In “Empty Prayers,” Connor confronts the reality that praying can be difficult. He reminds us though that we have a good and loving Father who knows us and wants to be with us.
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Delivered from Darkness
We have been delivered from darkness. The Father has rescued and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. In Christ, we are light and the darkness no longer defines us.
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Come abide in me. This is the primary invitation of Jesus and should be the deepest desire and cry of His followers. There is nothing better than to know Him and be with Him. A prayer from reflection on Matthew 11v28-30, Luke 11v5-13 and John 15v1-8.
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We can’t love others until we know what it is to be loved, until we receive Love. We must constantly remind ourselves of this as we strive to figure out how to be loved by God while loving others in His name. It is a process that the Spirit walks with us in great patience and gentleness. We won’t be perfect and that is okay. God sees that our hearts’ desire is for Him. Don’t be afraid of messing up or failing because it will happen no matter how hard we try to prevent it. The beauty is that God’s grace covers us and this frees us to get up, to keep pursuing God knowing that He is better than anything else in this world and to continue to love others for His glory.
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You are a saint saved by grace—perfect yet being sanctified. Even if you feel defeated by sin, know that you are not defined by it. Christ has defeated sin and death, and His victory is ours by grace.
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I’m sitting here on my couch and here they come—those thoughts again attacking my identity. They wash over me and threaten to pull me under like the rip current of the ocean at high tide.
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