Jesus Heals Marriages
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Hope from your failure
The sting of failure hurts. In relationships, in our career, in ministry there is often failure. The harder we work, or the more we pray, it seems the more we can miss the mark. Then there are the expectations we have of burdens and hopes we’ve prayed months or years about only to see things not…
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Your pain is part of a bigger picture
We are often so focused on our own family and relationship problems, that we only see them in our own personal terms and hurts. But God sees marriage rejection and splits as part of a bigger picture. This picture is very big, and involves His relationship with humankind. For this reason a man will leave his father…
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Pray with the right motives
Are you praying for your loved one? Yes? Excellent. But the Lord convicted me of something recently. You see, my prayer for my loved one was often focused more on myself. “I want our relationship restored.” “I want her to have the joy of salvation.” “I want . . . . ” You…
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Mother’s Day Testimonies
Rejoice Marriage Ministries published some touching testimonies from women and men who are trusting Christ to heal their marriages. http://rejoiceministries.org/mothersday.php
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This Momentary Marriage
Desiring God produced this short documentary about the love story between Ian and Larissa Murphy. Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his church. Knowing Christ is more important than making a living. Treasuring Christ is more important than bearing children. Being united to Christ…
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He’s greater than you
John 4:4 “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” Not only is Christ greater than the world around us, He is greater than ourselves in our weakness. He is building a new person inside of…
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Don’t take the easy way out
The Lord spoke a strong word tonight via a sermon he directed me to. David Wilkerson’s “Standing Steadfast in Christ” spoke about not seeking the easy way out. As the Lord shows us in scripture through nature, those who choose to avoid conflict, people and the inevitable fires of life will suffer spiritual apathy. It’s…
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End of Your Loneliness
Loneliness is pervasive and deeply painful for many, no matter if they are divorced or married. Ironically, the lonely are a great company. John T. Cacioppo of the University of Chicago found that almost 25% of Americans feel chronically lonely. Above this authority, God Himself so identified the pain of loneliness it was the first…
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Mourning the Loss of Eden – Looking Forward to Something Better
Songwriter Brandon Heath’s 2011 album Leaving Eden describes a very real thing all of us go through who have suffered the loss of our hopes and dreams at the hand of our own sin and that of others. We tend to look upon our own losses, such as divorce and separation, as “our own thing”…
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David Wilkerson Passes Into Life
It is with a mixture of present sadness and hope that we acknowledge the passing of David Wilkerson into the arms of Jesus, leaving this world due to an automobile crash. We continue to lift his family and his wife Gwen. David remains a man whose heart for the hurting, addicted, and lost touches me…