If I asked a hundred believers the question, “Are you satisfied with your prayer life?” I think that there would only be a few who would confidently say they are. That’s because most of us struggle to pray. We struggle to find the time. We struggle to stay focused and alert in prayer. When we […]
May 13, 2024 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
One of the most perplexing things I’ve had to deal with as a Christian is unanswered prayer. I have, like you, prayed for things, and God didn’t seem to answer. As I have searched the Scriptures on this issue, I have come to see that there are several reasons why our prayers might be unanswered.Click on […]
May 15, 2023 in Q&A, Videos by Bryan Guinness
God always answers prayer. Sometimes the answer is … 1) Direct. We pray for something and we see the answer directly. Other times the answer is… 2) Denied. God as it were says, “No” when it is not in His will for us to have what we asked (1 John 5:14-15). Here’s where his sovereignty […]
March 20, 2021 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
“There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer,” said renowned pastor A.T.Pierson. Scripture and history certainly seem to indicate that this is true. In 46 AD, a small prayer meeting at the church in Antioch sparked a major missionary movement. Acts 13:2-3 records how, […]
October 9, 2020 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
“Stay still!” Those are words that I find myself saying as a Father to my children quite frequently these days. When I’m brushing their teeth… “Stay still.” When I’m taking their picture… “Stay still.” When I’m tying their shoe… “Stay still.” When I’m buttoning their shirt… “Stay still.” When they are sitting in their chair […]
September 7, 2012 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
In Mark 1:35 we are told that very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went off to a “solitary place where he prayed.” Jesus knew that he first needed to be with his heavenly Father, in order to do the work of his heavenly Father. Now, if Jesus […]
October 7, 2011 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness