Determined Prayer

  I have had times of prayer over an event or decision that was very hard to work through. I remember with one particular decision, I was up praying in the middle of the night and I went to my computer and started writing out my prayer. I also started writing down the details about…

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In A Pinch

I have been in situations where I did not know how I would get out. I have been so broke that I wasn’t sure how I could make things work. When I went through a divorce nearly 25 years ago, I though my life was over. I was broken inside and wounded in ways that…

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Cry Out To God

  I have been desperate enough before to cry out to God. I have never been so hungry or thirsty that I’ve cried out to him. I have been so desperate in need of a miracle or a way out that I’ve cried out to Him. The Philistines sought after Samson because he constantly caused…

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Help Is On The Way!

  I remember an instance when I was a freshman in college at Johnson University Tennessee (formerly known as Johnson Bible College). I was headed home for the weekend in my 1973 Ford Maverick – now there was a car that didn’t stick around long! (I later went on a mission trip to Mexico and…

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Disappointment

This is a tough emotion because I had such hopes and dreams. Disappointment enters the picture when my hopes or expectations are not fulfilled. I think the entire genre of music, the blues came out of this emotion. Ezekiel writes a “blues song” or a song of lament after Israel’s capture. Check this out… 10 ‘“Your…

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Cry For Help!

I think one of the most simple, yet profound prayers can be wrapped up on one word – Help! When I cry out to the Lord, I acknowledge that I can’t do things on my own. I’m still learning to trust Him with the stuff I know how to do. As Jeremiah writes a book…

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