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When He Needs Direction A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. PROVERBS 16:9 WE ALL NEED DIRECTION from the Lord. In our culture today we encounter so much deception, and without the Holy Spirit leading us we will have a hard time distinguishing the truth from a lie. And how can we make sound decisions without His wisdom? The Holy Spirit is our guide in all things, and it is He who gives wisdom, knowledge, and revelati..
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When We Want God to Breathe New Life into Our Marriage Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. ISAIAH 43:18-19 WE ALL HAVE TIMES when we know we need new life in our marriage. We feel the strain, the tension, the sameness, or possibly even the subtle decay in it. When..
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When we come to a place where we trust that God's timing is perfect, we can be content no matter where we are because we know that God will not leave us there forever. Maintaining a passion for the present means embracing the light we have where we are at this time and trusting that it is enough.
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Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, * having put on the breastplate of righteousness, * and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; * above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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And take the helmet of salvation, * and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; * praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, * being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:14-18).
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now-and-then praying doesn't do that. It is the
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If your attitude is one of gratefully searching for God's truth & goodness in any situation, it will change your life.
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When I Need to Be Delivered from Bad Habits For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do...But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. ROMANS 7:15,17 AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER in our lives, we women struggle with some kind of habit or behavior we don't like, don't want, and don't know how to overcome. We usually know when we are doing something that is ..
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Lord, help me to put on the full spiritual armor You have provided for me so that I can "stand against the wiles of the devil" every day. In Jesus' name I pray."
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When We Want the Kind of Love That Pleases God Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8 GOD MAKES IT CRYSTAL CLEAR in His Word about t..
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Senor, te doy gracias por tu misericordia, y porque tus bondades son nuevas todas las mananas cuando despierto. Gracias por tu fidelidad al amarme en forma incondicional. Ayudame a recordar que debido a tu misericordia y amor, tengo todo lo que necesito y puedo rehusarme a sentir ansiedad acerca del presente o del futuro. Lo que necesito hacer es orar sobre eso.
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in the grocery store. Our obedience to God is evidence
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I follow You, Lord, because You are my home. Wherever You are is where I belong.
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Obedience to God's Word begins by being determined to make no compromise with His ways. It requires a clear understanding that God's rules and laws are for your benefit, and for you to do all you can to live by them.
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It's only when we acknowledge God as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, that we can receive His love for us.
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The enemy wants to steal our peace and keep us stirred up, anxious, fearful, upset, and always in a stance of waiting for something terrible to happen at any minute. The enemy wants us unable to forget the terrible things that occurred in the past and instead remember them as though they happened yesterday.
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When We Should Not Rush into Anything It is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, and he sins who hastens with his feet. PROVERBS 19:2 FAR TOO OFTEN a hasty decision made without enough knowledge, thought, or prayer has gotten a husband and wife into trouble. And when one spouse is guilty of making that hasty decision over the objections of the other, it can cause serious friction between them. How many times have we, or someone else..
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Having absolutes in our life is freeing. Parents who love their children give them rules for their protection, and God does the same for His children. As a child of God, His laws free you to move into the plans and purposes He has for you. From His Word you find out what works and what doesn't work and never will. You don't have to wander down paths that will hurt you, rob you, ruin your life, and take you far away from the fulfillment and ..
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Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart" (Psalm 27:14). Lord,"
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Ask God to show you if there are certain steps of obedience He wants you to take. He'll tell you. You can depend on it. When you come to a place where you trust Him so thoroughly that you will obey whatever He says, you'll find that obedience won't be a gut-wrenching misery; it will be a privilege. You'll obey because the rewards are great. You'll obey out of the desire to have nothing come between you and God. You'll obey because you'll pa..
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God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 1 JOHN 4:18 The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe. PROVERBS 29:25 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crow..
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When He Needs Freedom from Destructive Behavior Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. EPHESIANS 6:10-11 IT'S DIFFICULT FOR A WIFE to see her husband exhibit any kind of destructive behavior. In watching him doing something repeatedly that hurts his health or jeopardizes their family, she sees her future going over a cliff. There can b..
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If you're being tormented by guilt or feelings of failure in this area, confess your thoughts to God, pray about it, put it in God's hands, and then stand up and proclaim the truth!
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The enemy wants us unable to forget the terrible things that occurred in the past and instead remember them as though they happened yesterday. God has healing for upsetting memories.
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after the initial pain of releasing our children there comes joy and peace, both for them and us.
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You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 JOHN 4:4
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To be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. ROMANS 8:6
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Peace is more than just having a good night's sleep--although many people would think even that to be a miracle--but it is peace in every part of your being all the time. It is a place you live because of the One who lives in you.
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Ephesians 6:10-11). He didn't say, "If you are smart you might take up the whole armor." Or, "If you feel like it and have the time, take up the armor." Or, "Try to take up the armor at least once or twice a year." God's Word says, "Take up the whole armor of God" (Ephesians 6:13). This is not suggested; it is commanded."
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Prayer warriors need to put on the armor of God every day because the war is always going on. New battles continually need to be fought so that evil will be driven back, the kingdom of God advanced, and the will of God be done. Our spiritual armor not only protects us from the enemy, it also gives us what we need in order to push against him.
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Put on the Word like a protective garment every morning. Speak the Word, pray the Word, live the Word, and let it live in you so it becomes part of your armor.
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I have loved you with an everlasting love...I will build you up again, and you...will be rebuilt. JEREMIAH 31:3-4
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Some people think that because Jesus accomplished everything on the cross, we don't have to do anything at all. But if that's true, why did Jesus teach us to pray, "Deliver us from the evil one" (Matthew 6:13)? Why did Paul say to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)? Yes, the victory over evil was accomplished on the cross, but the enemy is still here. He is a defeated enemy, but he is still waging the war."
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The most important thing is not to get what we want in prayer, but to accomplish what God wants.
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When we wrap God's truth around us, it protects us by strengthening our core being.
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We are not only to use our armor to protect and defend ourselves from them--as important as that is--but also to go on the offensive against them as well. When we do that, we close doors to the enemy and open doors to the will of God to be done on earth. We advance God's kingdom.
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Lord, I pray that You would give my husband a heart to obey You. Reward him according to his righteousness and according to the cleanness of his hands (Psalm 18:20). Show him Your ways, O Lord; teach him Your paths. Lead him in Your truth, for You are the God of his salvation (Psalm 25:4-5). Make him a praising person, for I know that when we worship You we gain clear understanding, our lives are transformed, and we receive power to live Yo..
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When you pray, God reveals anything in your personality that is resistant to His order of things.
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Jesus, Your Word says that You came "to proclaim liberty to the captives" and "to set at liberty those who are oppressed" (Luke 4:18)."
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The first opportunity for this came right away. I had started a new weekly women
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Lord, Test My Heart Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. PSALM 139:23 Lord, You know me. You know the words in my mouth before I even say them (Psalm 139:4). I come before You raw and exposed, laying myself down before Your throne. Often I try to hide my flaws and failures, foolishly thinking that I can somehow distract You from seeing they're there. But Jesus, You've engraved me on the palms of Your hand..
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Lord, show me how to gird up the core of my being with Your truth so that I don't fall into deception of any kind. Teach me to not only know Your truth, but to live in
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There is a lot of growing required.
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Jesus said, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32)."
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