Living Story Blog
Read the Numbering Your Days Column Here
3 Steps to Leaving the Legacy Your Loved Ones Need
In this month’s Numbering Our Days column, I’m responding to a question from reader Dr. Penny F., a friend and grief counselor. (Please send me your questions and thoughts. I’d love to consider them for this column). Penny asked, “How should we prepare our children...
A Prayer about Protection from Enemies
God of Justice, We join David in Psalm 17, asking you to hear our prayers against the enemy and any tools he may use on this earth in his plans of attack. For those who have been betrayed, marginalized, treated unfairly, you have given us words to pray: ...
A Prayer about Resisting the Enemy
Lord of Angel-Armies, May we never forget or discount the spiritual battle that rages right here right now. The evil one prowls around like a lip-licking lion, drooling over our vulnerability and frailty. He is a liar, a tempter, an accuser, and an adversary. His...
Freedom from Addiction: A True Story
Today, as we continue our celebration of gospel freedom I am asking an important question: Is there such a thing as freedom from addiction? Since I work in jail ministry (note about jail ministry — prayers that we can go back in soon), I ask this addiction question of...
A Prayer about Being Homesick for Heaven
Heavenly Father, Loosen our grip on this world. Make us more like Paul, more torn between remaining on earth to share with more people the good news of your grace and going to heaven to be with Jesus. In a word, grow in us a “homesickness for heaven,” as Derek...
A Prayer about Expressing Our Grief Honestly
Lord, God, So many people I know right now are grieving— Grieving deep disappointments over lost hopes and dreams; grieving divisions in friends and families as well as in our nation; grieving the death of loved ones. In such a season, we are grateful that you...
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that I occasionally recommend books, and if you use that link to purchase the book, I get paid a small commission, but you pay the same price.
Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Righteousness and Justice for the Oppressed
Do you long to see righteousness and justice for the oppressed? The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. Psalm 103:6 Holy, Righteous, and Just Lord, Even as yesterday we considered so many of your benefits and blessings, today we meditate...
A Prayer about All of the Lord’s Benefits
Do you sometimes struggle with forgetting the Lord’s benefits? Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits…Psalm 103:2 Saving Lord, We confess, we have what some have called “gospel amnesia.” Heal our memories that we might recite your benefits, not...
A Prayer about Being Bound to God by His Love
Do you ever wonder what could separate you from God’s love? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 8:35 Ever-loving Lord, When we are in the midst of trials and...
A Prayer about Where We Find Our Security and Significance
Where do you find your security and significance? For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 Faithful God, We confess, too many times, our souls wait noisily, and they’re waiting for whatever will bring us a greater sense of...
A Prayer about Understanding Our Calling
Do you know that you are called? But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 Wise Father, We confess,...
A Prayer about How God’s Blessings Spread
How has God been gracious to you? May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2 Gracious God, You have indeed been gracious to us and blessed us, [Name...