Whether you’re a student getting acclimated to the new school year, or a parent/grandparent helping your kids take on this new season, there’s a heavenly “PTA” provision of back-to-school spiritual supplies that are here for your equipping: Prayer and The Armor of God!

A few years ago I wrote a blog called “The Blessing Flow.” It is a simple daily practice of thanking God -- the One from Whom all blessings flow -- for things I otherwise would not take time to notice or acknowledge in the routine of everyday life. Things like running water and electricity. The car I drive and the postal service that delivers our mail. My feet that can walk, my mind that can think. It has truly changed my life and my experience of gratitude. In recent months, I have felt the Holy Spirit’s prompting to look into the layers and pray a little deeper. Hmmmm...what does that mean, I wonder?

Want to set a New Year intention of looking and listening for God? If so, I’ve got a fun exercise for you to try… using songs on the radio!