Daily Prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? The childlike belief we had when we came to know the savior should not be forgotten. Children laugh easily. Children trust completely. Children love without reserve. These attributes are not always easy to hold onto when life happens. We therefore must guard these attributes so they don't disappear. Maintaining childlike faith is not mindless innocents but we can learn by kids laughter and kids joy over simple things. I get teased because of my awe of nature. Giraffes tickle me! Should I not enjoy these things because of ridicule or teasing? Of course not! That childlike exuberance I feel when I see deer or the funny walk of a raccoon should never be ignored. This is all being said for us to understand that our prayers and our faith is not just a serious faith, it is that but so much more!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-22
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
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Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
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Reading the Word this morning on this subject led to so many directions and so many thoughts so I'll stop for today with this last thought;

Luke 18:15-17
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
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and;

1 John 5:1-5
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
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Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your grace that saves us. Lord help us keep that child like awe of you. Lord help us see how simple this complex life can be. Help us see your will and your ways so we too can carry child like faith. Lord we thank you for all your blessings. Lord we lift Harold to you, heal him and make your presence known to him. Lord we lift those who are making bad choices and don't recognise them as so. Lord pour your love on them and let them come to you like a child who needs their fathers love. Lord guide our actions and keep us humble in your love. Lord help us hear you when you show us things. Lord guide our actions so we do not cause pain, in Jesus name, Amen!