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Celebrate National Day of Prayer with Philip Yancey as he encourages us to “ask seek knock” and not quit! Raise your voice, Jesus’ story implies. Strive on. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  Source: Ask Seek Knock – FaithGateway

Lauren Casper describes a situation in which her young son makes a profound statement about Jesus – and how we strive to understand our faith at all ages. How great is God — beyond our understanding! — [reftagger title=””]Job 36:26[/reftagger] NIV Source: Jesus Is God – FaithGateway

Max Lucado shares about how we are called to love others and leave all judgment to God. To assume otherwise is to assume God can’t do it. Do you find yourself “doing God’s work for him”? Why is this a waste of time? Source: Judgment Is God’s Job – FaithGateway

What happens after we die? Randy Frazee discusses what the bible says about death- and the importance of taking care of yourself spiritually and physically. Death is a sting. But, the sting is only temporary. Once it wears off and is over, you are left with eternity in the presence of God.  — Randy Frazee Source:…

Palms up means you are strong enough to be vulnerable, even with your enemies. Even when you have been tremendously wronged. Read more from Bob Goff. Source: Living Palms Up – FaithGateway

From Moments with the Savior by Ken Gire, read the story of infinite good vs. incorrigible evil, where Jesus grants new opportunity to the damaged. He can calm a tormented soul as easily as He calmed a tempestuous sea.  — Ken Gire, Moments With The Savior Source: Infinite Good Vs Incorrigible Evil – FaithGateway

The journey of genuine transformation to emotionally healthy spirituality begins with a commitment to allow yourself to feel. Read more from Peter Scazzero. One of our greatest obstacles in knowing God is our own lack of self-knowledge. So we end up wearing a mask — before God, ourselves, and other people.  — Peter Scazerro Source:…

God can make things grow in the most unlikely places. Miriam Drennan discusses how to be selfless and deal with those you feel impossible to get along with. Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. — 1 Corinthians 3:7 Source: Rock Gardening: The…

From Kristi Watts, trace back the root of temptation to Eve in the Garden of Eden and learn why, how, and when we can resist when we are tempted. Jesus Christ did not die on the cross simply so we could cope but rather so we could have an abundant life. – Kristi Watts Source:…

Why do we feel pain even though we have God? Why do bad things happen? Phillip Yancey and addresses the question, Why God? Ever since Adam we humans have been assigned the tasks of stewardship. – Philip Yancey Source: I Want to Know Why! – FaithGateway