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I've often thought, I'm nobody. Why would God answer my prayer? But God's not impressed by eloquence he's impressed by our longing for him.

Stormie Omartian

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Stormie Omartian
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 16
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The enemy wants to steal our peace and keep us stirred up, anxious, fearful, upset, and always in a stance of waiting for something terrible to happen at any minute.
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If you want to determine if your thoughts are from the enemy or from God, ask yourself, 'Are these thoughts I’d choose to have?
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Because God is a God of mercy and His mercy endures forever, you can trust that he will have mercy on you (See: 1 Chronicles 17:13). Therefore you can show mercy to your spouse by forgiving whenever he (she) does or says something that hurts or disturbs you.
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The truth is you always grow to love the people you pray for. That’s because you develop God’s heart of love for them.
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In times of weakness, choose to put yourself under God's control.
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Don’t be afraid when you have to pray fervently because of your circumstances. God is wanting to do something great through you!
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God is a place of safety you can run to, but it helps if you are running to Him on a daily basis so that you are in familiar territory.
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The most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God better and that He will help them understand His will, grow in spiritual wisdom, and live lives that honor Him. We can pray that they will become more like Him and bear the fruit of His Spirit.
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You know how it feels when you're in love with somebody and you long to be with that person? God wants us to feel that way about Him.
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Allow yourself to be possessed by God by receiving Jesus, and you will never be possessed by anything else.
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The reason we must put on the whole armor of God is to withstand evil. We don't war against people, but against a spiritual hierarchy of invisible power.
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. . . you have no idea how many people there are in the world whose day could be made and their life changed for the better if someone would just look them in the eye, smile, and say, Hello.
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