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@easyScarf7950 I like hymns of praise https://youtu.be/Zy7t2Uasqe8?si=48-Moip_78PfTtnr

1. For the beauty of the earth,
   For the glory of the skies,
   For the love which from our birth
   Over and around us lies—
   • Refrain:
     Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
     This our hymn of grateful praise.
2. For the wonder of each hour,
   Of the day and of the night,
   Hill and vale, and tree and flow’r,
   Sun and moon, and stars of light—
3. 
   

My friend recently started wanting to come to church, and did today! Please pray they find Jesus <3

Happy Sunday! Or Monday, or Saturday, wherever you are in the world.

Today I attended church in person for the first time in several months! I noticed that I have a much easier time focusing when I'm there than when I watch at home.

I'd like to share some things that really stood out to me:

- God has done so many great things in my life that I need to share with people. I have some stories to tell!

People need to hear those stories. Jesus said, "You will be my witness...."

- I can share the Gospel by noticing people, extending peace to them, and sharing my story if they want to hear it.

- Don't force discussions about Jesus if it's unwelcome.

- Pray earnestly for opportunities to connect with the people in my life who need Jesus.

- Pray that hearts would be opened to hearing the Gospel, and that my heart would be open to sharing it.

- I want to create an environment and routine in my home where my family can joyfully worship God and grow in faith. I got the idea to learn worship songs on my guitar so that I can lead worship at home.

- God is teaching me to be more outgoing. 7 Cups is helping!

A bit about me: I am a mother of a 10 month-old. We and my husband live in a wild, rural place an hour away from our home church and grocery store. I've been a Christian since a little before my 19th birthday.

How about you all? Tell me a bit about yourself. What is God teaching you? How can I pray for you?

@tryingtosurvive2024

I just felt like sharing this.

I have a google/youtube account that I didn't know what to do with. 

Back in 2011 ~ 2013 I had bought a new car.  The car has system on it called ford sync.  I learned through youtube video that one could send a google map directions straight to the car's GPS system.  In order to test this out. I created a google account for that very reason.  Not long after I started using that feature, they took the feature away.  😥

Many years went bye without me using that account...

I'm a single 45 year old isolated and single man, who has had to use the internet to interact with women.  These past 22 years have been a sad time in my life.  Online dating didn't go well.  Social Networking didn't go well.  Chatrooms didn't go well.  Most forums didn't go well either.  Now I find myself on mental health sites like 7 cups.

Getting back to the old youtube account.  This past year, I decided to dedicate that old channel to commenting on women's videos.  Starting in August of 2023 until now, I managed to make what seems to be just 2 female friends that way.  And I don't think those are going to be lasting much longer.  Cause all friendships with females online, have always wound down and died in the past, and I sense the same thing happening again.  😥

Lately youtube has been recommending me a lot of religious content.  And it seems like there is getting to be more and more and more Christian female based youtubers.  On one hand, as a Christian, I like that there are Christian women out there.  Yet on the other hand, I worry about it.  I hope this isn't a bandwagon thing.  Because much of the content seems to be very similar.  The approach to scripture and how to live the Christian life all seems too similar to me.

A while back I wrote a post about how I felt like I was a Bad Christian.  Part of the reason why I wrote something like that is because there are so many people who think they got the Christian life figured out.  I am not saying they don't have it right.  What I'm saying is, my life experiences don't match up a 100% to the teachings and life style these people seem to put forward.  I wish my life did match.  I wish I could make it match up.  Yet I wonder if God didn't make me different for some reason. 😕

@easyScarf7950 hello

I saw this sermon last year.  Since I don't have any friends, it has come to mean something to me.  It has found a place in my heart and memories.

Just wanted to share it with this Christian Community.

I have been looking for answers to why I have this constant emotional pain inside of myself. 

Back in 2001, I was diagnosed with Mixed Personality Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Anxiety, And Obsessive-compulsive disorder.  I also was diagnosed with a learning disability.

I think I have a broken heart too.

If you would be so kind, please pray that I get deliverance from something.

I hope you all had or will have a pleasant Sunday! And week. What has God been doing in your lives?

The sermon I heard today grabbed my attention regarding prayer and remembering what God has done in my life so that I may share it. I need to be more intentional about prayer because prayer leads to movements of God. Specifically, I need to pray earnestly for the people in my life who don't know Jesus. My challenge in the coming weeks (maybe years) and maybe it will be yours too, is to pray for 3-5 people for 5 minutes each at least 5 times this week, and for myself to be open to meeting with them and to extend grace where needed.

I have ADHD and a baby, so sitting down and focusing on prayer is hard for me. Please pray that I will be faithful in trying, and that I would have the clarity and focus that I need.

How can I pray for you?