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\u201cP<\/b>rayer changes things; the first thing it changes is me.\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

10<\/sup><\/i>Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalms 51:10<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14<\/sup><\/i>If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

II Chronicles 7:14<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately we often choose other things over prayer. For example, worry won’t change things, put prayer will! Philippians 4:6-7<\/a> in the Message Bible reminds us, “Don\u2019t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into\u00a0prayer<\/strong>s, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God\u2019s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It\u2019s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”<\/em> When you start to practice the things you read in the Word of God you will change and your life will bear fruit of that change!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victory Action<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Today I will pray and watch God change my heart and all the other parts of my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cPrayer changes things; the first thing it changes is me.\u201d 10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear … <\/p>\n

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