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Confession Heals

I-ConfessYou may have heard the old saying “confession is good for the soul.”
You may not know how true that is.
James 5:16 says confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. Continue reading →

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All I have to do is pick!

apple-pickingYou just never know what God is up to! I know He is busy in my life every day, but some days I may not realize it.
Then there was another day like yesterday.

Seven men from Lufkin Dream Center came to help me set up the computers and furnishings for Share-athon. Continue reading →

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On the Mountain Top!

mountain-top-crossYou have heard someone say, “I’m on the mountain top”, usually referring to a great experience. I know I have heard many Christians say it when it comes to the joy and peace of a filling of the Holy Spirit.

I know I have used it myself in referring to God dealing with me. Continue reading →

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Milk to Meat

milkJust like there are different classes of students, there are different levels of spiritual development.
In life there are preschool children, which range in age from newborn to just before entering Pre-K.

Kindergarteners to High School seniors each learning different things. Continue reading →

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Fasting Facebook & Sweet Tea

So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. Ezra 8:23

This is the account of Ashley’s fast:

As I began my fast on September 23, 2013 I truly had no idea what was in store for me. Continue reading →

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The Fast Fast! (pt 1)

courtney1So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. Dan 9:3

Allow me to talk about a different kind of fasting, which I did several Morning Thoughts ago.
There is a young lady that I have known since she was 5 years old. She is like a member of my family. Her name is Courtney. Continue reading →

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If it’s called a Fast, then why is it so slow? (Pt 6)

fastingforGodThe strange thing about humbling yourself before God with prayer and fasting – it will make you do strange things.

I found myself waking up praying at 3am. I did not wake up to pray. I was awakened by praying in my sleep or something like that. Continue reading →

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If it’s called a Fast, then why is it so slow? (Pt 5)

Prayer&Fasting1clCol 3:15 – And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.

In the middle of a dead zone I get a text from Linda that said, “I’m so sorry! What a disappointment!”
That text would stop me from going any farther.

I stopped at the Broaddus Cemetery road on the edge of town and called.

Continue reading →

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If it’s called a Fast, then why is it so slow? (Pt 4)

power-prayer-fastingJudg 6:36-40
Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water. Continue reading →

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If it’s called a Fast, then why is it so slow? (Pt 3)

Fasting4Gal 5:16 – let the Holy Spirit guide your lives.

Though I wasn’t planning on fasting any longer than 1 day, God had another idea. While on the air at KSWP radio, something happened at 6:15 that Thursday morning.

I wasn’t reading anything or really thinking about anything but I started crying. I felt the Holy Spirit come on me so strong that I just burst into tears.
You can imagine how this affected the radio show. Continue reading →