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Hearing God: Are You Listening?
Elijah, the great prophet of the Lord in the apostate kingdom of Northern Israel, lay in a heap on the dusty ground. Not two days before he had worked a mighty miracle. At God’s will, he challenged horrible King Ahab and Queen Jezebel to a showdown: he represented the Lord God against nine hundred priests of the false gods Baal and Asherah, the pet gods of Ahab and Jezebel. The challenge? In front of thousands of people, each side would sacrifice a single bull on their respective altar. The worshipers would then call down fire from their god to burn up the sacrifice. The winner’s deity would claim the hearts…
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5 Ways to Act in the Power of God Even When You Don’t Feel Powerful
You may think that being powerful in God FEELS powerful. You’re flying high, working miracles, on intimate terms with God. When that happens, praise Him for the experience! But do you know what the bigger blessing is? Not feeling like flying – feeling like you’re walking, trudging; maybe even crawling. Because these are also blessed times: when you depend on God no matter what you feel. These are times when you are truly powerful because yourcan’t do anything under your own power. Here are 5 reasons that you might not feel powerful–and why NOT feeling powerful doesn’t matter much. 1. God is teaching you to depend on Him and not…
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Confession
I’m sitting on my couch journaling and praying. The snow is falling outside. Christmas songs are playing quietly. And I am repenting for my sin. Thankfully it’s nothing that would make the evening news; but is nonetheless serious sin. Here is my confession: I have denied and refused a specific of God’s will for a long time and am paying for it. As background, I have a ministry. It’s also business, but at its core it is my ministry. I have had the ministry for many years, to teach Christian women about the Bible, about prayer, and about the sanctity and mystery and glory of God and the Kingdom of…