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God, We Need to Talk.
When my eyes opened the next morning, they didn’t move left or right. They just stared straight up. The ceiling fan above my bed was strangely therapeutic. As I watched it go around and around I recollected my week so far. I’d left my family for a week. I’d given up my connection to the… The post God, We Need to Talk. appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Galatians: The Hidden Power of Acceptance
Opening Group Activity (10–15 minutes) What you’ll need: ◃ Sheet of blank paper for each person ◃ Several packets of colored pencils or crayons Invite participants to sketch, or summarize in a few words, a memory in which they felt acutely unaccepted. On the flip side of the paper, invite participants to do the same regarding a… The post Galatians: The Hidden Power of Acceptance appeared first on FaithGateway.
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El Shaddai
Scripture: Genesis 43:14; Psalm 131:2-3 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty [El Shaddai] . . . I have made you a father of many nations I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.” —… The post El Shaddai appeared first on FaithGateway.
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The Wisdom of Holy Lament
My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me? — Psalm 22:1 One of my friends was in crisis. He was walking through the valley of the shadow. A small group of friends gathered and yielded the floor to him. We were in no hurry. Tears began to stream down his face. “This has easily… The post The Wisdom of Holy Lament appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Music Artist Jordan Feliz Glorifies God Through Tough Seasons
The season that has just passed, he says, was full of anxiety and stress and messed-up priorities, but that now things were starting to change. A global pandemic created even more change – and a new potentially difficult season.
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Micah Tyler Asks For Prayer
Today on social media, Micah Tyler reached out to his fans to ask for prayer. He found out earlier this week that he has huge gallstones and an infected gallbladder, and will need surgery as soon as possible. “Monday night I started having some severe pain in my upper abdomen. It got really bad around 11 that night and I didn’t get any relief until I was hooked up to an IV yesterday at noon with pain meds.” Micah shared. “Found out that I’ve got huge gallstones and an infected gallbladder and need surgery ASAP. Now, we are trying to set up surgery in the middle of COVID and I’m…
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A Woman and Her God
What does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. — Micah 6:8 I think I have discovered what makes life work. Test me on this and see if it is true. Deuteronomy 7:7-8 says, The LORD did not set His affection on you… The post A Woman and Her God appeared first on FaithGateway.
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For the Tired and Weary
Do you feel tired? Weary from world happenings? God knows. Do you feel lonely? Perhaps, many around you — don’t fully understand you. God understands. There are seasons where God sets us apart to figure things out: us and God. It can feel odd. I feel this right now. The Lord has positioned me in such a place where there is risk…where I need to pray…where I have to trust Him for big things…where He is working on me…where I have to look at our relationship afresh..where I am not sure what the future holds…where I’ve been going, going, going. Yes, it feels odd, annoying even. I am set apart…
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Prayer for Healing
So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!” — Numbers 12:13 Miriam had dared to speak ill of Moses. But Moses was not only her brother, he was a prophet of the Lord. God took this offense so seriously that He caused Miriam to be covered in leprosy…. The post Prayer for Healing appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Connect With and Enjoy Your Kids This Summer
When my kids were little, and I’d be walking the whole group of them through the narrow aisles of the grocery store, I always attracted a lot of attention. Strangers would often smile at my crew as they tried to dodge around us. There was the drooling baby, just learning to sit up in the… The post Connect With and Enjoy Your Kids This Summer appeared first on FaithGateway.
