daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? It is a curious and sometimes sad thing when family or friends dislike you. It is painful to think the ones closest to you are so mad at you for your beliefs or actions. Some have endured this and some have not...yet. Here's the thing, our desires are based on what makes us feel good and our beliefs, when they appear to be under attack, can bring up a defensive posture that only leads to fights and misgivings . Misinterpretations or mishearing things said can create havoc. Sometimes these things go on so long we forget why we were ever ticked. Jesus told us that following him would cause this kind of alienation to happen. I don't agree with everything you do or say and you don't agree with everything I say or do. Ok, so what? The only thing that is true is the Word. The media has proven they can't always be trusted from the NBC false report on square body pick ups exploding to written twists on our Presidents actions. We need to ask, research things said or done that offend us and not immediately start a war with someone or even worse, shut them off from your life, until we find out the intent and what really happened or was said. Like the Word said, "hate the sin and not the sinner". I have mentioned certain sins in this daily for reasons known only to me and situations asked by others about and have had some others get butt hurt and offended by those statements. They have opted out of the daily and refused to talk to me anymore. You know what? That hurts. It really bites and I anguish over it. How about you? Ever just not know why someone is mad and they wont tell you? Be sure to ask for an explanation from the person who wound you up so you don't do the same. It may be a misinterpretation on your part or simple misspeak on theirs. Many fights have in sued over just not hearing or seeing correctly.
Our Faith in messiah will cause us to be shunned by some or worse, ignored. We need to be careful how we state sins committed. We should approach these sinners with love and a desire to help and lead them to Jesus and let Jesus solve the sin problem in them. It ain't our job to point out the failings of an individual but to present Jesus. People ask me specifically about certain sins and my answer is to show what the Word says. The statements like"if you do this or that you will go to hell" is counterproductive and condemning and untrue. One thing determines heaven or hell. Jesus. I want to show you some verses that are unsettling but we need to be aware of. This is not a nice easy bird singing flower smelling walk we are on. It is full of anger, wrath, dirty places and dirty tricks and we need to realize this and seek God in everything.

Luke 21:16-19
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life.
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Matt 10:21-23
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
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Matt 10:32-42
"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn "'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law- a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.' "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
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Thought provoking and sobering no? Get your bible out and read these full chapters and see truth and what is being said. I hope this sparks enough curiosity in you that you get your bible out and dig deeper...

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Heavenly Father,
Open our ears to truth. Calm our spirit so we see truth and not the enemies lies. Help us understand the Word presented today. Lord we ask for understand peace and love so we can be ambassadors for you. Lord we don't get some things but we trust in you. We know you have it all under control so we ask for peace and a restful mind. Lord we lift those mentioned and await the miracle you have planned. We pray for our President and the other leaders in this nation that they come to an understanding and relationship with you. Lord, bring your presence to the forefront when we get in the way...in Jesus name, amen