Prayer
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Showing Christ
If I could tell my husband one thing today, I would tell him I love him. If I could speak special words to him today, I would speak of my love for him. If I could show him who I love most, I would show him Christ. How do we show Christ? How do we…
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On the Personal Side…
Something pretty amazing happened to me this weekend. I thought I’d share a slice of “my life according to me” with the intent of showing how awesome God is. Frankly, I’m still blown away by it all. So from the beginning… The backstory… My sweet hubby is an avid disc golf player. Absolutely loves the…
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Weekend Devotion by Guest Contributor – Amy
2 Kings 6:16-17 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes so he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living
The Conclusion“We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.” Andrew Murray Today is the last post in this series. Can you believe we started this journey on January 11th? We covered a…
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Time to Pray
He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet.” – Ezekiel 43:7a Lord, we yearn for You to walk among us. We yearn to see your glory and your greatness. We long to be the garden where You may place the soles of…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living-
Dangerous Prayers“We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.” Andrew Murray God I am willing…God take control….God do whatever it takes….. Dangerous prayers are life-altering prayers, where faith and human nature collide.…
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Jesus, My Hero
I’ve heard so many people express a desire to make this week meaningful. Passion Week. Their words pricked a cord in my heart as well. For so many years this holiday has been about Easter baskets full of candy and chocolate bunnies. (Well, I did revert to chocolate crosses some years back. Had to get…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living-
Interceding for Others“Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater prayer than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass…
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Weekend Devotion – Prayer
Father, you are our center, our heart, our everything. You are brilliant, majestic, holy, and perfect. You are love. We praise you, Lord, for how you are moving among your children, for your graciousness to give us a glimpse of your work and to even allow us to participate! You are amazing. Lord, forgive us…
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My Faithful Father
In June of 2006, I wrote this post about my daughter recommitting her life to Christ. I shared how I had prayed for two straight years, blessing her everyday as she walked out the door to go to school, and then asking God to ignite a flaming fire in her heart for him as she…
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Our Spouse is Not a Throw Away.
How do we survive a setback? I have written many articles about my marriage. I have shared with you how God continues to lead me to joy, contentment and love in the relationship with my nonbelieving husband. But, from time-to-time I experience a setback. Last Wednesday was one of those days. I don’t want to…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living-
What Shall We Say?If you are a visual personal like me, I hope last week’s post, Entering the Throne Room, changed your prayer life. It was awesome to meet you at the steps and bring our requests to the Lord. If you want to read this series from the beginning (click here). If you want to read last…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living-
It’s all about Jesus!I have been waiting for weeks to share this post with you. What I want for all of us today is to experience Jesus. What I am sharing with you I discovered a year ago. This visual forever changed the way I see myself praying. It changed my approach in prayer and it has propelled…
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Weekend Devotion – I am afraid!
I am afraid. It happened on October 20th, 2004. My husband purchased his one and only bible. This was such a momentous day in my mind that I recorded this occasion in my daily bible. I wanted to remember the exact day that my husband began his journey home. There are several events that lead…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living-
Praying Within the Will of God!There are hundreds of books written about prayer and praying within God’s will. I do not pretend to be an expert in this matter but I can share with you my experience of praying within the will of God. I believe this entire series of posts about prayer is leading us to praying with belief…
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Believing Prayer!It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray; but we must patiently, believingly continue in prayer, until we obtain an answer; and further, we have not only to continue in prayer unto the end, but we have also to believe…
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Thankful Thursday –
The Privilege of Prayer and FastingI am overwhelmed by the power of prayer. It is a mystery that mere mortals can talk directly to our perfect and holy Father. I am astonished He listens. Further still, He goes about answering prayer sometime in such incredible ways there can be no doubt God is moving in our midst. Today, Thursday, February…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living
“One day George Mueller began praying for five of his friends. After many months, one of them came to the Lord. Ten years later, two others were converted. It took 25 years before the fourth man was saved. Mueller persevered in prayer until his death for the fifth friend, and throughout those 52 years he…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living
I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.-John Wesley We have arrived! I hope sharing some of the semantics of prayer and Bible reading has encouraged you over the past two weeks. If you want to read this series from the beginning, (click…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living
“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.”- D.L. Moody Teach me to pray! That is my heart’s cry. Today we are going to learn some simple and successful practices to pray with focus and effectiveness. Before we start, how did you do last week? Did you make an appointment with…
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Breakthrough Praying for Breakthrough Living
If you arrived here today at this very hour it is not a coincidence. It is not by chance or happenstance. The LORD, God brought you here. There is much work to be done in the Kingdom of God here on earth. God, Himself, has appointed you to participate in His redemption plan. So, Welcome!…