Covetousness

 

And he said to them, 

“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, 

for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12:15 ESV 

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Please join me this week in praying for those who put the love of money above their love of Jesus. Let's pray that their eyes are opened to how it separates them from God. May they see that money cannot provide the peace and joy that knowing Christ can. Money doesn't fill that void inside of us. The Holy Spirit does.

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Life of discontent

 

In yesterday's post, I want to clarify that it's understandable for someone who's poor to focus on money. In our society, it's extremely difficult to get by without it. What happened though, with my husband and me, was that inability to be satisfied with what we did have.
     I can't help but put a lot of the blame on him, my husband because he couldn't hold down a job, yet he loved to shop. My part in the blame was trying to make it so that he could have everything he wanted. I'm the one who allowed us to get buried in debt. If I hadn't been afraid to stand up to him, I would have shown him our income and our expenses and I should have left it to him to work out. If hindsight were foresight..., and woulda, shoulda, coulda...
     All of that is in the past and he's gone now so I hate to blame him, but I also want any who read this to know I understand the struggles of being poor. However, now I know that had I put forth as much effort in prayer as I put into finding ways to make more money, and had I paid tithes and helped those less fortunate than myself, that God would've helped me. He would have guided me, encouraged me, shown me the way. I never ever asked Him. I quit praying years before that and just basically tried to live my life without Him. That's exactly the same time that my life turned around for the worse.
     Because I was saved, He did help me, though; I didn't realize it was Him, at the time. God dug us out of debt several times and helped us get back on our feet, but since we didn't seek His direction, we just kept making the same mistakes over and over again.
     It wasn't until I reconnected with God and turned my focus on Him that my life turned around for the better.

Keep your life free from love of money, 

and be content with what you have, f

or he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for those who put the love of money above their love of Jesus. Let's pray that their eyes are opened to how it separates them from God. May they see that money cannot provide the peace and joy that knowing Christ can. Money doesn't fill that void inside of us. The Holy Spirit does.

I'll post daily reminders on:

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Love of money

 

This verse was mentioned yesterday during Bible Study, and although I've heard it many, many times, it finally hit me that maybe part of the reason I didn't search for God during my first marriage is because I was always pursuing money.
     We didn't have much and so I was always trying to find the get-rich-quick scheme. I was kind of the female, real-life version of Ralph Kramden and Fred Flintstone. The next opportunity was just around the corner. Our credit cards were always maxed out and we could barely afford the minimum payment each month. It was a hopeless, no-win situation. Whenever something did happen that allowed us to pay off our debt, we would just start the whole process all over again. Part of that was wanting to live beyond our means. We coveted what others had, mostly vacations. Instead of being content with what we had, we always "needed" more.
     The energy and effort spent craving and pursuing money would be better spent on Jesus. He provides for our needs. When we put all of our faith in money, we are really worshipping an idol.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for those who put the love of money above their love of Jesus. Let's pray that their eyes are opened to how it separates them from God. May they see that money cannot provide the peace and joy that knowing Christ can. Money doesn't fill that void inside of us. The Holy Spirit does.

I'll post daily reminders on:

twitter @7DegreesOfMe

Instagram @archadia27
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Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

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Lost sheep

 

Each one of our unsaved children is like a lost sheep. God will go after the one that is lost. Keep praying until they are found.

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

Luke 15:4 ESV

Please pray for the salvation of these adult children:
T.S.
E.W.
L.R.
E.M.(1)
E.M.(2)
R.H.
M.R.
H.T.
K.D.
A.E.
Z.M.
W.L.
R.S.(1)
R.S.(2)
K.S.(1)
K.S.(2)
K.H.
B.Z.
S.H.
W.K.

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Please join me in praying for the salvation of our children. Whether you're a mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, neighbor, friend, chances are you know of a child (including/especially an adult child) who is lost. Let's pray fervently for them! Ask God to soften their hearts to the hearing of the Good News. Pray that He calls them to follow Him. Pray that He sends people to them that they will listen to and that they will desire to seek Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

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Faith from hearing

 

I have been so encouraged these past few days (prayer works!), not necessarily in seeing any of these children come to salvation, although I have faith and am thoroughly convinced that God will choose them to come to Him, and they will accept the free gift of salvation. My encouragement has been in sharing. 

     This past week, whenever an opening came up, even if it wasn't clear cut, it seemed like God gave me the exact words to say. I'm sure He's done that in the past, but I have usually chickened out, or been nervous to the point that my words came out sounding weak and without conviction. So I have acted on all of these impulses this week and do you know what happened??? Most of the time, it started a conversation. A few times, it didn't; there was just dead silence. But what I've built up in my mind, I guess what I've feared ... being met with anger and resentment, has not happened. I guess when we listen to God, things work out positively for His good and for His glory.

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17 ESV

Please pray for the salvation of these adult children:
T.S.
E.W.
L.R.
E.M.(1)
E.M.(2)
R.H.
M.R.
H.T.
K.D.
A.E.
Z.M.
W.L.
R.S.(1)
R.S.(2)
K.S.(1)
K.S.(2)

K.H.

B.Z.

S.H.

W.K.

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Please join me in praying for the salvation of our children. Whether you're a mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, neighbor, friend, chances are you know of a child (including/especially an adult child) who is lost. Let's pray fervently for them! Ask God to soften their hearts to the hearing of the Good News. Pray that He calls them to follow Him. Pray that He sends people to them that they will listen to and that they will desire to seek Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

twitter @7DegreesOfMe

Instagram @archadia27
Pinterest Prayer Group #7thHourPrayerPower

Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

#7thHourPrayerPower #BibleVerses #bible  #children #prayer #salvation #intercession #petition

Our household

 

Today's verses, if taken out of context might give us the false hope that if one of us believes and is saved, then our entire household is also saved. But, we can't look at scripture as isolated verses (even though, argumentably, that's what I'm doing here. Rest assured, I check out the context before posting (most of the time.)). I do feel like this can give us hope, though. Peter went into a Roman's home, which just wasn't done back then, because he was called to share the gospel with Cornelius, the centurion, and his entire household. 

he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’

Acts 11:14 ESV

     All who were in Cornelius' household, wife, children, servants, guests, etc. heard the gospel and were saved. Likewise, we can hope that all of those in our household have heard the gospel and will, at some point, believe. If we've been bold in our task of sharing the gospel, we know they've heard it. If we haven't been, let's pray for the opportunity and encouragement to do so.

     Later, Paul and Silas were in prison and one night they were singing hymns and praying. There was an earthquake and all of the cell doors were opened, and the prisoners' chains were loosed. When the guard awoke and saw this, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because a guard who allowed his prisoners to escape would have been humiliated and then killed. Paul cried out to him to stop. They hadn't escaped; they were all still there. The guard fell to his knees before Paul and Silas and then brought them out. 

Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 

And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Acts 16:30-31 ESV

     Roman guards and their families were saved. Paul, of all people, was saved. Never give up praying that our children will someday also be saved. God is good.

Please pray for the salvation of these adult children:

T.S.

E.W.

L.R.

E.M.(1)

E.M.(2)

R.H.

M.R.

H.T.

K.D.

A.E.

Z.M.

W.L.

R.S.(1)

R.S.(2)

K.S.(1)

K.S.(2)

K.H.

B.Z.

S.H.

W.K.

If you would like us to pray for the children in your life, send me their initials either through social media, or email archadia7@yahoo.com and put in the subject line Prayer

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Please join me in praying for the salvation of our children. Whether you're a mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, neighbor, friend, chances are you know of a child (including/especially an adult child) who is lost. Let's pray fervently for them! Ask God to soften their hearts to the hearing of the Good News. Pray that He calls them to follow Him. Pray that He sends people to them that they will listen to and that they will desire to seek Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

twitter @7DegreesOfMe

Instagram @archadia27
Pinterest Prayer Group #7thHourPrayerPower

Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

#7thHourPrayerPower #BibleVerses #bible  #children #prayer #salvation #intercession #petition

Wisdom from above

 

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, 

gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, 

impartial and sincere.

James 3:17 ESV

Please pray for the salvation of these adult children:
T.S.
E.W.
L.R.
E.M.(1)
E.M.(2)
R.H.
M.R.
H.T.
K.D.
A.E.
Z.M.
W.L.
R.S.(1)
R.S.(2)
K.S.(1)
K.S.(2)

If you would like us to pray for the children in your life, send me their initials either through social media, or email archadia7@yahoo.com and put in the subject line Prayer.

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Please join me in praying for the salvation of our children. Whether you're a mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, neighbor, friend, chances are you know of a child (including/especially an adult child) who is lost. Let's pray fervently for them! Ask God to soften their hearts to the hearing of the Good News. Pray that He calls them to follow Him. Pray that He sends people to them that they will listen to and that they will desire to seek Him.

I'll post daily reminders on:

twitter @7DegreesOfMe

Instagram @archadia27
Pinterest Prayer Group #7thHourPrayerPower

Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power

#7thHourPrayerPower #BibleVerses #bible  #children #prayer #salvation #intercession #petition