PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

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Psalms – Praise versus Please

| March 25, 2010

If we were to count the number times we praise versus how often we want to be pleased, would we be surprised that our prayers are more about us than God? The book of Psalms has 150 seperate psalms, and the word praise (or praises, etc.) occurs 166 times in the NASB. Here is an […]

Nehemiah 6:9 – Praying for Strength

| September 15, 2009

I wonder…do we really want to pray like we so often do, for strength?  Do we understand what that implies?  Are we ready to accept the consequences of praying for strength? The way we often act, we don’t want strength.  Why? We don’t want the situation that requires strength.  Strength is only needed when strength […]