The Word For You Today

Next time you take a walk in the woods, stop and think about what is taking place right under your feet. As the roots of the trees connect with each another, they form a support system. One has access to water, another to nutrients, and Read More + Listen to Audio Clip

Before leaving our study on obstacles to answered prayer, let’s be clear about one thing: some of our unanswered prayers have been answered. The answer is “Wait.” But because we don’t like the answer, we keep hoping God will have a change of heart. The Read More + Listen to Audio Clip

The fifth obstacle to answered prayer is an unforgiving spirit. Your anger may feel justified, but it can produce long-term results that hurt you. Regardless of “who did what to whom,” resentment is hazardous to your health and spiritual well-being. Jesus said, “If you are Read More + Listen to Audio Clip

The fourth obstacle to prayer is unscriptural prayers. Jesus said, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Those who live by the principles of God’s Word don’t pray to win Read More + Listen to Audio Clip

The third obstacle to answered prayer is unconfessed sin. After conquering Jericho, the strongest city in the Promised Land, the Israelites were defeated by a handful of soldiers in a small village called Ai. Joshua was devastated! He “tore his clothes and fell facedown to Read More + Listen to Audio Clip