![]() ![]() ![]() He was a friend with a reserved place at the table. And David did not fear the presence of his enemies because of his host.ĭavid was not a delegate who negotiated his way to the table. David did not fear the evil in the valley because of his shepherd. As David enjoyed the delicacies at the table, his mortal enemies stand around the table looking on. Each week, she gives you practical, real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows. Teach Us to Pray is a FREE prayer podcast hosted by iBelieve writer Christina Patterson. Conquering Comparison to Live Out God’s Plan, and the companion devotional for teens. Kristine Brown is the author of the book, Over It. You’ll find weekly encouragement to help you “become more than yourself through God’s Word” at her website,. Fill me with your presence, Lord, so I may overflow with your unending love.įor more spiritual growth resources, check out this free email study from Kristine, Walking with Rahab: A 5-Day Challenge to Better Decision-Making. Help me remember those answered prayers as I trust in you to do it again. Forgive me for not seeing how you’ve been working in my life and answering prayers. Thank you for refilling my empty spirit.Īs I come to you in prayer, help me to break free from simply going through the motions. Forgive me for relying on my own ability, leaving me depleted. With this hectic life and the challenges I face, I forget that you are the source of my strength, joy, and peace. Thank you for your promise to fill my cup when I feel empty. Paul also wrote about God’s fulfilling love in Romans 5:15, “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” He prayed for the people to have strength from the Holy Spirit, Jesus living in their hearts, and the fullness of God’s love. Today’s verse from Ephesians is part of a prayer by the apostle Paul for the church at Ephesus. Thankfully, throughout God’s Word we see evidence of His outpouring of love for our empty spirits. Sometimes our cup is empty, and we don’t even know it because we’ve been going through the motions for so long. We can go through our daily routine feeling spiritually depleted. I knew then that this must have been how David felt when he spoke the words of Psalm 23:5, “.my cup overflows.” Because in that moment, I felt God refilling my spirit. ![]() Tears poured out, and I couldn’t contain them. My heart swelled and gratitude overcame me. I suddenly felt an indescribable fullness of God’s love. ![]() I noticed prayer after prayer I’d recorded in past months and realized that God had answered many of those prayers. Only today, something remarkable happened while pausing to reflect on each page. Keeping a journal helps me stay focused as I pray. I thumbed through the pages of my prayer journal, where I record needs to bring before the Lord in prayer. This morning I grabbed a cup of coffee and settled into my favorite chair to start my morning prayer time. “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17b-19 NIV ![]()
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