LET US APPROACH HEAVEN IN 2007
Many of you are thinking about the year 2007 and making decisions on how you can improve in body, soul and spirit. I’ve never given much emphasis to “New Year’s Resolutions”, because most people start off with a “bang”, and “fade out” like an old cloth. BUT I want to encourage you to commit to improve at least one area in your life in 2007. Why not start with PRAYER!
Hebrews 4:16 says: LET US APPROACH THE THRONE WITH CONFIDENCE…”
Several years ago, our family of four generations of women started sharing and journaling our needs with each other every month. We would get together, reviewing our requests and give praise for answers. We were amazed at how the answers came when we brought them to God and all prayed in unity.
The eldest member of our family is my mother-in-law who is 90, and the youngest is my 18 year old granddaughter. When each of us saw how powerful this time was, our FAITH was lifted to new heights. Some of the requests were “biggies” while others were just small challenges. A member of our family had a liver disease that was of great concern. We prayed together every month for one year for this request. One week, after a test, this member of our family was given a clean bill of health.
There were others who had job challenges, relational challenges, physical ailments and others going through major seasonal changes in their lives. All of us from the eldest to the youngest found a peace in knowing we all supported each other and believed the answers were on the way. God gave each of us a new appreciation for each other along with a greater faith in prayer.
I would encourage you at the start of 2007 to attach yourself to two or more women of like faith to share, pray for needs, and give God praise. Because this group has been so special, I have wanted to share with other women this small way of seeking HEAVEN IN 2007. Since moving to a new community, I have found a group of women of faith who meet weekly to encourage, share and pray for each other. I cannot tell you the comfort and faith it brings to know I can share and know someone is joining me in prayer. Throughout the year, it is a joy to meet some of the members of the families who we have been praying for.
May God bless you in the New Year of 2007. May you grow in faith and grace. May you be an influence on your family and friends.
Love, Sharon
Many of you are thinking about the year 2007 and making decisions on how you can improve in body, soul and spirit. I’ve never given much emphasis to “New Year’s Resolutions”, because most people start off with a “bang”, and “fade out” like an old cloth. BUT I want to encourage you to commit to improve at least one area in your life in 2007. Why not start with PRAYER!
Hebrews 4:16 says: LET US APPROACH THE THRONE WITH CONFIDENCE…”
Several years ago, our family of four generations of women started sharing and journaling our needs with each other every month. We would get together, reviewing our requests and give praise for answers. We were amazed at how the answers came when we brought them to God and all prayed in unity.
The eldest member of our family is my mother-in-law who is 90, and the youngest is my 18 year old granddaughter. When each of us saw how powerful this time was, our FAITH was lifted to new heights. Some of the requests were “biggies” while others were just small challenges. A member of our family had a liver disease that was of great concern. We prayed together every month for one year for this request. One week, after a test, this member of our family was given a clean bill of health.
There were others who had job challenges, relational challenges, physical ailments and others going through major seasonal changes in their lives. All of us from the eldest to the youngest found a peace in knowing we all supported each other and believed the answers were on the way. God gave each of us a new appreciation for each other along with a greater faith in prayer.
I would encourage you at the start of 2007 to attach yourself to two or more women of like faith to share, pray for needs, and give God praise. Because this group has been so special, I have wanted to share with other women this small way of seeking HEAVEN IN 2007. Since moving to a new community, I have found a group of women of faith who meet weekly to encourage, share and pray for each other. I cannot tell you the comfort and faith it brings to know I can share and know someone is joining me in prayer. Throughout the year, it is a joy to meet some of the members of the families who we have been praying for.
May God bless you in the New Year of 2007. May you grow in faith and grace. May you be an influence on your family and friends.
Love, Sharon
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