How to Pray for the Most Oppressed People Group in the World

A Holy Experience – How to Pray for the Most Oppressed People Group in the World:

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It is startling to be reminded, or to learn, that girls are "the most oppressed people group in the world." This blog post is by Kristen Welch who is one of my favorite Christian bloggers. I have pre-ordered her book, "Rhinestone Jesus." She inspires me, with her down-to-earth, real posts, from a real life. This post by Kristen is hosted on the blog "A Holy Experience" by Ann Voskamp. 

Both of the aforementioned women have had a great impact on me and my Christian faith journey. I have written about both of them previously, and I have their blog links under "My Blog List" on this page to the right. I can't remember when I found them, and the other significant bloggers in "My Blog List." All I know is how I have been so positively affected. And I am grateful to God for such women, stirring up the world, one blog at a time.

Keeping a Gratitude List of HIS Gifts

I just read this from Ann Voskamp in an email update of her blog "A Holy Experience." Because I am keeping a gratitude list I was keenly interested in reading these benefits from studies.

Why bother keeping a gratitude list of His gifts?

Because if you keep a gratitude list, you:

1. Have a relative absence of stress and depression. (Woods et al., 2008)

2. Make progress towards important personal goals (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)

3. Report higher levels of determination and energy (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)

4. Feel closer in their relationships and desire to build stronger relationships (Algoe and Haidt, 2009)

5. Increase your happiness by 25% — (Who wouldn’t want a quarter more happiness!) (McCullough et al., 2002)

Who doesn’t want all that? Just three gifts a day. 

“… that habit of discontentment, it can only be driven out by hammering in iron that is even sharper —
The sleek pin of gratitude.” ….
~ {One Thousand Gifts}