Dear LORD, you know how much a ‘fixer” I tend to be, and often I fail to just listen. I know my ultimate goal is not to control or fix everything around me; I know my job is to listen without judgment and speak without criticism even as I keep communing with You. I KNOW […]
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Because I trust You as my Savior, I know that my name is written in heaven—in Your Book of Life. That means I can have joy no matter what is happening around me. But, O God, please help me not to rest on this great gift. Help me share this news with others, especially my
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O God, from time to time, I hoard secret sin which I really don’t want to give up. Thank You for keeping me from getting comfortable there. An ongoing problem is like a tutor who is always by my side. The learning possibilities are limited only by my willingness to be teachable. Help me be
O, My LORD, when a pastor can be abducted at gunpoint in South Africa while he is preaching the Gospel where You led him and his family to be, please forgive me for not being more vocal in my pursuit of my calling from You to share the Gospel where I am planted. LORD, I
Money – Housing To buy or not to buy…that is the question Home ownership: There was a day when prevailing wisdom was to buy a home as quickly as you could and put as little down as possible. The assumption was that real estate would continue to escalate in value and that the equity in
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LORD, Jesus, sometimes I’m tempted by the powers of evil to revisit my past forgiven sin. Please help me to cast those memories away in the precious blood you shed to wash them all away for all time and eternity. When I become aware of current and unconfessed sin, Please help me to confess them
Dear LORD, the closer I get to “HOME” with You, the more I think on things to come. If my gene pool persists, I can see the end of my life here within the next 15 years, more or less. Hope enables me to see—through the eyes of my heart—things that are not yet. The most stunning
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Gracious heavenly Father, thank You …The Joy of the LORD is is my light and my salvation. Your delightful gift to me in all circumstances. It will make me strong. Your Joy is for all times—good and bad—though sometimes I have to look long and hard for it. Thank You for the knowledge in my heart
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O God, my Father, I know you are never late with anything, but it just seems to my feeble mind You miss some great opportunities to be a little early with Your plans for me. Waiting on You means trusting You with every fiber of my being instead of trying to figure it all out
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Dear Father, my heart is full and pleading at the same time this morning. Thank You for Your healing hand on Bob M, JD, and Mag. Please continue their restored health. Lifting up George’s daughter Lisa to you for continuing grace in her trials. Please make me mindful of those who in their time of
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