God Loves Me, But Do I Love Him? A Guest Post on ODB's God Hears Her Blog (and Launch Party Info)

I apologize for the previous post with broken links. Apparently Crosswalk.com is having trouble.

Instead, I’ll share my guest post on Our Daily Bread’s God Hears Her blog, “God Loves Me, But Do I Love Him?” (Hopefully the link will work :). ALSO, don’t miss the details about the In-Person Launch Party for Refresh Your Prayers next week. I’d hate for you to miss it!

God Loves Me, But Do I Love Him?

For many years I squirmed whenever people talked about how much they loved God. It was uncomfortable because I wasn’t sure I did.

Sounds heretical, doesn’t it? Especially for a Christian—someone who’d confessed her sin, repented, and vowed to follow God all the days of her life. Isn’t loving God what Christianity’s all about?

Yet when I compared my feelings toward God to my feelings toward the people I loved, there was a distinct difference.

I thought about the warm, affectionate, and sometimes almost painful intensity of emotion I feel toward my husband and children, and I had to admit that I didn’t feel this type of love toward God.

What was wrong with me? The very thought that I didn’t love God like I loved my husband and children hurt my heart. Jesus said that the first and greatest commandment was to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37 NIV).

All my soul. All my mind. All my heart.

So I set out to discover what was wrong with my heart.

I’m blogging today over at Our Daily Bread’s God Hears Her blog. To read the rest of this post, click HERE.

Refresh Your Prayers Book Launch Continues!

Thank you so much to all who purchased copies of Refresh Your Prayers on Launch Day, March 1. You’re the best! I’d love it if you’d share your honest review on Amazon, Christianbook, or Goodreads. Reviews are better than chocolate for authors and help readers find great books.

If you live within driving distance of Columbia, South Carolina, please join us at an in-person Launch Party for Refresh Your Prayer on March 14, from 6-8 pm at Trinity Baptist Church (Solomon’s Porch youth building). The image below has all the details. Be sure to scroll down to see the amazing pile of goodies we’ll be giving away. If the images don’t show (iPhones are having trouble with email images these days), click HERE to view the details.

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This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Launch-Party-Prizes.jpg — I wonder who will walk away with one of these prizes?

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Launch-Party-TB.jpg — My boss, a dentist, donated a GENIUS Oral B electric toothbrush to give away! Some lucky reader will be SMILING!

Does Your Prayer Life Need Refreshing?

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We know Bible reading and prayer are vital parts of our faith, but what happens when our prayer lives become stagnant and our quiet times grow stale? We need something more than just familiar verses and the command to pray. In Refresh Your Prayers, Uncommon Devotions to Unlock Power and Praise, Lori Hatcher shares relevant, five-minute devotions that spotlight unusual prayer verses in the Bible.

Each devotion ends with a Power Point (a spiritual truth to empower your faith) and a Praise Prompt (a short prayer designed to magnify God and make your faith soar). The Live It Out section challenges you to apply what you’ve learned right now for immediate change.

If you’re tired of your all-too-quiet quiet time, Refresh Your Prayers is the answer.

The UNcommon Book on Prayer – Unusual Devotions to Unlock Power and Praise

Available now at Amazon.com.