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MARRIAGE RESTORATION - YOUR CALLING We constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 Do you know that your Lord God is calling you for an assignment? Do you have a battle raging on the inside of what you should do? Are you trying to ignore God's wooing? He is calling you, but deep inside do you really want to pick up your cross and follow Him? I know personally, the Lord commanded me to stand in the gap for my husband for the sake of...

Have you been going through the motions with your faith? You may go to church regularly and have even asked Jesus into your heart; but you are not really sure if you made it out of an emotional calling or you truly came to a point in your life in which you finally realized that life is hard and life is but a breath and you wonder just who really does have your heart and soul? Did your heart and your head agree to let Jesus be the Lord of your life, the Lord of your heart, soul, mind, will, mouth and emotions? Is there still a part of you that is controlled by the world or people in it? You cannot have it both ways; you are either are all of the Lord’s or you are not at all. (I Corinthians 10:21-22) “You cannot drink the cup of the...

```markdown CHRISTMAS "I" TROUBLE When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 Two weeks from today is Christmas Eve. That does not seem possible. It must be either because ### and I are getting older, or a sign of the times, but time seems to fly by. Actually, the old adage is true, time flies when you’re having fun. ### and I are having fun, ministering to friends around the world and witnessing marriages being healed and people coming to Christ. About this time every year, people seem to develop “I” trouble. They lose...

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THE GIFT Do you remember, as a child, peering under the Christmas tree in search of the packages with your name on them? Maybe you had asked for a particular gift, a gift easily identifiable by its size. Your search focused on the presents that would be the “right size” to contain that gift. Maybe you found it and were full of excitement. Or maybe…just maybe…you didn’t. Disappointment flooded into your young heart. You had so hoped that the gift would be there. It was the one thing you wanted more than anything else. And, by the looks of it, you weren’t going to receive it. Sometimes our disappointment in God when it seems our one big request is unanswered, is similar to the disappointment a child feels when the gift he asked for...

DO NOT BE AFRAID! In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named ###, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was ###. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." ### was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, ###, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will...

ARE YOU EXPECTING YOUR SPOUSE ANYTIME? "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him." Luke 15:17-20 Will you have compassion and love for your husband, wife, or child when they call or knock on your door, asking if they can come home? Are you waiting, expecting the Lord to...

```markdown Keeping Christmas in Perspective Christmas has become very commercialized; it has become about buying presents instead of giving. The malls are crowded with people trying to buy their family members and friends the most expensive gifts. That is ok as long as in the center of the season is Christ. You can live on the streets or in the largest mansion and still have the spirit of Christmas in your heart. Christmas is not about gifts; it is about the Giver and His ultimate gift of love. (Isaiah 9:6) “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.†As long as you have Him in your heart...

SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS" EVERY DAY! For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Are you getting your heart and home ready to celebrate your Lord’s birthday? Let me suggest you start reading in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John the different Christmas stories about the details of the birth of Jesus Christ. In fact, if you are a parent or grandparent, start reading the different sections in the Bible throughout the month so your children of all ages can truly understand the true meaning of Christmas to everyone. Since this is the beginning of December I would like to challenge you to do...

STRESSED OUT? - SEEK GOD'S PERFECT PEACE! You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:3-4 As you start the month of December you may have already started decorating your home, baking special cookies or you may be climbing a ladder after you offered to put up the Christmas lights at your home for your wife. If you have children, you may have many extra events to attend this month. Are you getting stressed out as you think of all you must do before Christmas? This is a month where you need to talk to the Lord throughout each day asking Him to help set your priorities. He only can give you peace in your busy...