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You Were Needed
Co-worker: “While on vacation, I got to hold a sloth!” Me: “A sloth? That’s a real animal?” I started laughing so hard—I truly thought they were fictional! Needless to say, my employees laughed with me. I told them, “I’m a city girl. I don’t venture into places that have sloths.” We laughed and moved…
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Somebody’s Mama
Becoming a mother at 17 was not part of *my* plan, but apparently, the Lord had different plans for my life. I still remember the shock of discovering my pregnancy—the fear of telling my then-boyfriend, the anxiety of how I would break the news to my mother and father. What would happen to me? I…
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Activated
“As one piece of iron sharpens another, so friends keep each other sharp.”Proverbs 27:17 ERVProverbs 27:17 Has someone asked you to pray for them, and you ended up in the Bible, studying the Word so you could add power to the prayer? Yeah, me too. What I have learned is that we all need prayer.…
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What would you choose?
“One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at Him: ‘Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’ But the other criminal rebuked him. ‘Don’t you fear God,’ he said, ‘since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done…
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I’ve Seen Him Work
These are some of the lyrics to the Gospel song, by Anita Wilson You do what you do And just let God do the rest It’s a decision you won’t regret Eventhough… Everything that you’re going Through, Don’t you let it worry you I’ve seen Him work Gave me peace… Please allow me to encourage…
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Mad as Hell
“When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin, and don’t stay angry all day. Don’t give the devil a way to defeat you.”Ephesians 4:26-27 ERVhttps://bible.com/bible/406/eph.4.26-27.ERV I had to confess to God that I have been angry. I mean the kind of anger that settles in your bones and makes your heart ungrateful.…
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Sifted
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31–32, NIV) Once again, we find ourselves asking: how is Satan in the room? And did y’all see that…
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Interrupted
During this time of fasting and praying, I have been studying one scripture more than any other. Jesus went to fast and pray—guess who wouldn’t let Him do it in peace? The enemy, who comes to kill, steal, and destroy. How many times have you been praying to God, and all kinds of thoughts show…
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And Then
“The devil said, ‘If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, “You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only Him!”’ (Deuteronomy 6:13). So the devil left Him. Then some angels came to Jesus and helped…
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Temptation
“Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and all the wonderful things in them. The devil said, ‘If You will bow down and worship me, I will give You all these things.’”Matthew 4:8–9 (ERV) It’s the audacity for me. The…
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And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.6.13.NKJV Father, this is my prayer: protect my mind and my heart so that I do not sin against You. Lord, clean me up and…
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And Forgive us our Debts
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:10, 12 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.10-12.NIV Now, who is brave enough to ask God to allow His will to be done in their life on earth as it is in…
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Our Father
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’” —Matthew 6:9-10 (NIV) [Link to Matthew 6:9-10](https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.9-10.NIV) When I think about prayer, I am reminded that I don’t need to complicate it. Our God is able…
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Who Was In the Room?
This story is in the book of Job, but I’m not going to focus on Job; I’m focused on who was in the room. “Then the day came for the angels to meet with the Lord. Even Satan was there with them.”Job 1:6 ERVhttps://bible.com/bible/406/job.1.6.ERV This verse made me think of another verse. When I got…
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Waiting on His Word
“I will stand like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me. I will wait and learn how He answers my questions. The Lord answered me, ‘Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read.’”—…
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