Today begins the rest of your life. Make sure it's God's best for your life.

Welcome, Praying Pals!

We are so glad you've joined us to pray. As you know, PrayingPals.org offers a way for thousands of Christians worldwide to gather online and pray for prayer requests. In addition to church, it's a great way to get extra prayer. Please share about it with your friends. Take part in our weekly prayer time in three easy-to-apply steps. Yes, it's as simple as 1, 2, 3...

1) Focus on God's Word with the devotional and prayer tip of the week.

2) Pray for all submitted and consolidated prayer requests.

3) Send in your prayer request and/or praise report.

Or simply click here to listen and pray with the radio version of this week's devotional and prayer time with Stacie Ruth. (NW Iowans can tune in each Sunday to KCHE 92.1 FM at 7:20 AM to listen and pray.) Remember to pray for your pastors. Amen?

Click here to join in the devotional and prayer time with the radio version.

1) Take God's Word for It

a weekly devotional by Stacie Ruth

Today begins the

rest of your life.

Be sure it's God's

best for your life.

Many rumors circulate online and offline about it: But passivity is not peace. Posting is not a substitution for everyday peacemaking, positive actions. Busyness is not necessarily accomplishing God's business. This is why we must be careful and prayerful to stop and listen to God's Word. Pray and obey out of love and not legalism.

As Christians, we are to overcome evil with good. "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21). With God's help, we can!

Ask Him to show you what He wants you to do today. What is it that He has been pointing out to you in His Word yet you've allowed yourself to excuse instead of act? This is a question each of us must ask.

In addition to not equating passivity as peacemaking, we must pause to consider our activity: Is it something which is good or is it God's best? Only God's Word can direct us to His best. He is so generous and gracious to offer us wisdom when we ask Him! "If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him" (James 1:5, Amplified Version).

Today begins the rest of your life. Be sure it's God's best for your life. Trust in Christ. And act accordingly. Amen?

Stacie Ruth Stoelting Hudzinski

P.S. Is this type of content new to you? Learn more about how to know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord by reading our testimony by clicking here.

Prayer Tip of the Week

Take time to read the Bible. Ask God to show you what you need to do today to overcome evil with good and pursue peace. He will show you how and equip you to love Him and love others today.

2) Prayer Time:

"Lord God, thank You for hearing us when we pray. Today, we lift up all requests submitted to PrayingPals.org and ask for Your best for each request. Please heal and be with the sick. Help the persecuted. Draw unsaved loved ones to Yourself. Help the widowed and grieving. And be with those who desire Godly spouses or are in challenging marriages. Please provide jobs for the jobless and hope for the hopeless. We also pray for U.S. military members, who protect the innocent and yet are in harm's way, and for their families. We pray for another great awakening in America and beyond. We ask You to draw us all closer to You and ask You to use us as we share about Jesus. We love You and surrender our will to Yours. We love You. We praise You! You are good all of the time! In Jesus' Name, Amen."

3) Share Time:

Share your prayer request at www.PrayingPals.org.

If you have a praise report, please send it by e-mail

instead at info@prayingpals.org.

Reminder: Be sure to encourage your local pastor

and love your neighbors with intentionality.

Special Note to the Depressed and Anxiety-laden:

If you are on the brink of suicide, immediately contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline in the way you prefer: You can text at 741741, call 1-800-273-8255 (en Español:1-888-628-9454), or use the Deaf and Hard of Hearing version at 1-800-799-4889.

For other battles with less acute depression and anxiety, here are other free options which will help you talk, pray, and find a Christian mental health professional in your area:

Schedule a free conversation with Focus on the Family's Counseling Department. Call them at (855) 771-HELP (4357) from 6:00am to 8:00pm (Mountain Time).
Call Hope for the Heart at 1-800-488-HOPE (4673) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-1:30 a.m. CST; Closed weekends. Línea en español 1-855-867-0824.
Utilize this web site to find someone in your region: https://connect.aacc.net/?search_type=distance.

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