Heart, Soul, and Strength

 Heavenly Father, Time is a tool in Your hands, and You have the wisdom about time that is so far above and beyond any wisdom I could ever have.  I trust in You to show me the way to be more like Your Son, Jesus Christ.  Keep me from making wrong decisions.  Erase my pride and needs to engineer what happens next.  You are my Engineer, and You shall get all the glory. Grant me patience whenever I feel like I'm running out of time.  Help me to realize that by Your guidance I can make the most out of every moment so that i will honor You and have peace in my soul. In Jesus' name I pray.  Amen My job is not to get my  will in Heaven; my job is to get God's will on earth.  People in Heaven are already doing God's will, and we are called to do the same here "on earth as it is in heaven."  Jesus says that I should aspire to do the will of His Father.  If that means bringing other Christians together for our refreshment, then i look forward...

I'm a follower of Jesus, so I will make sacrifices.  I will have to lose some things and let some things go.  I will face some sort of persecution, endure some hardships.  And, like with Peter, I will rejoice in serving my Lord and Savior.  God keeps careful records and He promises to reward me for my faithfulness.  I have the promise of Heaven and the New Earth; so as a Christian the best is yet to come. I will wear persecution as a badge of honor.  And despite my sins, O God, give me joy, restoration, and Your presence.  Use me, O God, as an instrument to show forth Your praise and to teach other transgressors.  Please accept my offer, Most High Abba.  I anxiously await for Your hand to intervene is these circumstances, for i must confess that i get edgy and my lips become unbridled at times.  i know i am here in this world to give Your name glory.  You are teaching me to be a good disciple-in-training. The wait which Your will im...

When i feel that the pressure is on me like never before, i praise the Lord!  Satan is looking at me as a threat to his work in the world.  Nothing takes God by surprise so why would He be disappointed when i do something He knows i'm going to do anyway?  Power over sin is the means by which i am freed to serve Christ more effectively...not something God hands out to make my life smoother.  Repentance involves me recognizing that my sin is against God. Godliness is living the way God wants me to live in terms of behavior, motivation, and example; my conduct is the most effective sermon i will ever preach.  I want to do great things for God, take risks, and give it my all.  I can't be content or satisfied with the status quo.  May God put eternity in my heart and once it's there, may i research and discover the Way to obtain eternity. I'm no longer afraid to follow Jesus.  It takes courage to be a Christian and make my stand for Christ.  Peopl...

I know I lack the wisdom that only You can provide for me, and that's why I ask You to set me on the right path.  Should I get hired by Goodwill, then I know You want me to work for Goodwill.  I know that You, Heavenly Father, want me to experience all the challenges and benefits that will glorify Your name and strengthen my testimony. I know that I have yet to return to church.  All the books I've been reading, including the last one by Dr. Billy Graham, encourages the assembly of Christians, so that we're able to express our love and support for each other.  And only You, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, know what's in my heart when it comes to dealing with other people.  Please guide me to the way You want me to go when it comes to neighbors and acquaintances and enemies.  Give me more patience to wait on You and to wait for the right answers nd solutions with my problems and issues.  I know I seek Your guidance in becoming the best steward of Your ...

 ...Those who wait on the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.  [Isaiah 40: 31] Father, I know You love me and protect me unconditionally.  Even when i find myself in this bad situation i am not disheartened for long.  You gave me a dream of hope before i awakened this morning, and impression that You are here to help me rise above these bad circumstances, so i'm not under them for much longer. I know Your plans for me are better than any plans i can come up with on my own.  I set my focus on You now, Lord.  Keep me peaceful and calm and in neutral so i can feel Your gentle inner nudges or hear the sound of Your voice.  Thank You for providing me the yearning to walk in Your will, knowing that You are with me every step of the way, i have no fear of death.

 God has given me desires and needs in order to demonstrate my dependence on Him.  So I must ask at times:  when in God's perfect timing can i fulfill my desires?  He does not intend for me to live a life full of frustration and anxiety...so I must ask at times:  where with Your perfect timing, O Lord, will i get into my perfect dwelling where i can serve You best so that You can provide for me Your best? My frustration will be far less than most because i wait on God to meet my needs His way, and He teaches me patience.  i am dead to sin and ALIVE to God!  Even in my darkest hour He is faithful and I can trust Him, knowing He doesn't ever turn His back on me.  Should I think I'm at the mercy of the Enemy when it comes to temptation, then I've already lost the battle. My Heavenly Father puts limits on the intensity of my temptation.  He has designed ways out, providing an alternate course of action.  He delivers me through temptation, so...

 Living the rest of my life in loneliness, being an orphan not able to fight loneliness in a wise, godly manner.  Who has the potential to hurt me?  Myself...and because I want to blame somebody else of whom i can't even think i can only deceive myself and hurt myself even further... Who hurts me frequently?  Coworkers.  It's happened more and more this past year.  What areas of my life do i tend to overemphasize?  My work experiences, my church experiences, my relationship and friendship experiences, recalling how my parents had few friendships which didn't seem to last.  Exactly what I'm going through. I used to feel uncomfortable in circumstances which made me feel I had to pull a "Raymond Burr" because I realized what people assumed when I told them I was never married with children.  In what or whom do I put all my hopes and dreams for the future?  Godly relationships, young and old coming full circle and I am becoming a minister; s...