daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? Do you have a problem with negativity? Do you always see the bad in everything? Do you whine and complain about stuff and people and always have an opinion that is a fault finding opinion? Being aware of reality and not sugar coating is fine but do you really think it is important to voice every thought because you deem it as "it's the truth" ? Do you think help is provided by crabbing and complaining about something rather than plucking the good points and running with those or searching for a solution? Hey man, it is to easy to get caught up in negativity. With events in the world it's understandable but that doesn't make it prudent or even useful. My Mom used to say," if you can't say anything nice, shut up", she is blunt like that! Her point was that whining and complaining served no one nor did it help you or anybody else fix anything. Do you have an attitude of help or do you enjoy wallowing in degradation and finger pointing? Want to isolate yourself from people? Be negative. Want people to avoid you? Toss your opinion out without any regard for their feeling or situation. Here's some thoughts to chew on; I'm from the north east and alot of the things I run into down here are simply foreign to me but that does not make them necessarily right or wrong. Not knowing cultural or even agricultural things from this area doesn't make me stupid but uninformed. Why would a guy from Sacramento learn about tobacco farming? Why would a gal from Minnesota learn how to light orange grove burners in Orlando? Point is to be aware of others walks and help and not hinder with finger pointing and flip comments about mental status because that does not pave inroads for us to share the love Jesus has for ALL people. In the final analysis we are here to prop up each other and not tear down. We are not here to kill but to heal. We are ambassadors for the grace and love of Jesus the Christ and if we drive someone away from Jesus because we are negative and judgemental, we have failed our mission.

1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
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Matthew 20:24-28
But Jesus called them to Himself, and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. "It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. "
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2 Corinthians 5:14-19
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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remember our leaders...

Heavenly Father,
Lord we beseech you for strength and presence of mind so we can hear you and see beyond the immediate circumstances in those we meet. Grant us wisdom to help where and how is necessary. Lord, control out tongues so we help and not hinder others. Thank you for your love and peace you give. Lord we lift our leaders up to you, let them see your heart and let them act without fear with honor and wisdom from you. In Jesus' name, amen