Tag: pray
Be Joyful Always: Pray Continually
But I Tell You who Hear Me
But I Tell You
Therefore, Confess Your Sins
What Makes a Good Friend?
7 Thoughts +16 Quotes About Friendship
Are you a good friend? Do you have any good or even great friends? Friendship depends a lot on the friend that you are to your friends. Recently I’ve realized that while I am so focused on writing books, I have not been the best of friends like I should be. So what are good friends all about? Do we need them?
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There is only one simple rule to follow; it is this: to have a friend, be one yourself.” – Unknown
Remember the Widows
“Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17b
I have read in the Bible many times that we should care for the widow. Many verses that I have focused on throughout the years referred to taking care of the widow, praying for the widow, or, as in the verse above, pleading for the case of the widow. Instead, I focused on the fatherless and the oppressed. I sought justice through supporting human trafficking awareness.
A while back, one of my classmates died. He was young in my consideration. He left an even younger widow. I was heartbroken because he died after a long health struggle. He was in his mid-60s. Too young to die.
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And Pray in the Spirit
Enjoying A Grandkids Weekend
Two weeks before Christmas our son-in-law asked if we would be available in January to watch their three children, while he and our daughter went out of town to the coast. “Of course we will,” I said, “they are our grandkids.” And with that, we began planning on enjoying a grandkids weekend in the near future.
From January 23 through the 25th they stayed at our house while their parents went away for some time of relaxing, fresh air, and being alone. When the three grandkids arrived on Saturday morning they practically ran into the house. No need to say goodbye to mom and dad. They love coming to our house. It may have something to do with how we spoil them.
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