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BE PRAYERFUL: September 10

All signs pointed to an incredibly stressful and anxiety-ridden meeting. My boss was in a fighting mood; our team had not gotten done the job right. As someone who avoids conflict, I was in knots about it. But I had forgotten I could invite God into the situation, and so, …

#211: BE PRAYERFUL-LAMENT (The Best of Be)

Time for the next #podcast episode in our throwback series on prayer! Yes, there’s a time to be strong and courageous and move on. But FIRST, it is absolutely biblical to stop and give space for your pain, frustration, anger, fear, sadness…especially with what’s happening in the word right now! There’s a time to speak out in faith and proclaim truth regardless of how you feel, but that comes after you’ve emptied yourself of the desperation first. It has be released and let go TO GOD so that He can fill those empty places with faith, peace, love, hope and yes…even joy. In this week’s episode, we explore the importance of biblical lament, and learn how biblical lament never loses sight of God.