Excerpt From The Interview

“Anybody who has an open heart and wants to learn and to grow, who’s willing to invest in getting to know Him can pray. 

We’ve been given Jesus Christ, our righteous advocate, so that we can go to Him at any moment of any day perfectly accepted. We can share our hearts, our concerns, our worries, and our fears, and Jesus is there to walk with us through it, and He has in His word answers. 

It comes back to trusting His word. Am I going to bank my faith on how He tells me I can get out of this problem right now? I’m taking Him at His word and banking my faith on certain things, whether or not I can see them right now. Faith sees the invisible. So I need to trust that what I see in front of me is the very word of God. So I’m going to lay my hand directly on this word of God. I will believe that this is what Jesus is telling me right now. 

I was amazed going through the word about how many times thanksgiving is intertwined with prayer. We always go back to Philippians 4:6-7. How often does God answer our prayers, but we don’t even thank Him for it? I need to be alert to the ways that God has answered me. When it comes to thanksgiving, I need to be thanking Him by faith, which goes back to 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.”

About Barbara Brand

Barbara has been a dear friend to Michael and Cindy for many years. Michael often comments he “takes off his shoes” when talking to Barbara. Barbara has been bedridden for much of the last two decades due to multiple sclerosis. Her prayer life, ministry, and journey with the Lord will humble and inspire you. 

Barbara lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Spencer. They have three adult children and one precious grandson.

Links Mentioned

Dave Gibson- In My Father’s Wake

Ken Boa- Handbook to Prayer

Mary Tileston- Joy and Strength

Arthur G. Bennett- The Valley of Vision

Lancelot Andrewes- Private Devotions

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