daily prayer

   Good hot morning! How are we faithing? 90's today...again...so ready for fall...
We go through things in this life and when we go through them, we whine and complain. We ask why me?  As we mature in Christ, contentment starts to grow even in hard times. I'm not saying we like them or that we enjoy them but we realize down the road this lesson will profit us or just relating it to someone else in need will help them. With that maturity we begin to deal with adversity differently than before. I have and you have had things happen that just plain suck. At that precise moment we can forget that Jesus has our back and it will end but as soon as the shock starts to wain we must recognise what is happening. Yes things happen on earth that we can't explain but that doesn't mean God is not in control. The next time something smacks you in the head, drop that defensive posture and look for God's hand directing you through. Look around, over or through to see the light beyond because you know this will not last and the other side of it will leave you wiser and more savvy. Think about that...

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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2 Corinthians 1:5-6
For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
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2 Corinthians 1:3-5
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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remember Harold Markey...
 
Heavenly Father,
  Thank you Lord for being as close in affliction as when all is smooth. Thank you for encouraging us when tragedy and turmoil comes. Lord we ask for healing and enlightenment when all seems dim. Thank you Jesus for being the mediator to the Father. Thank you for your love that overcomes this world. Lord we ask you lead and make us alert to that leading, bless those who are sick in Jesus name, amen