My human body has been having some physical issues which have come to a head, and which now have led to my primary physician ordering a bunch of tests to determine what is going on inside of my body and to make recommendations as to what he believes needs to be done to reconcile these … Continue reading In Need of Prayer
Prayer
Pray Unselfishly
What is prayer? As a child I learned prayer as ACTS = adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. So it should not all be just asking God for something. And it is not a one-way conversation with God to where we do all the talking, and he does all the listening, and to where it is … Continue reading Pray Unselfishly
Are We Praying for One Another?
Jesus Christ was about ready to be put to death on a cross in order to put our sins to death with him so that, by God-persuaded faith in him, we might die with him to sin and now live to him and to his righteousness in walks of surrender and obedience to him and … Continue reading Are We Praying for One Another?
Just Keep Praying
Acts 28:25-28 ESV And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: “‘Go to this people, and say,“You will indeed hear but never understand,and you will indeed see but never perceive.”For this people's heart has grown dull,and with … Continue reading Just Keep Praying
Joyful in Hope
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12 NIV Hope – we can hope for things which may not happen. For example, we can hope for the salvation of loved ones, that they will turn from their sins and that they will follow Jesus in obedience to his commands. But not … Continue reading Joyful in Hope
Praying “The Lord’s Prayer”
“Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ And he said to them, ‘When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name.Your kingdom come.Give us each day our daily bread,and forgive us our sins,for … Continue reading Praying “The Lord’s Prayer”
God Desires All People to be Saved
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, … Continue reading God Desires All People to be Saved
Don’t Stop Believing and Praying!
Luke 18:1-8 ESV And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give … Continue reading Don’t Stop Believing and Praying!
Hope, Patience, and Prayer
Romans 12:12 ESV “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Hope Now I am not going to look up a bunch of words today, so I am going to just share my understanding here on this word “hope,” for this is me having my quiet time with the Lord and letting … Continue reading Hope, Patience, and Prayer
My Marriage
Christian brothers and sisters, Please be in prayer for me and for my husband Rick, for we still have a very broken marriage, which has been broken the whole of our 50 years of marriage. And it is still in the bad condition it has always been in. So what we have is not a … Continue reading My Marriage