When you grow old and your eyes are dim and your joints ache and you can no longer get up and go as you did when you were young, two things will sustain you as life edges toward its conclusion. Can you guess? Your faith and your memories. I never yet heard anyone on a […]
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Father, my Abba, help me be a Living Nativity today. Wherever I go, let people near me see Immanuel…the With Us God. Whenever I see people today, help them see Jesus in me. I offer me to You today, be Glorified in me today so others will se You…direct me as you will, for His
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Dear LORD, my God, slow me down this season. Make me open to investing me in Your Kingdom this Christmas. Please give me Your wisdom and open my mind and heart to receive Your instructions. I am Yours, Father. Speak that my heart may hear. This I pray fervently in the precious name of Jesus.
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Dear LORD, my God, everywhere I look and listen I hear foolishness about not only this season of the year, but about where the hope of eternity truly lies. Please keep me from the hype of commercialism, from the focus on commerce, from the reliance on tinsel and lights, and all the other things we
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Father, my Father, I ask today in all the humility I can muster for the ability and determination to see Jesus in the same light as the unlearned guys He called to be His special men. Give me the unbridled courage and commitment to follow You even as they did with my life to show
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O God, my Father. Today as I bask in the warmth of Advent, make me mindful all day and everyday that I did not seek You out, You sought me out when I was unlovable. While so many others around me frantically hunt for meaning and purpose, thank You for being Immanuel…WITH US, with me.
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My Father, my God, today give me time to reflect on the events leading to Jesus’ birth and early life…the announcements to Elizabeth and Mary…the angelic appearances to Zechariah and Joseph…the decree for taxation…the long journey for a pregnant teenager…the stable for His birth…the shepherds…the angels…the home in Bethlehem…the Magi…Herod’s decree to kill the baby
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I never get tired of talking about Random Acts of Kindness with couples. It all started when Jesus washed His guys’ feet and told them to go do the same. Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages Quiz (https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language) is a grand way to discover what blesses your spouse. It is so important to learn to love
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Dear God and Father of Jesus, my Lord, I woke up this morning singing songs about Your grace and faithfulness. How they fill me with joy. Please keep my heart tuned to sing Your praises all day today and then keep it going. Give me songs of faith and grace and overcoming and hope and
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Father, my Father, I awake to another morning knowing some of those who are dearest to me do not yet embrace You as the Prince of Peace, the Savior of the world. My heart hurts wanting all I hold dear to come to know in childlike faith. I call their names this morning praying for
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