Are there times in our lives when we come across a problem, and we look for our own solution? Are there times when perhaps we try to figure out how WE can solve a problem, rather than taking it to God? Perhaps we like to think we are doing a good thing by solving our own problems. Or maybe we think that the issue is so small, so why bother God with it– we will hold out for a bigger issue. The problem is that God wants to be a part of our lives. He has a great interest in EACH one of our lives. He doesn’t care how small or how large the issue. He wants to be involved. He is always there, ready for us to ask, ready for us to talk. He listens 24/7, wherever we are, and there are no cell phone overages and no waiting to say our piece.
— Tania Gutekunst, Christliche Autorin
Topics: Prayer & Silence, Faith & Trust, Guidance & God's Will
Occasions: For Reflection
Tania Gutekunst
Tania Gutekunst ist eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin und Pastorin im freikirchlich-evangelikalen Umfeld. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch Andachtsreihen, die Themen wie Gnade, Vergebung und die persönliche Nachfolge Jesu betonen. Bibellesern begegnet sie heute hauptsächlich durch pointierte Zitate und kurze geistliche Impulse zur alltäglichen Glaubenspraxis.
All quotes by Tania Gutekunst (5)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Prayer does not change God, but the one who prays.
Søren Kierkegaard
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
To pray is to draw breath from God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson