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The Power of a Praying Woman
We will never be happy until we make God the source of our ful?llment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls. We have to put our expectations in the Lord and not in other things or people. I know this is easier said than done. So let’s start with the easy part. Let’s say to God, “Lord, I look to You for everything I need in my life. Help me to put all my expectations in You.” And whenever you are disappointed because your needs are not being met, talk to yourself and say, “My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him” (Psalm 62:5). Then tell God about all your needs and everything that is in your heart. Don’t worry, He won’t be surprised or shocked. He already knows. He is just waiting to hear it from you.
More Than Just a Survivor
If you’re like me, you don’t want to live the kind of life where you are barely hanging on. You don’t want to merely eke out an existence, ?nd a way to cope with your misery, or just get by. You want to have the abundant life Jesus spoke of when He said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). We don’t want to be women who hear the truth but seldom act in faith to