I just heard the Martina McBride song, "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" and I almost started weeping! It is such a poignant song, but one that really hit home to me. I love the message behind the song. That someone has so much love that they will get us through the hard times, the horrible times, that we can't do anything that will make them not love us.
The song is not a fairy tale, for we can each have that special someone, though it isn't a boyfriend, a spouse, or a best friend. The only one that we can REALLY count on to love us through our worst times, to ALWAYS be there, to love us through the horror that we go through, the only one is our Heavenly Father. He is up there saying, "I'm here. I'm knocking on your heart. I want you to let me love you through this pain, this fear, this adversity. I want to love you through it. I want to love you till you feel joy again, and I want to love through the joy as well."
Do you need love like that? Love that is yours no matter who you are, what you have done, what has happened to you? It is just a prayer away! You don't have to know much about the Bible. You just have to say "Yes Lord I believe that I need You. I believe that You are my only hope. I accept You, thank you for accepting me."
Now, let Him love you.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Prayer... As Vital as Air
Pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16b
I have always been a big fan of prayer. I love to pray. It is something that I can do anytime and anywhere. If things are slow at work, I can pray and the time goes by quickly. If I am happy, I can share my joy with my best friend. If I am scared, I can give it to God and know that I don't really have anything to fear. The God of the universe is protecting me.
One of my most things to do when I pray is to pray for people that I love. During times when I feel helpless and wish that I could do more to help people I love, I know that I can take the burden to the Lord. As James tells us, our prayers are powerful and effective, because they are being heard by God himself.
Something else I am learning to do is to pray for people that I don't necessarily like. Just because I don't like them doesn't mean God doesn't love them. God loves everyone and the more I pray for them the harder it is not to be infused with God's love for them. God gives me His eyes, His heart. I am (and so are you) called to love everyone. We are all His creation. It isn't easy, but it is the right thing to do.
I could go on and on about prayer. There are so many ways to pray and it is such a vital part of a Christian's life. It is our connecting to God, our life source. There are times when we can be doing 20 other things and still praying. There are other times when we need to be more intentional, go into a special room, or kneel and block everything out and just focus on praying (and listening).
I also think it is a good idea to keep a prayer journal. Reading it through it and seeing how God answers your prayers is a good way to bolster your faith. We will not always be on the mountaintop. There will be times when we need a reminder, a boost, and seeing old prayers and knowing the outcome is a great way to do just that!
So, what are ways that you use prayer? Do you have a favorite room, or favorite verse that you love to pray?
-JLP-
I have always been a big fan of prayer. I love to pray. It is something that I can do anytime and anywhere. If things are slow at work, I can pray and the time goes by quickly. If I am happy, I can share my joy with my best friend. If I am scared, I can give it to God and know that I don't really have anything to fear. The God of the universe is protecting me.
One of my most things to do when I pray is to pray for people that I love. During times when I feel helpless and wish that I could do more to help people I love, I know that I can take the burden to the Lord. As James tells us, our prayers are powerful and effective, because they are being heard by God himself.
Something else I am learning to do is to pray for people that I don't necessarily like. Just because I don't like them doesn't mean God doesn't love them. God loves everyone and the more I pray for them the harder it is not to be infused with God's love for them. God gives me His eyes, His heart. I am (and so are you) called to love everyone. We are all His creation. It isn't easy, but it is the right thing to do.
I could go on and on about prayer. There are so many ways to pray and it is such a vital part of a Christian's life. It is our connecting to God, our life source. There are times when we can be doing 20 other things and still praying. There are other times when we need to be more intentional, go into a special room, or kneel and block everything out and just focus on praying (and listening).
I also think it is a good idea to keep a prayer journal. Reading it through it and seeing how God answers your prayers is a good way to bolster your faith. We will not always be on the mountaintop. There will be times when we need a reminder, a boost, and seeing old prayers and knowing the outcome is a great way to do just that!
So, what are ways that you use prayer? Do you have a favorite room, or favorite verse that you love to pray?
-JLP-
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