Daily Dose with Denise

In this episode we will see how Jesus silenced His opposition by using wisdom. His enemies thought they had Him trapped and that Jesus was in a no-win situation. But, Jesus showed there is always a way out.

We can never have too much discussion or teaching on prayer, especially when Jesus is giving the instruction. In today's episode we will see that Jesus encourages prayer and says we can pray about ANYTHING! It's the posture of the prayer that gets results. There is no secret to it. Jesus lets us know how to receive answers.

I tried desperately to make something work and it was not coming together. I became frustrated and agitated because I wanted it to go as I planned. Sometimes in life we discover things do not go the way we want. How are we to respond to those moments? Tune in for some insight from an unexpected source.

Not many of us would marry someone on first sight. We would need to know the person more before diving into a marital relationship. Even more, most of us would not enter into a relationship with someone without choosing them ourselves. Can you imagine your father or mother choosing the person you dated or married? Well, this happened during biblical times and I'm sure it still happens in some cultures. This marriage, we will chat about today, was an authorized union. It was established by God. It was covered in prayer. Anything we do in life, especially those mountainous decisions we need to make, should be saturated in prayer.

Everybody has issues sometimes, and some have constant on-going issues. Can you imagine having a problem that was non-stop for 12 years? Well, in this episode we will take a glance at a woman who did and how she finally received relief from her issue.

Kindness shown is often followed up with kindness returned.  We find in this episode  a woman, an unnamed woman, who was kindness epitomized!  She did not mind sharing her wealth to help someone and in return she received the biggest blessing she ever desired.  

Did you know that stubbornness is an offense to God? He considers it a sin, especially when we are determined to have our own way instead of submitting to His!  God wants us to rid ourselves of a stubborn heart.  Holding on to stubbornness will only lead to trouble. Romans 2:5 states, "But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when His righteous judgment will be revealed." 

Jesus told a parable that to show His disciples that men ought to always pray and not lose heart; not give up.  (Luke 18:1)  It's always a good time to pray.  So, let's pray today.  God will hear and answer our prayers!

Being courageous requires a deliberate and intentional action or movement on our part especially in the face of pain, difficulty, grief, or danger. It does not mean you will not feel feelings of fear it just says you'll move forward despite them.

Sometimes it is hard for us to rejoice when someone who has hurt us repents.  Most likely we want that person to suffer for what he/she has done.  But, God wants us to forgive and join in the celebration when someone returns to Him. In this episode we will see where bitterness, shown as anger, kept someone from joining in the celebration of the repentant, and participating in the Father's joy.