Week 31, Thursday Liliana Lewis Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli [the priest] thought she was drunk. . . . “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. . . . I was pouring out my soul…
Week 31, Wednesday Liliana Lewis Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Anxiety! Have you ever felt anxious? What does a woman do when she feels loaded down with worry? When life seems difficult, unclear, unfair, hurtful, and tough, what are we to do? How do we handle the…
An older minister’s wife had come to me right before I was to marry my husband. Trying to be helpful, she gave me a book on how to be a minister’s wife. I was eager to learn! My fiancé and I had been in ministry together for several years, but I knew getting married would…
Week 31, Monday Liliana Lewis Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 105:4 Who can give us the strength to press on each day? God tells us in His Word it is He who gives us the strength as we seek His face. How do we seek His face? Last Sunday…
Week 30, Weekend Liz Traylor But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days. Mark 2:20 (nkjv) I must be forthright about my fasting struggles lest I am perceived as some godly, superspiritual woman. When I decided to try fasting, I made the…
Week 30, Friday Liz Traylor So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Mark 9:29 (nkjv) “I give up, God. I’ve prayed. I’ve struggled to overcome these overwhelming feelings of anger. She hurt me badly, but doesn’t even know it. Why can’t I get over it? I just…
Week 30, Thursday Liz Traylor When you fasted . . . did you really fast for Me—for Me? Zechariah 7:5 (nkjv) Sunday school that morning in Texas began with prayer request time. One member asked us to join her in fasting and praying for her daughter to make the cheerleading squad. As ignorant as I was…
Week 30, Wednesday Liz Traylor So the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only. . . . And they fasted that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” 1 Samuel 7:4,6 (nkjv) Giving up food for a period of time was easy. Well, it was…
Week 30, Tuesday Liz Traylor But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place. Matthew 6:17-18 (nkjv) Look at me. Look closely. Do I look a little gaunt? Can you guess why?…
Week 30, Monday Liz Traylor When you give . . . when you pray . . . when you fast. Matthew 6:2,5,16 Give—yes. Pray—sure. Fast? You’ve got to be kidding! Go without food? No way. I have a thousand things to do today and I need my energy. Besides, I can’t stand being hungry. I get…
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