Prayer
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A Final Word on Thankfulness
I know, I know. You’re most likely tired of the subject by now. Thanksgiving is over. We’ve seen plenty of posts about it, but I want to bring one more dish to the table before it’s cleared. Thankfulness for our unbelieving spouses. Sometimes this is incredibly difficult, or nearly impossible, but I do believe it…
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A Fine Linen Belt
In Jeremiah 13, God tells Jeremiah to purchase a linen belt and tie it around his waist. Jeremiah does as God instructs him. Then God speaks a second time, telling Jeremiah to bury the belt in a crevice. Many days later, Jeremiah unearths the belt at God’s direction and finds it ruined and completely useless.…
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So Be It
I stood in a circle of anticipation. All week long I’d secretly hoped to hear another word from God. I’d asked him to speak to me, if that was his will. Now the last day of the Christian writer’s conference I’d attended all week had come, and my anticipation had peeked to bursting. Would God…
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Prayer of Petition
Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being…
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The Great Hope Maker
Last week, I posted about enduring hope. At the end of the article, I included this verse as part of a prayer. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)…
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Aaron and Hur
Exodus 17:12 (New International Version) 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up-one on one side, one on the other-so that his hands remained steady till sunset. Do you remember this story? I was reading this…
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The Valley
I originally prepared this post for Christian Women Online. Yesterday however, God decided I needed to write on a different subject. He woke me up at 12:30 a.m. and I wrote. That short story will post tonight later at Jehovah Java. I hope you have a chance to read it. Today I am going to…
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Praying Scripture for your Spouse
We have all done it. We each have prayed and prayed and prayed thinking this is THE TIME that God will move in my spouse’s life. This time my spouse will change. We have prayed, certain God would answer us this time. Yeah, blah, blah, blah, I have heard all about the woman who prayed…
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Spiritual Battle for the Soul
Recently my friends at 1Peter3Living were discussing the fact that our spouses would lash out at us verbally. Many of us have endured a personal attack on our beliefs or character or a number of things. I believe it is important to remember that our unsaved spouses are susceptible to the enemy attacks. Our spouses…
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Pray Like Crazy
Ephesians 6:12 (New International Version)12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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A Visual Prayer Experience!
Greetings My Friends: This past weekend I attended a women’s retreat where I was filled up with the Holy Spirit. Getting time away from the normal day-to-day to be with God and other believers is something I hope all of you have a chance to do this year. At our retreat I facilitated a workshop…
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Raising Kids Christian – Part III
It’s up early, make lunches, organize the backpacks, dressing then driving kids to school. We are busy parents of busy children. We often miss many teachable moments in our rushed day. I see teachable moments as a divine appointment with God when our child is open to practical, Biblical teaching. I have found a very…
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Raising Kids Christian – Part II
After is was quiet and the children were in bed, Linda retrieved her Bible, took it into the kitchen, and left it on view for a week before taping it back together. Children who grow up in homes where they witness this kind of response to Christianity need all the prayer covering they can get.…
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Abundant Blessings
It is the Lord’s Day, a perfect and beautiful fall morning. For the first time I turned on the central heat. The warm air circling holds a ting of musty, burnt dust smell. This happens once a year when the heater is engaged for the first time of the cold season. It is a nostalgic…
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Going It Alone – It starts the night before
My apologies, this post is tardy. Life interrupted my blogging. Go figure! It is another beautiful Sunday today and yes, I attended church this morning, alone. However, my eleven-year-old daughter joined me this morning. She volunteered, without my prompting, to work in the Kindergarten classroom while I attended church. I plan to write a series…
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God wakes me up in the middle of the night!
Has God ever awakened you in the middle of the night? Then as you become fully conscious is there someone on your mind? Do you sense that you need to pray for them? On the other hand, perhaps you are awakened and have no idea why you are wide-awake and can’t go back to sleep?…
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Intercession
Ephesians 6:18a18a Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Can God’s supernatural power be released in the lives of others through our prayers? Yes! Intercessory prayer is asking God to work in another person’s life. God will never force himself on an individual because of His love.…
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Persevering Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (New Living Translation) 17Keep on praying. God has placed us into our marriage for many purposes. One of which is to refine our character. He puts us into the practicing school of persevering prayer so that our weak faith will be strengthened. Consistent prayer life is essential for all believers. As I…
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Prayer at the Dinner table – What do we do?
Thank you for the great suggestions and comments regarding prayer at mealtimes. Praying before a non-believing spouse can create a range of stresses and hurt feelings. We will be discussing stress and rejection in a few weeks. Stay tuned….. Prayer at mealtime: I have found that humility is the best way to approach prayer. Without…