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Wide Open
My heart has been focused on prayer these days. There is nothing more powerful and life-changing that you can do for someone than pray for them. I am talking about a place-shaking prayer. A prayer that moves mountains. That shows people their need for a Savior. Those are the prayers I want to pray. If…
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Reset
Maybe you cannot see the fruits of your labor. Maybe you cannot see the road ahead. Maybe you are frustrated with everything that evil is doing right now in your life. When we take a step out for God, evil will try to get us to take that step back, to stop working for the…
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Slow Down
Lately, everywhere I look, I see signs to slow down. So much of the time, I am rushing through my day. Before my feet ever hit the floor, my day is packed. I live a hurried, busy life. This does not mean that I do not make time for the Lord. He is my rock…
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Test-imony
You know the day. If one more person calls or walks through the door, you cannot handle one more thing. You are ready to go back to bed and start this day over again. There is no way one more thing could go wrong today. People need to quit testing your faith. Sound familiar? Those…
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One Day One Action
That feeling you get when you do something nice for someone else. I could be having a bad day and that one act of kindness would change my whole day. For me, doing nice things for others is more fulfilling than someone doing something nice for me. One action makes a difference. One action shows…
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Making Time
When friends call with a spontaneous invitation to dinner, we rearrange our schedules to make time. When we want to go somewhere, we make time in our schedule for a vacation. But, when God calls us to do something, then our schedule is so full that there is no way we can accomplish this task.…
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Next
Are you familiar with Exodus 14:14? “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” I have seen this verse referenced a lot, but have you ever read the next verse? Exodus 14:15 “And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go…
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Watching and Waiting
The other day, I watched a predator chase its prey. It was so heart-wrenching to watch. This little animal seemed defenseless against the larger predator but ran as fast as its little legs would go. And then behind the predator came a much larger animal that started chasing the predator. As the larger animal chased…
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Back Porch
I recently took a trip. During this trip, I had the privilege of seeing God’s creation. I watched the sunrise from my hotel room. While the sun rising looked a little different among the high-rise buildings, it was still peaceful. It was beautiful. At that moment, I missed the sunrise from my back porch. I…
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Hate
Maybe it started with feeling justified. Maybe the trauma that you have had to endure was overwhelming. Whatever the reason, you now harbor hate in your heart. That hate grows. So much that now you treat others with hate. People that you do not know. People that do not deserve your hate. Your hate does…