Category: Prayer
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Paul’s Heartfelt Prayers for Spiritual Growth
Paul expresses his deep gratitude and commitment to the Ephesians through continuous prayer and thanksgiving for their faith and love. He emphasizes the importance of spiritual growth, urging believers to pursue wisdom and deeper understanding of God. Paul’s prayers reflect a prioritization of spiritual matters over physical concerns, demonstrating his…
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Rejoice. Pray. Give.
It might be a bit dated, but do you all recall the Movie (or read the book) Eat, Pray, Love. It depicted a woman’s journey across the globe. During the journey, she finds pleasure in nourishment, power in prayer, and finally inner peace. I think God’s answer to everything is…
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Saying Grace
In my younger years, you could always count on the local television channels (before streaming) to show the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special. Charlie and Snoopy would sit down with their friends to a feast of popcorn, pretzels, toast, and jellybeans. Peppermint Patty suggests they say grace before eating. Linus offers…
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prayer: the time saver.
Prayer is life’s biggest time saver! We need to make sure we never fool ourselves into thinking that change is easy. It is never easy, especially when our choices affect other people. Change means important decisions will be made. It also introduces that terrible mistakes will be made and ongoing…
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finish what you start: strength
We are coming to what I feel is a close in exploring the reasons why we do not finish what we start. Why we lose our enthusiasm for the commitments we have made, the goals we have set, and work we are doing. We have explored a shift in our…
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finish what you start.
Have you ever started a project, perhaps home remodel, outdoor remodels, or a project in general that you can not seem to get finished. You started cleaning that garage out and all you seemed to really do is move stuff around, but you can not seem to get it finished?…
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who is waiting on who?
At the right time, God’s timing, He can do anything instantly. 22 The least will become a thousand,the smallest a mighty nation.I am the Lord;I will accomplish it quickly in its time.Isaiah 60:22 This passage of scripture was God speaking to the Israelites through Isaiah. He was giving them a picture of…
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prayer in the garden.
When I was returning from having helped my youngest daughter move into her new home for the college year, I started up the mountain and said, Father, I guess it is just you and me now. There was a peace and calm in saying that. In Jesus helping me to…
It Starts Small 