Tag: Travailing Prayer

  • Thankful for the promises

    The past few weeks have been powerful as I’ve prepared to time away in a prayer retreat, then asked God for messages for our leadership retreat. Now… it’s the work of fulfilling those promises. It’s the work of prayer. As I prayed tonight I once again pulled out Isaiah 61. I was using my Olive Tree Reader, so I had some notes…

  • Tired of the status quo

    A quote I’ve carried with me for over a week: Prayer is rebellions against the status quo.  As I was reading through Isaiah today, and came to chapter 54, I noticed in my margins I had written, “No more status quo.” These were the verses: Sing, barren woman who has borne no child; break forth into singing and cry out, you…