Category: Prayer
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God-Focused Prayer
Praise the LORD!I will praise the LORD with my whole heart,In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.The works of the LORD are great,Studied by all who have pleasure in them.His work is honorable and glorious,And His righteousness endures forever.He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;The LORD is gracious and full…
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Are You Willing?
“For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning [repenting] and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’ But you were unwilling,” Isaiah 30:15 The Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel is telling His people to repent, to turn from our wicked ways.…
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Praying Greatly Through Faith
“The faith which creates powerful praying is the faith which centers itself on a powerful person. Faith in Christ’s ability to do and to do greatly, is the faith which prays greatly.” E.M. Bounds Have you prayed a great prayer? A prayer that requests something that is impossible for you to accomplish? Was it based…
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A Prayer for America
Like King David and his army, we may feel totally defeated. Perhaps we’ve lost hope. America is in turmoil. God’s people are crying out to God as David cried out to God in Psalm 60. O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;Oh, restore us again!You have made the earth…
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I Prayed for Death – God Gave Me Life
“God, I thought I was doing what You wanted me to do. I’m in college. I’m engaged to the man You prepared for me to marry. But, I’m in and out of hospitals. No one knows what’s wrong. What do you want me to do?” Silence. I endured three semesters; then, I gave up and…
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Longing for More? Learn from the Psalmist
I trust that you and your family are finding ways to enjoy each other that you never knew existed before. We’ve seen all kinds of family projects on TV and YouTube, like dominoes and toilet paper tumbling throughout a house. We’ve laughed as we saw families dance and exercise. We’ve sung with live-streamed concerts and…
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How Is the Pandemic Affecting Your Marriage?
God’s gift of marriage takes us on adventures, mountaintops and valleys, successes and trials. How are you and your spouse doing during this pandemic? Six years into our marriage, Keith, our daughter of 18 months, and I moved to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. He was a JAG (lawyer) at the highest courts-martial rate…
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Peace in the Tangles
Throughout the weeks, I’ve noticed a spike in the number of people visiting this blog and reading the posts focused upon depression, trouble, hope, and prayer. I adapted some of my posts and Bible study helps that I’ve written in the past to create a booklet. Additional Scriptures to consider are included at the end…
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Prayer is Powerful – Pray for Our World!
When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven…
