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		<title>12 Bible Verses To Get You Through When All Hope Seems Lost</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Praying Woman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="500" height="300" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-500x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="When All Hope Seems Lost" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-500x300.jpeg 500w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-300x180.jpeg 300w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-667x400.jpeg 667w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-561x337.jpeg 561w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-364x218.jpeg 364w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-728x437.jpeg 728w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-608x365.jpeg 608w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-758x455.jpeg 758w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-600x360.jpeg 600w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2.jpeg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figure><img width="300" height="180" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-300x180.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="When All Hope Seems Lost" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-300x180.jpeg 300w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-500x300.jpeg 500w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-667x400.jpeg 667w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-561x337.jpeg 561w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-364x218.jpeg 364w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-728x437.jpeg 728w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-608x365.jpeg 608w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-758x455.jpeg 758w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2-600x360.jpeg 600w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pexels-photo-407237-2.jpeg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure>
<p>I just want you to know... The pain you feel today is a pain God can heal. Here are 12 Bible Verses To Get You Through When All Hope Seems Lost</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/12-bible-verses-to-get-you-through-when-all-hope-seems-lost/">12 Bible Verses To Get You Through When All Hope Seems Lost</a></p>
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		<title>3 Ways To Encourage Yourself When You&#8217;re Feeling Down</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/3-ways-to-encourage-yourself-when-youre-feeling-down/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Praying Woman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="300" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-600x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ways To Encourage Yourself" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-600x300.jpg 600w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-800x400.jpg 800w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-192x96.jpg 192w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-384x192.jpg 384w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-561x281.jpg 561w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-364x182.jpg 364w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-728x364.jpg 728w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-608x304.jpg 608w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-758x379.jpg 758w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /><figure><img width="300" height="180" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/feeling-down-300x180.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ways To Encourage Yourself" decoding="async" /></figure>
<p>Sometimes you just need to take a deep breath, gather your thoughts, and give them to God. Here are 3 Ways To Encourage Yourself When You're Feeling Down</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/3-ways-to-encourage-yourself-when-youre-feeling-down/">3 Ways To Encourage Yourself When You&#8217;re Feeling Down</a></p>
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		<title>When Expectations Only Lead to Disappointment</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/when-expectations-only-lead-to-disappointment/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Bastien]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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<p>When your expectations lead to disappointment, it can feel like 3 steps backwards. Here's a little encouragement. </p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/when-expectations-only-lead-to-disappointment/">When Expectations Only Lead to Disappointment</a></p>
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		<title>7 Scriptures That Remind Us to Keep Going</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/7-scriptures-that-remind-us-to-keep-going/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bible veres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keep going]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scriptures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tragedy]]></category>
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<p>I don’t know what you’re going through today, but just remember God can and God will see you through it. Here are 7 Scriptures That Remind Us to Keep Going...</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/7-scriptures-that-remind-us-to-keep-going/">7 Scriptures That Remind Us to Keep Going</a></p>
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		<title>Encouragement For the Brokenhearted</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/encouragement-for-the-brokenhearted/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Praying Woman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Devotionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakthrough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brokenhearted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brokenness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kintsugi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the past]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="451" height="300" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-451x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-451x300.jpg 451w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-180x120.jpg 180w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-561x373.jpg 561w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-364x242.jpg 364w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px" /><figure><img width="300" height="180" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sad-woman-300x180.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></figure>
<p>“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3) It crashed to the floor, breaking into an explosion of pieces. Beyond repair. My favorite mug, now being swept into the trash. Broken things are common in my household. If certain broken pieces are able to be fixed, they normally find a temporary home on [...]</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/encouragement-for-the-brokenhearted/">Encouragement For the Brokenhearted</a></p>
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		<title>7 Ways To Pick Yourself Up When You’re Feeling Down</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/7-ways-to-pick-yourself-up-when-youre-feeling-down/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lux Ganzon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprayingwoman.com/?p=12389</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="450" height="300" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-450x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-450x300.jpg 450w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-90x60.jpg 90w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-480x320.jpg 480w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-420x280.jpg 420w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-520x345.jpg 520w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /><figure><img width="300" height="180" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/single-woman-300x180.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></figure>
<p>No matter how positive you try to be, inevitable problems may arise.&#160; Your plans will not always go your way.&#160; Or for some women, hormones will get in the way of a rather promising day or week. You will feel lousy no matter how optimistic a person you are. &#160; Here are ways to counter [...]</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/7-ways-to-pick-yourself-up-when-youre-feeling-down/">7 Ways To Pick Yourself Up When You’re Feeling Down</a></p>
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		<title>Faith It Till You Make It</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/faith-it-till-you-make-it/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khara Campbell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norop]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprayingwoman.com/?p=7094</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="599" height="300" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-599x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1.jpg 599w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-120x60.jpg 120w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-192x96.jpg 192w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-384x192.jpg 384w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-561x281.jpg 561w, https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-364x182.jpg 364w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /><figure><img width="300" height="180" src="https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/healthy1-300x180.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></figure>
<p>“Faith it till you make it”. I don&#8217;t know who came up with that quote but I love it. Basically it&#8217;s saying to keep the faith until the manifestation of God is done. Now how many other than me find this very difficult to do sometimes? It’s hard to stay faithful when all in the [...]</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/faith-it-till-you-make-it/">Faith It Till You Make It</a></p>
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		<title>Prayer for Dedication</title>
		<link>https://theprayingwoman.com/prayer-for-dedication/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Praying Woman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> Lord, today I pray for Dedication. Help me to be the devoted and committed person You want me to be. I may not be where I want to be, But thanks to You, I&#8217;m not where I used to be! In Jesus name, Amen! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, [...]</p>
<p>Read the article here---&gt;  <a href="https://theprayingwoman.com/prayer-for-dedication/">Prayer for Dedication</a></p>
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