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Under Construction

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…Is 30:15 I was living with no margin.  Julie and I were returning from  Guatemala with a late flight to Roanoke, VA.    We were due in Charlotte, NC the next morning for the opening session of the 2013 She Speaks Conference.  There we were:  tired, worn out, and long road trip ahead of us. Strong coffee, sour gummy worms, and Billy Joel were keeping us awake. At 1:30 a.m. – we hit an area of the interstate “under construction.”  Signs diverted us from the main highway onto a back-road detour. Tired and Lost Do you ever feel like you are living in a construction zone? Maybe on a detour?  Eventually, we made it back to the Interstate and on to an amazing conference with a great group of friends and talented leaders. Our experience reminded me how we can easily find ourselves on a detour spiritually: distracted, busy, hurried, and tired.  Fear and doubt can wash over us in an instant. …

Intercessor

Summer 2013 – I am asking the Lord to teach me more about how to pray. God has answered prayer after prayer in our family. Yet, I know there is so much more that the Lord would have me learn and experience in prayer. Part of this journey is learning from others … This week I pulled out the two “Faith Partner” classics below … Do you have a book on prayer that has helped you grow in your prayer life? Lord, I want to learn from You in new ways this summer. Help me to listen to your Holy Spirit and make the things close to your heart the priority of my prayer life. I love you, Jesus, and I sure do appreciate your willingness to teach me.