What Does Prayer Teach Us About Peace? “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” Phil. 4:6 What Does Prayer Teach Us About Peace? – One winter our area was hit with a huge snowstorm. Over eighteen inches were recorded to have fallen in just two days. It devastated our region. Our house was ok, but the trees were the biggest threat It was during October, so the leaves were still on the trees, which caused the limbs to be so…
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How Does Praise Give Us Peace?
How Does Praise Give Us Peace? “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.” Phil. 4:-5 How Does Praise Give Us Peace? – Over and over God has called our family to do hard things. Some of those we choose, others were not really chosen, but we ended up facing. I remember one particular moment in 2015, what I’ve called my growth-in-the-dark year, when I was just tired of all of the hard things in my…
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That Time I Prayed for Peace
The Time I Prayed for Peace That time I prayed for peace was not a normal day. The room was pink. I remember the pink and blue curtains, but the white sheets were also there. Inside my belly a little boy had been growing for nine months. It was time. A decision had to be made. A hard, and difficult decision I had put off until now came to a head. Next to me, I vaguely remember Jason, but more than that is the face of the doctor who held…
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What the Bible Says About Peace
What is Peace? So you wonder, “What is peace?” ——> Lying awake at night, I can feel my heart start to beat fast. Replaying the day’s events, I wipe away the silent tears. Under the covers, I could feel my legs but couldn’t move them. The physical darkness of my bedroom suffocated me and I lost count of the air going in and out. I didn’t know if I was breathing. I closed my eyes, my soul consumed by fear. My husband grabbed my hand and squeezed it twice, which…
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