Prayer – Lord, I know You have promised to never leave
me or forsake me. Thank you. That security is so precious to me. Just knowing
that You are with me always allows me to see You working in my life—even in
little ways like green traffic lights, but there are some big ways that mean my
family and I have peace amidst the trials. Thanks for that, too. Please hear
our prayers and continue to show me how You are working in my life.
Just like the mother goose...
Jesus will never leave us or forsake us.
He promised!
But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured
out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder
than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working
through me by his grace. 1 Corinthians 15:10
Meditate. Consider what God is doing in your life.
Paul wrote about God working in and through his life. How do you see God working in your life?
As Christians we are called to daily lay down our lives and
to take up our cross and follow Christ—to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us.
Then, calling the
crowd to join his disciples, he said, "If any of you wants to be my
follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow
me. Mark 8:34
So I say, let the
Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature
craves. Galatians 5:16
May I suggest that you keep a prayer list…your requests and
then note when you get an answer to those prayers. That will help you see just
how God is working in your life…and as you share that info with others it will
be encouraging to others…and to yourself. I’ve seen that in my own life. Take a
look. How do you see God working in your life?
Verse of Salvation ~ But thank God! He has made us his
captives and continues to lead us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now
he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is
perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are
perishing. To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and
doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who
is adequate for such a task as this? You see, we are not like the many
hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with
sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us. 2
Corinthians 2:14-17
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