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My call to adopt orphans in Haiti

What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.

[James 1:27 GNT]

Tiffanie L says:

James 1:27 has turned my family’s “comfortable” life upside down… we have served in youth ministry for over a decade and encountered many jaded teens with hardened hearts from the way they have seen in genuine faith lived out. After doing mission work in Haiti in 2005, we felt a unique calling and burden for the orphans there (it all starts and ends with James 1:27). Since our initial trip in 2005, we have adopted 3 beautiful Haitian orphans and are in the process of becoming full time missionaries to Haiti.

Have you adopted a child, or were you adopted? We’d love to hear verses that God has used to encourage you on the theme of adoption!

Story posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 and is filed under Parenting, God's Love, Christian Families, God's Sovereignty. | No Comments »

No Worries!

“Do not be worried and upset,” Jesus told them. Believe in God and believe also in me.

[John 14:1 GNT]

Evelyne says:

I never knew that one day God could ever open a way for me but I one day opened the Bible and found myself reading this verse. It says, “worry not for I the Lord your God will always be with you.” I have stopped worrying since that day, and any time I feel like the world has turned upside down, I read that verse and feel blessed.

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Story posted on Friday, February 26th, 2010 and is filed under Your Stories, Struggles, God's Sovereignty, Life Verse. | 1 Comment »

Verses for Comfort & Hope

And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all your needs.

[Philippians 4:19 GNT]

Dasheka says:

Due to the economic hardship that America seems to be in today, this verse is seems to comfort me. It reminds me that God is always with me and assures He will make sure that all of my needs are met. All I have to do is trust and obey him. I have to also allow Him to do the rest.

You can use this verse for any situation in your life; if you want to get married, if you are sick, if you are in a bad relationship - no matter what is going on in your life, this verse applies.

Others verses are Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thy own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.”

James 5:13-18 “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.”

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Circle of Prayer

Circle of Prayer is a ministry of the American Bible Society, a Christian ministry that has been engaging people with the life-changing message of God’s Word for nearly 200 years.

Also check out our Bible Search and Scripture journeys tools.

Story posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 and is filed under Hope, Bible, Your Stories, God's Sovereignty. | No Comments »

In illness, trusting in God

Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that moment.

[Mathew 9:20-22 NIV]

Lisa J. says:

This is a story with the issue of blood and it hits hard, deep into my spirit. The past 9 months I underwent a gastric bypass surgery plus three more surgeries because complications occurred, and i am still having pains.

In Matthew 9:20-22, the woman was so desperate to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment - she knew that one touch would save her from this disease she had. It took tremendous faith and no matter what she had to do she was going to touch the hem of his garment. Even though she was being shunned and pushed away she still pressed through and when she finally touched the hem, Jesus turned and saw her and said, “Take heart daughter, your faith has healed you.”

So many times we lose track of who the great physician is and turn to modern medicine and instead of working our way through the crowd, we turn to the world for the answer instead of the the one who bore our sins and pain.

Even though we may not see the healing right now, God is healing us. Every day we must praise God and thank Him for His loving hand touching us and healing us. God loves us so much. He just wants us to have a child-like faith and know that He is healing us and through Him all things are possible. In the book of Acts, He makes the blind see and the lame walk and I believe He is still performing miracles today and wants to do a miracle in our lives today too.

Whether its healing your body, your marriage, or just putting your mind at peace, He can do it if we have faith and persevere. He will do all things because all things are possible through Him.

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Circle of Prayer

Circle of Prayer is a ministry of the American Bible Society, a Christian ministry that has been engaging people with the life-changing message of God’s Word for nearly 200 years.

Also check out our Bible Search and Scripture journeys tools.

Story posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010 and is filed under Hope, Illness, Your Stories, God's Sovereignty. | 1 Comment »

I renewed my mind in prison

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

[Romans 12:2 GNT]

David L. says:

Before and during my first five years of incarceration, I had no renewing of the mind. I spent days aimlessly going about my way with the sole purpose of becoming a better criminal. But it wasn’t until I reached my lowest that I was able to have that renewing of the mind. Oprah calls it your “Aha moment,” but I call it your “Prison Moment.”

A Prison Moment is when you come face to face with your actions for the very first time. It is when you deal with the real you and know that this is your defining moment. A compelling moment where if you don’t change you could die a physical, mental or spiritual death.

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Circle of Prayer

Circle of Prayer is a ministry of the American Bible Society, a Christian ministry that has been engaging people with the life-changing message of God’s Word for nearly 200 years.

Also check out our Bible Search and Scripture journeys tools.

Story posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010 and is filed under Hope, Your Stories, God's Sovereignty. | No Comments »

James helps to overcome insecurities

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

[James 1:12 CEV]

C. Alexander writes:

This verse has allowed me to overcome many of my toughest insecurities.

Before reading the Bible, I was living in depression and darkness. I isolated myself from my family, friends, and I relied on anything sexual to relieve me of my stresses. I was fourteen when this began. After getting to know the Lord, James 1:12 has changed my life. I am in the process of regaining the relationship with a great friend that I once destroyed. We are getting to know each other better. We talk much more than we ever have, thanks to the Lord’s grace. I have recently started working. I have made new friends at the job. Sexual sin is my biggest weakness. James 1:12 has allowed me endure the temptations that I have by thinking positive and accepting myself as I am.

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Circle of Prayer

Circle of Prayer is a ministry of the American Bible Society, a Christian ministry that has been engaging people with the life-changing message of God’s Word for nearly 200 years.

Also check out our Bible Search and Scripture journeys tools.

Story posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009 and is filed under Your Stories, Struggles, God's Sovereignty, Overcoming sin. | No Comments »

Matt Maher: Using My Gifts [3:15]

Tell the heavens and the earth to start singing! Tell the mountains and every tree in the forest to join in the song! The LORD has rescued his people; now they will worship him.

[Isaiah 44:23 CEV]

Christian music artist Matt Maher shares how God has used his gifts to form a ministry out of it all.

Story posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 and is filed under God's Love, Hope, Matt Maher, Bible, Video Stories, Grace, God's Sovereignty, Missions, Life Verse. | No Comments »

B David: Story of Forgiveness [6:50]

Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.

[Micah 7:18 NIV]

Christian artist B. David shares a personal story of verbal and sexual abuse along with his parents divorcing. B. David opens up about his personal struggles with homosexuality and how God has revealed himself through it all.

Story posted on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 and is filed under Video Stories, Praise, Conversions, Bible, God's Love, B. David, Hope, Divorce & Marital Conflict, Evangelization, Grace, Mentoring, Overcoming sin, God's Sovereignty, Christian Families, Struggles, Loving your enemies, Life Verse. | No Comments »

Jason Crabb: The Bible Coming to Life [2:20]

While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake.

[Matthew 4:18 CEV]

Christian music singer Jason Crabb shares how during a trip to Galilee brought the Bible to life.

Story posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 and is filed under Bible, Hope, Jason Crabb, Video Stories, Praise, God's Sovereignty, Christian Families, Life Verse. | No Comments »

Bernie Herms: Human Trafficking [1:30]

Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid.

[Matthew 10:8 CEV]

Christian music writer Bernie Herms shares how his wife opened his eyes to the issue of human trafficking and how its become a passion to bring awareness and help those in need as a ministry.

Story posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 and is filed under Bible, Video Stories, God's Love, Hope, Bernie Herms, Prayer, Evangelization, Grace, God's Sovereignty, Christian Families, Missions, Life Verse. | No Comments »