Month: July 2019

Dear God,

It is good to have another day of life and in quiet and solitude, seek and worship You sincerely.  I am prepared mentally and emotionally for this new day in Your Holy Word, in prayer and listening to instrumental hymns.  Their words (though not heard) of joy, supplication, praise and rejoicing come quietly into my mind, and I love being reminded of You in every aspect, in a meditative way. Thank You God, for opening my mind to comprehend the blessings in Ecclesiastes in a new and worthwhile way. Please lead me today to put aside my selfish self, and instead whole heartedly give You all I am and have, so I can be fully Yours, to be used by You to bring joy to others.  In my Bible reading and worship, I start by looking in, Ecclesiastes 12: 13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”

King Solomon, in his life search, observations and experiences gained during his departure from his allegiance to the Mighty, Eternal God, found by the end of his life, that only God’s ways of worship and living satisfied the whole person.  He was also sure that all else was futile, foolish and just vanity.

There is further counsel in the Bible book, Micah, based on the type of worship that pleases You God.  Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good: and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and walk humbly with Your God?” In Bible times, as for us today, self-centeredness and pride got in the way of us being fully heard by God, because we are hanging on to, things like jealousy, and wanting to be the most important person or noticed by the leader etc.

Please God, by Your Spirit give me a humble heart, so I can appreciate all my Saviour has offered me, as well as be living in His way of love.  Ecclesiastes 12: 14 “For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.” I may delude myself and or the people, but I can never delude You God, because You knows all things.

Please show me again and fully the areas in my life, that are not Christ like, so I can repent and be changed by You, to think, speak and act in love; from a humble heart.  Prepare me Lord each day for Your judgement.

Thank You for hearing my prayers.

Amen

 

Dear God,

I honour You again this morning.  I have come somewhat troubled and ‘out of sorts’, for what reason I do not know; probably lack of confidence in my own thoughts and perspective yesterday.  Thank you Jesus for being the ultimate caring listener, as You again invite me to come unto You and have my burden lifted and my thoughts sorted out.  Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. V29 “Take My Yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  This is another very precious meaningful Bible passage to me.  I used to wonder about a yoke being a good thing, because I was thinking of it in the context of animals being forcefully placed under a heavy, confining apparatus that made them walk in the same direction and pace as another beast, at the dictates of the human driver.

In prayer I asked for the meaning so I could understand the blessing I was being offered by Jesus.  I have learnt I am not being forced, but can decide for myself to accept the offer made, to walk cooperatively with Him.  Then I will be thinking and acting in the way of Jesus, by His gift; then all uncertainty goes, and I find the ‘yoke referred to in Verse 29, is not heavy or confining, but rather I am given direction for my pathway, and I no longer need to be bowed down in uncertainty, remorse, sinfulness and unhappiness.  Firstly You have forgiven all my confessed sins and in the power of the cross, my sin burdens of wrong doing of the past and present, have been lifted from me.  Secondly I now in joy and relief, find I am lifted by Your love and sacrifice, and all heaviness of spirit goes.  No way do I want to go back under a sin burden unresolved, or the results of negative thinking.  It has been a growing joy, each day, as I accept Your yoke, forgiveness, learning, and  gentle direction, along with the peace You give to my inner being.

Again today I pray, guide my mind, body and spirit throughout this day, and teach me in all ways needful, so that I can truly express Your love in life and to others.  I thank You for being so very gentle and restful with me, that my mind and body is nurtured and renewed each day.

I love You Jesus with all my heart and give praise that Your love and words are true and everlasting.  Matthew 11:30 “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Amen

Dear God,

I thank You for my life on this lovely new day.  Father God and Jesus Christ His Son, today I have bowed before You in reverence and adoration, for You have truly blessed me, with Your promised love and peace, that passes human understanding.  Actually I am humbled as I look back over past times on how many occasions You have given me peace, sometimes almost immediately, or even after some little time.  Many times this peace has come amidst great mental unrest, after I have claimed the words of Jesus in John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”  I know it is from You, because I certainly could have not have not settled at the time, by my own resolve.

Dear Jesus, thank You that You hear my prayers and give me Your peace.  You always answer my invitation for You to come into my heart, or invite You to take my heart, mind and will, because we are too sinful, to really give all of ourselves.  You come in and fill me with Yourself.  Never could I command You to come in, for You are God, and I am Your created child.  You love to be loved and to be invited in to my heart, and for me to believe Your restful presence will come to me a trusting believer.  I thank You that even when I feel that my prayer has not been answered, I can pray for Your gift of belief and faith, and by the gift of the Holy Spirit, this spiritual need will be answered.

Again I pray, please fill me with Your love and belief, for of myself I am lacking, and I am so glad You will pour Your love into me, not only for me, but for my fellow man.  Psalm 18: 1 “I will love You, O Lord my strength.”  You God have become not only my strength, but my shield, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my stronghold and the horn of my salvation. Ps 28:7 and Ps 18:2.

Also my hope and assurance is fulfilled in Jesus Christ my Saviour.  Romans 5:5 “Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

Prayerfully, Amen

 

John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have Sent.”

Dear God, This morning, I am so glad to greet my God, Creator and Redeemer.  It lifts my spirit to give You acknowledgement and adore You and to raise my thoughts and voice in song and praise, most Holy God, in heaven.

Please guide my thoughts and heart, as I talk with You.  Looking back, I now believe, that once I thought that spiritually I was on Your pathway, and was not aware I had great gaps in my experience with my heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, my Saviour.  I was daily enjoying Bible study and prayer, which I mainly wrote down in a prayer journal.  In obedience to what I believed You God wanted me to do, I regularly occupied myself in outreach activities to others designed to reveal Your instruction, about caring for our overall health, physical body, mind and soul. I was blessed by You God during these activities and thanks and praises came naturally to mind and mouth.  As usual I loved to be busy and achieve much, and as usual did way too much, which gave great satisfaction to my spirit, and weariness to my already loaded body and mind.  Thank You for later bringing this to my attention, and then forgiving me, and giving me in answer a more balanced perspective.

Then some significant health issues invaded my life, and some are still part of my life.  These days by Your grace, that is OK, because You keep me in love.  At the time I was sent into a mental spin, not because I ceased to believe in You, but my distress was such, that I did not feel You close, or that my prayers were being answered.  What I missed was, that my prayers claiming You promises for rest and peace were answered, if not always immediately.  You cannot lie, so Your scriptural promises can only be answered, but I needed the faith to believe, and not be deluded or confused by my own thoughts or feelings which prevented Your answer being experienced by me at that time.  I am learning slowly to tune out on my own distress and realize more fully the reality of the wonderful truths, from Your Holy Word in all situations.

John 14: 16 “And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever –“

I am so glad that I with more heart preparation, expectancy and application in prayer to You Father, in the name of Jesus, I am more fully filled with the Comforter/Holy Spirit and Jesus my Saviour, Who walks and talks with me.

Amen

 

 

It has been a long while since I blogged my prayers.  Though for the most part I still wrote my prayers, sickness, caused me to think I for the most part had I nothing worthwhile to share.  But God has kept me and answered many impassioned prayers, and maybe I do now have something to meaningful to share.

Psalm 18:6 “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God:

He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, even to His ears.”

Dear God,

I thank You for my life, and for this new day, after the blessings and safe keeping of me through yesterday and the night just past.  Just at present, in the early morning, I am being blessed by reverent Christian music, along with the chirps of little birds.  I love to hear the sounds of nature and look at the sky, trees and all living things in my surroundings and beyond.  For me Your absolute power and love are revealed in all creation, and I am brought close to You; and quietness comes into my soul.

I am awed that this same power and love are directed by You to me: a mere insignificant speck upon this earth, let alone the whole universe.  The enlightening thing is that all through scripture there are wonderful promises and instruction, along with invitations to just come, and allow You to show love to me and all mankind.  I am enriched in all ways, as I am taught how to truly love and worship you in return.  It is natural for me to worship and revere You as Father God, which is always acceptable to You.  As the source of all love, it is natural, that Your blessings flow down to me in abundance upon my body and in my soul.  I humbly give thanks that my prayers of confession, needs, distress, praise and thanks are all heard in the heavenly courts.

I remember the times, when peace came when I claimed for me the words of, Psalm 27: 1”The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life: of whom shall I be afraid? 

Amen