Daily Prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing so far this week? Praise God in all things. Whatever happens, praise him because even in turmoil and sickness and calamity, God's love and forgiveness doesn't change. Even when your whole world is caving in, God loves you. Calamity is common to this earth due to the sin that is in it but our solace is in Jesus. Look for the lesson and the light at the end of it all because it is always there. Paying the price for past sins? Do it with thanksgiving because your spirit is being refreshed because you have confronted your mistakes rather than hid them. Matters not how it was discovered but that it was. Whenever we repent from sin we are always better off. Sometimes the penalties we pay are hard but think how Jesus paid for us. He was sin free, resisted the devil and his wares for his whole life. Can you imagine the concentration from the fleshly point how hard that would be? Can you imagine never have flubbed up? Think about how we are enticed by things in this world and resisting completely. Gee whiz, I have my own battles with things on this planet and still struggle after 50 years of growth. I still battle the same things in many arenas! So seek God and seek the wisdom so you are able to stand regardless of the junk that flies in your face. Don't give up or in.

Colossians 3:15-17
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. NIV

Romans 12:12-13
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
NIV

Luke 21:34-36
"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."
NIV

Remember to not beat yourself up either! Admit, repent, get on with it.



Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the wisdom of your Word. Thank you for revealing your heart. Lord we love and honor you. Lord help us be aware of how we need to be in this world, curb our tongues, help us not sin when we are angry, help us overcome our vices and the sin that keeps coming back to us. Help us see our own failings so we can fix them and help us not criticize others but show your love so they cane find you and get fixed. in Jesus name, Amen