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It’s A Done Deal in Heaven
Matthew 16:19(NLT) “And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” In Matthew 6, Jesus Christ gave the disciples a template for prayer. He told them in Matthew 6:10(NIV) to pray…
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God Made My Mountain Stand Strong
Psalm 5:12(NLT) “For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.” If we’re not committed to God, He knows that we’re not going to give a full commitment in our hearts and minds to a spouse. God is looking at what we do every moment of every day.…
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There’s No Success Outside of the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:26 (NLT) “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Our Heavenly Father never intended Jesus Christ to accomplish His mission without the aid of the…
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Counting on the Lord
Psalm 130:5(NLT) “I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.” The thought of waiting on anything is hard for most of us. Whether it’s waiting in line at the grocery store or our favorite fast-food joint, none of us are too keen with…
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The Blessing of God’s Love
John 3:16 (NKJV) is a verse of scripture that most Christians love and cherish. It says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This verse is part of the conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemus, a leader…
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A Heart Consumed with the Love of Christ
Luke 7:36-38(NLT) “One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38 Then she knelt behind him at…
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Three Answers that Prove You’re Ready for the Blessing
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things we’ve not yet seen. Faith is the assurance that we have the thing we’ve prayed and hoped to receive even before it actually arrives. In this way, we can think of faith as a title deed to…
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Agree to Walk Together
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (ESV) “9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” The passage in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 is so plain and simple to…
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A Model of Christ-like Behavior
Hebrews 11:6(ESV) “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Many of God’s children have centered their prayers for this year around the blessing of a Godly spouse. Some are very focused on this aspect of…
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A New Direction
Practices that yield greater vision, focus, and spiritual preparation and renewal have the capacity to elevate us to new levels of faith and so much more. We can’t remain in our comfort zones if we want to increase in the Lord Jesus Christ. If we are desiring our lives to change, we really need to…
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Unlimited Capacity to Love
2Corinthians 4:9(NLT) “We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.” This verse is a tremendous source of comfort for any person that is in a relationship or seeking one. All of us know individuals that have gotten knocked down emotionally by someone they loved. Many…
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Great Promises of God
Jeremiah 17:7-8(NIV) “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8: He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year…
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A Sweeter Life in the New Year
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11(NLT) The Words of God in Jeremiah 29:11 have been a theme for many of us this year. We spent a lot of time trying…
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God’s Foundation Is Collapse-Free
“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25; Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.” Matthew 7:24-25(NLT) Understanding God’s Word is a…
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No One Compares to God
“But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” Luke 12:48(NLT) Many Christian women are resorting to desperate measures to satisfy their desire…
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Don’t Let Anything Shake Your Faith
I’m sure you know believers that have witnessed incredible manifestations of their faith. Like me, there are others you might know that have been praying for their desires a very long time, and they are still waiting. Not only are they waiting, but they are wondering. They want to know why others seem to be…
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Convinced of His Love
Colossians 2:10 (NLT) “So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.” When relationships don’t work out, it can be devastating to our lives, especially when it’s clear that our partner’s feelings have changed for us. When things were good, you never thought that he…
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Godly Treasures
God told His people in Isaiah 45:3(NLT), “And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness- secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.” As believers, we should never underestimate or overlook the reality that God…
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Celebrate that He Came, and He’s Coming Again!
Jesus is the reason for the season. We hear this truism everywhere during this time of year, and rightly so. Those of us that love God and are followers of the Lord Jesus Christ herald the truth of Christmas from the roof tops. We know that the celebration is not about how many presents we…
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Do Something for God’s Kingdom
1John 3:16-17(MSG) “This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it…
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God Chose You and Your Husband Will Too
You might wonder why God placed the desire to be married in your heart when you don’t have a significant man in your life yet. This is no doubt a question on the minds of many Christian single women. We know that God requires us to have faith, and this means that our minds and…
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Forgive and Receive Forgiveness
The heart of every human being was designed by God to contain His love and then to release His love to others. This is wonderful indeed, but we must also realize that there are other things we’ve chosen to hold in our hearts, and they don’t resemble God’s love. These are remnants of our old…
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The Blessing That God Promises
Frustration is an emotional state of being that can cause us to become stuck and unable to successfully move forward. It is described as a feeling of being annoyed and upset because of an inability to achieve a certain result or to change a circumstance or condition. Many single women are experiencing frustration in their…
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The True Story About the Void and the Longing
One thing can be said of believers and unbelievers alike, and it is that we are all on a quest. Within each of us, God has woven an unexplainable urge to pursue the thing we believe will make us happiest. It’s true for every living individual. Even when we’re not old enough to walk and…
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A Good Example of a Wife
“Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 9:9 (ESV) Over the summer, a dear friend invited me to attend to…
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God Knows What We Need
“For your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!” Matthew 6:8 (NLT) It’s not a stretch to assume that the desire for marriage is the most prayed prayer for many single women. Some are persistent in prayer for this, but others are becoming weary. Their hope for marriage is diminishing because…
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Seek God, Because He’s Always Right
Being a child of God is a privilege incomparable to any other. It literally transforms us into people we couldn’t imagine becoming before we accepted Jesus Christ. It’s God’s love that does it. He’s made it possible for us to switch to a trajectory in life that will catapult us to a continuous journey in…
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A Strong Companionship
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12(NLT) “9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. 11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be…
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A Relationship’s Key Ingredients
Everyone in my family knows I love to bake. From chocolate chip cookies and peach cobbler to my mom’s favorite sock-it-to-me cake, I’m always baking something sweet for everyone around me. There’s always some kind of sweet deliciousness in the kitchen whenever family or friends stop by, and they always look forward to being surprised…
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The Three Answers We Receive from God
God’s timing is everything. His timing is beyond perfection, and if we will allow the knowledge of this truth to be a foundation in our faith, we’ll rest in His peace continually. 2Peter 3:9 reminds us that God is not slow to fulfill His promises, and this is something that should be in the forefront…