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In Prayers Need

It's amazing how much we need prayer. It's something we all take for Granted. We asume the people who need prayer must be those in grave danger or terrible circumstances. The last two days have proved me wrong. Very Wrong. We all need prayer, at all times. I think it brings to light Pauls words in Eph 6, Praying at all times with all kinds of prayers and requests. I have faced such tremendous testing in my own walk and belief in the strength of my own heart. I have wondered about the plan of God for my life and if it really is the good plan i've always wanted. Through it all, what i can say is; we need prayer. I need Prayer. Everyday. Every hour. While we yet are strong. While yet the testing is far and the trials unknown to us, Let us pray. The anguish of suffering and being tried will be much lighter, and We will feel His hand carry us through when we can't pray. So now that we can; Let Us Pray Pastor Wa

Touchy Issues (2)

Continuation of my last post on Touchy Issues in Marriage Who's More Interested? Often, the sticking point comes down to an uneven level of interest. Typically, one partner feels a much stronger need to talk about God to feel close spiritually, while the other is content simply to share activities like worshiping together or spending time with friends from church. Sometimes this difference is a reflection of overall communication patterns: The more-interested partner is more expressive about all areas of life. Other times the more-interested person is experiencing a spiritual "growth spurt" while the less-interested partner is on a plateau. But whatever the reason, this interest differential can lead to hide-and-seek patterns. One spouse actively pursues spiritually oriented conversations by bringing up first one subject and then another. If the other spouse "hides" by failing to show an interest, the more-interested mate can end up feeling a lot of r