Jan 21st 23 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week Three From the Archives

Fresh inspiration and encouragement await you in the archives. Week three of the fasting archives contains over sixty-five articles. I’ve listed and grouped them by day for your convenience. But note that except for a few on Day Twenty-One, the articles apply to any day of your fast. They are not intended to be used only on the fasting day that corresponds with the day they were posted. I have also... read more

Jan 14th 23 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week Two From the Archives

Fresh inspiration and encouragement are waiting for you in the archives. Week two of the fasting archives contains over fifty articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped them by day for your convenience, but they apply to any day of your fast. They are not intended to be used only on the corresponding day they were posted. I have also included over fifty articles and devotions on prayer! The content in... read more

Jan 9th 23 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week One From the Archives

Many of us are currently engaged in a season of fasting and prayer, either on our own or with our churches. Although Shades of Grace is not posting new, Pursuit 21 content each day as we have in the past, there are hundreds of articles on the site that can encourage us in prayer during these days of fasting. Week one of the fasting archives contains over 65 articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped... read more

May 6th 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

National Day of Prayer Observance

Although the Coronavirus may keep us apart, it cannot keep us from PRAYER! If ever we needed a day of prayer for the nation, it’s now. “If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust swarms to eat up all of your crops, or if I send an epidemic among you, then if my people will humble themselves and pray, and search for me, and turn from their wicked ways, I will... read more

Mar 15th 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

A Prayer Guide: National Day of Prayer for the Coronavirus Pandemic

In light of the Coronavirus global pandemic, President Trump has declared today a National Day of Prayer. He stated in a tweet, “It is my great honor to declare Sunday, March 15th as a National Day of Prayer. We are a country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these….” As he said, we are a country that as a people have looked to God... read more

Feb 23rd 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Praying After You Have Received Your Promise

What personal promises has God given you? Perhaps He has given you promises for your children, your marriage, your health, your career, your ministry—and He has asked you to respond in faith and believe Him to do what He promised. Do you believe that in such an instance, prayer is out of line? Do you feel that you would be acting in unbelief if you now prayed about it? Or do you think that your only... read more

Jan 25th 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Waging War With Your Promise

What are the needs and problems you have been praying about during the fast? Do you have a word from God about them? If not, have you asked God to speak to you through scripture about each need? Having a word from God about your need is the starting point, not the ending point, of receiving an answer to your prayers. Now that you have a word, what do you do? Do you just sit idly by and wait till God... read more

Jan 24th 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Bite-Size Encouragements to Being a Person of Prayer

Do you want your life to count for God? Then become a person of prayer! As Billy Graham says, “Every man or woman whose life has ever counted for God has been a person of prayer.” May the following quotes and scriptures encourage and motivate you to become a person of prayer. Quotes About Prayer “Every man or woman whose life has ever counted for God has been a person of prayer. A... read more

Jan 22nd 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Training to Pray With Great Power

Do you see great men and women of prayer and long to be that kind of prayer warrior? Do you want your prayer life to produce the same quantity and quality of fruit that theirs does? It doesn’t come easy or without persistence or dedication. It takes training to become a powerful prayer warrior. Our prayer “muscles” require exercise and growth through constant practice. Perseverance is... read more

Jan 21st 20 Posted by Natalie Nichols

Everything in Us That Will Not Seek the Lord

I believe God has a word from us from 2 Chronicles 14 and 15, especially as we seek Him in prayer and fasting. So let’s dive right in. At first, a little background…. Background: Asa’s Reforms 2 Chronicles 14 and 15 talks about Asa, the third king of Judah following the separation of Judah and Israel. As we will see, he led Judah in sweeping reforms, most notably the removal of... read more