Galatians 5:7-9 "You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the One who calls you. "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.""
As much as we would love for happiness and hope to be the most contagious attitudes, the sad truth is that in many cases negativity and defeat can be much more lethal. It is a hard task to be the positive one who infects an atmosphere, especially if we put that load on our own shoulders. However, if we remember that with our Lord all things are possible that burden becomes a little lighter...and then if we devote ourselves to God and keep Him at the forefront of our minds, hearts and soul through the whole day it becomes possible for us to cut in on the negativity and become the ray of Son-shine in the midst of those around us. If we let ourselves take "it all" on ourselves then it is most likely that we will no longer be running a good race. But when we choose to let God guide us, to let God persuade our attitudes than I think we may just find ourselves being good yeast than can and will work its way through the dough of those surrounding us. Making choices like this are essential to growing with God and delighting in His ways. Making choices like this will help us to serve God and follow His path for our lives. On the contrary, if we make the wrong choice, we may not only find ourselves being cut in on and disobeying the truth but we may eventually even become part of the problem. I have learned this lesson the hard way! But I challenge you to join me and making a new start every day and choosing to let God persuade you to getting back on track, running a good race and being positive "yeast." Please join me in prayer:
Dearest Father,
We come to You and offer our thanks for Your positive persuasion in our lives. We praise Your holy name for all You do is amazing and Your grace and mercy are beyond our full comprehension. We ask You today dear Lord to please guide our lives, our footsteps, our choices and our attitudes so that through Your power and love we may inspire hopeful attitudes in those around us and that Your Son may shine through us. Father we want to continually thank and praise You for our clergy and ask that You may please keep them in Your blessing that they may continue to rightly teach us Your ways. Lord we ask that You please grant special protection and blessings to those who put their lives on the line every day to protect us from those who would harm us...please grant that Your favor may go before and completely surround our troops and our service men and women. God we are in constant reminder that Your healing is the true and only healing that we need, we realize there are many who we love and cherish that are in special need of Your miraculous healing hand, we come to You today and ask that You may grant this healing to Summer, Sharon, Melissa, Morgan, Phyllis, Carolyn, Randy, Emily, Brenda, Sheila, Mr & Mrs Jones, Darlene, Brandy's Mom, Nancy and to all those we individually name to You in our hearts now. Please wrap them each in a Spiritual hug of Your comfort and peace. Finally, we lift up to You Mike, Deanna and Lauren and ask that You please grant Mike & Deanna peace and hope as they await Lauren's birth and also please grant Lauren a safe arrival and a healthy, long life devoted to You. We ask all these things may be done according to Your will and in Jesus name. Amen.
Have a blessed weekend and week ahead!
Love through Christ,
Niki
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