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July 3, 2013

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Prayer, Trusting God

BE DIRECT

Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn’t a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we’re in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn’t think of such a thing. You’re at least decent to your own children. So don’t you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better? [Matthew 7:7-11 (MSG)]

If it is important to us, it is important to God; if it troubles us, it troubles Him, too. Just as no problem is too big for prayer and the Lord’s work, nothing is too small or trivial. It’s not up to us to decide what concerns God; we need to bring everything to God in prayer. Let Him decide what, if anything, to do about it.

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June 3, 2013

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Attitudes & Behavior, God's Promises, Patience & Perseverance, Prayer

DO THE WORK

Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or terrified. The Lord God, my God, will be with you. He will not abandon you before all the work on the Lord’s temple is finished. [1 Chronicles 28:20 (GW)]

Thank you, Father, for reminding us that, although you make the plans, we have to do the work. Give us perseverance and endurance to keep working even when we see little or no progress. Thank you for your love, guidance, and patience. We know you have great plans for us; help us to achieve them.

Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything depended on you. [Attributed to St. Ignatius Loyola]

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May 30, 2013

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Prayer

THE LORD’S PRAYER, MESSAGE STYLE

Our Father in heaven,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right;
Do what’s best — as above, so below.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You’re in charge!
You can do anything you want!
You’re ablaze in beauty!   Yes. Yes. Yes.
[Matthew 6:9-13 (MSG)]

Let’s always remember that it’s not the words we say to God, but the thoughts behind those words that are of importance.

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May 28, 2013

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Faith & Hope, Prayer

HE’S JUST A PRAYER AWAY

The Lord is near to everyone who sincerely calls to him for help. [Psalm 145:18 (ERV)]

When we finally stop trying to fix the world around us by ourselves, when we admit our own shortcomings, and when, at long last, we finally acknowledge our weakness, we are left only with this simple prayer: “God, help me!” And that, thankfully, is all the prayer we need.

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May 1, 2013

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SEEK HIM

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. [Psalm 105:4 (NIV)]

…the one who seeks finds… [Matthew 7:8 (NIV)]

When we fail to see the Lord, it’s not that he is missing; we just aren’t looking. Father in heaven, please don’t let us lose sight of you.

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April 30, 2013

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God's Promises, Prayer

SOMEONE’S AT THE DOOR

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. [Revelation 3:20 (NIV)]

Come, Lord Jesus, and be our guest … [Lutheran table prayer]

May the Lord always be welcome in our homes and the unseen guest at our tables!