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This Is How I Start My Day: Preparing for Adventure
by Lysa terkeurst Prayer

This Is How I Start My Day: Preparing for Adventure

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. — Psalm 119:18Oh, how we underestimate the power made available to us when we spend time with God. ...
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God Wants Our Sad
by Esther fleece allen Prayer

God Wants Our Sad

I’ll bet you can remember some of the pivotal moments that taught you to fake fine to one degree or another. Maybe you grew up being told that boys don’t ...
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Hannah’s Request
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Hannah’s Request

Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD… I rejoice in Your salvation.” — 1 Samuel 2:1When have you really wanted something? We all know what it feels ...
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A Prayer to Renew Our Minds
by Hayley morgan Prayer

A Prayer to Renew Our Minds

In order to move forward in something new and different, we need to renew our minds. To do that, our minds need a new connection.Repentance can feel like a heavy ...
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A Prayer of Trust
by Christine caine Prayer

A Prayer of Trust

As you move forward embracing all the unexpected adventures God has for you, I invite you to pray the following prayer. Pray it in faith, boldly, courageously, and with a ...
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Praying When the Unexpected Disillusions and Hope Wanes
by Christine caine Prayer

Praying When the Unexpected Disillusions and Hope Wanes

Hope Is an Act of DefianceI don’t know where your hope is struggling. Maybe your beleaguered hope is for… A loved one to be saved A child to come home ...
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When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers the Way We Want Him To
by Laura story Prayer

When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers the Way We Want Him To

Editor’s Note: Laura Story’s life upended when her husband Martin was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The struggle that followed was very real and very hard, but it was in ...
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The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songsKnow that the Lord is God It is He who made us, and we are His;We are His people, the ...
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by Cara whitney Prayer

"Hello"

This, then, is how you should pray. — Matthew 6:9Most of us won’t remember the first conversation we had with our horses, but it had to have started with some ...
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Why, When, and How Should We Pray?
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Why, When, and How Should We Pray?

Why Should We Pray?God insists that we ask, not because He needs to know our situation, but because we need the spiritual discipline of asking. — Catherine MarshallDo not be ...
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Rest and Pray
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Rest and Pray

Rest in Me, My child.Give your mind a break from planning and trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually, asking My Spirit to take charge of the details of ...
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Go to Church, Take a Prayer Walk, Do a Prayer Dance
by Levi lusko Prayer

Go to Church, Take a Prayer Walk, Do a Prayer Dance

Planted, Plugged In, and PreparedA while back I saw a 60 Minutes special on a free diver named William Trubridge, who goes to extreme depths in the ocean on a ...
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What Is the Purpose of Prayer?
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What Is the Purpose of Prayer?

“This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” – John 9:3The primary purpose of prayer is not to change circumstances; the primary purpose of prayer ...
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Your Prayers Have Power
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Your Prayers Have Power

God’s PromiseWhen a believing person prays, great things happen. — James 5:16 NCVI accompanied Denalyn on some errand running recently. We stopped at a store called OfficeMax so she could ...
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The Life of Prayer
by John ortberg Prayer

The Life of Prayer

Desperate people pray. They pray without thinking about it; they pray even if they are not sure who they’re praying to or if anyone out there is listening at all. ...
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When Your Prayers Bounce Off the Ceiling: Wait on the Lord
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When Your Prayers Bounce Off the Ceiling: Wait on the Lord

I was rewinding an old VHS tape to show Christian and his friends some footage from our trip to Scotland when he was two years old. “This is taking forever,” ...
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