How do you picture the God you pray to? A mighty warrior, or maybe a mother hen. Why did God choose to dwell among us? Why did he want to become like us? Today we thank God that he is a God who can relate to your experiences.

What are the parallels between Joshua and Jesus? Just as Joshua was used to lead his people into the promised land, Jesus came to fulfill God's promise to us. Today we thank God for his transformative work in your life.

What do we do when God asks us things that we don't think we can do? Abraham is an excellent example of someone who trusted God through a hard ask. Life is sometimes like that, hard and leaves us shaking our heads. Certainly, this isn't what God meant? Will we trust God to make sense of it all in the end? Let's ask God today to help us trust in his long-term plans.

Have you ever done the exact thing that a parent or teacher told you not to do? That's where we find ourselves today, in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. Isn't there something about rules that make us want to break them? Thankfully Jesus came to pay the price for our sins, so today we thank God for the gift of Jesus, who paid the price for our sin.

Can you trust God even when it doesn't make sense? How about when what God said doesn't seem to be adding up? Well, that's exactly what Mary did, so today, we ask God to give us a heart like Mary’s, willing to trust in his ways even when it doesn’t make sense.

God can take our wrong and make something so beautiful, just ask Bathsheba. Jesus' lineage is full of people who made bad decisions but were redeemed - and that can be your story too, as we have all made mistakes. Today we ask God for forgiveness of our sins and the peace that comes from knowing he is continually working in your life.

What would you ask for, for Christmas, if you knew you would get it? New car, jewelry, something else? Well, that question was given to Solomon and his request may blow your mind. Today we ask that God would help us use the gifts he has given to advance his intentions in our lives.

As we continue our march through our Advent Journey we look at another name in the lineage of Jesus, David the second king of Isreal. Have you ever done something awful? Immediately you know you should not have done it, you feel it in your gut. What is that? What does it have to do with the Holy Spirit? David knows all about that feeling and what to do next. Today we thank God for the gift of conviction.

Have you ever felt unworthy? Or maybe you look at others and say to yourself they are definitely unworthy. Why are we so quick to judge not only ourselves but those who we consider outsiders. Today we look at an outsider Rahab, who most people would have deemed unworthy. Thankfully God doesn't think like most people. Today we ask God to give us a heart for a lost world, a heat for California.

Have you ever wanted to quit on something? We all have at some point in our lives, let's face it. Ruth gives us a great example of why staying loyal and committed to the process is important. Giving up is easy. Staying in it is hard, but so rewarding. Let's pray this prayer together: God give us strength when right decisions are more difficult than wrong ones.