daily prayer

    Good morning! How are we faithing? When you have things come on you, whether because of your doings or others, rather than complaining we ought to praise God.  "What?  My wife left and my dog got shot and you say praise God?"  Yes indeed.  Praise him in your storms because he has not changed nor did he cause evil to fall on your life. Living in a sinful world where evil and good exist we therefore should not be surprised at calamity.  The rain falls on the just and the unjust. The sun shines on evil people and righteous ones. Our choices can cause events to unfold whether on us or somebody else. Your actions can cause calamity on someone else!  Wow!  Hadn't thought about that had you? You were wallowing in your own junk and failed to realize that a flip remark because you are in a funk, caused someone elses world to suck. All I'm trying to remind you is to keep your focus on God.  Don't get trapped in selfishness.  It all doesn't revolve around you...or me. When these bad things show up, pray and seek the correct action to take even if it is a little painful for you. Knowing that what I face is not anything new under the sun helps me understand that others have come through this same thing and with God, we can too.  Remind yourself and make yourself look up from that pain because staying in that place of torment doesn't do you any favors...


 Joh 3:17
 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.



1Jn 2:2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.



Rom 8:27  And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Rom 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Heavenly Father,

    Thank you for always being with us even when we let our own troubles hide that fact. Lord we ask for comfort for those grieving and healing for those who are sick. Lord we ask for forgiveness when we drop the ball and make fools of us all. Teach us your ways and let your spirit rest on us and fill us up with your presence.  In Jesus name, amen