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In fact I stop and pray a little prayer before I make a choice or decision. It goes like this: God please help me to stop and think before I act or make a choice that may displease you Lord and help me to choose what You choose for me to be the best for me God, in Jesus name I pray. Amen

We first want to say Thank You for being our God and our Father! We thank you Lord that we have you to come to at anytime, anywhere and in any and every situation. Lord we Thank You for your precious Son Jesus Christ who sacrificed His life that we may live life to its fullest. Lord, we come in the name of Jesus asking that you would open the pathway for healing for separated husbands and wives and restore their marriage. As your servant Lord I come realizing that you know what the needs are here. Without saying Lord you alone know what is going on, and all that has ever happened! Lord God, I pray that you will allow healing and reconciliation to take place. That whatever hurts or disappointments they have experienced can be mended...

JESUS PREPARED FOR BURIAL Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked. Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21:18-22 Do you need to increase your faith this Holy Week and ask the...

THEY SAW and THEY BELIEVED Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus'...

NEW BIRTH Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.” Nicodemus said, “How can a man who is already old be born again? Can he go back into his mother’s womb and be born a second time?” Jesus answered, “Believe me when I say that everyone must be born from water and the Spirit. Anyone who is not born from water and the Spirit cannot enter God’s kingdom. The only life people get from their human parents is physical. But the new life that the Spirit gives a person is spiritual. Don’t be surprised that I told you, ‘You must be born again.’”…The only...

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY! …He sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’†Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?†They replied, “The Lord needs it.†They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples...

WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future. Ecclesiastes 7:14 With Easter approaching, I find myself trying to avoid the stores so I am not tempted by Cadbury Crème Eggs. Oh, the delicious little chocolate eggs filled with a yummy center. I have birthed only one out of four children that enjoys the sweet treats with me each Easter season. When ### and I unwrap our sweet treats, we anticipate the creamy center that is the best part of the indulgence. Periodically, we will come across a chocolate egg that appears to have missed the filling machine at the factory. I will bite into a chocolate...

WHO ARE YOU LIKE? As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named ### opened her home to him. She had a sister called ###, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But ### was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “###, ###,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. ### has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42 Who are you like? Are you a ### or a ###? This is a simple story about Jesus, ### and ###. ###, ###, and ### were very close friends to Jesus...

ARE YOU BATTLING FEAR? This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Psalm 34:6-11 What are you battling in your mind? Are you fearful of your future? Are you afraid of the responsibility that has been thrown on you without any choice? Are you afraid of future court proceedings? Are you afraid that you may have to sell...

Today I have selected a devotional that I believe will remind you to pray for your beloved husband or wife who is a prodigal as we approach Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday. - ### What Are All Holidays Like For My Prodigal? In short, holidays are horrible out in the far country of life. Everything we see, hear, or do is a reminder of what life was like before our home was attacked by Satan. We prodigals attempt to deal with holidays in one of three ways. The most painful is to attempt to replicate our family’s traditions in our own miserable surroundings. Secondly, we may attempt to totally ignore the holidays. For prodigals where the enemy has planted another person into the picture, the prodigals may attempt to join in on...