My heart is heavy, Father, as I think about where our world sits right now – so much pain and heartache. It is never-ending… You are the only answer to our misery. But many refuse even to acknowledge Your existence, and those who do so often ignore Your power. Use me to accomplish Your will – touch the world through me.
2 Timothy 2:22 (<<click here to read the passage)
Lord, many of us, when young, can’t wait to “grow up.” Our greatest desire is to make our own decisions – to control our destinies. But quite often, we strive for the unrealistic – the ideals for which we reach are elusive. We reach some goals but they don’t satisfy. Unfortunately, the reason we are not fulfilled is that we are reaching for empty things, and though we may on occasion grasp them for a moment, they elude as much as if we tried to grasp smoke – we can see it, we can maybe even smell it, but we cannot hold on to it.
Lord, help me and those I love “pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love and peace.” These, instead, are not elusive. They are tangible, abundant, and free. They will not pass away but are eternal. Help me to develop relationships with those of like mind and heart. May I enjoy the “companionship of those who call on” You. I pray that You would enable me to invest in these things and in these kind of people. Amen.
(Nov 14th, 2015, Sat, 8:11 am)
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