http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/prayer/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:55:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286097/posts Psalm 119:47-51 How I Love Your Laws! How I Enjoy Your Commands! "Come, Come to me," I Call to them, For I Love them and will Let them Fill my Life. Never Forget Your Promises to me Your Servant, For they are my Only Hope. They Give me Strength in All my Troubles; How they Refresh and Revive me! Proud men Hold me in Contempt for Obedience to God, But I Stand Unmoved. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286097/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:55:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285863/posts Don’t Plan Without God "Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass" —Psalm 37:5 Don’t plan without God. God seems to have a delightful way of upsetting the plans we have made, when we have not taken Him into account. We get ourselves into circumstances that were not chosen by God, and suddenly we realize that we have been making our plans without Him— that we have not even considered Him to be a vital, living factor in the planning of our lives. And yet the only thing that will... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285863/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:39:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285604/posts A baby boy, 3 months old, name unknown, was injured in a freak accident today. His grandmother, a fellow employee of my wife's, was carrying the baby in her arms on an outside patio, when she tripped, fell, and dropped the baby on the concrete. Due to the softness of his skull the bones in his skull were injured and he was rushed to the premiere Trauma Hospital in WA state. He is unconscious and there are concerns about possible brain damage. This is the 4th attempt by his parents to have a baby. The first 3 pregnancies ended in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285604/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285583/posts Prayer request from a Catholic missionary in Honduras Received this morning via e-mail: Dear Friends, I realize that the current political instability in Honduras may not seem like a big deal, and maybe to the rest of the world, it isn't a big deal - but what happens over this weekend will determine the fate of this small country, and more specifically, the fate of the Church in this country, and the fate of our mission here in Comayagua. Over the past ten months, I've put down roots here, which is why when I was faced this week with the... Dawn Patrol http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285583/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285344/posts One of God’s Great "Don’ts" "Do not fret— it only causes harm" —Psalm 37:8 Fretting means getting ourselves "out of joint" mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, "Do not fret," but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him" ( Psalm 37:7  ) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to "rest in the Lord" then? If... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285344/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:37:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284994/posts A Pennsylvania pastor rejected by the state's House of Representatives will pray in the Senate instead. The pastor is Gerry Stoltzfoos of Freedom Valley Worship Center in Gettysburg. He was asked to pray before the House by his own representative and sent officials a written prayer on their request. "I wrote the prayer and sent it to them and they sent back a very short rejection notice," he recalls. "So I wrote back, 'I'm curious as to why.' And they said it had an offensive word. Can you tell me what the word was?' And they came back and said... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284994/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285285/posts Believing in the Divine destiny of the United States ofAmerica and in the preservation of liberty, security, and self-expression, I offer this, my prayer for my country; I know that Divine Intelligence governs the destiny of the United States of America, directing the thought and the activity of all who guide its affairs. I know that success, prosperity, and happiness are the gifts of freedom, and are the Divine heritage of everyone in this country. I know that success, prosperity, and happiness are now operating in the affairs of every individual in this country. I know that Divine guidance enlightens... QRSC.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285285/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285244/posts I learned last night that my high school track coach, Mr. Dennis Walker, was hit by a car and is currently in a coma at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Right now, the doctors are not expecting him to live and are saying it would take a miracle for him to come out of the coma. Well, I am praying and hoping for that miracle. Please add Coach Walker to your Church Prayer lists. Coach Walker is one of those individuals who help make me the person I am today. He is a great father, husband, teacher, coach and mentor.... http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/note.php?note_id=105693941850&ref=mf http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285244/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284732/posts The Concentration of Personal Sin "Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips . . ." —Isaiah 6:5 When I come into the very presence of God, I do not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense, but I suddenly realize and the focus of my attention is directed toward the concentration of sin in a particular area of my life. A person will easily say, "Oh yes, I know I am a sinner," but when he comes into the presence of God he cannot get away with such... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284732/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:50:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284056/posts "For the shields of the earth belong to God"(Psalm 47:9) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284056/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284030/posts The Conditions of Discipleship "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also . . . . And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me . . . . So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple" —Luke 14:26-27, 33 If the closest relationships of a disciple’s life conflict with the claims of Jesus Christ, then our Lord requires instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person— our... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2284030/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:34:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283778/posts URGENT PRAYERS NEEDED - DAUGHTER ON RESPIRATOR, NOW HAS MRSA. My daughter, Stephanie, is on a respirator and nasal feeding tube in the ICU at our local hospital. She was admitted to the hospital on 06/07/2009, after having a seizure that lasted over an hour. She had several shorter ones back-to-back after admission. We were told today that she now has MRSA. I have written about her before. She is a severely mentally and physically disabled 24 year old, who does not walk, talk, or feed herself. She wears diapers and has a very rare type of dwarfism, so she... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283778/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:45:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2283428/posts (Bold emphasis added by poster) The Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to investigate whether an Annapolis woman's cure from cancer was a miracle, a possible step toward sainthood for a 19th-Century priest. Mary Ellen Heibel was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2004 and early 2005 for malignant tumors in her lungs, liver, stomach and chest. After she was diagnosed, Heibel began praying to Blessed Francis X. Seelos, and urging others to pray as well. Heibel, whose cancer was terminal, experienced a recovery her doctors did not expect and can't explain. FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2283428/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:12:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2283176/posts The Inevitable Penalty "You will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny" —Matthew 5:26 There is no heaven that has a little corner of hell in it. God is determined to make you pure, holy, and right, and He will not allow you to escape from the scrutiny of the Holy Spirit for even one moment. He urged you to come to judgment immediately when He convicted you, but you did not obey. Then the inevitable process began to work, bringing its inevitable penalty. Now you have been "thrown into prison, [and]... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2283176/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:42:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282341/posts Our small group of twelve (some may not consider that quite a “small” group) met back in April for our semi-monthly Bible study. We delved into what honestly struck me at first as a slightly odd question; but as the research and discussion progressed, I felt we all discovered two things. First, it’s easy to get tangled up in specific words and the perception and meaning we each infer/attach to them. Second, we don’t understand prayer as well as we thought. The Cypress Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282341/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:50:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282287/posts Do It Now! "Agree with your adversary quickly . . ." —Matthew 5:25 In this verse, Jesus Christ laid down a very important principle by saying, "Do what you know you must do— now. Do it quickly. If you don’t, an inevitable process will begin to work ’till you have paid the last penny’ ( Matthew 5:26  ) in pain, agony, and distress." God’s laws are unchangeable and there is no escape from them. The teachings of Jesus always penetrate right to the heart of our being.Wanting to make sure that my adversary gives me all my rights is a... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282287/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282273/posts DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND OF GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION IN... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2282273/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282097/posts I arrived home today after work to find my wife had died. She suffered an apparent heart attack and passed very peacefully while taking her afternoon nap. Cynthia Marie was 52 and we have been together since the 4th grade. Our daughter is 21 and will be home in the morning. Please say a prayer for my Cindy tonight, she's with God in Heaven with our infant Elizabeth, my mom, her dad and all the Angels. Love to you all. G http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282097/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281774/posts Psalm 69:30 I will Praise God with my Singing; My Thanks will be His Praise. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281774/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:13:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281756/posts The 111th Congress is currently in session in Washington D.C. A joint resolution has been submitted to Congress that would make prayer in public school constitutional again. House Joint Resolution 6 (H.J. Res. 6) is titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.” This joint resolution is sponsored by Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R) of Missouri. It proposes an amendment that would allow prayer back into our public schools and public institutions. The resolution proposes the following amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed... Apologetics Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281756/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281750/posts The 111th Congress is currently in session in Washington D.C. A joint resolution has been submitted to Congress that would make prayer in public school constitutional again. House Joint Resolution 6 (H.J. Res. 6) is titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.” This joint resolution is sponsored by Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R) of Missouri. It proposes an amendment that would allow prayer back into our public schools and public institutions. The resolution proposes the following amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed... Apologetics Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281750/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:33:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281569/posts Honor Him in All That You Do Today's Scripture "Remind people to be submissive to [their] magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be prepared and willing to do any upright and honorable work" (Titus 3:1, AMP) Today's Word from Joel and Victoria In what ways do you honor God? A lot of times, people think “I go to church to honor God. I read my Bible to honor God. I sing and clap to honor God.” And yes, those are ways to honor God, but did you know that you honor God just as much when you get... Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281569/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:03:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281566/posts The Strictest Discipline "If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell" —Matthew 5:30 Jesus did not say that everyone must cut off his right hand, but that "if your right hand causes you to sin" in your walk with Him, then it is better to "cut it off." There are many things that are perfectly legitimate, but if you are going to concentrate on God you cannot do... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281566/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2280781/posts Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty. The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress. (Job 37:21-23) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2280781/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:55:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281178/posts Isaiah 56:1 Be Just and Fair to All, the Lord God Says. Do what's Right and Good, For I Am Coming Soon to Rescue you. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281178/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:59:18 GMT