How did I miss what Jesus had to say about me and my marriage?
by: Gary D. Chapman
Someone once told me that marriage is like flies on a window pane. The flies on the inside are trying to get out and those on the outside are trying to get in.
I can identify with that picture. For months leading up to my wedding, I could hardly wait to be married. I was in graduate school, and I dreamed about how wonderful marriage was going to be. I had visions of coming home in the evening and studying in our apartment. I could picture her sitting on the couch; when I'd finish studying, I'd look up and our eyes would meet. Won't that be wonderful? I thought. A wife right there in the apartment!
After we got married I discovered my wife didn't want to sit on the couch and watch me study. While I worked she'd go downstairs and socialize with people in the apartment complex. And I'd think, This is just like it was before we got married. The only difference is my dorm room was a lot cheaper than this place.
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Tuesday
What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female.
by Edith M. Humphrey
Our radically confused society is debating the meaning of marriage with increasing intensity. That question leads to a host of other issues—especially the boundaries of sexual behavior and the nature of procreation. No one is untouched by this debate.
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Thursday
Take a Trip to the Northpole!
Here, you can write to Santa and he will write back to you;
Visit the Toy Shop to look at toys;
Mrs. Claus' Kitchen has lots of yummy recipes;
AND LOTS AND LOTS MORE!
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Visit the Toy Shop to look at toys;
Mrs. Claus' Kitchen has lots of yummy recipes;
AND LOTS AND LOTS MORE!
CLICK HERE!!!
The History of Christmas
Plus, A White House Christmas!
View the video on this website. Lots of good information.
Each year, during the month of December, millions of homes across America are decorated with Christmas trees and fairy lights. But how much do you really know about this festive holiday? Explore this site to find out......
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View the video on this website. Lots of good information.
Each year, during the month of December, millions of homes across America are decorated with Christmas trees and fairy lights. But how much do you really know about this festive holiday? Explore this site to find out......
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Ignorance as Blessing
Foreknowledge: for God and not for us
by: Collin Hansen
With scientific advances, sometimes you need to read between the lines. At first glance, all looks well with a successful new test developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They can now test unborn children to discern if they have cystic fibrosis, b-thalassemia, or sickle cell anemia—ailments caused by a single mutated gene. Actually, tests already exist that can detect cystic fibrosis before birth. But they require doctors to insert a needle into the mother's womb, which sometimes results in miscarriage. The new test, announced online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, requires no such invasive measures. It compares the baby's DNA in the mother's blood with her own DNA. The key breakthrough came when researchers employed digital technology to count individual mutant or normal DNA sequences.
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by: Collin Hansen
With scientific advances, sometimes you need to read between the lines. At first glance, all looks well with a successful new test developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They can now test unborn children to discern if they have cystic fibrosis, b-thalassemia, or sickle cell anemia—ailments caused by a single mutated gene. Actually, tests already exist that can detect cystic fibrosis before birth. But they require doctors to insert a needle into the mother's womb, which sometimes results in miscarriage. The new test, announced online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, requires no such invasive measures. It compares the baby's DNA in the mother's blood with her own DNA. The key breakthrough came when researchers employed digital technology to count individual mutant or normal DNA sequences.
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Wednesday
Who is Stormie Omartian and Where Does She Find Her Power?
Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn't have a picture-perfect life!
Seminary professors probably don't study Stormie Omartian, but perhaps they should. Judging by book sales, Omartian influences more prayers than anybody else in America (save perhaps Prayer of Jabez author Bruce Wilkinson). Most of her readers are women. Most of her books follow a formula.
Start with the titles: The Power of a Praying (choose one) Wife, Husband, Parent, Woman, or Nation.
The contents are similarly patterned. The Power of a Praying Wife, for example, considers every aspect of her husband's life: his wife, his work, his finances, his sexuality, his temptations. In each short chapter, Omartian explains why that area of a man's life matters, and how it can be transformed by God's help. She uses lots of experience from her own marriage. Then she offers a sample prayer, often two or three pages long. Finally there are "Power Tools"—Scripture verses to use in praying.
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Strategic Prayer
Employ these practical tips when praying for unbelieving loved ones.
by Stormie Omartian
Have you ever prayed for someone and you start wondering if God is even listening or if anything will be done? Then review these tips from Stormie Omartian. She has a lot of good advise.
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by Stormie Omartian
Have you ever prayed for someone and you start wondering if God is even listening or if anything will be done? Then review these tips from Stormie Omartian. She has a lot of good advise.
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Tuesday
Schooled by the Psalms
Learning to pray is like playing the violin with virtuosos.
by: Ben Patterson
It isn't that our desires are unworthy to express to God in prayer. He is our loving and compassionate Father, and he listens to all we say with a kind and wise heart. But he knows better than we do what we need—and better yet, he desires things for us that we may not even desire for ourselves.
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by: Ben Patterson
It isn't that our desires are unworthy to express to God in prayer. He is our loving and compassionate Father, and he listens to all we say with a kind and wise heart. But he knows better than we do what we need—and better yet, he desires things for us that we may not even desire for ourselves.
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Friday
Galveston Returns
I saw on the news today
That Galveston will return
Hurricane Ike made his destruction
With advances that we spurn.
Miles and miles of cars and trucks
Loaded with things they will need
In hopes that their homes are safe
And their efforts will succeed.
Will their houses still be there
Or will they be gone
People are ready to return
And muster up with brawn.
The anxiety of every one
Not knowing what to expect
All are in my prayers to God
That he will restore and protect.
Brenda Stevens
Copyright©2008
Forgive my Awful Blunder
Never thought I was in any danger
We’ve had hurricanes pass by before
My family was sent to higher ground
I stay behind with our pets they adore.
As time went by and fear set in
The waves were getting higher
I decided to make a break for it
For the hurricane became dire.
My truck was my only means
Of escaping Hurricane Ike
Water now over my truck
I feel the force of the strike.
I’m swept out of the truck
But I swim with all my might
Taking Dobermans and guinea pig
To nearby house that looks to invite.
The terror of night was so strong
The waves busted windows I think
So I dove into the water with hope
And clung to the roof til it began to sink
Dog paddling through ocean swells
That often took me under
I bargained with Almighty God
To forgive my awful blunder.
“I’ll be a better man
If you give me something to float on”
My earnest pleas for help
Assisted me to muster up brawn.
Thoughts of my family
Gave me renewed strength
God sent plywood and a raft
He had me now at arms length.
The forceful current carried me
Across Bolivar and East Bay
Dodging the Alligators and moccasins
So I just continued to pray.
I came to an abrupt halt
Just inside Chambers County
And top of a floating wreckage
Is where I found my bounty.
A pear, a can of Sprite,
And some good looking Tupperware
Gave means of nourishment
And was answer to my prayer.
I could see people being rescued
As we sat upon this heap
And they are not seeing me
Even as I continue to leap.
So the next day I swam again
To an oil well where I did cling.
And shouted at some passers-by
Now I’ll live to see another Spring.
Brenda Stevens
Copyright©2008
STORY HERE!
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Knowledge is the mother of wonder. ~Joseph Wood Krutch
Mother of Wonder
Mother of Wonder,
Knowledge is her name.
She gives excitement to life
To help figure out the game.
Knowledge takes precedence
In moving through the earth.
Endless opportunities
Gives Wonder new birth.
Knowledge can lead to Success,
For Success can be plenty,
But using a little Wisdom
Keeps Wonder from being empty.
Brenda Stevens
copyright©2008
Mother of Wonder,
Knowledge is her name.
She gives excitement to life
To help figure out the game.
Knowledge takes precedence
In moving through the earth.
Endless opportunities
Gives Wonder new birth.
Knowledge can lead to Success,
For Success can be plenty,
But using a little Wisdom
Keeps Wonder from being empty.
Brenda Stevens
copyright©2008
Thursday
Check out the Northpole
Welcome to Mrs. Claus' kitchen where the elves and Mrs. Claus are baking wonderful holiday treats.
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Monday
Devotion: Who did God Choose as Vice President?
Dear Faithful One,
With the ongoing Presidential campaign, are you sitting at the edge of your seat waiting to hear who was chosen to run as Vice President? Now, imagine yourself as one of the candidates who could have been chosen. What thoughts were going through your head regarding your future? What happens then when you finally hear the selection and discover you were passed over for the appointment? History will unfold before your eyes but you will not be the one in that house, in that seat, in that inner circle. Have you ever wondered if the choice was God's intention or can human flesh get in the way of God's plans? How can we tell if a specific election was part of God's plans?
Samuel was sent by God to anoint the future King, 1 Sam 16:8-11 reads: Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either." Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Nor has the LORD chosen this one." Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, "The LORD has not chosen these." 11 So he asked Jesse, "Are these all the sons you have?" NIV. Observe that Jesse is acting as counselor to Samuel and is confident of his ability to discern potential. So he puts before Samuel his top picks. He offered him Abinadab, then Shammah, then seven others. None were the ones God had chosen.
By Samuel's persuasion, Jesse then pulled David from the field. Don't miss the fact that God shut the door to nine of Jesse's choices because no matter how many false starts, God always fulfills His purpose. On the tenth try, Jesse reluctantly picks David because God allowed him to run out of options and we find Samuel naming the next successor to the throne. I wonder today if you are frustrated because you don't sense a fit in the choices placed before you. Instead of force fitting a choice, perhaps you need a spirit filled Samuel in your life to help you to connect the dots and to confirm, "This is it!"
How did Samuel know who was God's choice? 1 Sam 16:12-13 tells us: Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; he is the one." NIV. Don't miss the fact that God's choice is followed by an outpouring of God's power. So don't be afraid to look for confirmation and the visible evidence of God's power pouring out from His selections. 1 Sam 16:13 reads, "and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power." NIV.
Oh Faithful One, if you see those who are ineffective in their places of authority, could it be because they were not God's choice for the position? If you do not find yourself operating in God's power, could it be because you appointed yourself or allowed someone who is not Spirit filled to talk you into an appointment? But if you are sure of God's choice, then don't hesitate to ask God for an outpouring of His power. Personally, I say to God all the time, "I desire to live for your dreams. If you allowed me to be passed over for an appointment, then you must have other plans for me that fit your greater purpose. However, if I am your choice, then show the world your hands are on me by showering your favor on me and releasing your power. How else will the world know that you sent me? And if you will not go with me or bless my efforts, then let me sit and wait until you are ready to move forward because I am not in a hurry and there is nothing else I need to get to or accomplish except to be in the center of your perfect will."
Time will prove God's choices. Until then, let's look closer to home at our own lives. Is there someone in your organization who has demonstrated by their ineffectiveness that they are in the wrong seat? Are you in a place where you are trying to force fit your role? What needs to change so you can start flowing in God's power?
God's Word is the compass for my life. When I pray for you, I hear a victory song. I believe in you because I believe in the power of God's Word in you as you put His Word into action.
Love, Anita
www.Inspirewomen.org
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