"My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye." Proverbs 7:1-2 (NIV) Constantly churning and aching, the pain in my daughter's stomach just wouldn't go away. From the ...
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"And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." Matthew 6:7-8 (NIV) Recently, I was studying what causes ...
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"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18 (NIV) I walked down the aisle of the discount grocery looking for a bargain. It's always hit and miss in this store ... and I had missed ... again. Before giving up and ...
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"... But if you refuse to do what is right, watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master." Genesis 4:7b (NLT) My friend Wendy brought her children and their friends to my house for several hours of ...
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"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) Shelly pulled up in her wet driveway after a beach getaway with girlfriends. She smiled ...
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"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) Do you ever envy God's answers to someone else's prayers? I recall the twinges of pain that shot through my heart each time I would ...
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"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please ...
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"This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." 1 John 5:14 (NAS) I used to be hesitant to pray and found myself stumbling over my words when talking to God. I especially didn't know how ...
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"The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out." Proverbs 20:5 (NIV) There are two kinds of young women who live in my house. One speaks her mind freely; you don't have to guess where she stands or how ...
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"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." Philippians 4:11 (NIV) The spring air was crisp. Just right for a hike up Sparrow Hawk Mountain. Richard and I stood at the edge of the cliff, watching the ...
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