Competitive Spirit

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Photo: Dreamstime Dear God: Lord, please temper my competitive juices just a little bit. (Okay, a lot.) It’s fun to win and to be the best at this thing or that, but I’ve got more Olympic drive in me than is healthy

My Exploding Schedule

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Photo: Dreamstime Help God: I’d like to call a timeout and have some soothing “Enya” quiet time with You, but today’s one of those crazy days where five duties just turned into twenty. I had to stay an hour late at the school, then Jennifer and I had a forty-minute wait at the doctor’s office—all to hear: “It’s a rash; it’ll go away by itself.” Then groceries, then drop off Fed Ex packages, and when the girls are in bed, I’m supposed to update the church’s web site announcements. Why on earth did I sign up for that?

Time for Holiness

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Photo: Mikael Damkier Dear God: We often sing the hymn Take Time to be Holy.

Experiencing Loss

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Photo: © Igor Balasanov Dear God: I feel a burden to pray for those who have recently suffered loss: the loss of health, of a job, a relationship, a spouse, a child, a home, a parent. Lord Jesus, help them all to realize that You are a shield to all who put their trust in You

I Want to Quit

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Photo: Dreamstime Dear God: I feel absolutely helpless and weak-willed right now. Monday was the big day; I was going to quit smoking for sure

Where’s Spring?

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Photo: Gabor Karpati Dear God: It’s cold. In fact, it’s freezing. The ground is frozen and I can see patches of snow left from last week’s snowstorm.

Sharing Faith

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Photo: Dreamstime Dear God: All right, today’s the day. I’m going to find a way to mention you—and my relationship with you—when I see Victor

My Daily Bread

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Photo: Dreamstime Dear God: I’m truly sorry, Father, that my “bless the food” prayers so often get into a rut.

Getting and Giving

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Photo: Studiomill Dear God: Forgive me for forgetting what Christmas is about.

God’s Amazing Gift

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Photo: Nicolas Raymond Dear God: Two thousand years ago, in the fullness of time, an epoch-making event took place: Your Son was sent to our earth to become a human being—Jesus Christ. Thank You so much for this amazing gift to mankind. We called Him Jesus, “.