prayer
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Where There Is Hardship, There Is Also Ease
It’s wonderful how God is most gracious in answering our prayers, even though it can at times seem as though our pleading goes unanswered. The key is to persist and remind oneself that God is listening and working everything together for good. His awesome power and knowledge means He knows best how to respond to… Continue reading
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Answers to Prayer 🙌
Happy Monday everyone! I received a wonderful answer to prayer yesterday. Having spent a few weeks praying that I would find a local Christian fellowship, on Sunday I went along to a church service and it was truly wonderful, surpassing all expectations. Praise God! Not only was the church service a huge blessing, but I… Continue reading
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Praying For Good vs Praying For Evil
Greetings, all, In my Bible reading today, I was struck by how the psalmist prayed for his adversaries to be accursed and suffer shame. This contrasts sharply with the teaching of Jesus, who said we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I suppose this is why Jesus is set apart… Continue reading
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Why do Hindus pray to gods that don’t exist?
It makes little sense to pray to something or someone that doesn’t exist. Instead, pray to the one true God who is the creator, sustainer, and animator of all that exists, and to Him alone. This is wholly logical, for He alone has control of all your life circumstances. Continue reading
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Fighting in the Abrahamic religions
I thought I would offer a few thoughts in consideration of the present war in the Middle East. From a Christian perspective, violence of any kind is always wrong. It’s okay to be angry, and fight peacefully for justice, but it’s never right to harm another human being in any way. Jesus exemplified a non-violent… Continue reading
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Just Carrying On is Enough
There are times when life feels a bit like being stuck in heavy traffic. There is no obvious way to move forward. At these times we have to keep our trust in God and be satisfied with simply carrying on. It’s an oddity of human experience that our frame of mind can be totally consuming.… Continue reading
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Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor living in the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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