{"id":523,"date":"2019-01-02T20:01:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T04:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2019-01-02T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T04:03:18","slug":"unity-faith-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Unity Faith Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>January Prayer Topic:  Unity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear PTH Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very Happy New 2019 to all!  It is going to be an awesome year of Faith, which is what number 19 represents.   I don\u2019t know this for a fact, but I bet most new year resolutions have to do with getting something into \u2018shape\u2019!  \u201dPhysical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come,\u201d (1 Tim. 4:8).  Reshaping, whatever it may be, will require us to believe for what has not yet come into being\u2026. also called \u201cFaith.\u201d  And, I am pretty sure with the building of faith, tests and trials are ever much a part of the process!  As with most exercise, you can usually say, \u201churts good\u201d and \u201cwill be worth the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple things about Faith!  We need it if we desire to please God.  \u201cAnd without faith, it is impossible to please God,\u201d (Heb. 11:6a).  Furthermore, the latter part of that same verse says, \u201cHe rewards those who earnestly \/ sincerely seek Him.\u201d   And the good news is, we can usually find a type and shadow in the Bible and know how the story ends.   So, don\u2019t just \u2018keep the faith\u2019 \u2026 \u2018build the faith\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings me to the prayer topic for January:  Unity!  It doesn\u2019t take a rocket scientist to know that in any process, whether difficult or easy, when things \/ issues progress in a unified manner it just goes better!   It also goes without mention that God created us each individually and we may have a diverse approach to get the same result.  So, as we exercise our faith this year, pray for unity as we trust God in all things and desire God\u2019s will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.  God isn\u2019t asking for perfection, but He is asking for effort \u2026 \u2018exercise\u2019!  \u201cMake every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace,\u201d (Eph. 4:3).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topic: Unity<br>\nUnity in relationships, near and far<br>\nUnity for leader or follower<br>\nUnity with believers and unbelievers<br>\nUnity for others<br>\nUnity for our country, and other countries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow (1\/3-3\/4), Nancy and I will be heading to Georgia \/ S. Carolina, joining other PTH leaders, to start 2 months of ministry.   Please continue to check website for periodic calendar events.  Also, we hope to see you at the PTH Holy Spirit Encounter Conference in Aiken, SC ( Jan. 24-26, 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the faith!  Always love, always hope!  Stand on and declare the Word of God!  He is in charge and He reigns.  May His voice be the loudest voice you hear, even though it may be the softest whisper.   \u201cFaith comes by hearing,\u201d  (Ro. 10:17a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings to all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<br>\nSarah Tarter<br>\nPTH Prayer Facilitator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January Prayer Topic: Unity Dear PTH Friends, A very Happy New 2019 to all! 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