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Pray sooner

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I love this post!!! Well said!!
Prayer is often talked about and taught…but, the “pray SOONER” concept is often missed! “Never stop praying.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17, means you’re praying at all times: In good times, in stressful times, in urgent times, even BEFORE things get crazy…because your constant communion with your God is that important!

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15dd97f58bbe4601e9444631fc7c139aJonah was appalling. He was thrown overboard into a storm-whipped sea. He was gulped down by a huge fish. You would think he’d be praying immediately. Nope, not him. What? Me worry?

Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. THEN Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly — Jonah 1:17-2:1 KJV.

THREE DAYS IN THE BELLY OF THE FISH????? and only then it occurs to him to pray?

Raging_Sea__s_by_The_ImmortaloneSometimes people skip prayer, but this takes the grand prize of all the ages.

Do you ignore scoldings for prayer like

  • your dentist reminding you to floss?
  • your doctor telling you to get your weight down?
  • your environmentalist friend telling you to recycle?
  • your mother telling you to write your aunt thanking her for…

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DEBUNKED! God won’t Give Us More Than We Can Handle

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Dear Lisa, This is the best explanation of this misconception that I’ve ever read! I just looked it up myself recently while writing a post…we Christians need to be so careful… in ministering to people…what we say MUST be Biblical!! This is a great post!! I’m going to reblog it on mine!! God Bless!!

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I once knew a women who maneuvered her way through a very difficult situation. Her husband divorced her and left her for another woman. Sadly, he left behind four children, and the young woman was left to tend to them alone. She was a stay at home mom prior to her husbands betrayal, which meant she didn’t have a job or the money to care for her family. She then proceeded into the workforce to find a job, however, in the process she tragically injured her back. She was left with no husband, no job, no money, and excruciating back pain. The pain became so dreadful that there were times she could not walk, let alone take care of her family.

This sweet woman was a dear friend of mine, and I remember coming over to her house on many occasions because she could not physically do things on her…

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Where Do You Get Your Identity?

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From my Father…

“Because you are sons,

God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts,

the Spirit who calls out,

‘Abba, Father.’

So you are no longer a slave,

but a son;

and since you are a son,

God has made you also an heir.”

Galatians 4: 6-7

He is my Future…

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’

declares the Lord,

‘plans to prosper you

and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope

and a future.'”

Jeremiah 29:11

My Destiny…

“But you are a chosen people,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

God’s special possession,

that you may declare the praises of Him

who called you out of darkness

into His wonderful light.”

1 Peter 2:9

In Him I find my Identity!!

Lay Your hands on me…

Tell me who I am…

“For You created my inmost being;

You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise You because I am fearfully

and wonderfully made;

Your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.”

Psalm 139:13-14

I can do all things…

If You say I can…

“For we are God’s workmanship,

created in Christ Jesus

to do good works,

which God prepared

in advance for us to do.”

Ephesians 2:10

Show me I am free…

“You have been set free from sin

and have become slaves to righteousness.”

Romans 6:18

Free to accomplish Your plan for me!!

“Yet to all who received Him,

to those who believed in His Name,

He gave the right to become children of God-

children born not of natural descent,

nor of human decision

or a husband’s will,

but born of God.”

John 1:12-13

I worship You my Father…

“For He chose us in Him

before the creation of the world

to be holy and blameless in His sight.

In love He predestined us

for adoption to Sonship

through Jesus Christ,

in accordance with His pleasure

and will—”

Ephesians 1:4-5

You are my Identity!!

 No Identity Crisis!

Christ is our Identity…

Don’t try to be like anybody else…

Christ is the true prescription…

For low self esteem…

Self doubt…

And all other insecurities…

Protect Your Identity!!

Can You Be Accused  Of Identity Theft?

Have you taken your Identity from your Father???

“O LORD,

You have searched me

and You know me.

You know when I sit

and when I rise;

You perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down;

You are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue

You know it completely,

O LORD.”

Psalm 139: 1-4

See yourself the way God sees you!!

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I’m A Believer In Christ!!

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Here’s the answer to all your questions!

I can see through the laughter…
I know you’ve cried your share of tears…
But You don’t have to do this by yourself…
You tell me that you feel abandoned…
Carrying the weight of all this pain inside…
You trust in someone else…
But you’re cryin’ out for help…
Yes!
I’m a Believer!
That He’s strong enough to hold you now, where you are…
I’m a believer!
In the One who’s always reaching out to your heart…
He understands you…
There’s not a greater love that you’ll find in this life…
I’m a Believer in Christ!
Trying to escape the landslide…
Running from the choices that you make…
When will you surrender to His Grace?
His promises will never leave you…
Offering to free you from your past is the sacrifice…
He made..
He can be your shelter and your strength.
No matter what you’ve done…
How far you’ve run…
There is hope for you…
Through every broken heart…
He’ll  meet you where you are…
He will rescue you…
Let Him rescue you!
Yes!
I’m a Believer in Christ!!

My Simple Everyday Prayer…

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Here’s a definition of my recent days…

Pulled in a thousand different ways…

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At a loss for words to explain…

The need to relax, and rest my brain!

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Lord, I come to You for peace…

Make all my cares, and worries cease…

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So many opportunities abound…

To share Your Love all around!

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Help me know which ones to choose…

(Please make them my passions, desires, talents, and gifts)

Not just my obligations, or “have-to’s!”

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Help me stand strong, and not spread my life too thin…

With commitments, and busyness where I can’t win…

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Help me to see that You’re in control…

When tempests come, and friends cajole!

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To trust Your Word, and Your Voice…

To find the path where I can truly rejoice!!

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Where do you want me five years from now?

What will I do to get there, and how?

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Help me fulfill Your plan for me…

No matter what obstacles I see!

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To be in Your Image I must not fret…

You have never, ever failed me yet!!

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Thank you, Lord!

I feel better already!!

Amen!

You’re Beautiful!!

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In God’s Eyes!!

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“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;   

Your works are wonderful,   

I know that full well.”

Psalm 139:14

I wish that you could see what God sees…

Beauty is within your heart…

He made you with such care…

And thinks you’re perfect…

Just the way you are!

There could never be a more beautiful you…

Don’t buy the lies, disguises, and hoops…

They make you jump through…

You were made to fill a purpose…

That only you could do…

So there could never be a more beautiful you!

So turn around you’re not too far…

To back away…

Be who you are…

To change your path…

Go another way…

It’s not too late…

You can be saved…

If you feel depressed with past regrets…

The shameful nights hope to forget…

Can disappear…

They can all be washed away…

By the One who’s strong…

Can right your wrongs…

Can rid your fears…

Dry all your tears…

And change the way you look at this big world…

He will take your dark distorted view….

And with His light…

He will show you truth…

And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl!

To God…

There could never be a more beautiful you!!

You’re beautiful! You’re beautiful!

You are made for so much more than all of this…

You are treasured…

You are sacred..

You are His!!

All the lies you’ve held inside so long…

They are nothing in the shadow of the Cross!

You’re the one He madly loves…

Enough to die!!

Jesus, You’re My Superhero!! I’ll Tell The World!

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Hey, Kids!!

Any other superhero is made up…

Jesus is real!

Jesus, You’re my superhero…

You’re my star, my best friend…

You’re better than anyone!!

Job 9:4

“He is wise in heart and mighty in strength…”

Matthew 19:26

“But Jesus looked at them and said, 

‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”

Jeremiah 10:12

“It is He who made the earth by His power,

who established the world by His wisdom,

and by His understanding stretched out the heavens.”

So…Tell the World!!

Shout His praise!

No one compares to Him!

Jesus, all I want in this whole world is You, You, You!

So, tell the world that Jesus lives…

Tell the world that He died for them…

Tell the world that He lives again

No longer I, but Christ in me …

Cause it’s the truth that set me free…

How could this world be a better place?

But by His mercy, and by His grace!

C’mon, c’mon go tell the world about Him!

Romans 10:14-15

“But how can they call on him to save them

unless they believe in him?

And how can they believe in him

if they have never heard about him?

And how can they hear about him

unless someone tells them?

And how will anyone go tell them

without being sent?

That is what the Scriptures mean

when they say,

‘How beautiful are the feet of those who

bring good news!’”

Go! 

Tell the Good News!!

America, Are We Sleeping???

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I want to suggest a book…

A New York Times Best Seller…

The Harbinger:

The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America’s Future

by

Jonathan Cahn

For more info. go to:  http://www.theharbingerbook.com

“It’s not fiction, it’s real….

A warning…

To sound the alarm…”

The bricks have fallen down,

but we will rebuild with dressed stone;

the fig trees have been felled,

but we will replace them with cedars.

Isaiah 9:10  NIV

America, Wake up!!

Here are some excerpts from the book:

“What would happen…

If a (foolish) gardener tried to remove a weed from his garden by cutting off its leaves?

Or, he cut off its stem?”

Nothing!

“Until he finally deals with the underlying problem…

The root!

The Isaiah 9:10 Effect says:

The attempt of a nation

To defy the course of its judgement,

Apart from repentance,

Will, instead, set in motion

A chain of events to bring about

The very calamity it sought to avert.

You can’t solve a spiritual problem

with a military or political solution.

Apart from a return to God, the root issue

Remains untouched

And will manifest again in a different form…

…Foundations will be laid bare…

Exposing the foundation…”

America, who is our foundation?

Jesus!

Let’s go back…

I want to see our roots again!!

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Love…

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And repentance to…

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I’m Really Beautiful When I’m In Full Bloom!

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I may start out small, in God’s Kingdom…

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,

and all these things will be added to you.”

Matthew 6:33  ESV

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Struggling to open up, and be all He wants me to be…

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But, soon I get going with His strength…

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And really start to blossom…

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Amazing everyone!

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Even me!!  But, I feel at home here now…

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I’m fragrant…

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And pleasing to the eye of God…

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I’m adding to the scenery, changing the atmosphere around me…

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Steppin’ out, with my Lord!

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Ready to be part of a sweet bouquet!

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In the Kingdom of God!

Gorgeous!!

God loves watching us grow and bloom, too!

“Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God…”

2 Corinthians 2:15  ESV

God Thinks You’re Someone Worth Dying For…

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The Cross has proven that!

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son,

that whoever believes in Him should not perish

but have eternal life.”

John 3:16 ESV

“And by that will we have been sanctified

through the offering of the body of

Jesus Christ

once for all.”

Hebrews 10:10 ESV

 

But Sometimes You Need To Be Convinced!

You’re praying, God can you hear me?

Oh, God are you listening?

Am I more than flesh and bone?

Am I really something beautiful?

I wanna believe…

I wanna believe that I’m not just some wandering soul…

That You don’t see…

And You don’t know…

Jesus help me believe…

That I’m someone worth dying for!

 If God has set you free…

How can you think you’re the one that grace could never reach?

 Everybody’s asking…

His answer is…

You’re worth it…

You can’t earn it…

The Cross proves…

That you’re sacred and blameless…

Your life has purpose…

More than flesh and bone…

Something beautiful!

Believe!  Believe!

He wants you to see…

You’re a precious someone worth dying for!