Written by Kat W. Historians will probably call our era “the age of anxiety.” Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. —Billy Graham I want to focus on anxiety and fear. This is something everyone has faced and dealt with. You might …
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him…” 1 Cor. 2:9 Wisdom calls out from the four corners of the earth. From the east to the west and from the north to the south; wisdom stretches …
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer “I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.” – Ps. 73: 23-26 Jesus wants our hearts- nothing more and …
Light vs. Darkness is what I want to focus on this week. We have all experienced darkness in some way or another. Darkness takes on many forms and can look different for everyone. Whether it is depression itself, a bad day, a season of pain you’re going through, your negative thought pattern, poor living circumstances, or anything else …
God has promised us that we can receive His joy in exchange for our sorrows. His joy transcends the natural circumstances in life that would cause us to be oppressed and is available to us at any time. All that we have to do is to come into His presence and release our pain and …
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By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Cor. 2:14 The heartbeat of Jesus is to deliver us from the effects of evil intention, fear, and man-made pride. His promise is …
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord‘s hand double for all her sins. Is. 40:1-2 The kindness of our God leads us to repentance. Jesus …
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. …
By Keiko Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who …
By Keiko Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19 The Lord is faithful to welcome us into a new day filled with new compassions and new mercies. …
Keiko Shinn | Rediscoveringprayer.com Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 Our identity is continually being fashioned and renewed by every word that comes from the mouth of our heavenly Father. All of creation and everything that sustains …
By Keiko Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger. Ps. 8:2 It’s a powerful statement to say “life and death lie in the power of the tongue.” (Pro. 18:21) However, before we even speak, …