by Nancy Guhr | Apr 23, 2025 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Purpose, Spirit Within, Spirit-led, Spiritual Maturity
I heard a prayer of a pastor over a young woman declaring “The Lord has need of you!” Of course my mind went to Luke 19:31 when Jesus told his disciples to go get a particular young donkey from a particular man, and if asked why they are taking it, to say...
by Nancy Guhr | Feb 28, 2025 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Purpose, Spirit Within
“You can’t catch a blue marlin in your bathtub.” — Pastor Gary Keesee This may seem as an understatement, as it is obvious that one has to go out into the ocean to even find a blue marlin. But, is it just as obvious that we cannot achieve a million...
by Nancy Guhr | Jan 25, 2025 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Spirit Within, Spirit-led, Spiritual Maturity
There is not a single believer on the planet who does not have faith. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God...
by Nancy Guhr | Dec 30, 2024 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Purpose, Spirit Within, Spirit-led
You’ve probably heard some of the statistics regarding new years resolutions. Most are broken by the end of the first week. By reason of willpower, some may make it into February or March. Why is this? The first and obvious reason is that we carried the same...
by Nancy Guhr | Nov 3, 2024 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Purpose, Spirit-led
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Hobbit, about how Bilbo Baggins left his comfortable home for an adventure that forever changed his life. C.S. Lewis wrote about how four young children crossed though the wardrobe into Narnia. Abram left his father and country. The...
by Nancy Guhr | Oct 28, 2024 | Bible study, Faith, Inspirations, Prayer, Spirit Within, Spirit-led, Spiritual Maturity
God is not obligated to our prayers as much as He is obligated to His word. When our praying resembles complaining, there will be very little response from heaven. At this moment, it is best to pause and ask God for the right prayer or the right questions. When we...