RESOURCES: www.focusonthefamily.com has a one-time free counseling service and a Christian counselor referral service The Salvation Army (for counseling on a variety of severe issues) YWCA – may have shelters in certain areas for abused women and children Nina Roesner’s e-course Becoming a Woman of Strength and Dignity may be helpful for women in abusive… Continue reading Prayer for the Victims of Abuse and for Abusers
Category: Prayer
“What Does Casting Your Cares on the Lord Look Like?”
Happy 2015 everyone!!!! 🙂 May God be greatly glorified and accomplish His every good purpose in your lives and in your family this year. A wife asked me to address this issue. I would love for other readers to contribute their perspectives, godly wisdom, and insights, as well. Sometimes hearing a different person’s description… Continue reading “What Does Casting Your Cares on the Lord Look Like?”
Giving All of Myself to Christ – a Prayer
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole… Continue reading Giving All of Myself to Christ – a Prayer
“How Do You Stay Filled with the Holy Spirit?”
A wife asked me this question. It is a very good one! He is our power source to be the godly women God commands us to be. This could be a book in and of itself. But, let’s talk about a few basics: 1. The Holy Spirit is a gift that is given to everyone… Continue reading “How Do You Stay Filled with the Holy Spirit?”
Let’s Pray Together!
Lord, Thank You for being our Creator and our Father. Thank You for Jesus and His incredible sacrifice for us. Thank You for Your precious and holy Word. Thank You for Your Spirit. Thank You for the boundaries You give us because You love us so much. The generations before us and the culture around… Continue reading Let’s Pray Together!
How I Journal and Conduct My Quiet Time
Some women have asked me to share how I have my Quiet Time with God. Let me say, there is not one “right way” to journal or to have a quiet time. There are many different ways of doing this, and that is ok! Usually, I try to have my time of Bible reading and… Continue reading How I Journal and Conduct My Quiet Time
Let’s Pray Together!
Almighty Lord, PRAISE You alone are the Creator of this universe. You are the Great I Am. You are completely holy. You are incapable of evil. You cannot tolerate sin. Yet, You are completely Love. You are the very embodiment of what Love means and Who Love is. You are full of grace, mercy and… Continue reading Let’s Pray Together!
Prayer Day – Am I Holding Anything Back?
The only way to experience all of the spiritual riches Jesus has already provided for us through His death, burial and resurrection for us – is when we completely yield ourselves in total submission to Him as Lord of our lives. It is very counterintuitive. The world says that submission to God is slavery, bondage… Continue reading Prayer Day – Am I Holding Anything Back?
Prayer Day – We are IN CHRIST
Lord, You are good. You are holy. You are worthy of all of our devotion, sacrifice, praise, worship, desire, reverence, awe and love. You alone are sovereign. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. You hold every atom and every galaxy in Your hands. Your purposes cannot be thwarted. You accomplish… Continue reading Prayer Day – We are IN CHRIST
Prayer Day – a Living Sacrifice
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them He said: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow… Continue reading Prayer Day – a Living Sacrifice