1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used...
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16 April 2024 – Atomic Prayers – Part 2
Psalm 68:19-20 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. Praise is the ignition to atomic prayers. The engine of our ‘prayer vehicle’ will not start without praise. We can pray and petition for...
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15 April 2024 – Atomic Prayers – Part 1
Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Prayer is the atomic power that aids us to transcend from the terrestrial to the celestial. Prayer is the nuclear energy that switches us from the earthly realm to the heavenly realm in seconds. “Your...
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14 April 2024 – Worry – Part 7
Exodus 14:15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. The question that the Lord asked Moses “Why are you crying out to me?” might sound weird. Pharaoh was pursuing the redeemed slaves with six hundred of his best chariots, along with other chariots of Egypt. The...
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13 April 2024 – Worry – Part 6
John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Worship is the gate into the tabernacle of divine peace but worry is a doorway into torment. Worship soaks us in...
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12 April 2024 – Worry – Part 5
Acts 27:33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. Raul Perez-Vazquez, MD, says that some people also lose their appetite due to the increase in cortisol (the stress hormone) that can happen during...
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11 April 2024 – Worry – Part 4
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Birdbrain does not get much respect among the ‘intelligent animals’ but research has confirmed that many species of birds are...
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10 April 2024 – Worry – Part 3
Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. A recent study after the pandemic has confirmed that almost 75% of Gen-Zs are gripped with the ‘fear of the future’ or “anticipatory anxiety”. People worry about the bad things that might happen in the future. They fear that they might...
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09 April 2024 – Worry – Part 2
Matthew 6:34 is “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Anxiety is a warning signal or a helpful messenger that alerts us about danger. The ‘fight-or-flight response’, also known as the acute stress response, refers to the physiological reaction to threat. Hence anxiety is...
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08 April 2024 – Worry – Part 1
Psalm 102:24 I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations”. Worry is anxiety or fear about actual or potential problems. A psychology professor Llera, PhD says “people often conflate worry with problem solving”. Worrying gears the emotions for a negative outcome. It prepares...