Dick Ivey

Confession…ACTS praying

Dear God, I come today with an open heart and voice to confess all my hidden sins. I so want to be like King David begging you to create in me a new heart, renew a right spirit within me, and restore to me the joy of my salvation. I commit to you today to […]

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Adoration…ACTS praying.

Good morning, my LORD and my God, my loving Father. Please help me today and everyday to start my prayer time in adoration of who You are. Teach me to have a healthy fear of doing anything to make You mad today. Please give me a pliable heart to keep the AWE in my heart

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I Adore You…TODAY!

Dear Father, how I want to be a humble man. Please keep my heart and mind focused on You and the magnificent difference between You and me. Make me, today, constantly mindful of Your awesomeness, for You are the All and I am so small. Help me honor You with my prayer and my life

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Greatly blessed…

O, LORD, my God, because I am Your beloved child, You choose to bless me. However, You bless me in ways that are unique to my needs and Your design for me. I know my difficulties do not signify lack of faith or lack of blessing. They are means to help me stay on the

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Commitment…the glue

Jesus saiid a man is supposed to leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife cleaving to her while forsaking all others so the two can become one flesh. There seems to be no shortage of those willing to get naked and in stacks of two becoming one flesh, but the

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The hard “P” word …

LORD, God, my gracious Father, thank You for being patient with me when it’s especially hard to wait for Your answers when there’s more than one problem with which to deal. I need patience, even though I know what I must go through to get it. So, this is why I need Your Spirit: Patience

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Peace amid life concerns

Father, God, as I relax with You in the middle of this heat wave, I am prone to grumble about the weather You control. And yet, Your everlasting arms enfold me in Peace. What a great blessing it is to start this day taking a break from obsessing about my concerns—and just enjoy this time of looking to

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