St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge has been actively striving to understand and fulfill the needs of the poor within Baton Rouge and the surrounding community since 1865.
St. Vincent de Paul is here to aid the most vulnerable members of our community. Through their various programs, SVDP reaches out to those in need. Providing hot meals to those who would otherwise go hungry, warm beds to those who would have no place to sleep, medications to those who could not afford them on their own, and the mandatory uniforms that children need to attend school. By fulfilling these basic needs SVDP does more than address the needs of the moment; they believe that they are giving a hand up, and not a hand out. At every opportunity, St. Vincent de Paul moves to better the lives of those they help and move them towards self-sufficiency and a better quality of life.
A simple donation of $24 dollars will buy a child the two uniforms that he or she needs to attend school.
You can also drop off your new or gently used uniforms to any St. Vincent De Paul location.
Where do you begin in breaking the cycle of poverty? It's a complicated question with no easy answers, but our simple approach is to start with the individual and to help as many individuals as you can. The number of school children living in poverty within the 12 parishes we serve ranges from 43 percent to an astounding 93 percent of the population.
Most needy children are born into poverty; it's their unfortunate legacy and the only life they have ever known. Education is the key that can open the door to a new way of life for them. The single greatest impact we can make lies in ensuring that these children are given every opportunity to receive an education. That is the purpose of our Uniforms for Kids program.
Uniforms for Kids was initiated in 1998 in response to the challenge created by a mandatory uniform policy enacted by the School Board. Since the launch of this program, our organization, with the help of many community partners such as WAFB-Channel 9, has played a major role in the Uniforms for Kids effort. In addition to assisting needy children prior to the school year, we work hand in hand with local school personnel in providing uniforms for needy children throughout the school year.
Since 1998, the Uniforms for Kids program has ensured that thousands of needy kids have the uniforms they need to start the school year with confidence, sparing them the humiliation and embarrassment of attending school without the proper attire, or of being sent home and denied the opportunity to receive an education. Our uniform effort has become recognized throughout these communities as a provider of this most basic need. A set of uniforms doesn't break the cycle of poverty, but it's an excellent start. We are extending a compassionate hand to these needy children and helping to put them in a position to succeed in life, as well as helping to preserve their dignity and self-esteem.
For more information on how you can make a donation, call (225) 383-7837.
If you need assistance with uniforms, call (225) 357-8833.
For more information on our 12 parish area including- East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Assumption, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Livingston, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. James, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parish please call (225) 357-8833


"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
What does the Bible claim about itself?
The Bible claims to be from God. The word “inspiration” is found in 2 Timothy 3:16. Here Paul wrote that all Scripture is give by the inspiration of God. The word translated “inspiration” is a Greek word that literally means that it is a “God-exhaled” book. Therefore, it claims to be from God.
Christians believe that the Bible is from God, not because someone told them, but because the Bible claims it. We also believe that because the Bible proves that claim. We recognize that anyone or any group could write a book and claim it was from God. No one should be gullible enough to just take their word for it. In fact, if the Bible did not give convincing evidence to support its claims, it would be foolish to believe it.
Unfortunately, many people believe in the Bible without really knowing why they believe in it. An answer of “Well, it was good enough for Grandma” will not create the faith necessary to actually cause us to become active in that belief. Thus we see many people who claim to believe in the authority of the Bible who do not actually practice the things they know are inside it. Some have called the “practical atheists”. They may as well be atheists for the good the Bible does them.
But you would not be reading this if that were a description of you. You want to learn more or at least find out why in the world people would believe such things as inspiration. Please allow us to give some information and logical arguments. These are not the only things to say, but make powerful arguments that should convince honest seekers.
The word “inspiration” is used in our culture to mean a unique idea or insight that others may not possess. While this can be said about the Bible, the word “inspiration” as used in the Bible is much more than that.
It is not a collection of sayings that contain truth. Anyone can collect a number of wise sayings that contain truths. The Bible is more than that.
The Bible is not ideas from God that are interpreted and explained by a few men. It is written by men, but it is more than simply a collection of vague thoughts given by God and written by men so that we can understand those things.
The Bible is not a word-by-word dictation, but still claims that every word is from God.
The Bible is an expression of the mind of God
The Bible claims that it is an expression of the mind and thoughts of God on various things. No one claims that we could understand everything about God by reading the Bible, but we do believe that whatever God intended to reveal about His mind is revealed in the Bible.
1 Corinthians 2:4-16 teaches us several things in this regard:
God’s wisdom was a mystery to humanity until He revealed it through the writer of the Bible, specifically of the New Testament. No one knew what God was intending to do through Jesus and the New Covenant. The wisdom that is now revealed was hidden throughout the ages and now is revealed.
God’s Spirit revealed His mind to the Apostles.
Paul makes an interesting argument. He stated that no man can know another’s thoughts unless that other man’s spirit reveals it. Today we know this to be true. Even “mind readers” rely on subtle cues from the person being “read” in order to find information about them or others. There are many tricks, but no one can sense the brain waves of another human.
God is the same, but on a much larger scale. If we cannot know what each other is thinking, how could we assume to know the mind of God? Unfortunately people make that assumption constantly by second-guessing His Bible and doing what they want instead of what is written therein.
The Holy Spirit revealed the mind of God to the Apostles.
This they proved through the various miracles they did. For example, see 1 Corinthians 2:4 and the article, Did miracles really happen in Bible times?
So, if the Bible is real (which will be proven), we must say that it is an expression of the mind of God.
As stated in the section above (“What it is not”), the Bible is not just a collection of truths. The Bible is truth. Jesus made this claim in John 17:17.
Many have the impression that men wrote the Bible and tried to explain what they thought God wanted to say to humanity. This leaves an easy out for people who do not want to believe some of the things they deem “distasteful”. For example, Hell becomes a fabrication—a story invented to scare people into obeying the rules of the church.
Many other things are changed on the basis of an appeal to culture. For example, since Paul was merely interpreting God’s mind, he gave certain roles for men and women. Our society is different today; therefore, we should interpret the mind of God differently.
There are severe problems with that line of thinking. First, the Bible claims that it is not subject to interpretation by those who wrote it. It says that they wrote what they were told to write. For instance, 2 Peter 1:20-21 sates, “knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” This claims that they did not merely state words they interpreted from some idea God placed in their minds; they wrote as they were moved by the Spirit of God. The passage cited earlier from 1 Corinthians 2 shows us that the Holy Spirit revealed the mind of God by an expression of those thoughts.
Another verse to consider is that inspiration is a revelation of words. David taught this in 2 Samuel 23:2 when he said, “The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue.”
Since the Bible claims to be the mind of God revealed by words given to those who wrote the Bible it might be easy to assume that it was a dictation process. But we know that people researched before they wrote. The prophets read works of other prophets. Others researched to be sure they were writing the truth. Luke is a great example of this. He was a master historian. He researched the things he wrote. (In Luke 1:1-4—the force of his statement that it is an “orderly account” implies that he took the time to arrange the information before presenting it in the book.)
This is easily seen in reading the pages of the different books and letters. It was written by 40 men over the course of 1500 years. The differences in personality are evident that there was not one master personality dictating each word. On the other hand we know that the Bible is from God (every word). So, for the believer, the logical conclusion is that God arranged for inspiration to work in such a way that when a person wrote according to his own personality the end result was every word that God intended for them to write or say.
Another important part of the Bible is that it claims to be all that is needed for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Paul says it is sufficient to provide us with all the information we need to reprove, correct, instruct in righteousness, and is able to teach us all we need to know to do good works.
These are the facts of the Bible—the claims that it makes. If the Bible is truly from God, then we must understand and accept what it says for itself—including its authority over us (which would be implied since it is from God). But if it is not from God then it is too bold to be trusted. So which is it? An honest searcher will consider some evidence.
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After I presented my project YUZPE: Emergency Contraception for Costa Rica, three days after I read the amazing news that finally, after some time of discussion the government decided to allow the sanitary registration of “the day after pill” in Costa Rica.
I was really happy about it specially since I have beed working on my Critical Objects project related to that topic. I thought that this was the end of my criticism, however, a day after that news were release, the Catholic Church emitted an official position to the news.
Basically the Catholic Church is saying:
“ For the representatives of the Church, the pill is linked to abortion. In addition, they affirmed that they want to accompany these women and their children, show them the greatness of God's love, Lord of life and propose to all people of good will that the solution to the difficulties is not to eliminate the lives of the most defenseless, but to protect basic human rights, starting with the right to life and continuing with the rights to decent work, education, health and safety for women and their children.”
As I mentioned in my previous project, the problem comes from way back, there is no sexual education allowed in the country and children and adolescents don’t have enough resources when it comes to sex-ed which is leading to a big amount of adolescent birth rate. The lower income population is the one that suffer the most from the church and the society position to the issue therefore I would like to work on a Critical Object that speaks directly to this issue.
Topic: Lack of Sexual Education and access to health due to the intervention of the Church and the government in kids and teenager education (subject to change of focus as I do more research).
Group: Since I will continue working with a subject related to Costa Rica I decided to work alone.
Limitations: This is a project for a third world country, therefore there is no universal access to internet and also the population who are more affected by this policies and church intervention are the ones with less income, therefore low income will also be a limitation for my project.
Framework: I would like to stick to the regular design framework that I used for the YUZPE assignment: Research, Concept, Moodboard, Prototype, Testing and Implementation.


3 edition of Parish lines, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia found in the catalog.
Parish lines, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
Charles Francis Cocke
Includes bibliography and index.
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The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia covers some of the most beautiful land in the country. Stretching from Staunton to Big Stone Gap, Hot Springs to Martinsville, the Diocese is home to fifty-five Episcopal faith communities nestled in and among. The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia split off from the Diocese of Southern Virginia in The diocesan offices are in Newport News. Susan Bunton Haynes was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia in a ceremony held in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 1st, Chanco on the James is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Ecclesiastical province: Province III.
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New Beginnings is a community of believers who desire a fresh start for themselves and others. We are diverse; made up of different ethnicities, different cultures, different educations, different backgrounds, different occupations and different incomes. A mixture of blue collar and white collar, young and old, white and black and every shade in between. What you can expect to see is the family of God that welcomes all people. We all are seeking to know the God of the Bible and His power through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. We desire to connect with other believers because we are designed to connect with God, and we are designed to connect with each other.
For every ailment, loss, or wrong, we believe God can turn your situation around through the love of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. While imperfect and sometimes a little messy, the community of God's people fuels incredible growth. Through the power of His Word, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and through genuine community, we experience fresh starts in all areas of our lives. We hope when you visit us that you will experience the goodness and power of God, and maybe you’ll stay and find your new beginning.
-Pastors Todd & Yolanda Redden
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1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God, and our Savior Jesus Christ, have received a Faith that is of equal privilege with ours.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,
4through which he has given to us his precious and exceedingly great promises, so that by them you become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world because of lust.
Now for this very reason, making every effort, you must supplement your trust with virtue; and with virtue, knowledge;
and with knowledge, self-control; and with self-control, endurance; and with endurance, godliness;
and with godliness, brotherly affection; and with brotherly affection, love.
For if these things are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the one who lacks these things is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to be sure of your calling and choice, for if you do these things, you will absolutely not stumble,
11for in this way the entrance into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided to you in the Age to come.
Therefore, I intend to always remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the truth that you have.
And I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by way of a reminder,
knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
And I will make every effort so that after my departure you will be able at any time to recall these things.
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice conveyed to him from the Majestic Glory proclaimed, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,”
and this voice we ourselves
heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19And we have the word of prophecy made more sure, to which you do well that you pay attention (as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise) in your hearts.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter
of one’s own interpretation.
21For no prophecy ever came by human will, but people spoke from God, being moved by holy spirit.


We believe that the ultimate purpose in living is to know and glorify God, and to attain eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, beginning within our own families and then reaching out to the world. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ and that through His death and resurrection God procured the redemption of His fallen creation.
We believe that the institution of marriage was intended by God to be a permanent, lifelong relationship between one man and one woman. Any expression of sexuality outside of the commitment of marriage defiles both the person and the institution.
We believe that children are a heritage from God, and a blessing from His hand. We are therefore accountable to Him for nurturing, educating, and preparing them for a life of service to His Kingdom, and to humanity.
We believe that human life is of inestimable worth and significance in all its dimensions from conception to the grave.
We believe that God has given parents the privilege, responsibility, and authority to educate their children in a manner consistent with His Word as given in the Bible.


Baddesley Baptist Church
Where to find us
Messy Church will be held on the following dates
Nothing is planned at present
Facts about Messy Church
an all-age church where everyone is valued equally
an informal environment where everyone can explore their God-given creativity and get to know people in a relaxed atmosphere
an opportunity to discover and discuss stories from the Bible and matters of faith and worship, acknowledging that no-one has all the answers and that questions help us grow
a place where we make, play, celebrate God and eat together
for everyone, as no-one has a perfect life, and each of us leads messy lives for many reasons.
IT IS NOT:
- a kids club. All children must be accompanied by an adult
- just for those who like craft. If you don’t like making, then just relax and have a chat
- Only for those who have a Christian faith or some kind of church connection.
Messy Church is for everyone, to share messy lives, messy making, (messy!) food, to have a place to belong, learn about God and have fun.
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Stoney Hill Cemetery
Name of R.M. Laird, No. 404
Name of church and denomination: St John Lutheran
Name of Community: Laird
Condition of Cemetery: Neglected
Approximate number of burials: 134
Ownership of cemetery: Church
Legal Land Location: SW 27-43-5, W3rd, 2 miles west, 2 miles north, and ½ mile west of Laird.
Recorded by: John P. Nickel
Date: 06 August 1993
Comments: A memorial across the road from the cemetery was erected by the St. John Lutheran church, dedicated to the glory of God and in honor of the Stoney Hill pioneers who established a congregation here on January 6, 1901, built a church and worshipped here, until 1952, when the church was moved into, the village of Laird.
[Note: this information has now been moved to our MHSS.sk.ca website proper. For faster updating, and so that you may download the data easier, you may now open or download this linked PDF file with the most recent data we have for those interred in this cemetery: Stoney-Hill-Cemetery.pdf]
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Andy Crouch interviews Donna Harris, Founder of Builders + Backers, a movement of community-focused entrepreneurs.
Andy Crouch interviews Donna Harris, Founder of Builders + Backers, a movement of community-focused entrepreneurs. They discuss the biblical practice of lament as an essential step to deal faithfully and productively with the uncertainty and loss that all of us face in a worldwide pandemic.
Lament is an encounter with God that precedes redemptive action. In lament we approach God in a way that “enfolds complaint with trust” in his sovereignty and goodness. Donna discusses a six-part flow of lament:
1. Crying out to God
2. Affirming trust in God
3. Petitioning God to restore
4. Making additional arguments
5. Expressing rage against loss and injustice
6. Praising God in assurance of his promises to hear us
Donna’s main thesis is that lament is not only essential for processing our grief, but also for effective problem-solving and creative action in the face of crisis. She reveals how lament has fueled the Be a Neighbor Campaign, which mobilizes volunteers and entrepreneurs to serve needs and solve problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic.


Fiesta del Albaricoque
The annual Apricot fair in the beautiful village of Fataga
Patron Saint festivities “el Pino” of Gran Canaria in Teror.
8 September is the main festivity day and also a bank holiday on Gran Canaria.
Legend has it that in 1481 a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared to some shepherds on the top of a pine tree and since then Nuestra Señora del Pino (Our Lady of the Pines) played an important role in the history and the everyday life of the people of Gran Canaria. When in 1914 the Pope Pius XII proclaimed her patron saint of the island, the small town of Teror, with its sanctuary, became the religious capital of the island.
On 8th September, the Fiesta de la Virgen del Pino (Feast of Our Lady of the Pines) is celebrated and numerous pilgrims from all over the island come to Teror to pay reverence to the saint. It is the most important religious festival on the island.


Whoever you are, wherever you're from, you are welcome here.
First Students is for 7th-12th graders. We meet during Sunday School at at 9:30am, Wednesday nights at 6pm, and for various fun meet-ups throughout the year. Some of our favorite meet-ups include hiking, movie night, and video game night!
Sunday School 9:30am
On Sunday mornings we spend time diving into God's word, going through Bible passages verse by verse and discussing how the content can apply to our own lives. This Sunday School hour is one of the best opportunities for us to dig deep into God's word.
Wednesday Nights 6:00pm
At Midweek, each night looks a little bit different. Typically, we will hang out and have some snacks or play games for awhile before coming together for our youth worship service. We will usually sing a few worship songs before hearing a message from one of our youth leaders and then splitting up into small groups to discuss the message. Midweek is a lot of fun and we hope you'll consider joining us!
go deeper. get connected.
Everyone is welcome here! Some students attend church here, while some students join in for Wednesday night activities. Invite your friends for a time of fun, fellowship, and learning alongside one another! Attending First Students allows teenagers to deepen relationships with other students and to grow in their walk with Christ.


Christian the followers of Christ
Following is a list of the latest newborns from several Swiss hospitals Christian is currently a trending given name.
Kantonsspital St. Gallen8. March
Christian [the followers of Christ]Zuger Kantonsspital29. February
Christian [the followers of Christ]Spital Zollikerberg18. January
Spital Zollikerberg9. January
Kantonsspital St. Gallen7. January
Kantonsspital Glarus21. December
Christian [the followers of Christ]Kantonsspital St. Gallen2. December
Christian [the followers of Christ]Spital Einsiedeln8. August
Christian [the followers of Christ]Kantonsspital St. Gallen24. July
The chart represents the popularity rank for the given name Christian in the German part of Switzerland The hightest ranking was 37 in Year 1999 in Switzerland.
Christian celebrates his name day at 4. February, 13. February, 21. March, 14. May, 16. August, 3. November, 12. November, and 4. December.
Christian is a common name in several countries. Denmark has the highest popularity.
Siblings of Christian
Second names of Christian
Similar sound-alike Names
The following names sound similar to Christian:


There’s nothing more important in life than drawing close to God the Father. Seek Him with your whole heart, and you will find Him. Let Him speak to your heart by reading your Bible, praying and meditating on His promises every single day. Worship Him with a humble and open heart because when you seek Him, you will find Him, and He will fill you with His peace, comfort and joy all the days of your life!
- me on my way home from class: oh man i'm gonna get so much work done let me make a to do list and get that shit done quickly and effectively i'm so pumped
- me the second i get home: nah
How to break out of a zip-tie- potentially life-saving information
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PLEASE reblog this— zipties are one of the most common ways of binding a person upon kidnapping because they are cheap and hard to break.
Knowing things like this puts you one step closer to freedom if, heaven forbid, you fall into a situation where you need to use this information.
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|Quest in Prayer||Paul M. Weaver|
This book shows that prayer is closely associated with faith, obedience, victory, and spiritual growth. Prayer is essential in all circumstances of life -- in peace and plenty or in sorrow or suffering. Rich blessings are in store for all who pursue a sincere quest in prayer.
Prayer requires a recognition of God. The psalmist David recognized the awesome presence of God when He said, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). He who would pray must be fully persuaded that God is. Therefore, no atheist or agnostic -- or even a doubter -- can pray until he acknowledges the one true, eternal God.
Prayer requires an understanding of God. God as Deity is distinct from all created persons and things. He is a Person, yet a Spirit; that is to say, His reality is spiritual, not confined by time and space as humans are. He is from everlasting to everlasting, and no one is like Him or equal to Him. "To who then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?" (Isaiah 40:18).
True prayer without submission is an impossibility. How absurd it is to ask God for something when we know it is probably not His will! Those who pray in this spirit are not always denied their petitions. The Bible says God granted the complaining Israelites their request, but with it he gave leanness of soul (Psalm 106:15). The very thing they wanted so badly worked their destruction when they received it. God does often withhold what we desire wrongly, but sometimes He lets us have our own way so that we learn to be more submissive to His will.
224 pages. Hardcover. Rod and Staff Publishers.
Published in 2008.
Link to this page: http://www.rodstaff.com/school/titles/2374.shtml


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I know most of you have heard the saying “prayer changes things,” right? This is one of those sayings that couldn’t be more true! Praying can change many things, but while we are able to ask God for the desires of our heart, it is also important to remember that we thank him for what he has done, is doing, and will do for us moving forward in life. There is a lot of power in prayer, but a lot of us struggle with consistent prayer and putting God before everything. He should be the most important person in your life, and sometimes he’ll break you way down, just to prove the point that you need him in your life. If for any reason you think you don’t, you’re wrong. If you think that you’ve gotten where you are just because of who you are, you’re wrong. You are who you are and where you are because God is creating the path for you. Don’t get it twisted babe. Prayer is super important, and it’s important that we not only pray for ourselves, but pray for our families, friends, co-workers, and maybe even those that you don’t even know. You may be reading this and thinking, “I never pray, but have everything I want, so she’s wrong,” but have you ever thought about the possibility that maybe you’ve gotten the things that you desired in life because someone else was praying for you?
1 John 5:15 (NLT Version) – “And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.”
If you have trouble remembering to pray, I’d like to share with you some ideas to help you remember to pray, not just for yourself, but for others throughout the day! It is important to remember to pray for others just as often as we pray for ourselves!
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Job 42:10 – “When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!”
#1: Create A Prayer List
Work towards creating a prayer list for those that you’d like to pray for on a daily basis. If you’re thinking that you’d rather not write down notes everywhere, simply create the list on your cell phone. Most everyone has some sort of iPhone or Android and taking notes is as easy as a quick download. You can even set reminders throughout the day to remind you of your list. Creating the list is helpful, because how many times do we leave someone out? We definitely don’t want to do that, so writing it down helps us to remember everyone that is on the list. Adding the list on your phone to your actual calendar will provide the reminder and list at the same time. Having everything all in one place is helpful and makes it easier for us to follow through.
#2: Take A Break & Think About It
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in what we’re doing that we just don’t take a moment to pray. Slow down and take a small break to pray and think. It’s important to set time aside to pray and taking a small moment during your day isn’t going to break things for you. You got this!
John 15:16 – “You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.”
#3: Do It Now
When the thought of praying for someone else crosses your mind, stop and do it right in that moment. There are so many times when I see a post on Facebook when someone needs prayer and the comments all say “praying,” “praying for you,” etc., but does each of those people actually stop what they’re doing to actually pray? Its becoming something to say, when the reality is the friend actually needs that prayer. The moment the thought of praying for someone else crosses your mind, stop what you’re doing and say a quick prayer for that person.
#4: Prayer Prompts
Think of things that could possibly prompt you to pray. Maybe every church you pass, school, or certain building of significance that you pass on your route to work or home, you take time to pray for your friends, family or strangers. I know it sounds weird to pray for people you don’t know, but it’s important that you do it anyway. I always say a prayer when I see an emergency vehicle on the roadway. I take a moment to pray for the person that they are responding to and hope everything turns out okay. Get creative with this one!
When taking a moment to pray for yourself, remember to ask the Lord for forgiveness of your own sins. I usually start off every prayer with this because we’re all sinners, but not every sin is intentional so we don’t always realize that’s what we’re doing. Asking for forgiveness is imperative.
2 Chronicles 7:14 – “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.”
I know sometimes we focus on asking, asking and asking for things for ourselves when we pray. Don’t we sometimes get on our kids about always asking for things? We tend to find it frustrating when we take the kids in the store and they constantly ask for things, but never seem to appreciate what they already have, right? So let’s not do this with God. Thank him for what he has done for you, pray for others and their well-being and the things you deserve will come to you. It’s important to remember that the Lord already knows the desires of our heart. You can definitely pray for yourself, but don’t forget those around you, even those you don’t know!
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Teenagers and young adults can be very challenging and they may not see the value in our wisdom and experience.They may end up making mistakes we don't want them to make and hurting and disappointing us, no matter how hard we try.Sometimes, the only thing we can do is to cling to the Lord and pray, and if we have raised them in the way they should go, to trust that, even if they choose to stray for a time, they will return and not depart.My husband and I have just begun this part of life's journey and our oldest does not agree with us on some of our courtship ideas because he has friends who have been hurt, angered and frustrated because of their parents, or the person's parents, whom they were interested in.
Encourage them to make a commitment The main ideas behind courtship are: to live under the protection of their God-given authorities and to guard their heart, and save it for that special one.
We, as loving, Christian parents, want the best for our children and we would like to protect them from the world, the crazy culture, and the mistakes we have made.
But we must remember to handle things in a loving, supportive, encouraging way and be careful not to be iron-fisted, legalistic or dictatorial in this.
We do not want to hurt them, squash their spirits or turn them to rebellion.
I know that no matter how hard we try to raise our children up in the way they should go, there is always a chance they will rebel and go through a time where they choose to go their own way.