Author Archives: anneresler

Freedom….. is it REALLY FREEDOM?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by anneresler

I wrote this post about 4 years ago before the last presidential election as I was preparing for a women’s prayer time that I was leading. God began to speak these truths deeply to my heart. He brought it back … Continue reading →

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I Adore You!

Posted on September 18, 2011 by anneresler

3rd blog post in a series on Lord’s Prayer  Jesus told the disciples, “Pray then like this:  ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.’”     Matthew 6:9 What’s in a name?  Our name designates who we are; it’s what … Continue reading →

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In Secret

Posted on September 2, 2011 by anneresler

2nd post in series on The Lord’s Prayer “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.  And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” (Matthew … Continue reading →

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Don’t be like the hypocrites!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by anneresler

1st in series on The Lord’s Prayer After watching Jesus pray, one of the disciples asked him, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1).  Why did he ask this question?  Was he unsure how to pray?  Was there something about … Continue reading →

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Prayer…what’s the point?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by anneresler

WHAT IF in all of our carefully thought out lists of requests and our own ideas of prayer, we are completely missing the point?  What if we are completely missing God when we pray? Many times when we pray, we … Continue reading →

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To be Blessed!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by anneresler

What does it mean to be blessed?  Am I blessed if I’m healthy, wealthy and all is good in my circumstances?  That’s what we’d like to think sometimes, yet Jesus tells us something quite different.  This morning I cracked open … Continue reading →

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Dried up…depleted…EMPTY!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by anneresler

Yesterday, I prayed a prayer that I always pray only this time as I wrote it; it hit me in a new way.  I prayed “Lord, empty me of me and fill me with the power of Your Spirit.”  That … Continue reading →

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