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Obstacles to Fasting
Read more: Obstacles to Fasting“If you’ve been walking the same old road for miles and miles If you’ve been hearing the same old voice tell the same old lies If you’re trying to feel the same old holes inside There’s a better life There’s a better life If you’ve got pain He’s a pain taker If…
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A Testimony of Fasting – Day 1 of SUM Community Fast
Read more: A Testimony of Fasting – Day 1 of SUM Community Fast“If I told you my story You would hear Hope that wouldn't let go And if I told you my story You would hear Love that never gave up If I should speak then let it be Of the grace that is greater than all my sin Of when justice was served and where mercy…
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Rosh Hashanah and SUM Community Fasting
Read more: Rosh Hashanah and SUM Community FastingHello, SUMites! I’m excited to tell you about what will be happening next week and who will be leading it. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Sunday, October 2nd and ends at nightfall on October 4th and means “head of the year” in Hebrew. The biblical name for this holiday is…
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Our Expectations And Answers To Prayer
Read more: Our Expectations And Answers To PrayerAs we conclude this study, I have an astonishing story to share with you about how our prayers can remain unanswered or answers are delayed and how what we expect is usually not what the Lord has in mind. Let me take you to a very old passage. Joshua 6:1-5 Now the gates of Jericho…
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A Stunning Revelation of My Authority
Read more: A Stunning Revelation of My AuthorityMy friends, today I want to share a something God is showing me in my own life. And as God is so perfect in His ways, this ties into the series I’ve been writing about regarding words, the power of God’s Word, and the authority we walk in as His children. And I’ve no doubt…
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What Blocks Answers To Prayer?
Read more: What Blocks Answers To Prayer?Many things can actually block prayer. Block Our Own Prayers? That’s one way our prayers become blocked. And there are several others. Deliberate, willful and habitual sin creates a disconnect in our prayer life. In the Word, rebellion is as bad as witchcraft (1 Samuel 15:23). There is a time in our faith walk we…
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Why Isn’t My Spouse Saved Already? Unanswered Prayer
Read more: Why Isn’t My Spouse Saved Already? Unanswered PrayerAre you new to walking this unequally yoked journey? Did you search the Internet and stumble upon our website? Every week new readers arrive here looking for help. They are seeking suggestions, wisdom and practical instruction on how to deal with tithing, raising kids in faith, standing strong in their marriage when they feel fragmented…
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The Power of Words
Read more: The Power of WordsMy friends, on Monday we talked about our authority and place of power, that we have everything through Christ Jesus and nothing to lose because of His sacrifice for us, and that the enemy has nothing and everything to lose. That's because he's already lost. With that I want to point to a truth that…
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This Prayer Strategy Can Change Your Heart
Read more: This Prayer Strategy Can Change Your HeartI am excited about sharing a few thoughts about what to do when prayer remains unanswered but I think we also must focus on a key prayer strategy that is very powerful and leads to breakthrough. Worship and Thanksgiving. My friends, sometimes our prayers can turn into a laundry list. We pray on and on…
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Our Place of Authority and Power
Read more: Our Place of Authority and PowerDear friends, two weeks ago I wrote a post about seeing the gold in our spouses and calling it out. Since then the Holy Spirit has been speaking to me about the power of our words, which seems to dovetail perfectly with what Lynn has been teaching us, specifically about praying with confidence. And that…
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Praying Our Power Passage – A MUST Read
Read more: Praying Our Power Passage – A MUST ReadIf you don’t read any other post on prayer in this series, PLEASE READ THIS ONE. My friends, there are many more aspects of prayer that we could cover. We won’t get to them all in this series but I have covered what I sense the Holy Spirit is wanting to impart to the church…
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Bearing fruit – the power of kindness
Read more: Bearing fruit – the power of kindnessPhoto courtesy of Dan/FreeDigitalPhotos.nety/FreeDigitalPhotos.net As Dineen shared last week we both attended a writer’s conference in Nashville ten days ago. It was a tremendous few days for both of us on a number of fronts, not least hearing from the Lord regarding our writing. It was a wonderful answer to prayer for both of us.…
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Breaking The Principalities
Read more: Breaking The PrincipalitiesHello SUMers, can you believe its September? Say What? It’s back to school. Back to church. Does your church start a whole ton of stuff this month? There are tremendous opportunities in the fall in which to participate. Just remember to find balance and not over commit yourself and leave your husband/wife feeling left out.…
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What Does It Look Like To Pray With Courage?
Read more: What Does It Look Like To Pray With Courage?Do you believe God wants courageous kids? I convinced He does. Just take a look in the Word. The Lord commands us to be courageous and to “Fear Not.” Yep, easy to say. But what does a life of courage look like in 2016? What does it mean to pray without fear? I’m convinced that…
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My Husband Entered My World, part 2
Read more: My Husband Entered My World, part 2Hello, SUMites! I have to say I’m so excited to share the rest of this story for you. God did some pretty awesome things during the week of the ACFW conference. I was so blessed to hug old friends I hadn’t seen since last year and to make some new friends as well. Since I…
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Meet The Team
Read more: Meet The TeamLynn Donovan, Executive Director Lynn Donovan is the Executive Director of Three Keys Ministries, a healing/deliverance prayer ministry, publishing house, and spiritual growth training center. In 2006 Lynn began SpirituallyUnequalMarriage.com, a world-wide community of believers who pray for the salvation of their spouses. She is an award-winning author, speaker, pastor and spiritual formation coach. Her…
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My Husband Entered My World
Read more: My Husband Entered My WorldI shared the week before last that I would be in Nashville for the American Christian Fiction Writers conference. What I didn't tell you is that my sweet hubby agreed to come for part of the week. Yes, my friends, he entered my world of fiction and met some amazing people on fire for Jesus,…
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Our Free Will Is Powerful In Prayer
Read more: Our Free Will Is Powerful In PrayerWell, I wonder how many of you had an “opportunity” to exercise your confidence and take a step of faith in love and out of fear this past few days? I will tell you one thing, when you pray in confidence, the devils are afraid and you bear witness to some pretty astonishing things in…
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Here’s The Rub With Prayer Strategies
Read more: Here’s The Rub With Prayer StrategiesOkay, how is this prayer series feeling for you? Are you walking in belief today? I know so many of you are on this amazing journey to become prayer warriors that scare the crap out of the demonic. Wahooooo! So, let’s work on another component of effective prayer. Confidence. Yep, this is a public and…
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Guest Post: The Mismatched Family by Dee Rusnak
Read more: Guest Post: The Mismatched Family by Dee RusnakDear friends, I'm traveling this week and will be in Nashville for the ACFW conference. I'm thrilled to share this most encouraging post by SUMite, Dee Rusnak. How amazing to think our Lord and Savior Jesus understands our mismatched places because He lived it too. Thank you, Dee, for once again sharing your beautiful heart…
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Prayer Strategies
Read more: Prayer StrategiesOf late, the Holy Spirit is shouting to my soul, two words: Prayer Strategies. Truly, just ask Dineen. Every time I’m on the phone with her, this comes up. And wow wee, am I ever receiving some powerful prayer strategies for this season. My friends, so many of us aren’t experiencing the answers to our…
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What Does God Want From Me?
Read more: What Does God Want From Me?Hello SUMite Nation, The Holy Spirit is speaking the Word – PRAYER! (Don’t tune out. This is good.) “Oh man, did she just write – PRAYER.” Did you just whisper this under your breath? Let me explain what I feel the Lord is impressing upon me as well as upon most of His church right…
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Seeing the “Gold” in Our Spouse
Read more: Seeing the “Gold” in Our SpouseI went through my old files today and found a post I’d written about my husband’s positive qualities. The list made me think about a verse in Ecclesiastes that I absolutely love. Why? Because it’s a picture of God’s heart and how He sees us. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he…
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Growing Up a Marriage
Read more: Growing Up a MarriageWhat if nurturing a marriage is like nurturing a child? The question entered my thoughts as I sat next to my hubby in the car, comfortable and confident that he would take us to our next destination well. I began to contemplate the journey of a marriage. Like the birth of a child, a marriage…