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Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.
Stormie Omartian
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Stormie Omartian
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 16
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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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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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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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God wants to lead you to places you cannot get to without Him, and He does that by the power of His Spirit. He can bring you into the realm of the miraculous-not as a show, but as a demonstration of His love and compassion for the lost, hurting, or needy. Who among us doesn’t want or need that?
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There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.
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There are many people who will stay in negative situation because it is familiar, rather than go where there is promise of something good, because that would be something unfamiliar
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God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can’t see it.
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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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If your prayers haven't been answered, it doesn't mean they won't be answered. In fact, they may have already been answered, but just not in the way you wanted or expected them to be.
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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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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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Forgiveness isn't always a one-time thing. There are layers of it that need to be recognized in any situation -especially in a marriage. Sometimes we think we have forgiven, but we don't realize how many layers there are. And if we don't deal with each layer, hardness of heart can set in and build up to monumental proportions.
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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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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.
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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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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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One of God's main purposes for your life is to fill you with so much of His love that it overflows onto others.
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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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