Monica
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Monica
R&B recording artist who sang at the 1996 Olympics at age fifteen and sang "Don't Take It Personal" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life."
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth24 October 1980
CountryUnited States of America
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Through prayer, fasting, and studying, God will answer.
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Regret is not a proactive feeling. It is situated in disappointment, sorrow, even remorse. It merely wishes things were different without an act to cause a difference. However, repentance is different. Repentance is an admission of, hatred of, and turning away from sin before God.
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We need to pray for our brethren around the world.
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When you are in church, it's always good to carry a pen and notepad to jot down the scripture text, reference scriptures, and sermon notes. When you come prepared with notepad and pen, you are able to feed off the scriptures from the sermon throughout the week, while asking God to open up your understanding for a deeper illumination of the word.
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Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to the ways that you can intervene on behalf of others through prayer.
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With the right to vote, our choice should be for the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us.
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We have all been guilty of complaining, but God does not look at it as lightly as we may think. Complaining was the reason the Jews ended up wandering in the desert for forty years. If we were more grateful for what God has done for us, abasing ourselves would not be a problem.
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Give up pride for good during the holidays. This is where I've been especially stubborn. As I walk more and more in this path of Christianity, I see that letting my guard down and admitting that I don't want to be alone is far better than dealing with me, myself and I, who always seem to want to keep up appearances.
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True love does not only encompass the things that make you feel good, it also holds you to a standard of accountability.
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You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.
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When you get a hankering to talk or complain about what you gave up for Lent, replace that hankering by speaking the word of God. For all the times you would have done the activity that you gave up for Lent, replace it by reading the word of God. Christians should always be drawing closer to God.
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Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy.
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Your example should be stellar among your friends, associates, family, teachers, co-workers, and other Christians.
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It's easy to praise God in the good times, but what about when the storms of your flesh are a-brewin'? Not so easy then!