Men Weigh In!! We asked, "What Effect Do Hard Times Have on Your Relationship with Christ?"

Round 4 of our newest BI-MONTHLY feature:
"Men Weigh In"

The men have spoken (again) - and I believe you will be blessed by their responses (again). *smile* I know I have been! God never ceases to amaze me. The guys that are weighing in here (and right now there are five of them) are men that I know personally. Men that I have seen walking in Christ - sincerely - for years. Men who not only, talk the talk, but walk the walk - to the BEST of their abilities. They love Christ with all of their hearts, and I value and appreciate their input. These are our brothers in Christ. We are here to grow and evolve; they are doing the same. We will all surely be mutually blessed by the contributions they make and the conversation it provokes. I thought it best that they remain anonymous, so that they could share their responses freely and be completely transparent. So I had to come up with some "aliases" for these guys!! ;-) This way, as we hear from them each month you will be able to recognize which contributor it is you are hearing from. I asked them each to tell me their favorite book of the Bible - and this is how I came up with their SE names. ;-) So we have Brother Proverbs, Brother Ecclesiastes, Brother Job, Brother Colossians, and Brother Psalms.

I'm sure we all know men and women can look at something and see things COMPLETELY different. Or maybe that's just my experience... but I doubt it! Lol. With that being said, prayerfully, we will all be blessed, challenged, and encouraged to grow by exchanging perspectives and thought-provoking dialogue with the opposite sex.

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We asked: "What effect do hard times have on your relationship with Christ?"

They answered:

Let Us Pray: Peace & Comfort

 "Dear God, today I come before you with my sisters on my heart. Lord God I ask that you would comfort those who need to feel Your PEACE this morning. Heavenly Father, I ask that you would bless the heart of EVERY woman reading this prayer. God, you know the desires of their hearts and the plans that You have for them. I pray that they would continue to seek You first and that You would direct their paths. Lord God, I pray that they would feel your loving presence in a mighty way today. We know, God, that in YOUR presence is fullness of joy and that is where we desire to remain, in Your presence. Lord God, as my sisters go through their day, let them move in the knowledge that they are loved by You (and me) and let your peace encompass their hearts, your peace which transcends ALL understanding, which transcends ALL situations, which transcends all feelings, Your peace, Lord God. May they cast all their cares on You. And may their quiet strength, be an encouragement to those around them. May the peace you bestow upon them, bring

Let Us Pray: Singles

Dear God,

I love You with all of my heart. I am so thankful to you, for this time as a single woman. I am

thankful for the time to be fully devoted to you and you alone. I am thankful for the opportunity to prepare for my husband and to be the wife that you have purposed me to be. I know that you have a plan for my life that is more than amazing. I pray Lord God, that as you are preparing me and positioning me to become the woman my husband-to-be, needs and deserves, that you are doing the same to him. Lord God, even now, I pray for my  heavenly husband-to-be. I pray that wherever and whoever he is, you are with him and that you are leading and guiding his every step. I pray Lord God, that he would continue to seek you First and acknowledge you in all of his ways. I pray that you would shower your wisdom and vision upon him, that he would not see as the world sees, but through your lens.

God, help me and guide me. My heart's desire is to be pleasing unto you. I present my body as a living sacrifice to you. It is my desire to be a VIRTUOUS woman, and to one day present my body as a gift unto my husband, on our wedding night. I know that as we honor you - before marriage, you will honor and bless our marriage throughout the rest of our lives. I recognize that this sacrifice is