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The Power of a Praying Woman
about letting God become your standard. It’s not about trying to make something happen for yourself. It’s recognizing that you can’t make anything happen, but you can surrender your life to God and let Him make things happen. It’s not about ?nding ways to avoid God’s judgment and feeling like a failure if you don’t do everything perfectly. It’s about fully experiencing God’s love and letting it perfect you. It’s not about being somebody you are not. It’s about becoming who you really are. But in order to see these things happen, you have to be completely honest with yourself and with God about who you are at the moment. Women all over the world want to live fruitful lives. They want to dwell in God’s grace while still obeying His laws. They want to be unshakable in God’s truth yet moved by the suffering and needs of others. They want to know God in all the ways He can be known, and they want to be transformed by the power of His Spirit. But they are often hard on themselves when they don’t se