60 Days of Prayer

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Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. ECCLESIASTES 5:19 (NIV) IT’S BEEN SAID that a person’s spirituality is affected by how they

60 Days of Prayer

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Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. ROMANS 5:3–4 (NIV) IN THE ABOVE verse, Paul shares that trials, suffering and pain help refine your

JOY Magazine

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For those given over to a positive temperament, the new year brings a sense of optimism for the year ahead. Conversely, for those among us on the ‘realistic’ side of things, it tends to produce the opposite reaction, as we think of everything that co

60 Days of Prayer

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For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. ROMANS 11:36 (NIV) START YOUR DAY with this prayer: “God, what can I do today to help me be more aware of Your glory?” When you make it a habit of seeking a

60 Days of Prayer

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While you were doing all these things, declares the LORD, I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen; I called you, but you did not answer. JEREMIAH 7:13 (NIV) IS SOMETHING DISTRACTING you from hearing God’s voice? Are you creating the

60 Days of Prayer

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This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” JEREMIAH 33:2–3 (NIV) GOD MADE THE hea

Mornings with Jesus

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I’VE LAMENTED OPENLY THE RISE and fall of my former business making products for kids who have special needs like my son Isaac, who has Down syndrome. Despite my very best efforts, the business went down in flames, but it helped many people and event

Mornings with Jesus

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WRITING IS MY CALLING. EVEN without compensation, I would write. My latest book explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wrote the first draft in 2005. Countless editors rejected it. Over ten years, I rewrote the manuscript no fewer than eig

MEGA

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WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE? This is probably the easiest question. It’s Hayden and of course Scarlet. I am also always happy when I see Hunter, Cristalle’s son. I think the secret to a happy life is a grateful heart. WHAT IS THE MOST DEFINING MOMENT OF YO

60 Days of Prayer

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Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ISAIAH 43:18–19 (NIV) TODAY IS THE first day of summer. As

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The heavenly prophetic clock is ticking. I saw the time sitting at 11:55 in the throne room, I knew that the window for bringing in the final harvest is fast closing, and Abba is calling us to win the lost at any cost in this season. In a recent visi

60 Days of Prayer

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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. PSALM 147:3 (NIV) DR. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE advised that when you need healing, do not think about the illness or condition. Instead, focus on God and His power to heal. Affirm over and over word

Mornings with Jesus

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JUST SAY “NO.” I REMEMBER this phrase plastered as a slogan on posters around my high school. Saying “no” was believed by authority figures to be a talisman that would ward off all manner of teenage vices. Later I built on the power of “no” as I incr

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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1 (KJV) SPRING IS A season of growth. The budding flowers are beautiful proof of nature’s resilience. Each bloom is a reminder that life is filled with t

Mornings with Jesus

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I WOKE UP AT 4:30 a.m. The street lights were on, and the moon was still hanging in the sky. After tossing and turning, I got up and worked on my literature-class lesson plans. But before I did that? I turned on the lights. I don’t love the dark. I a

Mornings with Jesus

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OUR SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, TWO GRANDCHILDREN, and their dog all moved in with us this week. We’re thrilled to have this “close-up” time with them for a year while our son finishes his studies at a local seminary. In our daily interactions, I’ve notice

Hope - A Testimony of Hope

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2020 has been a tough year. God created us to be in communion with others, but this year has denied us this privilege. No matter the advances in technology, video calls can’t replace a hug, leaving many people with a sense of disconnect. We were all

60 Days of Prayer

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Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me.” JUDGES 6:17 (NIV) AT ONE TIME or another, almost everyone asks God for a sign or a message of reassurance. To hear God’s voice, continue to

60 Days of Prayer

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The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. MARK 4:18–19 NLT AS

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We are continuing our ‘gatekeeper’ series. Last time we ended by briefly looking at Ezekiel 33. We saw the truth from the Word of Abba Father that the task of a gatekeeper is to sound the truth from the Word, and not to save. Ezekiel continues to say

60 Days of Prayer

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But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. MATTHEW 24:13 (KJV) NO MATTER HOW strong your faith, you will always have difficult moments of doubt or times when you feel criticized or misunderstood. When situations like this arise,

60 Days of Prayer

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“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” LUKE 23:34 (ESV) FORGIVING OTHERS CAN be difficult and can even test your faith. When you are finding it impossible to let go of past hurts, rely on God’s strength. Ask Him to help heal your b

60 Days of Prayer

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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) FOR EVERY NEGATIVE experience there is a positive possibil

India Today

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An online image search could well make one think that Meghalaya is only a sum of its vistas, waterfalls and root bridges. Having lived in the state since 1980, documentary filmmaker, photographer and activist Tarun Bhartiya calls India’s touristy emp

60 Days of Prayer

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A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” ISAIAH 40:3 (NIV) WHEN THE COMING days seem like a desert, barren and vast with no clear path or direction, do not lose hop

Mornings with Jesus

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MY SON ISAAC HAS DOWN syndrome. For the longest time, Isaac didn’t speak much at all and what he did say was largely unintelligible. Since the development of kids with Down syndrome can vary dramatically and they are unpredictable in their level of f

American Outdoor Guide

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“I don’t belong to the ‘no-God’ or ‘no-use-for-God’ world,” Grover wrote in one of his letters to me. “I try to read the Scriptures every day and say my prayers three times every day, 365 days a year. Anyone who thinks I’d do that year after year if

60 Days of Prayer

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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. PSALM 103:2 ESV DR. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE said, “A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. This, of course, is a fact. Thankfulness do

60 Days of Prayer

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The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”). MATTHEW 1:23 (NIV) GOD CAN TRANSFORM an ordinary moment into an awakening experience. A beautiful sunrise, a perfectly timed yet unplanne

Mornings with Jesus

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STAGE FRIGHT PREVENTED ME FROM seizing opportunities to sing in my teens and twenties. If you’ve had stage fright, you know it’s not only unpleasant, but also completely at odds with the act of singing. It chokes the joyous tune and stage presence ri