prayer
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From Anxious Planning to Peaceful Trust
I was awake today at 5am anxious about the Fall planning and my long list of things to do and people to care for. I prayed and fell back asleep. When I awoke to read the Word at 6:30am, I read this… Psalm 37:5-7 NIRV “Commit your life to the Lord. Here is what he…
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Helping the Hurting
I’m realizing as we head home from a week vacation… My list of those who are ill, hurting, dying or who are walking loved ones through terminal illness seems to be growing. I’m reminded of when Jesus wept over Lazarus. When I get home and out of this can of (loving and adorable) sardines, first…
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Disappointment Restores and Resurrects
“We should praise God for disappointment because it drives us to our knees. Disappointment is like a dream defibrillation. If we respond the right way, we can restore our prayer rhythm and resurrect our dreams.” – Mark Batterson
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When Bad Things Happen
When God allows things to happen, it doesn’t make it right. I have learned that God can take evil and use it for good. He’s done that in my life. He can do it in yours. Trust. Pray. Surrender. God often uses tragedy for us to repent and be refined for His glory.
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A Sweet Aroma in The Midst of Trials
I loved this devo as I enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck… It tells me that in the midst of trials, our prayers are a still a sweet aroma to Christ. It tells me that when I was in my deepest pit and called out to Him, it was sweet to Him! It wasn’t…
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A Sweet Aroma in The Midst of Trials
I loved a devotional as I enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck… It told me that in the midst of trials, our prayers are a still a sweet aroma to Christ. When I was in my deepest pit and called out to Him, it was sweet to Him! It wasn’t received reluctantly. My friend, it…
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Why Prayer Malfunctions
“Probably the number one reason why prayer malfunctions in the hands of believers is that we try to turn a wartime walkie-talkie into a domestic intercom. Until you know that life is war you cannot know what prayer is for. Prayer is for the accomplishment of a wartime mission…But what have millions of Christians done?…
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A Fire in My Heart
“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.” This is why I pray for passion to do what I do. I never want to do life on my own strength and enthusiasm. That’s simply boring… and insulting to God and His big plan of spreading hope to…
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Prayer for Faith and Trust for 2012
A friend posted this as her prayer for 2012, perhaps some of you can benefit from it too… “Father, I come to You by faith, laying every fear and worry at Your feet. I am not sure what this year holds for me but I do know You are with me every step of the…
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The Son of a Carpenter Who Builds and Restores
“The carpenter’s Son will take the nail and a tree made into a cross, and He will rebuild us and restore us and all we who are broken down will find shelter in grace and make the heart of God home. No wonder this time of year we haul trees into our homes. Lord God,…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 