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For the Children

    What’s your prayer for the children in your life?   That they’ll be happy and healthy Success in school That they’ll stay out of trouble How about these? Love the Lord — heart, soul, mind and strength, and … Continue reading

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Unity–God’s Way

I confess, Lord, that when I pray for unity, I’m sometimes thinking, “Make everybody do it my way.” Instead, teach me to pray, “Let everybody–including me–do it your way.” As in, “Your will be done.”

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Unity for a Worthy Cause

Jesus prayed for our unity: John 17:20-21 (NIV) I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one,Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also … Continue reading

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Simply Do It

Get some spiritual exercise. read your Bible and pray. Then you too can say   2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

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Short of [Spiritual] Breath

    Have you been running short?     Short-tempered Too many short cuts Short attention to the hard jobs Short on patience Maybe you’re short on Bible study and prayer, short on inspiration and communication with the All-Powerful. Skip … Continue reading

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Just Breathe

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Good and Angry

  “When I am angry I can pray well.” Martin Luther (1483-1546)

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God Simply Knows

  Upset? Got problems? Tell God all about it (he already knows).

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Honest Prayer

  I used to put my best face on my private prayers. I thought I had to be good to talk with God. Then I realized that if God was all-knowing, he already knew my true feelings. He’d rather have … Continue reading

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What God Knows

  Back when our children were young, someone might say, “Your boys are so well-behaved.” We’d think, “You gotta be kidding!” I wonder if God feels that way. Does he think, when someone admires another’s faith, “If you only knew … Continue reading

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