Coffee and Prayer With Stormy
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Grab your coffee and join me for real talk with God. Sharing what He’s teaching me, personal stories, and encouragement.
Whether you need prayer or a reminder you’re not alone, I hope you feel at home here.
Have you ever found yourself with so many ideas, dreams, and things you feel called to do that you just sit back and ask, “Lord, which direction are You leading me?”
That’s where I’ve been lately. Not because I don’t have a desire to serve, but because there are so many ways God could use our lives to love people and point them back to Him.
Sometimes we want God to reveal the whole plan, but He usually gives us the next step. Today’s prayer is simple: “Lord, give me direction. Open the doors You want me to walk through, close the ones that aren’t for me, and provide what I need to follow You.”
If you’re in a season of wondering what’s next, know you’re not alone. Keep seeking Him. He is faithful to lead us.
This morning, I was reminded that there are people all around us carrying burdens we can’t see. Some are smiling on the outside while silently fighting battles on the inside.
Maybe that’s you today. Maybe you’re tired, hurting, grieving, or walking through a season that feels heavier than you can carry.
I want to remind you that Jesus never promised we would avoid trials and tribulations. In John 16:33, He tells us, “In this world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
And in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Paul reminds us that we are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; struck down, but not destroyed.
The pressure may be real, but it doesn’t get the final say. Jesus does.
If you’ve reached the end of yourself, come to the One who won’t fail you. You don’t have to walk through it alone.
If you’ve tried everything else, will you try Jesus today?
Today as my son starts 4th grade, I can’t help but think about how quickly time goes. It feels like yesterday he was walking into kindergarten, and now here we are.
One thing I know for sure: we could not have made it this far without God. He has carried us through every season, every milestone, and every step along the way.
This morning’s prayer is for every child heading back to school, every teacher pouring into the next generation, and every parent trusting God as they send their babies out the door.
May our children know they are loved, seen, valued, and protected. May our teachers feel supported and strengthened. And may God cover every school, every classroom, and every family this year.
Praying for a blessed school year. ❤️
08/04/2026
One of the enemy’s greatest tactics is accusation. He reminds you of your past, your failures, your regrets, and even the battles you’re facing today. But accusation is not authority.
The cross settled it!
When Jesus declared, “It is finished,” He wasn’t speaking of defeat, He was announcing victory. Sin was paid for. The debt was canceled. Shame lost its grip. Death was defeated. The enemy was disarmed.
The accuser may still speak, but he no longer has the final word.
So stop carrying what Jesus already carried.
Stop fighting battles He already won.
Stop agreeing with accusations that have already been answered by His blood.
Today, stand in the finished work of Christ. Your identity isn’t determined by your worst day, it’s established by His greatest day.
The enemy may continue to accuse, but he cannot undo what JESUS has finished.
“Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died, more than that, who was raised to life, is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us…” — Romans 8:33–34
This morning, as I stood in my kitchen making coffee, one phrase settled on my spirit: New beginnings.
Tomorrow is the first day of school, and it reminded me that God often works through seasons. As one season ends and another begins, it’s a good time to pause and ask the Lord what He wants to do in our hearts.
I don’t know what season you’re in today. Maybe you’re waiting on an answer, walking through disappointment, or praying for a breakthrough. Whatever it is, don’t lose heart. God is faithful, even when we can’t yet see what He’s doing.
I’m believing this season will be one where many of us grow deeper in our faith, trust Him more fully, and watch Him work in ways only He can.
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” — Galatians 6:9
I’d love to pray with you. If there’s something on your heart, feel free to leave it in the comments.
I’ve read many of these stories my whole life, but this morning I saw them in a way I never had before.
Abel instead of Cain. Isaac instead of Ishmael. Jacob instead of Esau. Joseph instead of his older brothers. Moses instead of Aaron. David instead of his older brothers.
At first, they seem like individual stories. But when you step back, you begin to see a beautiful pattern. God was preparing the world for Jesus all along.
The more I study God’s Word, the more I’m reminded that the Bible isn’t a collection of disconnected stories. From Genesis to Revelation, it’s one story of God’s plan to redeem us through Christ.
Every time I think I’ve seen all there is to see, the Lord opens my eyes to something that has been there all along. That’s one of the reasons I never get tired of opening my Bible.
📖 John 5:39
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me.”
📖 Luke 24:27
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.”
I’d love to hear from you. What’s your favorite Old Testament story that points to Jesus?
Yesterday, I picked up my new glasses, and God reminded me of something I needed to hear.
I could still see with my old glasses, but I had gotten so used to the scratches, smudges, and wear that I didn’t realize how much they were affecting my vision until I put on the new pair.
Isn’t that how our spiritual lives can be? We keep functioning, but little by little, offenses, distractions, fear, pride, and compromise can cloud our vision without us even noticing.
Today’s Coffee & Prayer is a reminder to ask God to clear our spiritual vision so we can see Him, His Word, and His direction more clearly.
📖 Psalm 119:18
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”
This Coffee & Prayer is a little different because it’s a continuation of something I shared with y’all a few weeks ago.
Back then, God reminded me of Jesus’ words: “Give us this day our daily bread.” He challenged me to stop carrying tomorrow’s worries and simply trust Him with today.
Since then, I’ve watched Him faithfully provide again and again, often in ways I never expected. Today I’m sharing that testimony because maybe someone else needs the same reminder I needed.
If you’ve been worrying about next week’s bills, an upcoming doctor’s appointment, your child’s future, or something you simply can’t control, I pray this encourages you.
Don’t borrow tomorrow’s worry.
Trust God with today. He is faithful, one day at a time.
07/28/2026
Today I learned something about the story of the Prodigal Son that completely changed the way I look at this passage.
We all know the story. A son asks his father for his inheritance, leaves home, wastes everything, and eventually finds himself broken and desperate. He decides to go back home, not expecting to be restored as a son, but just hoping to be accepted as a servant.
But when we understand the culture Jesus was speaking into, the story becomes even more powerful.
In first-century Jewish culture, honor and shame were a huge part of society. A son who did what this younger son did would have brought deep shame to his family. Some historical writings describe a practice called “kezazah” (pronounced something like keh-zah-ZAH), where a person who had brought shame on the family could be publicly rejected and cut off from the community.
The expectation would have been that this son deserved rejection.
But Jesus tells us something completely different.
Luke 15:20 says, “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.”
The father ran.
That alone would have shocked Jesus’ audience. A respected father would not normally run. But this father was willing to lay aside his dignity to restore his son.
Before shame could speak, the father reached him.
Before rejection could happen, the father embraced him.
Before anyone could say, “You’re no longer worthy,” the father said, “You’re my son.”
The father didn’t just forgive him. He restored him.
He put a robe on him.
He put a ring on his finger.
He put sandals on his feet.
He prepared a feast.
He wasn’t welcoming back a servant. He was restoring his son.
And then we see the older brother.
The older brother stayed home, but his heart was far from the father. He looked at obedience like a transaction: “I did everything right, so I deserve this.”
The younger son was lost in rebellion.
The older son was lost in self-righteousness.
And the father went after both.
That’s what makes this story so beautiful. Jesus wasn’t just teaching about a lost son. He was revealing the heart of the Father.
The message is this:
Redemption beats religion.
Religion says, “You messed up, so you’re disqualified.”
The Father says, “Come home. You are loved. You are mine.”
Maybe today you feel like the younger son who has wandered away, or maybe you feel like the older son who has done everything right but struggles to understand grace.
The Father is calling both sons home.
Because our God is not standing there waiting to shame us. He is running toward us with compassion.
This morning, the Lord kept putting one word on my heart: distractions.
That led me to Matthew 13 and Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the sower. Verse 22 especially challenged me. Jesus doesn’t say the Word lost its power. The seed still has life. The problem is the soil became crowded.
How often do we spend time with God in the morning, but by the end of the day, the worries, responsibilities, conversations, and constant notifications have crowded out what He spoke to us?
Today’s encouragement is simple: Whatever God speaks to you, don’t leave it in your quiet time. Carry it with you throughout the day. Meditate on it. Return to it. Let His voice be louder than every distraction competing for your attention.
📖 Matthew 13:18-23
Also see: Mark 4:2-20 and Luke 8:4-15
I’d love to know, what is one practical way you keep God’s Word at the center of your day?
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