Just a simple prayer this morning.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14 New International Version (NIV)
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Prayer for Peace
January 12th, 2012Being Peace
November 15th, 2011A few months ago, in a Sunday morning bible class, the instructor asked us what the our prayer was for our life. I can’t remember the exact context of the conversation, but I remember the answer that immediately came to my mind. And it come with so much authority and certainty that I actually felt like sharing it out loud, which doesn’t come easy for me in that setting. ( Which is really odd, since when I teach I love audience participation!) Anyway, the prayer for my life on that day, and really ever since, was simple and powerful. On that day I spoke these words:
I just want to be peace in storms.
I was sick – sick of the frustrating battles with my teenager, sick of the constant striving at work, sick of the ridiculous distractions that wrap me up and warp my viewpoints – sick of not just letting the spirit do what the spirit does.
That day was not the first time this thought was in my mind, but since that day I have prayed that prayer almost every day at some point in the day. And you know what – it has helped me grow is so many uncountable ways.!
So this past weekend as I cruised through Colossians I rediscovered this verse that I just love. I hope it helps you as well.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 New International Version (NIV)
Be peace, be thankful, be Christ.
Traffic Jam
March 24th, 2011Well, I took the day off work yesterday and it appears my brain is still in vacation mode this morning. My ideas are rolling in as fast as the afternoon traffic in Atlanta – which obviously means it’s going nowhere.
So here is an interesting verse to ponder today
6 Lord, the LORD Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me. (Psalm 69:6, New International Version, ©2011)
It’s just a reminder of the fact that what you do and how you act impact those around you. This is a pretty good prayer to pray today as you interact with those around. May your actions impact others for good!
A New Psalm
January 24th, 2011The other day I was bouncing around the book of Psalm investigating the prayers of King David and discovered something very new. It was like this little gem had been hidden from my eyes for years, or maybe someone had remove the page from my bible I dunno. Either way, I found the 141 rendition of the Psalms to be quite fascinating and intriguing. It could be that David’s prayer and my prayer are just matching up, but since I can’t recall this being expressed very much in the all so many bible study lessons I have audited, I found it a good thing to share on this Monday morning as we head back to the ol’ mill, as it where.
3 Set a guard over my mouth, LORD;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.
That coupled with a very stanzas of Psalm 143 combine to make a pretty good thought for the day.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, LORD,
for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
As you get out there in the world today and let your light shine, continue to watch your heart and find shelter in the Creator!
Continue To Make It Known
August 23rd, 2010Hey, I think this is the 2ooth daily post today. That’s pretty incredible! I hope you are still finding as much encouragement reading this, as I am writing it. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts and encouraging words back to me!
To get this week started off correctly maybe we should remember that our Savior and leader, the Son of God, Jesus Christ prayed for us before he left this world. And he didn’t just say I’ll pray for you, or “Lord, remember them”. He was very explicit in his words and they show his love for us and the desire of this hearts for us.
20-23I’m praying not only for them
But also for those who will believe in me
Because of them and their witness about me.
The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind—
Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
So they might be one heart and mind with us.
Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.
The same glory you gave me, I gave them,
So they’ll be as unified and together as we are—
I in them and you in me.
Then they’ll be mature in this oneness,
And give the godless world evidence
That you’ve sent me and loved them
In the same way you’ve loved me. (John 17, MSG)
And what is so cool is that earlier in the prayer as he is prayer for his disciples, he added this:
Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life…
and this
I’m saying these things in the world’s hearing
So my people can experience
My joy completed in them.
and this
I’m not asking that you take them out of the world
But that you guard them from the Evil One.
They are no more defined by the world
Than I am defined by the world.
Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth;
Wow, What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31 (New International Version)) Live boldly for him today, and let others experience the love that you have experienced.
