Cassie L. Wilson

Learning to be the light

How to Find the Courage to Pray Big

Inside: finding the courage to pray big

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer. You know, the kinds of prayers that are so saturated in faith that it gets things done. (Well, the Lord is the one that gets it done, but you know what I mean.)

Prayer is (or should be!) an important part of our everyday Christian walk with the Lord.

My mom, a Sunday School teacher, likes to teach her kids that neglecting prayer is like neglecting to talk to our best friend. Without that line of communication, eventually that relationship is going to crumble. Same thing happens with our relationship with the Lord when we neglect to pray often and fervently.

But, what happens, friend, when we’re too afraid to pray?

Too afraid that God might answer our prayers and disrupt our super comfy lives? Or, we’re too afraid of the answer to the umpteen questions we have about it?

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Pray Expectantly: Why You Need to Expect an Answer

Inside: why you should expect an answer when you pray

Confession: I am not a fan of radio preaching.

I don’t know what it is about it (actually, I think I do), but most times, I just flip the station to some Christian music instead.

Don’t get me wrong. I think radio preaching is a wonderful thing. Most people listen to the radio in the car (unless you’re a crazy person, and, well, I can’t help you there), so it only makes sense to share the Gospel on the radio.

But… I am just not a fan. I think it’s why I’m also not a fan of online church. (Thank you, Pandemic, for forcing most of us to have to resort to online churchin‘.) I don’t have a major problem with online church either.

But, for me, I just like to be there. In-person. Watching the preacher pour his heart out. Praying I’m not in the splash zone. (If you know, you know. Ha!)

So, imagine my surprise when I caught myself listening to a sermon on the radio as I was running errands.

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When You’re Dealing With a Load of Hurt

Inside: an honest chat about when you’re dealing with a load of hurt.

Dear, reader:

Can we talk about something that’s been weighing on my mind and my heart for a while?

I’m sure you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been away from my blog for a while. Was that intentional? No, it wasn’t.

But, if I’m being honest, it’s been really hard to sit down and write encouraging posts (which, is kind of the goal here), especially when you haven’t been very encouraged yourself.

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What To Do When You Just Want to Give Up

Have you been in a situation and you just want to give up? You know, quit praying for a change? Give up on waiting for God to move? If you have, this post is for you.

Pop quiz time! Name one person (other than Jesus) from the Bible that experienced a tremendous amount of pain and suffering.

Okay, I’ll give you a hint. His name starts with a J and ends with an Ob.

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When You Need to Be Specific in Prayer like Hannah

My fellow blogger, Stephanie over at Read Cook Devour, has a new bible study out called Undivided: A Study in 1 Samuel.  We can learn a lot by reading and studying 1 Samuel,– prayer is just one of those things we can learn about.  Be sure to read all the way through the post to learn more Stephanie’s study!

So, friend, earlier in the week my Mom and I were discussing a situation that needs some prayer.

Now, if you know anything at all about prayer and how God works, sometime’s He’ll answer your prayer in a way that you don’t necessarily expect Him to.

Mom mentioned that when we pray for this situation, we need to be very specific in how we phrase our request when taking it to the throne of God.

Honestly, I had to giggle a little bit.  Her words basically reinforced exactly what I’ve been learning about in my study of 1 Samuel.

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