The activism, the testimonies,
the active prayer life, the hours spent reading the Bible — these things emerged from a deeply experiential and powerful relationship with Jesus and the church that until my young adulthood went almost totally unquestioned.
From an early age, I had a deep and
active prayer life, comfortable shootin'the breeze with Jesus about whatever was on my mind — my friends, my sins, my hopes, my questions, my fears, my obsession with that boy.
Not exact matches
I'm feeling like a hoax when Dianah slightly moves her crutch that lays between her and mother and murmurs it like a
prayer, the
living and
active words of the Old Book that keep her
living, and the words sound the opposite of trite when she speaks them under the beat of the African sun:
I am shocked by the Christian teachings that instruct people specifically «how» to study God's Word in the «right» way — «how much time to spend» praying and studying the Bible — «how» to come to the «right» interpretation of each Scripture verse / passage (guided by them — tying the hands of God and Jesus» Holy Spirit, and ignoring that God's Word is
living and
active...)-- insistence that increased Bible study,
prayer and intersession, by their sheer weight, automatically make us closer to being better Christians — closer to perfection and more pleasing to our Lord and Savior.
Forgiveness is an
active instance of a deep
prayer life.
His fear of vulnerability in his interpersonal
life was also
active in his
life of
prayer.
Your
prayers are simply wishes, hopes, dreams, and while it is important to have an
active fantasy
life, being unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy is an essential part of modern society (and being an adult).
Factors which discourage an adolescent to become sexually
active are stable family environment, parental supervision, good family income, regular
prayers, connectedness with parents and
living with complete family and both the parents.
The book covers a variety of important topics and issues that include: Your Family of Origin; Money Matters & Career Planning; Family Traditions; Mixed Religion Marriages; Sexuality, Intimacy, and Parenthood; Parenting; Couples Who are
Living Together and Sexually
Active; Blended Families;
Prayer; Marital Spirituality; etc..
Factors which discourage an adolescent to become sexually
active are stable family environment, parental supervision, good family income, regular
prayers, connectedness with parents and
living with complete family and both the parents.