Isn't it amazing our Awesome God? We simple minded humans wake up, our thoughts and minds in a turmoil racing from one dread thought to another. We say a short faithless prayer and jump out of bed to begin the day. Then the phone rings and our world sinks deeper into despair, worry, pain as discouragement become our closest partner.
"to obey is better than sacrifice." I Samuel 15:22b So the prayer that never fails passes through our heart to God and His word is opened in anticipation that answers and comfort will be found. In the beginning was God..........he created man from the dust of the earth and took a rib from man and created woman and placed them in a perfect world and gave them all the perfect things they needed to live a perfect life. They hear with their ears, see with their eyes and a decision is made to take what appears to be something perhaps to make things even better. And their perfect family become dysfunctional through that dreaded thing called sin.
A family is made up of a father, a mother, and children. Each have responsibilities and lessons to be taught through interaction within that family. Each are required to do their part and be kind and thankful to each other as in Philippians 2:4,5 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. When this begins to decrease in our homes then comes division and strife. However, our God remains the same. His love never fails.
Now he has our attention and our prayer becomes sincere and maybe even desperate. "Please Lord give me your word, give me something to hold on to." And as we open the devotional book for today's devotion on September 22, 2010 and after wards look down on the computer to see that today is September 23rd we are for the second time in less than one hour, humbled and sit amazed at the faithfulness of our God, our Savior, our redeemer, and our strength.
As we open a simple devotional, The title immediately sends tears to the eyes.
TRUST ME AND REFUSE TO WORRY, for I am your Strength and Song. You are feeling wobbly this morning, looking at difficult times looming ahead, measuring them against your own strength. However, they are not today's tasks--or even tomorrow's. So leave them in the future and come home to the present, where you will find me waiting for you. Since I am your Strength, I can empower you to handle each task as it comes. Because I am your Song, I can give you Joy as you work alongside Me.
Keep bringing your mind back to the present moment. Among all My creatures, only humans can anticipate future events. This ability is a blessing, but it can become a curse whenever it is misused. If you use your magnificent mind to worry about tomorrow, you cloak yourself in dark unbelief. However, when the hope of heaven fills your thoughts, the Light of My Presence envelops you. Though heaven is future, it is also present tense. As you walk in the Light with Me, you have one foot on earth and one foot in heaven. Exodus 15:2 2 Corinthians 10:5 Hebrews 10:23....."Jesus Calling", by Sarah Young
We bow our heads and pray once again. Thank you Lord for your faithfulness to one who has such little faith. Thank you for amazing us once again with your grace and mercy. Thank you Lord for looking into our hearts and seeing our needs as well as our desires. And most of all Lord thank you for preparing us with your words in our hearts, Holy Spirit inside that guides us to follow your commands and then to reap the rewards from that simple prayer that never fails. "Thy Will Be Done!"
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