Tag Archives: prayer

Love Wins

Posted on March 20, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 34:19 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Jesus was always going to those who were on the outside looking in. He went to be with the rejected, those regarded as “sinners” and those who … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on March 19, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 1:20 The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this … Continue reading →

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Not My Will But Yours

Posted on March 18, 2015 by billtonnis

John 5:30 “I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.” A while back I … Continue reading →

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Eternal Help

Posted on March 17, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 46:2 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. If you’re like me you call on God almost automatically when confronted with trouble. I remember vividly the phone call from the hospital in the middle … Continue reading →

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Be

Posted on March 9, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 42:2-3 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My being thirsts for God, the living God. We each have a deep yearning inside…a yearning that longs to be satisfied. Why … Continue reading →

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Listen

Posted on February 24, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 6:7-8 “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Just before today’s … Continue reading →

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Be Renewed

Posted on February 18, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Whatever you have done to turn away from God…is in the past (even if what you did was seconds ago). That time no longer exists. … Continue reading →

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Love Transforms

Posted on February 11, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 104:30 When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. All things belong to God. All things have their being in God. God breathes and life comes forth. Everything is sustained … Continue reading →

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Let Go of Attachments

Posted on January 28, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 4:18-19 “Those (seeds) sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no … Continue reading →

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Listen

Posted on January 27, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:2, 4 I waited, waited for the Lord; who bent down and heard my cry, and put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. This Psalm is very powerful and meaningful to me because it … Continue reading →

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