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This is Lori Arriaga of Christian Women's Resources with this weeks edition of Words for the Week, Christian Podcast where we bring you hope and encourgement brought to you by Encouraging Audiobooks.

Today I wanted to share with you a prayer on the Armor of God that I like to pray in order to start my day out with the right focus and prepare myself for the battles that may come my way during the day.

Scriptures to Reference:

Eph. 6:10-11, Ps. 63:1, Lam. 3:23

I put on your Helmet of Salvation (Eph. 6:17) so...
Rom. 12:2, Phil.4:8

I take up your Sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17) so...
Ps.1:2. Ps. 119:11

I take up your Shield of Faith (Eph. 6:16) to...
1 Peter 5:7, Phil. 4:6-7

I fit my feet with the readiness of the Gospel of Peace (Eph. 6:15) so...
Eph. 6:19-20, 2 Cor. 2:14

I put on your Breastplate of Righteousness (Eph. 6:14) so...
Ps. 139:23-24

And last, I put on your Belt of Truth (Eph. 6:14) so...
Ps. 25:4-5

Ps. 119:105, Prov. 3:6, Eph. 5:16, 1 Chron. 4:10

I pray you are blessed and that it spurs you on to start your day out also by putting on the Armor of God.

Be sure to join us each Friday at 9:00 am CST 10:00 am EST for our Virtuous Women's Gatherings in Penny Haynes audio conference room. Each month we will have a themed topic to discuss where women fellowship and share with one another what God is doing in their lives.

Until next week, this is Lori Arriaga of Christian Women's Resources, and Words for the Week, Christian Podcast Sponsored by Encouraging Audiobooks.

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This is Lori Arriaga of Christian Women's Resources with this weeks edition of Words for the Week brought to you by Encouraging Audiobooks.

Today I am sharing with you the recording on the presentation I gave at the Virtuous Women's Retreat titled Prayers of Faith.

Do you find yourself praying prayers of faith or do you lack the confidence to pray and find yourself doubting that your prayers are even being heard or will even be answered? In my talk I share with you 4 points that will help you begin to confidently pray prayers of faith and know your prayers are being heard and will receive answers.

Be blessed as you listen and be sure to also mark your calendars for the upcoming Synergize Your Life Retreat this December 4^th through the 8^th of which I will be giving a presentation on Resting in God.

It is going to be a wonderful time where we can take a break throughout our week once again listen to some great inspirational speakers to synergize our lives. You won’t want to miss it. You can either access information from a link at my website at www.christianwomensresources.com or go to www.synergizedwoman.com

This is Lori Arriaga of Christian Women's Resources and the Virtuous Women's Retreat, signing off now with this weeks edition of Words for the Week, brought to you by Encouraging Audiobooks.

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Penny and I at Words for the Week, the Christian Podcast started the Virtuous Women's Gathering as a way for us to take a break and meet and discuss real issues that we have come across at one time or another in hopes of building a great friendship in the Lord. We also hope to inspire one another to a deeper walk with God by being real and sharing our struggles, victories, a word of encouragement from the scriptures and our experiences, and to pray for one another.

We'd like to share our first meeting with Words for the Week about some real issues we have had in the past and currently some that we still struggle with. We ended with a time to lift each other and our families in prayer and a word of encouragement: Mark 11:24 "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours".

Do you struggle with a wrong view of yourself and have a hard time seeing yourself as God does, as the precious child of God who loves you unconditionally?

Have you been hurt by the church, those in authority and/or another fellow Christian?

Do you struggle with having the discipline to pray and read the Word of God?

Do you struggle with doubt and believing God will answer your prayers?

Do you have a victory story to share with others about a struggle in your roles as a wife, mother, homemaker and work at home mom in order to give hope and encouragement to others?

Do you feel God calling you to more intense, perservering prayer in your life? Is He calling you to intercessory prayer?

Let's gather together in order to give hope and encouragement to one another and let our experiences be used for God's glory.

If any of you listening to Words for the Week can relate to any of the above struggles we shared or if you have other trials or victories to share and would like to give or receive hope and encouragement for your walk with God, and want to pray for one another, we offer you an open ivitation to join us for our Virtuous Women's Gathering that we have each Friday at 10:00 am EST, 9:00 am CST at http://www.AudioConferenceRoom.com.

Until next week, this is Lori Arriaga of Christian Womens Resources and the Virtuous Women's Retreat.

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Finally, brothers,

• whatever is true,
• whatever is noble,
• whatever is right,
• whatever is pure,
• whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—
• think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

The same way that the Lord's Prayer can be used as a format for prayer, with each line being a topic or concern for prayer, I believe we can pray Philippians 4:8 as well. Today we will discuss how to pray through these phrases of the scripture.

Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing