Cowper, Mary
God is a God of love, and He is interested in every detail of our lives. He hears our prayers, and answers every sincere prayer if we meet His conditions. We must not expect that every answer will be "yes", since we are sinners and do not always ask what is best for us. Sometime...
the answer he gave me was no. This no turned into a questioning of my faith. Perhaps it hadn’t been enough. Perhaps God didn’t hear my prayers. Maybe I wasn’t good enough to deserve a yes.
I really hope that people won’t give up and stop reading my blog because all my posts of late have been so negative. I don’t want to lose followers because of the way my life is going. I’m hoping and expecting things to get better. They certainly can’t get much worse! I gues...
But the journey from earth to heaven won’t be very long anyway. To be absent from the body is to be present with God[6]. Even if the threshold of heaven was far distant, and even if we had to make the journey alone, the potential discomfort would be more than worth it. ...
I thank you, Lord, for Your goodness and kindness to me! Whether I can feel it or not, I know You are with me, because Your Word says You are! You’ve been with me throughout my life and that won’t change now, because You are ever faithful to me!
He didn’t say. But while considering my own hard times I remembered a few new-to-me strategies God brought to my attention that did indeed strengthen my faith. First, he led me to a new way to read scripture, recording any thoughts, insights, or prayers in a notebook. Writing helps...
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris have all been in my prayers. As far as the USA itself goes, the handwriting is on the wall for its coming end. American Democratic or Republican politicians are not what the USA needs. The USA needs repentance, the return of Jesus, and the co...
that racism, sexism and other -isms are wiped out of our interactions. Second, we can pray, and pray some more, because prayers for unity and harmony and mutual respect and love are fully aligned with God’s vision for humanity and so this surely must be a prayer that God will answer....
You won’t feel anything but know this. Whatever your situation and view of yourself, there love and a good future for you. There really is. Think about that often. We Love you. We really do. God loves you. He really does. You just can’t feel it or see it. Work hard to convin...