If fasting is the jawbone, then prayer and passion are how we swing it. Not ordinary prayer. Not casual prayer. Prayer with persistence, focus, and faith. There are moments where the church has to decide: we will swing the jawbone of fasting and prayer, or we will lose ground to passivity....

Not Until…Genesis 32: 24-28 (TPT)   and Jacob was left all alone.  Suddenly, out of nowhere, a man appeared and wrestled with him until daybreak.  When the man saw that he was not winning the match, he struck Jacob’s hip and knocked it out of joint, leaving it wrenched as he continued to wrestle with him.  Eventually, the man said to him, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.”  But Jacob refused.  ...

First things FirstMatthew 6:33 - Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things (life’s necessities) will be added unto you.Psalm 27:4 (TPT) - Here’s the one thing I crave from God, the one thing I seek above all else: I want the privilege of living with Him every moment in His house, finding the sweet loveliness of His face, filled with awe, delighting in His glory...

The Secret PlaceMatthew 6:6 (TPT)   But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber (the secret place) and be alone with Father God, praying to Him in secret. In order for any relationship to grow in closeness, intimacy and honesty—to truly know one another, time must be invested.  It takes time to turn our hearts towards one another, to really look to see, and listen to hear the heart of th...

God Initiates DesirePhilippians 2:13 (AMP) For it is not your strength, but it is God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work, that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose for His good pleasure.In John 6:44 Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws them.”  During this time that we have s...