Posts by David Shelton
Facing Deepest Fears Prayer
There’s a prayer secret I’ve found that helps us face our deepest fears. Our deep fears often stem from a traumatic experience in our past that gives us an irrational fear of something. In my case, it was the fear of deep water. Naming Your Biggest Fear As a kid, I never set out to…
Read MorePrayer to Learn How to Worship with Abandon
Knowing how to worship with abandon is a powerful way to experience God’s presence, hope and love during the darkest times of life. What is worshipping with abandon? It is letting go of everything you are holding onto. Your life, your family, your job, your fears, your failures, your hopes, your dreams, your attempt to…
Read MoreWitnessing How Christ Keeps His Promise That We Won’t See Death as We Enter Heaven
What does it mean when Jesus promises us that we will never see death? I witnessed the reality of his promises kept for my mother at 12:15 AM on October 11, 2024. Even in death we can learn from what the Bible teaches us about Jesus Christ and his promises. As I write this article…
Read MorePrayer to Succeed When God’s Not Done With You Yet
There is a saying in Christian circles that says, “If you’re not dead, God’s not done with you.” This is true of people like Joseph in the Bible. It’s also true of all of our lives. Yours and mine. My Ongoing Struggles with Following God’s Call on My Life God often chooses to teach us…
Read MorePrayer that God Will Use Your Spiritual Struggles and Failures as a Humble Witness of His Grace
We all have spiritual struggles and failures. But what if I told you that God can use these as a humble witness of His Grace? It happened to me one day a few years ago. The Surprising and Humbling Day My Son Praised My Faith It’s not very often that I’m at a loss for…
Read MoreRejected by Your Family for Being a Christian Prayer
Are you being rejected by your family for being a Christian? This article was written to help you endure and prosper when following Christ causes you to lose your family. The day it hit me that I had been rejected and had lost my family for being a Christian I won’t forget standing in the…
Read MorePrayer to Stop Believing You’re Not Good Enough to Follow Your Dreams
Do you believe the lie that you’re not good enough or too old to follow your dreams? Here’s my story of how God showed me that there’s no life situation that disqualifies you from pursuing God’s purpose for your life. I even doubted myself because it felt too good to be true I don’t…
Read MoreHow to Increase Your Decision-Making Abilities by Considering God’s Magnificent Creation
A simple but highly effective way to increase your decision-making abilities is to take a short break to consider the beauty of God’s magnificent creation. My Unexpected Discovery in Decision-Making One day I was sitting in my truck in a parking lot weighing the pros and cons of an opportunity. Should I take it? Or…
Read MorePrayer for When You’ve Fallen in Life and Feel You Can’t Get Up
When you experience a fall on the path of life the crash may feel so intense that you feel you can’t get up. Here is the secret to how to go on after a life fall. The Literal Trail of Life that Made Me Fall At one-hundred-twenty miles long, Palo Duro Canyon is the second…
Read MoreEnjoying Times of Solitude with God
Here are my experiences and tips to help you enjoy times of solitude with God. Create the place and time A couple of miles from our home there is a dam that holds back a lake created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On top of the dam is a road that is no…
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