JOY Magazine

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I recently had a vision of myriads of angels that were assigned to our nation, waiting for Christians to give voice according to God’s Word. We have the responsibility to pray in line with His Word and the angels will heed and act according to His Wo

Los Angeles Times

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LAS VEGAS - Civic and faith leaders gathered before a bank of television cameras Monday night for a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall, the speakers standing on a podium with a banner that read #VegasStrong. In many ways, the gathering was as m

Mornings with Jesus

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MY SON, JACK, IS AN asker extraordinaire. He is persistent when it comes to asking my husband, Scott, or me for something that he needs or wants. And while he uses steady pressure applied on a daily basis, his approach varies. There is the gentle ask

60 Days of Prayer

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First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 1 TIMOTHY 2:1

Mornings with Jesus

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YEARS AGO, I WAS AT one of the lowest points of my life, weighed down by family and personal problems. Prayer support from friends kept me going, but I felt so useless, unfit for ministry—like I had nothing to offer anyone. During the three-hour driv

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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Only the most partisan person would begrudge prayers for the president of the United States, but a recent visit by President Trump to the mega McLean Bible Church in Virginia has rubbed some congregants the wrong way. The White House informed the chu

JOY Magazine

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These past few months of lockdown have been challenging for many industries across the world, especially here in South Africa. We have seen job losses, salary cuts, and many organisations shutting down in this time. One industry that has been particu

60 Days of Prayer

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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort. 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3 (NIV) TODAY MARKS THE twentieth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. As we pray for all those affected

Mornings with Jesus

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I SPENT FOUR DECADES PRAYING a prayer Jesus didn’t want to answer. My prayer was framed by what I knew was possible, not by reliance on the limitless creativity of Jesus. The always faithful One knew He should ignore my idea and go with His own plan!

Guideposts

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The past few years have been filled with change for my wife and me. The sale of our longtime home. A move across the country. Settling into a new home in a new climate and community, along with new jobs and, of course, some pandemic-related adjustmen

Guideposts

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My mother was hospitalized with cancer the summer of my fourteenth year. Day after day, I knelt at a crude altar at a church camp in Missouri, desperate, begging God to heal my mother. She died a few months later. Prayer doesn’t always “work”: As har

60 Days of Prayer

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“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” MARK 9:24 (NIV) WHEN YOU ARE worried and your faith is faltering, pray the above verse. Simply turn to Him in honest prayer and ask for help to overcome your doubt. You don’t have to be a powerhouse of f

60 Days of Prayer

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If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. JOHN 15:7 (ESV) THE MORE TIME you spend in prayer, reading the Bible and considering your purpose in life, the more blessings and benefits you will re

Mornings with Jesus

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME? WHY can’t I get it right with her? No matter how I framed comments, I managed to offend my friend repeatedly. I was frustrated and wondered who would listen, pray for me, offer wise counsel, and help me figure out what was going

JOY Magazine

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I am Edward Ackerman, a full-time Evangelist and the founder of LightLife Ministries. I grew up as a foster child not knowing my biological parents. I led a life of gangsterism, drug addiction, and imprisonment – which is my personal testimony. I eve

Guideposts

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Thank you, Lord, for blessing my brother and his wife with the gift of pregnancy. They had been going through fertility treatments for years. —ARLINDA Praise God for an Al-Anon Zoom meeting yesterday! —MARI Thank you, God, for healing my turbulent re

Mornings with Jesus

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MY SISTER AND I SAT in the loud football stadium, watching my son play his final season in high school. To take my mind off how big his opponents were—and the fact that he was playing offense, defense, and on special teams—we began to talk about funn

JOY Magazine

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Three times in recent weeks the Spirit of the Lord has directed me to pray against the spirit of suicide and depression. I saw this spirit rising up as a principality and releasing its foul stench in the nations. In particular it is targeting the you

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND SCOTT’S FAMILY TREE can be traced back three generations to Southampton, England. His mom’s cousin sent him a newspaper clipping telling him about how his family members had paid for the stained glass windows in a chapel there. He has sinc

Chicago magazine

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How can prayer help anxiety? Prayer helps us get perspective. It’s very interesting that Jesus says, “Give us our daily bread. Help us forgive.” His advice is to imagine yourself as part of something larger. Because anxiety isolates, and you end up f

JOY Magazine

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Every church-going Christian has heard this scripture before: “We should all be imitators of Christ, becoming more like Him daily” (1 Pet 2:21, Rom 8:29). This encapsulates the goal of every sincere Christ-follower. I have recently started asking som

Mornings with Jesus

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MY PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL WAS SLIPPING. I’d shoved a few too many pieces of paper into the stack “to be filed.” Somewhere in that stack was a list of ideas for future devotions. Conference notes. A receipt I need for a rebate. Time to purge and file and

Mornings with Jesus

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THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE email grabbed my attention. “How do we pray about our chronic illness?” A reader had reached out to me for guidance. I know how to pray when there is a short-term need, and Jesus either provides the answer, guides in a tangibl

JOY Magazine

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Many celebrities, such as Kanye, come from families that are not Christian. Pray for their families to support them on this journey, and pray for God to work in their lives too. Pray that these celebrities remain steadfast in their faith, and that

Mornings with Jesus

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I PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKLY online Bible study. At the end of each session, our leader assigns prayer partners. It’s our responsibility to connect, share our prayer requests, and then be faithful to intercede on each other’s behalf for the next seven d

Mornings with Jesus

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I’D WAITED ANXIOUSLY TO FIND out who’d won the writing contest. I’d prayed and asked God to help me win so that I could use the prize money to go to a publishing conference in Brazil. With the registration fee, airfare, and hotel, the trip was going

Mornings with Jesus

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I FELL ON THE ICE earlier this year and injured my shoulder. My church family has frequently asked me for updates, offered help, and lifted me up in prayer. My shoulder has improved. I am thankful that I belong to a church who believes in the power o

JOY Magazine

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There are a couple of verses in the Bible mentioning that Jesus is praying for us in heaven. Jesus is pleading on behalf of all those who have put their trust in Him for their salvation. 1 John 2:1 adds that “if anyone does sin, we have an advocate w

60 Days of Prayer

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No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. HEBREWS 12:11 (NIV) IF YOU HAVE been praying for something for a long time, ask yoursel

Viz Magazine

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EXCLUSIVE! THE COVID pandemic, with its knock-on effects on the economy and the nation’s mental health, could be causing problems for the patron saints of the Catholic church. According to the religion’s CEO, Pope Francis, since the pandemic struck,