Keep Me From Harm

Please hold my hand tightly as I walk through life, and though I must experiment to learn on my own, guide and direct me, and keep me from harm while I grow. (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 7 April)
30/Apr/2010 8:20

Courage

How beautiful is the joy of contributing even a little to the happiness of others. (As We Understand, p. 28)

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. (One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 24 March)
29/Apr/2010 8:53

It Is Folly

It is folly to gain ground materially but lose it spiritually. (Warren W. Wiersbe, Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary, p. 114)
28/Apr/2010 9:09

Thorns Have Roses

Thank you, God, I can now see that thorns have roses. (One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 9 April)
27/Apr/2010 9:23

Satan

All Satan-energized systems are actively at odds with the things of Christ. (John MacArthur, Truth For Today, 5 March)

God is alone, but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion. (Henry David Thoreau, Walden, p. 180-81)
26/Apr/2010 9:02

Will of God

And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. (Daily Guideposts - 2008, 18 February, Romans 12:2)
25/Apr/2010 9:24

Show Me

Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth and teach me: for Thou are the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day. (Psalms 25:4-5)
24/Apr/2010 8:30

Listening

What might God be telling me about a particular person for whom I've been praying? (Oswald Chambers, Prayer A Holy Occupation, p. 100)
23/Apr/2010 8:42

Living Strength of Prayer

Thank You, Lord, for the living strength of prayer and the love that sustains us in times of crisis. I think of [insert name] who desperately needs Your touch right now. (Roberta Rogers in Daily Guideposts - 2008, 19 February)
22/Apr/2010 15:08

Balance

God balances our lives and gives us enough burdens to keep us humble and enough blessings to keep us happy. (Warren W. Wiersbe, Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary, p. 57)
21/Apr/2010 8:36

All Things

All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 in Embraced By The Light by Betty J. Eadie, 21 March)
20/Apr/2010 8:08

Your Requests

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6 in Wisdom For The Way by Charles R. Swindoll, p. 98)
19/Apr/2010 7:45

Negative Thoughts

If I pray that someone else may be, or do, something which I am not, and don't intend to do, my praying is paralyzed. (Oswald Chambers, Prayer A Holy Occupation, p. 64)

Lord, today I will clear out the clutter and let go of negative thoughts that slow me down in my walk with you. (Carol Kukendall in Daily Guideposts - 1986, 25 February)
18/Apr/2010 7:49

Stubborn Pride

Lord, when stubborn pride would like to reign, let humility fill my heart's domain. (Rick Hamlin in Daily Guideposts, 31 March 1986)
17/Apr/2010 8:56

Taxed To The Limit

Lord, I want my taxes to go for good purposes. Guide the leaders who make use of them. (Toni Sortor and Pamela McQuade, The Word On Life, 15 April) 15/Apr/2010 8:08

Take Things As They Are

[Jesus] ... teach[es] us to take things as they are, and accommodate ourselves to them; to use what we have, and to make the best of that which is. (Matthew Henry in His Miracles, Day 86) 14/Apr/2010 7:42

The Simple Earnest Prayer

In the twilight of the morning,

When the shadows steal away,
And we wake from balmy slumber
To behold another day,
Let us go alone in secret,
And unburden all our care
At the feet of our Redeemer,
In the simple, earnest prayer.
(Fanny Crosby)

We Have Been Blessed

TITLE: We Have Been Blessed Far Beyond
AUTHOR: Jane Austen
TOPIC: Evening Prayer
SOURCE: The Book of Uncommon Prayer

We Thank Thee with all our hearts for every gracious dispensation, for all blessings that have attended our lives, for every hour of safety, health, and peace, of domestic comfort and innocent enjoyment.

We feel that we have been blessed far beyond any thing that we have deserved; and though we cannot but pray for a continuance of all these mercies, we acknowledge our unworthiness of them and implore thee to pardon the presumption of our desires.

Keep us oh! Heavenly Father, from evil this night.

Bring us in safety to the beginning of another day and grant that we may rise again with every serious and religious feeling which now directs us.

May thy mercy be extended over all mankind, bringing the ignorant to the knowledge of thy truth, awakening the impenitent, touching the hardened.

Look with compassion upon the afflicted of every condition, assuage the pangs of disease, comfort the broken in spirit.

******

What A Beautiful Morning

Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.
12/Apr/2010 10:04

Friends and Loved Ones

Spiritual life without guilt would be like physical life without pain. (John MacArthur, Truth For Today, 16 February)

I thank You, Lord, for friends and loved ones who stand by me. (Jeff Japinga in Daily Guideposts - 1986, 23 February)
11/Apr/2010 8:40

When God Says Something

When God says something is wrong, it is wrong, no matter how small a thing it may seem to be. (Warren W. Wiersbe, Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary, p. 88)
10/Apr/2010 7:29

Phantoms

All that depresses you, all that you fear, is really powerless to harm you. These things are but phantoms. So arise from earth's bonds, from depression, distrust, fear, and all that hinders your new life. Arise to beauty, joy, peace, and work inspired by love. Rise from death to life. You do not even need to fear death. All past sins are forgiven if you live and love and work with God. Let nothing hinder your new life. Seek to know more and more of that new way of living. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 9 April)
9/Apr/2010 9:08

Give Me Courage

Lord, no matter what my limitations, give me the courage to try. (Dave Franco in Daily Guideposts - 2008, 1 February)
8/Apr/2010 9:25

A Lifetime Work

Remember, no one has time to pray, we have to take time from other things that are valuable in order to understand how necessary prayer is. (Oswald Chambers, Prayer A Holy Occupation, p. 97)

I pray that I may persist day by day in gaining spiritual experience. I pray that I may make this a lifetime work. (Twenty-Four Hours a Day, 25 March
7/Apr/2010 7:46

Plain As The Nose On Your Face

I pray that I may function on a spiritual plane as well as on a material plane. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 20 March)
6/Apr/2010 7:51

Growth

Help me accept responsibility for my own growth ... (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 16 February)
5/Apr/2010 8:47

Easter Sunday

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him." John 20:2
4/Apr/2010 8:25

Perseverance

I pray that I may persevere in all good things. I pray that I may advance each day... (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 31 March)
3/Apr/2010 7:36

Good Friday

Few hear His voice. Fewer still open the door. (Max Lucado, Grace For The Moment, 16 March)

I pray that I may always feel God's presence. I pray that I may realize this Presence constantly all through the day. (Twenty-four Hours A Day, 19 March)
2/Apr/2010 9:28

Pray For All People

"For myself, of late years, I am finding it much easier to believe that God made man, than that man made God." (As Bill Sees It, p. 73)

Pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to him. (1 Timothy 2:1)
1/Apr/2010 8:24