Kathy DeGraw
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How to Love Someone Who Irritates You
What is love, and how do we truly exhibit love? I think we all go on these love craves during which we desire to show God’s love as much as we can. We have an encounter with love and want to pour out love every second we get and then we then don’t pour out
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In Heaven, Silence Beats Idle Chatter Any Day
We are uncomfortable with silence. Therefore, we choose to keep conversations going with idle chatter in which one day we will be held accountable. My team travels around the United States and sometimes does so in a vehicle. We have discovered over the years that can lead to a lot of conversations that are unproductive
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Soaking Provides Many Benefits but Requires Only 1 Thing
Soaking and resting in the Lord is an important part of growing intimate in your walk with Jesus. He wants to spend time with us and fellowship with us. One of the ways He does this is through us entering into a quiet time with Him. Soaking is putting on some soft Christian music and
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There Really Is Power in the Name of Jesus
I always believed if I ever came upon in a situation where danger was imminent, I would shout out the name of Jesus to save my life. But when actually confronted with such a situation would I—could I—actually do it? My question was, “Would I remember to do it?” When confronted with immediate danger, you
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How to Get Yourself in a Place to Receive God’s Instruction
Do you walk in obedience at your convenience or do you walk in strict obedience to our Father? Obedience requires sacrifice. It requires us sacrificing what we think is important and what our flesh wants. It sometimes requires us sacrificing the easy way out. It requires us to get rid of our fleshly tendencies. Obedience
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Should Christ Followers Love ISIS?
As a Christian minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ a frequent question I get asked is, “How should we feel about ISIS?” The question more specifically asked is, “Should we love ISIS?” My answer is always the same, “Yes.” God has made all men in the image of himself and we should love them.
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Discerning God’s Voice: Does He Usually Speak to Me This Way?
You just received discernment and believe it is from the Lord. Your concern is: “What do I do next?” My concern is what you didn’t do next. The next step is not taking action on the discernment you received, but testing it. Ask yourself questions such as: “Will this bear fruit and glorify the name
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How to Identify the Spirit of Offense and Move Toward Healing
Offense is like an automatic weapon. Once you pull the trigger, it keeps firing. Unless properly identified and repentance and change come forth, the spirit of offense will continue to cause chaos and destroy relationships. The spirit of offense has infiltrated our churches and causes division, dissension, strife, hurt and pain. As offense infiltrates our
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When the Enemy Speaks, Fight With the Word
Can the enemy speak to us? The fact is, most of us have already heard the enemy in our mind. Have you ever stopped to consider that some of the thoughts that have been stirring around in your mind were from the enemy? Think about the years you heard in your mind things that were
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Do You Have Crazy Faith Friends to Stand With You?
Do you have giant faith friends who will lower your mat through the roof? “Now some men brought in a bed a man who was paralyzed. They searched for ways to bring him in and lay him before Him. When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went
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Can We Help Someone Pray in Tongues?
When you have been raised in religion and legalism most of your life, transitioning into living a life in the Spirit can be challenging. One of the common questions is, “Can and should everyone pray in tongues?” Yes, tongues is for every believer, but sometimes we have to overcome old mindsets and teachings in order
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Bitterness: Rid Yourself of the Poison Inside You
Offenses will come. People will hurt you. These are simple facts of life. Unfortunately, we can’t shut ourselves off from the world. God knows we certainly do try. We have put up self-protective walls and made internal oaths to ourselves that this will be the last time we get hurt. We say we don’t need
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What’s the Difference Between Deliverance Ministry and an Exorcism?
Jesus came to set the captives free. When we search out the gospels, we see the model for how Jesus did the ministry of deliverance. However, with our churches often not discussing or embracing the ministry of deliverance the people of God don’t know the difference between a deliverance minister and an exorcist and can
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Projecting Love Requires Self-Examination
I believe we are living in a time of great opportunity. We are in a season when we are seeing the Word of God revealed in front of our eyes as prophecy is being fulfilled. We are noticing the signs of the times. “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled.
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Why Should We Keep Praying for Our Wayward Government?
I was in prayer and thinking about our nation. I was discerning how to pray for a nation that is going away from God and the principles we were supposedly founded upon. I thought, “how do people pray who aren’t passionate about our country? How do people pray who don’t support what is going on
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