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

Confessions of an Overwhelmed Wife - HannahGod Almighty,I come before you but cannot stand in your presence. I am broken beyond words. I wait, and I wait, but no answer. My eyes have cried.I have tried to let go of this desire to have a child. I want Your will, not mine, but no matter how hard I try, I can't shake loose that longing in my heart.When I think I have turned a corner and see progress,...  Read More

Confessions of a Passionate Pastor - PaulAlmighty, Victorious, Ancient of Days!You are most gracious! Who is like you? Your great name, I praise your great name! I could shout it from the mountain tops! I want the world to know what I know!Lord, I wrack my brain to think of what I can do to capture people's attention. I will run through the streets in just my underclothes like King David if that i...  Read More

John 12:37-43"But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.  This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke" 'Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?'  For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 'He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, so that they would ...  Read More

Lord,I am so lonely. Is it possible to be lonely when people surround me? I have so many blessings that others pray for, so why am I still lonely? I wish I had my mother or father here. I long to sit next to them and hold their hands. I want to ask questions and have them tell me everything will be alright, but I will have to wait for heaven to do that.People around me seem so busy and full of cha...  Read More