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God Answers Prayer

I started teaching this year. A veteran teacher said, “Expect to be sick a lot. First year teachers are always sick.” I listened, then I prayed, “Lord, if you want me to teach these kids, please keep...

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Things New and Old

Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts (Psalm 145:4). I want to tell new stories, as well as old, of God’s power; so I pray. Answered prayers are stories of what God can do.

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A Faith Building Story, Part 1

Is God ever going to do anything, she wondered? I’ve been praying about something big for years and nothing’s changed. Feeling vulnerable and lonely, she prayed, “Lord, I want to hear from my family...

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On God’s Provision

“Five of twelve months last year I prayed God would send me rent. Five of twelve months I received a check in the mail the day the rent was due.”* Your story can be like his. Seek the Kingdom of God...

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A Church Community

“About the time I was praying that God would help me find a church, I got a call from Mark, and he said he had a close friend who was moving to Portland to start a church and that I should join him. ....

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Community

We needed a car for a few hours, so we prayed. When it was time to go my daughter said, “Take the elevator to the first floor and go outside through the iron gate. A man from our church, named Mike,...

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An Answered Prayer Story

I recently heard this story. “In the morning we prayed for money to give friends who are raising support. That afternoon we got a check in the mail!” Decide in your heart how much to give and God will...

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Every prayer IS answered

You don’t have to know how every prayer is answered; you just have to believe that God has heard them all and will answer in His way and time.* *Stormie Omartian, Prayer Warrior, p.200.

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Before we asked, God answered

Two important documents fell from my purse. God noticed. A young man found one in a parking lot. He brought it to the store’s courtesy desk. They called me. It was found before I knew it was lost. But...

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A Public Testimony to Answered Prayer

Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured a missionary doctor who recently recovered from Ebola, a deadly disease. “Smiling broadly, looking as fit as he had in photos taken before he became ill, Kent...

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Unforeseen Blessing

Waiting for marriage was sometimes heart achingly hard. So I prayed, a lot.  I often reminded the Lord, “You seek godly offspring (Malachi 2:15).” At just the right time, the Lord answered. Now my...

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More than Enough

We rented a storage unit for our household goods, even though it seemed too small. It was all they had. The night before we moved we read how Jesus fed 4,000 men with a few small fish and 7 loaves (see...

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When God Answers

We prayed, willing ourselves to trust, even when the wait seemed endless. In time, God granted our request. *We’re joyfully settling in to our new home in the city, thanks to the Lord and to all of you...

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We saw God’s Love and Power and Goodness

When she told me what the leadership decided, I wanted to petition, and get others to join me, so those in charge would change their decision. But I stopped myself. I believe God is good, powerful,...

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Daniel’s Response to Answered Prayer

When God answered his prayer, Daniel responded with praise. “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him (Daniel 2:20).” Daniel also told the king his answer...

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Confess His Name

The first day I substituted in their class was hard. The second day went much better. Why? I asked about 20 people to pray for me. And, I asked God to give me His authority over the students. After the...

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Be a friend who prays

My friend was hospitalized. Her first visitor suggested that her illness might lead to chronic pain. My friend was discouraged. Her second visitor prayed for her. My friend was encouraged and healed....

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Eagles Nest at High Falls – 1

Our summer was joyful and busy. Two of our daughters were married! My husband and I planned a week away after the second wedding, but we needed a place to stay. One night as I looked at cabins to rent,...

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Eagles Nest at High Falls – 3

We heard there are lots of eagles at the Eagles Nest in the Fall. But I wanted to see one up close, in the summer. Just because. So I prayed. One morning, at breakfast, we watched  an eagle perch...

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Another Answer to Prayer

I’m a teacher. I’m always asking God to help me reach and teach my students. Last week I prayed a very specific prayer. I asked Him to send someone to tell me if there was a better way for me to set up...

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