Jill Hill 1/14/26 Jill Hill 1/14/26

Drunk on prayer…

Good morning, Rise and Shine friends!

Goodness, I love God’s WORD! Every time I open my Bible, I am fueled up!

As we focus on prayer this year, l just kept thinking about Hannah.

We have all been Hannah at times.

Desperate for an answer to prayer.

Maybe, just maybe, you are Hannah right this very second

Let her story encourage you to keep praying! Do not give up. Do not stop.

Fast forward…

As we begin this New Year focusing on prayer, I want to add another practice for us to focus on.

Fasting.

Jesus teaches us often about combining prayer and fasting. He uses stories and parables to show us the power of these things combined.

Praying and fasting should be our first line of defense and offense when faced with a prayer need.

Often, however, it is our last thought.

I love stories.

I could sit all day at the feet of someone and listen to their stories.

My favorite kind of stories are God stories.

They always fill me up and fuel my faith! They also seem to always come at the exact time I need to hear them.

My daughter, Presley, and I were in the car recently chatting away.

She then said, “Mom, tell me the story about the skincare again. You know the one that was a miracle.”