A DAILY SCHEDULE BUILT ON THE LORD’S PRAYER
First thing you do when you awake 1. GET UP WITH GRATITUDE! (START DAY WITH THANKSGIVING!) Not with grumbling, griping, groaning, growling or grunting! You should say “Good morning,Lord” not “Good Lord it’s morning.” Doctors: the healthiest human emotion is gratitude. APPRECIATION To get started, make a gratitude list & keep it by your bed! A-Z what you are grateful for and you can read it off every morning.
1 Cor. 4:7 “What do you have that God did not give you? Everything is a gift from God! And if it was given to you, how can you brag about it? So start your day focusing on the goodness of God!
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I look upward into my Father’s loving face.
I focus on the fact that God wants me to see his as Father. Can we even grasp this? Can we? Jesus : When you pray- Start with “ OUR FATHER” If you make this one change- it will change how you pray. Do you call God “Father” in prayer? What you call someone sets the tone. You are NOT trying to convince a loan officer. Giving a deposition to an attorney Taking a lie detector test with an FBI agent It’s your FATHER who loves you Romans 8:15-17 “ You should not act like cowering , fearful slaves, since God’s Spirit has adopted you as children into God’s family. Instead, by his Spirit we simply cry ABBA ! FATHER! and God’s Spirit affirms that we really are his children. And since we are now God’s children, we are also heirs with Christ, and will share both in his suffering and his glory.” Today is Mothers Day in Mexico.
"Motherhood, a divine gift bestowed upon us, resonates with the heart of God as depicted in the scriptures. Like a nurturing shepherd, a mother's love embodies compassion, patience, and unconditional care, mirroring the boundless love of the Heavenly Father. In every tender embrace, in every gentle word spoken, mothers reflect the nurturing essence of God's character. As we honor and celebrate mothers, let us also honor the divine qualities they exemplify, recognizing their sacred role in shaping and nurturing the hearts of future generations." When God says "NO" it is often confusing for if God is a loving and all powerful God- why is my request denied? Can be frustrating, asking the question- WHY?
Why do some get miracles and others don't? Why do some sick people we pray for get well and others die? Why do some get relief from pain and others don't? Why does God sometimes say yes and other times no? When you think about it, there are some obvious reasons why God dosen't answer every prayer with a YES. We are going to look into this in more detail in the days ahead. I think it will be very helpful and bring more clarity to the question:"When God Says No!" 150 yrs ago, a young Boston woman married a printer,
and they happily had 3 kids. But the Civil war ended their happiness as Mary’s husband was conscripted into the Northern Army and died at the battle of Antietam. Next, her 12-year-old son drowned, and then her only daughter died too. In her grief, Mary Ann Kidder turned to writing hymns of faith that helped millions of others. In total, she wrote 181 worship songs. This one is called... Did You Think to Pray? When you left your room this morning, Did you think to pray? In the name of Christ our Savior, did you ask for loving favor, As a shield today? When you met with great temptation, did you think to pray? By His dying love and merit, Did you claim the Holy Spirit As your guide and stay? When your heart was filled with anger, did you think to pray? Did you plead for grace, my brother, that you might forgive another Who had crossed your way? When strong trials came upon you, did you think to pray? When your heart was filled with sorrow, did the love of Christ you borrow At the gates today? |
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