2012-02-06T10:46:34-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/prayer http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/first-snow-faith-6541 2012-02-06T10:46:34-05:00 Jesus made this incredible promise. He said, "If you ask anything in prayer, believe that you have received it..." Now, that's past tense. You haven't got it yet, but "believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." I have a Father who loves me and Who only says no if He's working on something that's for my good and better than I have asked for. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-answer-in-the-mirror-6522 2012-01-10T15:36:30-05:00 Every counselor's first job is to get a person to take the responsibility for their own situation. Whether you're a parent, or a son, or a daughter, or a worker, or a boss, I trust that you will begin to say, "Lord, begin with me." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-yes-the-no-and-the-wait-6493 2011-11-30T10:23:28-05:00 You'll one day thank your Father for the things He denied or the things He postponed for your good. Relax, let your Father drive. You'll love the destination. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/a-rescue-mission-6484 2011-11-18T11:45:51-05:00 God often uses the wandering of loved ones to actually make us re-examine our own lives. And the good news, if you're willing to mobilize all your resources, well, listen to what happened here. It says, "Abram recovered all the goods and brought back his relative." Fight for that loved one of yours with everything you've got, and God will bring them home. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/high-water-and-high-walls-6444 2011-09-22T09:38:57-05:00 Two people living for themselves, or even for each other, honestly it just isn't enough to hold back the flood. It takes two people living together for the God who loves them. Praying together often, drawing closer to each other as they draw close to Him. He's a God whose love runs strong when our love runs low. He pours out His inexhaustible, unconditional love, so we then have it to give to the one we've pledged our life to. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/your-personal-derby-run-6440 2011-09-16T15:10:22-05:00 Our finish line...well, it's not a carpet of roses. My finish line is Jesus. And, you know, His "well done" is really the only prize that matters. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/what-your-wife-can-t-get-enough-of-6439 2011-09-15T10:41:43-05:00 We can be delivered from that macho frustration that says, "I've got to meet all my wife's needs" and then run from the ones that we can't meet. Together, often, go to your knees and seek your Father for the things that you need. If you're a husband, let your wife live in the secure knowledge that you speak her name often in the Throne Room of Almighty God. She's hungry for your prayer on her behalf, and she can't get enough of it. http://truewoman.com/?id=1719 2011-06-17T10:22:04-05:00 The wedding that’s caught my attention this year isn’t the one most people were talking about early last month. I’m focused on one a little closer to home—my son’s. Since the time he was in the womb, we’ve prayed for the woman God had in mind for him and are absolutely delighted with His choice! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-witness-protection-program-6361 2011-05-31T10:40:05-05:00 The more you're with lost people and the more you're in lost places, the more tightly you need to hold on to Jesus. Stay within the rules. Never flirt with sin so you can continue to be His faithful witness. Flirting with sin is a trap. God's Witness Protection Program says, "Go witness, but always stay safely inside of God's rules." http://truewoman.com/?id=1703 2011-05-26T16:19:12-05:00 Daily devotions was not something my parents forced on us, but the influence of my dad’s example and training in this area was profound. Although he has been with the Lord since 1979, the image of a dad on his knees before the Lord is indelibly etched on my mind and in my heart.