"In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this dayour daliy bread.
And forgive us our debt,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is tehe kingdom and the
power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13 (NJK)
How many times do we pray for our will instead of His will? How many times do we think God should answer our prayer the was we want Him to? And if His answer to our prayer is no we think He didn't answer, but He did answer No is an answer to pray too...so is wait. In our world of modern conveniences where we can instantly download a song or a book we want or go get what we want within a few minutes or so we forget that our answer to prayer comes at God's timing, not ours. We Need to Pray that His will be done not our will.
I've been thinking a lot lately how God doesnt just want a piece of our lives but He wants all our life.
When Jesus called the diciples they put aside everything ...Luke 5:11 "So when they had brought their boats to land and, they forsook all and followed Him."
They forsook all and followed God. Have you forsook all to follow after God? I know there are times in my life that I haven't forsook all to follow Him. Daily we have to remind ourselves that we are to surrender to God.
Here is what the webster's dictionary says surrender means :
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this dayour daliy bread.
And forgive us our debt,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is tehe kingdom and the
power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13 (NJK)
How many times do we pray for our will instead of His will? How many times do we think God should answer our prayer the was we want Him to? And if His answer to our prayer is no we think He didn't answer, but He did answer No is an answer to pray too...so is wait. In our world of modern conveniences where we can instantly download a song or a book we want or go get what we want within a few minutes or so we forget that our answer to prayer comes at God's timing, not ours. We Need to Pray that His will be done not our will.
I've been thinking a lot lately how God doesnt just want a piece of our lives but He wants all our life.
When Jesus called the diciples they put aside everything ...Luke 5:11 "So when they had brought their boats to land and, they forsook all and followed Him."
They forsook all and followed God. Have you forsook all to follow after God? I know there are times in my life that I haven't forsook all to follow Him. Daily we have to remind ourselves that we are to surrender to God.
Here is what the webster's dictionary says surrender means :
: to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed
: to give the control or use of (something) to someone else
: to allow something (such as a habit or desire) to influence or control you
Our we willing to give God control of our lives? It can be hard and it can be scary sometimes because there will be times that we will be asked to take a leap of faith and step out of our comfort zone. But it will be well worth it. The question is are you willing to let God take control of your life? Will you lay down your plans, your dreams, your fears, your worries, EVERYTHING and follow God?
Signing off,
Beth B. Monk
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