by Crickett | Mar 30, 2017 | Devotional, Favorites, Time Alone With God
Recently a friend asked me how she could pray for me. My response was, “Pray that I will stay attentive to the Lord. Pray that I would listen to Him, not the world around me.” The world tells me success is found in making money and achieving status in the eyes...
by Crickett | May 19, 2016 | Books, Devotional, Time Alone With God
I often get asked, what do you do in your quiet times with the Lord? I’ve written several posts about how I spend that time, but today I want to focus on one of the first things I do to get started. I like to begin my time with the Lord by reading a short...
by Crickett | Dec 5, 2015 | Devotional, How To Minimize Stress, Rest, Time Alone With God
As I talk with people, I hear a recurring theme: “I’m worn out. I need rest. Life is spinning madly out of control!” It seems we’re all running on empty and in danger of burning out. But, surely, that’s not God’s plan for our lives. Is it even...
by Crickett | Oct 15, 2015 | Devotional, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Time Alone With God
You’re probably wondering what the connection is between jigsaw puzzles and prayer. A few weeks ago Debbie Hannah Skinner spoke at our Women’s Retreat on Fixing our Eyes on Jesus. She talked about the distractions that hinder us from doing that and then gave us a...
by Crickett | Dec 4, 2014 | Devotional, Holidays, Spiritual Disciplines, Time Alone With God
Recently a friend asked me how she could pray for me. My response was, “Pray that I will stay attentive to the Lord. Pray that I would listen to Him, not the world around me.” The world tells me success is found in making money and achieving status in the eyes of...
by Crickett | Apr 3, 2014 | Devotional, Spiritual Disciplines, Time Alone With God
What causes us to lose our love and passion for Jesus Christ? David wrote Psalm 145 as a psalm of praise. He passionately pursued God, and this psalm shows us what was important to David and what deepened his love and passion for God. If you want to grow in your love...