I love listening to testimonies because it's incredible to hear about God working in peoples' lives. I've always thought you have to be on the other side of something to have a great testimony. Can we have a testimony in the middle of what we are going through? What do I do with my here and now? People can have two common responses to being stuck in the middle:- We can avoid it and run away from i...  Read More

I am stuck in the middle, and I don’t know what to do. I feel like I have always been in the middle of something.I was in the middle between this strange man who wanted me to water his camels and my family. They were incredibly skeptical when I told them he was taking me back to be a wife for his master, Isaac!Then I was in the middle between Isaac and his mom and dad. After all, he was their only...  Read More

John 14:16-26"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.  I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.  After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me...  Read More

Confessions of a Broke Parent - the WidowDear Father,I am so scared. My husband just died, but it might as well have been both of us. The creditors are coming soon to take my two boys as their slaves. We will be enslaved for the rest of our lives because I have no way of making money.Lord, I am drowning in this debt.I can take some of the blame for our debt as my mistake, but a lot was not my faul...  Read More

Confessions of a Sick Servant - LazarusJesus, my Friend,I know you can't hear me right now, but I wish you were here. I am so very sick. I've never felt this way before. I feel like I am fading. It all happened so quickly. I am still trying to make sense of it all. One moment I was out in the fields, working hard and feeling strong. The next minute I felt horrible. We've tried everything, but I am...  Read More

Confessions of a Bitter Widow - NaomiGod,I don't even know why I bother praying right now. I know you made me, saved me, but I question if you love me.I don't understand why Elimelek had to die. He was the love of my life. Sure, he wasn't perfect. He often got on my last nerve and drove me crazy, but he was my other half. We walked through so much together. After the funeral, everyone was so kind ...  Read More

Confessions of a Scared Runaway - DavidOh my God,Help me! My heart is beating in my chest, and I can't catch my breath. I'm so scared. Saul is coming for me. He wants me dead. He has so much power and troops. I don't know how I'll keep away from him. He's breathing down my neck.I don't sleep well, every little sound wakes me, and I lay awake gripping my sword, waiting for an attack. I know you've ...  Read More

Confessions of a Waiting Comedian - SarahLord,It's me again! The funny lady! Oh, I know I live to make light of everything and joke around, but I use that to cover up the pain of waiting. So I keep everyone laughing, smiling, joking around, and no one will feel sorry for me.Abraham has a sense of humor. When I got the news I would have a baby, he fell on his face and laughed hysterically. I haven'...  Read More

John 12:44-50And Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.  He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.  I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.  If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.  He who...  Read More

Confessions of a Perplexed Prophet - HoseaOh Lord,I'm so confused. I don't understand what's going on in my life. You have asked me to deliver messages, give hard truths, and call out kings and powerful men. I've done all those things faithfully. But this?! I don't understand.Ever since I was a young man, I asked and prayed that you would send me a life partner, a wife I could love and care for. I...  Read More

Confessions of an Unqualified Teenager - MaryOh God Almighty,I am coming before you with an overwhelming sense of helplessness. I am so unqualified for what you've asked me to do. I am a nobody. Am I supposed to raise this child who is the world's Savior? What do I know of child-rearing?God, there are so many more qualified women than me. More patient, better cooks, more well-spoken, and smarter t...  Read More

Confessions of a Guilty Coward - PeterOh God,I am overwhelmed by shame and guilt. When I open my eyes, I want to cover my head with the blanket and stay that way. Not only am I mourning your death and am in shock by it all, but it was my fault! I know it was. I was the one who betrayed you in the courtyard by the fireplace.I had three chances to stand up for you, fight for you, and even go down wi...  Read More