Kim’s Blog

6 Ways to Stay Present to God and Others A few years ago, my husband went through his second of three battles with cancer. Following treatment that put him in remission, he had an appointment with an integrative oncologist to discuss some alternative ways to keep him...

Hearing God in Silence Silence is very difficult . . . yet, it is in this place where God can choose to speak or not to speak and I am still able to know He is near because of the promise of His word in James 4:8 (“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you”)....

3 Tips to Experience Jesus’ Presence in Silence “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Do you find that you are sometimes easily sidetracked from the importance of an issue at hand by small, insignificant things that...

4 Tips to Experience Jesus’ Presence in the Midst of Your Busyness I pondered over Christy’s dilemma: “How do I maintain a disciplined devotional time with God when I work full time and care for an infant?” She was exhausted after several days of travel to a...

8 Scriptural Prayer Practices to Engage God Over the past several years, God has been stretching my creativity and my imagination in prayer. It has been such a refreshing season of growth for me, as I am one who, in the past, tended to get stuck in comfortable...

Experiencing Joy and Being Aware of God’s Presence By Kim Butts I am on a journey to narrow the gaps of unawareness of Christ’s Presence within me so that the truth of 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 can take root in my spirit and grow to fullness. “Rejoice always, pray...

A Prayer to Be Christlike Every morning I try to pray, “Father, show me how to be more like Jesus Christ today so that You will be glorified!” Knowing that every day I will fall short of this goal, I take joy in the smallest victories to this end! My flesh loves...

4 PRAYERS FROM PSALM 25 TO DEEPEN YOUR SOUL I read and pray from the Psalms almost every day. Sometimes I get stuck . . .  I’m sure you have experienced it too. There are certain verses that stop me in my tracks–even when I have read them many times before. A few days...