Dick Ivey

Pre-Advent Prayer!

Father, as the focus of our world shifts to the season of Christmas, please help me to always always keep my focus on the birth of Jesus. Regardless of what others do, may my thoughts and music and prayers be of thanksgiving for Your magnanimous gift of Your Son to come live among us and […]

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Learning to be Content!

Dear God, everywhere I look I am bombarded with pleas for me to acquire more stuff so I can be ‘content’. Teach me to learn to be content with what I have, where I am, who I am with. and always with the sufficiency of Jesus and His grace, for it is in His matchless

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Season of Gratitude

LORD God, my Abba, thanksgiving is more than just a day for me, but I am grateful for the reminder to do so every day. I am grateful today for an earthly Daddy who heeded Your call on his life to ministry and became the instrument of my healing from fatal illnesses as a little

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Thank You, LORD!

Father, You who have created and sustained all life and creation, please help me as we approach this season we call Thanksgiving to remember to be thankful for all my blessings. Thank You for protecting me from illness, accidents, and life altering pains. Thank You for giving me healthy children and grandchildren. Thank You for

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Softly and tenderly…

Dear Father, I pray earnestly for all those You have given me to find You the Peace of Your presence, both now and forever, because I don’t want to spend eternity without them. O, I pray in Jesus’ matchless name. Amen Verse for Today: “Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at

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Gen X, Y, Z, A prayers

Dear God, O my Father, as I look around in many churches today, I see lots of grey headed people and few of these younger folks. It troubles my heart that the Gospel is not resonating with so many of these who are my children and grandchildren. Will Your church be gone from our country

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May we speak Your Words, LORD

Father, my God and LORD, today I pray for couples you are sending our way between now and year’s end. Give my bride and me godly insight and grace to give the encouragement, strength, and hope You have so graciously given to us. May our hearts and minds be open and in tune with Your

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