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What to Do When You Don’t Know How to Pray

Jaime Hampton · June 20, 2022 · Leave a Comment

I don’t remember the day of the week or the time of year, but what I do remember is the stark contrast of the moment.

On one hand, there was the clear blue sky, the gentle breeze tag-teaming with the sun to warm my skin to just the perfect temperature. Any other day it might have felt like a little slice of paradise. But this particular day there was a dark, cold feeling in my heart and a heavy weight on my shoulders.

A dear friend had shared that she had a lump in her breast and was going in for a needle biopsy. Another friend was going in the same day because there was a suspected mass in her lung and the doctors needed to investigate further. They were both going in for procedures that day, and our pastor’s wife had texted me and said she felt led to get a few women together to pray with both of them later that morning.

But I didn’t feel like a prayer warrior worthy of that invitation. In fact, I felt overwhelmed, and had absolutely no idea how to pray.

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Stillness in Rushing Waves of Grace

Candid Guest · June 13, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 46:10

The chants of laughter, resounding loud that you could hear from the children who ran into the rushing waves and excitedly waiting for a tremendous wave to come and ride it like we own the vast of the ocean. Its sunrise and morning breeze from the waves are the best-loved moment I had when I was a child. My friends and I loved to dip every morning or afternoon.

Growing up in a place where rushing waves were fun, not even a scary thing, was one of my childhood’s best experiences. But not in the reality of life when I’ve grown up. Its emblem the adversaries in my life’s journey.

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A Single Parent & Jesus

Catherine Wilson · June 6, 2022 · 4 Comments

I was a single parent and suddenly had a red skin rash. The doctor had a talk with me, “Your rashes are most likely caused by stress. What do you do to relieve stress?”

I thought about it a moment and said, “I took a group of seven cub scouts to a clean-up project last week. Ummm and then I helped chaperone the third grade class to the zoo. The fresh air was very relaxing, except the time a student was climbing in the bushes and I had to get him out of there.” The doctor just nodded her head as I spoke. I said, “I feel honored that the teacher trusts me with the most challenging students.”

The doctor just stared at me, blinking her eyes and said, “I see.”

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Summer Stress

Heather Hart · May 30, 2022 · Leave a Comment

This summer I have been pretty short fused when it comes to my children. I work from home, so during the school year I have eight hours a day all to myself. That’s eight hours of quiet time. Eight hours where I decide how to spend my time.

Queue the end of the school year and all that comes to a screeching halt. My husband still leaves for work at the same time every day, but instead of leaving a short while later to take the kids to school, they are already up and rearing to go.

I don’t know about your kids, but my kids are full of questions. Like millions of them. Often times it’s the same questions over and over again because they either forgot what I said, or they didn’t like my original answer.

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Wondering with Jesus

Stephanie Carter · May 23, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Have you ever just questioned God and needed Him to answer you like audibly and right now?

You just needed Him to make sense of the world… Make sense of your day, your life, your thoughts.

Yea. That was me and I bet it was you given the state of the world the past two years.

Nothing seems the same. Because nothing is the same.

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Are You Suffering from Soul Dehydration?

Sheila Schweiger-Rhodes · May 16, 2022 · Leave a Comment

This morning, I came downstairs to notice a completely parched plant begging for a drink.

This pretty plant with yellow flowers looked like it was dead! I purchased this plant for a friend, and I told her I would try to keep the plant alive until I see her again, which would be next week.

A true confession here is that I am not the best with plants. I do have some succulents, but I must be honest and say even one of those died. I don’t know why it died, but I’ve concluded it is all about how much or how little you water your plant.

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Spirit Lead Me: 2 Simple Steps For Seeking The Holy Spirit

Candid Guest · May 9, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Spirit Lead Me is a Guest Post Written by Gloria Sutherland

Our lives right now are filled with many distractions that take up so much time in the day.

The pandemic has really turned so many aspects of our lives inside out. Daily life was already difficult as is but now we are required to take our masks with us everywhere and for some, make the choice to get vaccinated. Whether it be work, school, family, or any social aspect it has become more difficult as a Christian, but especially as a Christian woman to find time to nurture your sense of well being and then also find time for God.

Through this reading, I would like to encourage you, wherever you are right now to seek direction through the Holy Spirit and allow the Spirit to lead you.

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New Eyes & Excessive Worry

Heather Hart · May 2, 2022 · Leave a Comment

I was born with retinoblastoma.

So was my son.

It’s a rare type of cancer where tumors grow on the retina of your eye. If it’s left untreated, the tumors can travel down the optic nerve into the brain, causing death. Thus, we both lost our right eyes before our first birthdays and have prosthetics.

Growing up with a prosthetic eye was a little awkward. Okay, it’s still awkward to have one eye. I may or may not walk into doors on occasion. But what was really awkward was getting a new prosthetic.

Yes, I have a new eye. (No, I can’t see any better.)

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Jesus and the Woman at the Well

Sherry Chamblee · April 25, 2022 · Leave a Comment

One of my favorite verses in the New Testament has been John 4:4 (NKJV)

And He needed to go through Samaria.

Jesus insisted on going that direction, a direction the majority of Jews refused to go because of their disdain for the Samaritans. What follows this verse is the well-known story of Jesus and the Woman at the Well. She’s never named, but her story is so important. It’s almost as if God doesn’t tell us her name because she symbolizes all of us.

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3 Truths I’m Learning About Spiritual Warfare

Jaime Hampton · April 18, 2022 · Leave a Comment

My friend Alana and I have co-hosted a podcast about prayer for several years now, and our top episodes continue to be those that deal with spiritual warfare.

Recently we led a 24 week study on the book of Ephesians, and through that study God opened my eyes to three truths about spiritual warfare that might seem pretty straightforward at first, but that God allowed me to see with new eyes, and which have really transformed my prayer life and outlook on the spiritual battle.

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