This morning in prayer as I conversed with our father in heaven, asking special favor for each of you, asking for miraculous heart healing for those so suffering the pain of loss, the fear of illness, the headache of finances, the anger and rage of being treated unfairly..I prayed fervently that each would be stronger in their faith today, that each would hold a hand out to God asking him to take it and carry you in times of strife. I asked him to be a shield against hurt and pain, to be your strength in making decisions, your calm in your daily walk and your comfort for all that ails you. I asked God what I could do for him today and as soon as the words spilled from my mouth, my heart was filled with the word "appreciate" I had to think about that word because I have always "appreciated" the things in my life, the people in my life, my family, my child, my partner, nice things that people do for me, I was a bit confused as to what he was needing me to say so I prayed again for my eyes to be opened to his words to ensure I touched what needed to be touched. I then remembered a post on facebook yesterday that fired me up....a friend of mine was complaining about their "lack of" they were complaining about how they never got a break, how they were waiting for blessings! I was a bit confused, they have just been blessed with a beautiful child, both have jobs, they have a roof over their head, food in their tummys, write about going here and going there.....sounds like God is providing them with their basic needs, but still they are not happy and feel like they are being dumped on....To put it boldly...life is CRAPPY at times, there will always be more, more, more that we want, but have we really appreciated what we have? So many people do not have jobs, our economy has risen, risen, risen and the lay offs have come with the rise..many are having to depend on others for basic daily needs, and would love to have a job to go to each day, to have a paycheck to collect at the end of pay period. Many will not be sleeping in their own bed tonight, they will be in shelters, ally ways, wherever they can find to sleep, many will not have an option tonight as to what they eat, they will eat what is given them and they will "appreciate" it. We all have occasion to complain about our lack of, we all have occasion to sit singing "woe is me" but if we take a moment to look around, we will see, in just a short period of time, at least 10 people who pray for "what you have" who pray for jobs, food, shelter...etc. Today I ask that you take a look around at what you do have, have you "appreciated it" I heard the other day a person talking about a new electronic gadget he had bought, I said, wow this is nice and he said, "it will do until the next model comes out, the next model will be able to ...bla, bla, bla...he had not even gotten this one out of the box yet, had not appreciated it yet but was making plans for when he could get rid of it and get the newer one. What is going on here, what happened to the days when we bought for the quality of a product, one that had a reputation for lasting? When did we start taking the things we have for granted because something nicer is coming down the road. Do you appreciate the things in your life? I am not saying that hope for better things is not important, that desire is what is needed for drive! I am just saying that we are not taking time to appreciate the blessings we are given today, we are not enjoying our lives as we should because we are so focused on the bigger and better. We are not appreciating today for fear that we might miss out tomorrow! We have no guarantees for tomorrow, so if tomorrow never comes are we going to feel sad that we did not appreciate our today? Take a deep breath, it is okay to have dreams of better but love the things you have today! Love your life, love the gifts that you are given, give thanks for breath and heartbeat and quit being so driven and focused on what everyone else has...remember there are people out there who would give anything they have a walk in your shoes! Take time to smell the roses, if you walk by them to fast, you might lose footing and wind up with a backside of thorns! God loves you, he gives us what we need at appointed times and I think if we begin to appreciate what we have right now, his blessings will come more regularly and we will have learned one of his lessons! Be happy for the blessings that others are receiving, don't covet them, don't slap our Father in heaven in the face because yours are not comparable.
If you would, could you pray with me for the family who is struggling so with the untimely passing of their loved one, there is great need for heart healing this day, there is great need for strength that only God can give them this day, there is great need for understanding. Please in the comment section let us know that you are with us in lifting prayers for peace, calm and comfort. Please if you will, I know that mass prayer produces miracles and this family could use the miracle of understanding! Thank you and may you be blessed abundantly for your obedience and honor to our Father in Heaven. In Jesus name I ask these blessings, amen.
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Lord Jesus, I come to you in humble prayer for those who are sad, depressed or in need of your loving touch. We pray for the sick, lost and those in search of basic needs We ask you deliver the hungary homeless and sick from these times. Lord as christians its our responsibility to help these people, please give us the opportunity to bless all that are in need. We pray that everything we do is to glorify you. Help us remember our blessings and appreciate all we have For I pray in the name of our precious savior, Jesus. AMEN
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