Second Timothy 2:15

Second Timothy 2:15 
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

If we want to be more like God, we must have God’s mind in us, and the Word of God is God’s mind in print. I want to have the mind of Christ.

Lord Jesus,

You are gracious and merciful and forgiving. You look on me and others with gentle love. I want to be like that.

Yesterday Isabel said she had to have Minecraft at her party or else Finn wouldn't come. She said, sadly, that Finn ignored her in PE that day. It breaks my heart to hear her talk that way--of longing for someone's friendship and not receiving it.

I pray for that relationship, that You would use whatever happens to grow her spiritually and emotionally. She is a wonderful, bright, beautiful girl. I pray for Your hand to be on her all the days of her life.

I pray this for my Lilybug, too. I pray that You would go with her always.

They are insecure about other people liking them--Lily's latest is about her new teacher--and I pray that You would ease their fears, and that the people they long to impress would indeed be impressed. I pray that my girls will learn kindness and goodness, and that being a loving friend is what's most important.

I pray for Lee and the situation with the praise band. He seems to be in a better place. I pray for whatever's coming, that Your love will blanket us. Church was hard on Sunday because of that, and because of the return of Robert, Jennifer and Jordan. Lord, please soften my heart toward them. Soften my heart in general.

I pray for my lunch tomorrow with the CDS friends. I don't want to continue, but I'm willing. Please give me discernment, and help me to know what You want for me in this situation. I don't want to be lazy, but I also don't particularly want to do it anymore. Show me what You want, Lord.

I want to look on them with love. I want to be gracious and loving and merciful and forgiving and walk around with the mind of Christ.

In Jesus's precious name I pray,

Amen