When you live your life for Christ, it means that you do to others what Christ would do for others if He were still here on earth. Is this why the church is called the Body of Christ? Is the church called this because we are supposed to do what Jesus would do if He were still here on earth? Who are “the least of these” anyway? Matthew 25 gives us an idea, I believe, because it talks about making strangers feel welcome, giving food to the hungry, offering a drink to the thirsty (v 35), giving clothing to those who need them, visiting those who are sick and in the hospitals, and even visiting those who are in prison (v 36). It doesn’t say anything about why they’re in prison, why they’re hungry, why their naked, why they’re a stranger, why they’re thirsty, or why they’re sick.
Lord,
Luke Boston was healed and went home. I imagine dozens of prayers rising up to You, and You answering them through the skill of Luke's doctors. Thank You.
I fall so far short of being like Jesus on earth. I can just barely call myself a Christian. But I am trying, and the work is Yours, not mine. I just have to show up here and call out to You and ask for Your spirit to enter my heart. And I do ask! Change me, Lord. Make me want to serve You and love others with my money and time and thoughts. I want to genuinely love others, and not just pretend. I pray that You would fill me with a spirit of love for other people. Lord, I wait expectantly for this love.
Please, please show me the way through this book. Please overlook my selfish heart and change me, make this book and my desire for it to be good to be all about glorifying You. I pray for my next chapter. Lord, please hover over me while I write Chapter 11, and guide me in what You would have me write.
I pray for Isabel. I was so disappointed when she wasn't chosen to be on the Broadcast Team, doing the morning announcements. She was so excited about it. Lord, I pray that this character building will be for her good, as You promise in Your word. I pray that she will continue to have the confidence to move forward, and to know that she is smart and special and is going places. I pray most of all that she will come to know that You love her, and that You are for her. She is so smart! I pray that this must be for a reason. How will You use her to advance Your kingdom? Lord, I pray that she will hear You and follow Your lead.
I pray for Lily, that she will find her thing that she is good at, aside from being beautiful and smart and outgoing and beloved by me!
I pray that I will get everything done that I need to today.
I pray that when summer starts, the girls will be productive and allow me to get my work done.
I pray for Isabel in her championship game. Lord, please, please allow her to get at least one hit!!!
In Your son's name I pray,
Amen
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