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Scripture: Zechariah 7:5 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, “When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? Observation: When you said you were doing those things for me, were your actions really for me, or…

SOAP: Focusing on true treasure

Sep 29, 2009

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Scripture: Luke 12: 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Observation: Whatever it is that you regard as having value, your heart and life will be built around. Application: Take a look at where your time, effort and energy are focused. What is your life built around? Do you spend…

MS Ride 2009: Take Two

Sep 28, 2009

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in Cycling/ MS 150

As many of you know, my husband I signed up and attempted the 2009 MS 150 from Houston to Austin earlier this year. Except the first day was canceled due to weather and on day two I was only able to ride 26 miles due to terrible food poisoning. (Is there any other kind?) I…

SOAP: Shine the right light

Sep 28, 2009

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Scripture: Luke 11:34-35 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness.35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Observation: Your eyes can either shine the light of…

SOAP: Sometimes I can throw seed, sometimes fertile soil

Sep 25, 2009

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Scripture: Luke 8: 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Observation: When the seed fell on the good soil, good things happened and the…

SOAP: Continuing to apply what He has taught

Sep 24, 2009

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Scripture: Psalm 85: 8 I will listen to what God the Lord will say; He promises peace to his people, his saints— But let them not return to folly, Observation: It is important to listen to the Lord and then treasure what he has shared in our hearts and not go away from it. Application:…

SOAP: Set aside special time to pray about the big stuff

Sep 23, 2009

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Scripture: Luke 6: 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. Observation: This was just before Jesus decided who his 12 closest disciples would be. He was intentional in setting aside a big block of time just for prayer and went out of…

SOAP: Rooted in Him, we will flourish

Sep 22, 2009

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Scripture: Psalm 92:12-13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. Observation: Those who are truly righteous (that is, those with true faith in Jesus Christ) will have a strong foundation…

SOAP: Strong faith builds a strong foundation

Sep 21, 2009

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Scripture: James 1:6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Observation: When you go to God with requests, have faith in God’s abilities in responding to your prayers. If you don’t, you will constantly be…

SOAP: What I do doesn’t make me any more valuable

Sep 19, 2009

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Scripture: Colossians 2:10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. Observation: Our identity and completion comes from Christ, who is the ultimate power and authority Application: This comes from Chapter 28 of The Power of a Praying Wife. Although we often get caught in the…

SOAP: God wants us to ‘interrupt’ Him

Sep 18, 2009

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in Power of a Praying Wife

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:23 But I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you. Observation: Seek God and His will and follow it and things will go well. Application: This comes…

SOAP-ing up the blogosphere

Sep 17, 2009

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If you’ve spent any time at all poking around MomsToolbox, you know how much I have come to love and trust in my daily SOAP devotionals. Knowing that, I am sure you can imagine how honored (and very excited!) I was when my sister-in-law, The Happy Housewife, invited me to guest post on her blog…

SOAP: Get us away from the evil stuff

Sep 17, 2009

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Scripture: Matthew 6: 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Observation: Please keep us away from evil and evil tendencies. Keep us from going down paths of destruction and get us away from them when we do wander. Application: This comes also from Chapter 26 of The Power…

SOAP: Admit your mistakes and change your ways

Sep 16, 2009

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