• Christian Life - Prayer

    Light up the world!

    The world is exploding, falling apart, and blowing up in fury, hatred, and violence. Everyone is angry and anxious. So I ask God, “What do you want me to do?” And He says: “Pray. Lift up your hands in worship and surrender to me. Send your light into the world…

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    The Roadside Prayer Warrior

    Below is a true story of events surrounding Lee’s motorcycle accident. ~*~*~*~*~        Jay sat in his car, frustrated with the wreck that occurred two car lengths ahead of him. His fuel warning light was blinking red, and he thought, Great, I’m going to run out of gas and…

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    I forgot that we’d prayed

    “Do you ever feel like God is saying, ‘Did you see that?”‘ — Lee Prayer. I don’t completely understand it. But last year, God powerfully answered a prayer that I forgot I’d even prayed. In late September, our church joined up with another large church in the area, and together,…

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    Prayer is the Work

    (The following post was published here on the College Park Church Blog for REACH month.) “Dear God, I pray that the Smiths* would not be eaten by big, gigantic worms!” This is the daily prayer of my four year old little warrior. He usually follows it up with the swooshing…

  • Husband Prayers

    Husband Prayers: Day 20

    Day 20: Praying for His Attitude Lord, you care about every aspect of my husband, even his attitude, which is a reflection of his heart.  You say, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matt 5:8)  And “out of the overflow of his heart his mouth…

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    Husband Prayers: Day 19

    Day 19: Praying for His Past Lord, there are times when I wish we had a rewind/erase button for our lives.  But what has been done cannot be undone.  There are things in my husband’s past that he regrets and wishes he could change.  There are things that happened to…

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    Husband Prayers: Day 18

    Not all of us have children, but we can pray for the fathers we know, our own father, or even the father we want our husband to be! Day 18: Praying for His Fatherhood Dear Lord, I pray for my husband as a father.  Help him to grow close to…