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Happy Monday!
I completed my first of two final papers for this
semester and it has been sent to my live-in editor. I will begin the second paper tomorrow.
Prayer; “This is Your day. O Lord, let me live it for
You. Teach me how I can be a greater
warrior in prayer. Change my attitude
and heart to be all You want me to be.
By Jesus’ power and in His name I pray. Amen.”
James 5: 18 “Confess
your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be
healed. The effective, fervent prayer of
a righteous man avails much.”
Today I wrote a paper for my class on grief and
loss. I wrote on the scripture in
Galatians 6: 2. This passage says, “bear
one another’s burdens.” What an amazing
calling God has given us from His very Word. God calls us to be like Him in
that Jesus carried our burdens, our sins and our short comings to the cross
with Him. If we are to be God’s
representatives then we must be willing to fulfill this mission. The scripture further says that if we bear
one another’s burdens then we are fulfilling the law of God.
The law of God is, “Love your neighbor as
yourself.” When someone asks us to pray
for them don’t just say okay and forget.
Take just a moment and pray for them.
Sometimes when someone asks me to pray for them I will simply say,
“Lord, in Your mercy.” God knows our hearts and the hearts of all and when we
pray for someone we are asking for agreement in the prayer for the person who
asked and God. We don’t have to pray a long prayer - just a loving prayer. We don’t have to pray a
fancy prayer, just a prayer that is open and honest. In our prayer life we only need to open our
hearts and talk to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is able to do
whatever He wills for our lives. Let us
ask for God to build us into mighty prayer warriors filled with hearts of
compassion and a passion for prayer.
Take joy in the journey.
Wear comfortable shoes. Count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.
I
am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am only moved by
what I believe and I believe God.
Please offer an extra prayer for my niece, Stephanie, and
her family. She lost her dear
grandfather early this morning. Slats
was a memorable figure on the Austin College Campus. He was the golf coach and a very kind
man. His leaves behind his wife, Kate,
two daughters, Martha Kate and Anabelle, Stephanie’s mom, a son, Matt, and
several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Thank you. Peace, gc
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