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First Friday Prayers: The Month of Love

February 3, 2023 by Lauren 14 Comments

Whether or not you believe the Valentine’s Day hype or would just as soon forget it,  red flowers and candy hearts surround us in February (or right after Christmas in every…single…store).  Ahh, the month of love.  Retailers and culture as a whole have a lot to say about love.  There are as many definitions as there are dictionaries.

 

The word “love” is mentioned 311 times in the bible.  Give or take to account for translations.  It’s safe to say love is important to God.  It’s actually a direct quote to say that God IS love (1 John 4:8).  1 John 4:10-11 is one of my favorite passages about  and definitions of love:

 

“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the [a]propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” NASB

 

Love is God sending His Son to atone for our sins.  He paid what we owed; our very lives.  There is no greater love than this (John 15:13). 

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And so I offer this prayer to the one whose love never fails.  Pray with me.

 

 

Praying for you in this.  If there are ways I can be praying for you this year, please send me a message to lauren@laurensparks.net.  It would be an honor.  And if you don’t want to miss a Praying God’s Word post, subscribe over on the right hand side of this page.

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7 Things I Pray Over My Adult Children struck me right where my prayers are right now.  Even if you don’t have adult children, these verses are great to pray over yourself and/or a variety of people you love.  And you know how I love praying scripture!  Thank you, Patsy!

 

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