60 Days of Prayer

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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ROMANS 12:2 NIV TO LIVE YOUR best life you must invite Go

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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For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 (NIV) THIS VERSE REMINDS us that when you are confused or blinded by an unwelcome change in your life, instead of getting bogged down by the past and how your situation could have been avoided,

60 Days of Prayer

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Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. LUKE 12:7 (NIV) WHAT IS ON your mind? If it matters to you, it matters to God. No doubt this has been an especially challenging year wit

60 Days of Prayer

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He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” JOHN 3:2 (NIV) SPEND TIME WITH God. The more you know Him and aspire to be

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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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

PEARL

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For your guidance! 1 What seek ye? 2 The call for the helper 3 The Antichrist 4 Morality 5 Awake! 6 Silence 7 Ascent 8 Cult 9 Rigidity 10 Childlikeness 11 Chastity 12 The first step 13 TheWorld 14 The Star of Bethlehem 15 The conflict 16 Modern psyc

60 Days of Prayer

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I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. ISAIAH 42:16 (NIV) TURN TO THIS verse when you feel uncertain about the fu

60 Days of Prayer

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I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten. JOEL 2:25 (NIV) ARE YOU STRUGGLING with loss? Our heavenly Father is a God of healing love. Reach out to Him for help and for comfort to accept what has happened. Draw close to Him and believe 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

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

60 Days of Prayer

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But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. JEREMIAH 17:7 (NIV) TRUST GOD WITH every detail of your life; know that He is shining His light on your every problem and helping you find peace. As we close another two mont

60 Days of Prayer

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That they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us. ACTS 17:27 ESV DRY SPELLS OR moments when you doubt God’s presence are an important part of spiritual grow

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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. ROMANS 8:28 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL upset about a situation, put your faith in knowing that God is working silently to help you.

60 Days of Prayer

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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” ISAIAH 30:21 (NIV) JESUS PROMISES THAT He will provide light and guidance when your life takes unexpected turns. Though you

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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Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” LUKE 5:5 (NIV) DO YOU RESPOND to God’s instructions as Peter did, and “let down your net” simply because God says s

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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AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN MY life, I’ve made myself smaller in a futile attempt to fit in, to not irritate others, and to remain invisible. Hiding my light has been exhausting and ineffective and, I see now, didn’t glorify God. It’s taken me fifty years

Mornings with Jesus

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A HIGH ENERGY TYPE A person, most of my life I’ve been very disciplined, structured, and motivated. Like all virtues, it has a flipside. While I’ve enjoyed (and shared) tangible benefits from my manic methods, it’s also cost me and others peace and p

60 Days of Prayer

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And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” LUKE 12:15 (ESV) LIFE ISN’T A competition. The more you recognize that your journey is a beautiful

60 Days of Prayer

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But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. NUMBERS 33:55 (NIV) THE THINGS IN your life that

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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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. PROVERBS 27:17 (NIV) BEING PART OF a faith community is an important part of your prayer life. Take time to meet with people that guide and encourage your relationship with God. Build friendshi

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

60 Days of Prayer

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An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. LUKE 9:46 NIV IN THIS VERSE, the disciples argue over who is the greatest and reveal what God really wants. Rather than boasting about personal achievements and compe

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

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

JOY Magazine

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A happy and blessed New Year to you all! I expect that many of you will be wondering what 2021 will be like after 2020? My Arnie (Aunty Trish) told me that there are many encouraging and inspiring verses in the Bible for a new year, or new beginning