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"If It Be Your Will...When It's Right to Pray These Words and When It's Wrong." begging in prayer believing god can i trust god confidence in god faith god's got this how to pray how to win spiritual battles prayer prayer works praying through pain where is god when it hurts Aug 30, 2022

The Bible teaches us that God has plans for our lives, and that one of the privileges of our position in ChristĀ  is to release those plans through our prayers. Consider what Jesus said about the will ...

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What is Love? a mothers love for her adult kids can i trust god faith family estrangement god's got this how to win spiritual battles mothers parenting praying through pain truth where is god when it hurts Jul 12, 2022

Ā  I am reposting a blog I wrote in August, 2012. When I wrote this, my eldest daughter, Mikel was 20 years old with a one year old daughter, her husband was a soldier with "anger issues" and my other ...

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Look Where Fear Puts You begging in prayer fear and faith nothing to fear praying through pain promise keeper provider what about when god isn't good? May 23, 2022

This blog post is reprinted and revised (just a tad) from a blog I wrote for Lifeway Resources that was posted on their website in January 2015. I accidentally came across it today and was so encourag...

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When You Just Want God to Say, "YES!" begging in prayer can i trust god faith god's got this playing tug of war with god prayer works praying through pain promise keeper say yes lord what about when god isn't good? where is god when it hurts May 16, 2022

River has a point. Sometimes it just seems like the only good answer is "yes." The only KIND answer is "yes."

Right now.

Right here.Ā 

Right like you've prayed.

But what about when the answer comes...

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Spiritual Authority and How to Use It Part 1 praying for the lost praying god's word praying through pain spiritual authority spiritual warfare victory Mar 10, 2022

Ephesians 6 is our "go to" passage of Scripture when we think of spiritual warfare. But too often we approach this chapter from the mindset of someone who wants to protect themselves and their family,...

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Can I Trust God to Meet My Needs in THIS?! can i trust god prayer praying through pain promise keeper provider Feb 26, 2022

Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances that overwhelm us. They challenge the very fiber of our faith.Ā 

Let me share a secret. The devil is eager for you to cave to the temptation you're struggl...

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5 Scriptures to Pray through Pain and Suffering praying for others praying god's word praying through pain scripture prayers Feb 16, 2022

Here are some Scripture prayers you can pull out of your collection when you are praying God's Word into your own, or into the hearts and lives of the people you know, who are clinging to Truth in the...

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Praying through Pain and Suffering how to pray for people in pain is god good? playing tug of war with god praying through pain what about when god isn't good? where is god when it hurts Feb 02, 2022

"What about when God isn't good?"

That's what I googled.

I'd just read the daily update for a 14-year-old boy who's been in ICU since Thanksgiving. His dad reminded us that his son isn't the only ch...

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