Prayer

I am excited to launch a new Women’s Bible Study in our neighborhood. It has been several years since the last day that I led a study in our neighborhood and when I walked away, I felt that I was finished with this part of my life. But our God is amazing and He has a way of giving you those nudges, those Godwinks to direct your path.

There are several vendors and booths at the She Speaks conference and I visited each one of them. I came upon one with Lacey Rozell and she had a book “What if We Pray” that got my attention. The book is about how God wants a relationship with us and how we can do this in our prayer life. As we chatted about her book, she shared that she was also launching the Bible Study to go along with the book and was looking for some groups to pilot the study. I knew right away that this was not a chance encounter. I immediately put my name on the list to lead the study.

I had gone to dinner a week prior to the conference with some of the ladies from our neighborhood Bible Study and we all chatted and caught up on our lives. It was a mini reunion. We missed those nights where we gathered and were in a safe space to be humble and vulnerable while studying God’s word. As we chatted, I realized how much I missed this connection, these relationships we had created while coming together in our studies.

As I have continued to grow in my faith, I find that I hunger to surround myself with fellow believers. I feel the need to share my faith, share my experiences, and spread God’s word through not only my life and how I live, but through teaching His word. This is how my cup is filled and I am excited to start again with an amazing group of women while supporting a fellow Christian Author on her journey! ( You can find Lacey Rozell’s book at https://a.co/d/f0Ll69m)

I was always intimidated with praying out loud. I never knew what to say and I already shared I didn’t have many verses memorized. My prayer life began in my dark room at night as I would lay awake worrying about all things and unable to sleep. In the quiet, I would start to whisper…”Our Father, who art in heaven” and my mind would quiet and I would be able to rest. My prayer life continued to grow as I found the peace and release that came from praying to God and turning over my worries to Him. That was the beginning of my relationship-not just my belief in God.

Today, I pray that you find your way to pray. Find your quiet space-it’s not how others see or hear you, it’s about how God sees you and how you come to Him and build a relationship with Him in prayer. I will let you know how the study goes!

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