All posts tagged prayer

Prayer: The Creator Listening To You By Ada Brownell

Excerpt from Ada Brownell’s book, Imagine the Future You. Isn’t it almost too much to think God will listen to humans? A cry for help in our own feeble words, and the Creator answers? It happens all the time. God wants us to bring our needs to Him and believe he will answer. […]

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When My Heart Is Overwhelmed by Mary C.Findley

Send to Kindle Two people today posted the same statement on Facebook. They said they felt overwhelmed and didn’t know how to handle responsibilities. My immediate impulse was to quote the verse that says, “From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock […]

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Prayer by Marilynn Dawson

New Years. . . That celebration famous not merely for the ball-drop in New York Times Square and ringing in the New Year December 31st at midnight, but that time of year when many people begin that most elusive of list-making. . . preparing New Year’s Resolutions! As members of the Bride of […]

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A Hero for Me

By Naty Matos In life we all are in need of a hero. As we face the difficulties we look for a way out. We want a path that will set our journey in a better direction. So we look around for someone to guide that journey. We don’t want empty words of […]

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A Writer’s Unbelief

By Laura J. Marshall Dear God in Heaven, what have I just promised?   These thoughts haunt me. They tease me in their weightiness and echo through my mind. I’m a writer. I write. And I scare myself to death on a regular basis.   I make promises of the written word, stories […]

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Professional Mourner or Professional Joy Generator?

By Mary Anne Benedetto I recently learned that in some ancient cultures, it was common to hire professional mourners to wail at funerals. Also known as moirologists, their duties could possibly include delivering a eulogy or simply weeping, moaning and crying loudly. Upon further investigation, I discovered that even in current times, there […]

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An Author’s Prayer

by June Foster Dear Lord, Give me the strength today to pen the words you want written on the page, the knowledge and wisdom to convey the message You desire for the reader to grasp. I am weak, but You are strong. Lord, I am helpless and can do nothing without Your mighty […]

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My darkest days

By Jen Gentry When I was asked to write this devotional I started to panic. You see I love the Lord with all my heart and I remind the Lord every day “I have never not believed.” I can’t remember a time in my life when I did not know the Lord Jesus […]

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Praying for Salvation

by June Foster Is there anyone in your life – friend or family – that you’d love to see come to salvation? Have you been praying for this person for what seems like forever, and sometimes you ask God if He really hears your prayers? I have. And I’d like to encourage you. […]

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21 Ways to Celebrate Gratitude During Thanksgiving This Holiday Season

Guest post by Shelley Hitz  Thanksgiving season is soon approaching and this year, I encourage you to take the opportunity to celebrate gratitude.  In the midst of the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, take a moment (or two) to celebrate gratitude. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JazG_ISjpa0] Here is a list of the 21 Ways.  Read […]

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