The Inspirational Life

Welcome to the Inspirational-Prayers Newsletter/Magazine

Also called

The Inspirational Life.

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This is the April 2017 edition.

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Attention:

Please do not post this newsletter

on your website

without permission.

This edition contains:

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WHAT'S NEW on the Website

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A TIP FROM A BIBLE CHAMPION

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FULL ARMOR OF GOD PRAYER

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PRAYER FOR OUR LOVED ONES

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DISCovering Insights into HANDLING PRESSURE

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DISC REVIEW FROM LAST MONTH

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A SIMPLE EASTER PRAYER

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PREPARING for the U.S. NATIONAL DAY of PRAYER

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We send out a newsletter/magazine about 12 times a year.

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What's New

What's New on the website since the last newsletter?

New Pages:

LIFE-CHANGING Prayer for Men

Graduation Prayer for Graduating Seniors

POWERFUL Prayers for Addictions

"Power Surge" POWER PRAYER

Psalm 51 Repentance & Restoration of Joy

Psalm 1: The Secrets to Success

Psalm 3: From Powerless to POWERFUL

- NOTE: Psalm 3 page has a skit for youth or adults -

Psalm 96

Prayers for the Discouraged

Prayer for Healing from Abuse

Jewish Passover Insights for Easter Reflection

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Take note that we have lots of Easter pages

Check out our Easter links on our Holiday Page:

Holiday Links Page

All the new pages have links on our page called

"Info on New Pages"

found in the top right of each page.

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If you haven't been to the website lately, click the link below.

Inspirational Prayers

A Tip from a Bible Champion

John the Baptist was a Bible Champion.

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John the Baptist

served God

with Boldness and Courage.

He had GREAT self-control and determination.

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One of the secrets to his

Power

and

Dedication

is revealed

in the Bible.

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John 3:30

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One day

John the Baptist

was discussing Jesus with some men.

John explained to them:

"He must increase; I must decrease."

In other words:

Jesus must become more important

and

I must become less important.

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These words weren't just about

the position of Jesus in society

and in the religious community.

It also indicated John's personal dedication to Jesus.

John learned the secret of making Jesus

(Jesus' words & goals)

a focus

of importance in his life

while

he intentionally worked on

making his own wants and desires less important.

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To have victory over temptations and selfishness,

we have to make Jesus more important in our life

and make our wants and desires

less important in our life.

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In order to please God and be a Champion for Christ

we have to make Jesus more important in our life

and

make our wants and desires

less important in our life.

Let's position ourselves for

VICTORY!

Dear Lord,

Remind me to often think about John's words.

Give me ideas on how to

apply John the Baptist's words

to my life.

Show me how to increase YOU in my life.

Show me how to decrease "myself" in my life.

You have GREAT plans for me!

You have GREAT plans for me to be an Overcomer!

You have GREAT VICTORIES for me to experience!

I will position myself

so that

I can

receive your inspiration and motivation.

When I am following you closely,

I will see miracles in my life.

My life will look more and more

like

JESUS!

AMEN!

Copyright © 2017 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com

Full Armor of God Prayer

Let's Put on our Armor - TODAY!

This is a brand-new Armor of God Prayer!

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Almighty God of heaven and earth,

You give to me Your Armor of Champions.

You raise me up to walk in Your Power.

Today I will put on Your Armor.

~ ~ ~ Helmet of Salvation ~ ~ ~

I put on the Helmet of Salvation.

I will think about the blessings of Your salvation.

~ ~ ~ Belt of Truth ~ ~ ~

I put on the Belt of Truth.

I will think about the blessings

of

living by the truths in Your Word.

~ ~ ~ Breastplate of Righteousness ~ ~ ~

I put on the Breastplate of Righteousness.

I will think about the blessings of choosing righteousness and purity.

~ ~ ~ Shoes of Peace ~ ~ ~

I put on the Shoes of Peace.

I will think about the blessings of

living in PEACE with You and PEACE with Your Word.

~ ~ ~ Shield of Faith ~ ~ ~

I pick up the Shield of Faith.

I will think about the blessings

of

growing my

Faith in YOU and Standing Strong for YOU.

~ ~ ~ Sword of the Spirit ~ ~ ~

I pick up the Sword of the Spirit -

which is the Word of God.

I will think about the blessings of

KNOWING Your Word and SPEAKING Your Word each day.

I will Stand Up and Proclaim:

I am dressed and ready to STAND for God this day.

I am dressed and ready to SERVE God this day.

I am dressed and ready to REJOICE in God's blessings this day!

I am dressed and ready to RECEIVE MIRACLES from God

this day!

Amen!

Copyright © 2017 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com

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Prayer for our Loved Ones

I lift up my loved ones to you.

Help me not to be satisfied with where my loved ones are with you.

Help me to be stirred up to pray that they come into a deeper relationship with you – Deeper passion for you – Deeper commitment to you – Deeper revelations about you.

God, give me a passion to pray for my loved ones.

Give me a passion to love them in more selfless ways.

Strengthen me and encourage me to be a prayer warrior for my family and friends.

In Jesus’ name,

and in loving devotion I pray,

Amen

Copyright © 2017 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com .

DISCovering Insights into

Handling Pressure

Each month

this section of the newsletter

focuses on

the DISC

Four Basic Personality Styles.

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Each month this section examines a particular topic

through the lens of the

Four Personality Styles

so that

we can learn more about

ourselves and others.

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The topic this month is

DISCovering Insights into our

Reactions under Pressure

Each of the

Four Personality Styles

tends to respond to

Pressure

in

Predictable ways.

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We encourage you to check to see if you respond to pressure in the way that most people with your personality style do.

AND note that your second highest style may also gives clues to your normal pressure-reliever choices.

The "D" Personality Style is generally outgoing and task-oriented.

Under pressure this style will

often

choose to "work" in order to

relieve the feelings of pressure.

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They naturally think that:

Working will help.

Accomplishing something will help.

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"I need to accomplish something."

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The "I" Personality Style

The "I" style is generally outgoing and people-oriented.

Under pressure this style will

often

choose to "play" in order to

relieve the feelings of pressure.

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They naturally think that:

Playing will help.

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"I need to have some fun."

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The "S" Personality Style

is generally reserved and people-oriented.

Under pressure this style will

often

choose to "rest" in order to

relieve the feelings of pressure.

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They naturally think that:

Resting will help.

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"I need to have some calm time."

"I need to rest for a few minutes."

"I need to quietly tinker with something."

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The "C" Personality Style

The "C" style is generally reserved and task-oriented.

Under pressure this style will

often

choose to "think" in order to

relieve the feelings of pressure.

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They naturally believe that:

Thinking will help.

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"I need to figure out what to do to make things better."

"I need to figure out how to 'fix' things.

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"Cs" often rely on thinking and analyzing to make life better.

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When life gets hard...

The "D" usually says,

"When Life gets hard - you work harder."

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The "I" usually says,

"When Life gets hard - you play harder."

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The "S" usually says,

"When Life gets hard - you try harder to calm down and create harmony."

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The "C" usually says,

"When Life gets hard - you think harder."

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Explaining the natural "C" Perspective:

The "C" individual wants life to get better - so they usually "think harder" or "analyze harder" or "study harder" in order to figure out what to do.

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"Cs" try to fix someone else so things get better.

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Many times it takes more words to explain the "C" style!

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Copyright © 2017 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com

Note that all our articles are copyrighted.

Please do not copy any of our material

without permission.

DISC Wisdom

This is a quick review from the

DISC article from

last month

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Some things just

Go Together...

Like:

Peanut Butter and Jelly

and

Macaroni and Cheese

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Below are some specific things

that each personality style

thinks are vital

to make life

satisfying

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The "D" Personality Style

believes that

- POWER & Productivity -

Go Together

to make life

SATISFYING!

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The "I" Personality Style

believes that

- Friends & Fun -

Go Together

to make life

SATISFYING!

The "S" Personality Style

believes that

- Helping & Harmony -

Go Together

to make life

SATISFYING!

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The "C" Personality Style

believes that

- Planning & Perfection -

Go Together

to make life

SATISFYING!

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Easter Prayer

Let's enter the Easter Season with a simple Easter Prayer:

God of all Creation,

Bring me into a new season

of

Passion for you

and

Power from you.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

Copyright © 2017 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com

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More Easter Prayer

is

found on our

Holiday Page: Holiday Links Page

Prepare for the

National Day of Prayer

For those living in the United States,

May 4, 2017

is the

National Day of Prayer.

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Our country needs lots of prayer.

We need lots of help from God.

This website has

Prayers for the National Day of Prayer.

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We have many different prayers and each one has a

different focus and flavor.

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Click Here:

National Day of Prayer links

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We hope you will

use our prayers in your personal prayer time

AND

you will consider them for any

National Day of Prayer event

your church or organization is planning.

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