Moving in Our Gifts
Steve asked me a while back to pray and think about what the Lord might want me to share the next time he was asked to speak at a particular…
Keeping Our Focus on Christ
As I was meditating and praying recently about what God would like me to share in an upcoming ministry opportunity, I received two scripture references, although it was, initially, not…
I Come – You Eat!
Steve recently asked me to share something from the Lord at a recent ministry opportunity we had. As mentioned in a previous blog, I know I have a prophetic gifting,…
2013 TMCI Conference Reflections
We recently attended the annual conference of The Missionary Church International, the spiritual covering for our ministry here at I Stand in the Gap. It was an awesome conference, full…
Results are Up to God, not Me – Thank God!
I have struggled with perfectionism or performance orientation a lot in my life. One of the facets of that is feeling like I always have to get things “right” or…
Is God Even Hearing Me?
Have you ever prayed and felt like God wasn’t hearing you, or wondered if He was EVER going to answer your prayer? Does it seem sometimes that, no matter how…
Are We Too Passive?
In reading “The Jesus I Never Knew”, by Phillip Yancy some time back, I was brought to some new realizations about how Jesus must feel when we humans are misled…
A New Way of Looking at ‘Supernatural’ Provision
Some time ago, Steve said something quite profound about provision. At the time I was expressing my feelings about earning or not earning our financial resources. Personally, I have had…
Walking as both Servant and Heir
It is clear from Scripture that we are Heirs with Christ of/to all of God’s gifts and blessings and the power we need to function in this fallen world. However, it…
Take up the Gauntlet
Have you ever felt God calling you to something (or maybe someone tells you that you have a certain call, and your spirit responds positively, so that you feel it…
Do Your Best and Trust God for the Rest?
“Do Your Best and Trust God for the Rest.” That phrase is one I was taught fairly young. Perhaps you were too. I don’t know about you, but in my…
Do We Expect Miracles?
Do we really expect miracles when we pray? Or maybe a better way to phrase what I am getting at is, why do we so often hesitate to ask for…