“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are… Continue reading Pray for Your Frenemies
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What if…Prayer
And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”… Continue reading What if…Prayer
Finding Equilibrium
Balance is a word that I hear used often in conversation as people speak about busyness and life. We seek balance between work and family, balance in our finances so we don’t overspend, and balance with our time, so that we can volunteer, but not burn out. Yet I believe we also want to find… Continue reading Finding Equilibrium
Rejoice, pray, encourage
This week I was reading through 1 Thessalonians and came across this verse, “Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, TNIV) This is a part of Paul’s final instructions in the letter for his church in Thessalonica, and is… Continue reading Rejoice, pray, encourage
Rejoice, Pray, Encourage
This week I was reading through 1 Thessalonians and came across this verse, “Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, TNIV) This is a part of Paul’s final instructions in the letter for his church in Thessalonica, and is… Continue reading Rejoice, Pray, Encourage