The world tells girls and young women to seek empowerment and self-fulfillment in their own strength. It is vital for us to point them to God’s Word and what He says about women in the metanarrative of Scripture.
The Christian dependence upon the reliability and authority of Scripture is paramount in defending the veracity of the Christian faith.
You may think that when you pray, your prayer goes to Jesus who then turns to the Father and relays your prayer to Him. That is not the meaning of intercession. The Heavenly Father doesn’t need hearing aids.
You need a prayer partner. This is so important that Jesus makes the point twice in two verses.
My question to you is this: Are you willing to do the hard work of prayer?
Instead of focusing on my “to do” list. I made a different type of list. I opened my Bible and wrote down ten truths that overwhelm me about God.
If you want the power of God in your life, step outside the self-centered society you live in and try to see yourself from His perspective.
As followers of Christ, they are indeed the church now, but they are also the future leadership of the church.
In times of difficulty, we must take our eyes off our problems and look to Jesus.
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