And, if He doesn't necessarily need them, why does He want them? Have you ever thought about that? If I have, I'll bet you have. It's one of those, well, "God questions." T

Do you ever wonder or think somewhere along these lines: "I'm praying, but I'm not sure I have enough faith. What if my prayers 'aren't working' because I just don't have enough faith?" Then, do you try to muster up a fierce bravado and say key phrases to God to convince Him your level of faith is equal to the level of the petition you are putting before Him? 🙃😉 We know from what we read over and over in the Bible that God wants us to have faith - or ultimate confidence

And so He should! If I had to name “the thing” I most want to do with my life here on earth for God, it would be this: to point anyone within my sphere of influence toward His immense, glorious stature and say, “Just look at Him— isn’t He…?” And then to trail off, because I cannot find a word in the English language adequate enough to finish the sentence. Glorious  comes close—but He is far beyond glorious. When I try to picture what my response to God is like, I often see m