Friend - Have you helped someone out today? Have you been kind and caring to someone
today? Did you maybe ring someone or sms someone or listen to someone who needed
a shoulder to cry on? Did you pray for someone? Did you smile at someone? Did you
care about someone? Did you care about anyone? What did you do to lighten someones load?
If you haven't helped someone today yet - don't worry - the day isn't over yet - get cracking.
When Jesus was here on earth - he went around and lightened lots of peoples loads.
He spent alot of his time ministering to the sick, the down and out, the needy, the homeless.
May be you are the sick, the down and out, the needy or the homeless. If so - Jesus cares
about you. He loves you so much. He died for you. You are so special to him. You can spend
eternity in his loving presence.
Your trials/challenges might seem overwhelming right now - but if you accept Jesus into your
life right now - he will help you carry your burdens. Won't you invite him in to your life right now.
Let's pray.
Dear Loving Lord
We come to you today and thank you for all of the positive things going on in our life. Some of us Lord
have trials and challenges to bear - and it is so hard - but Lord in your strength Lord - we can face these trials and challenges in a positive way - knowing that you are in control - and Romans 8:28 states - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
We know that we don't have to worry about anything Lord - but instead we have to trust you - to work
out our circumstances for our highest good. Sometimes our hearts are so broken, it is hard to believe
that you can really help us - but you came to heal the broken hearted, to comfort the needy, to encourage the lost and to uplift anyone who chooses to trust you.
We already know of your great love for us. We know we have to walk by faith and not by sight. If we walk by sight - then we would be giving way to feelings - and feelings are changeable therefore we
are not to walk by feelings but instead we are to walk by the loving,caring, directing words of you -
the words of your bible. We can have faith as we read the bible and listen to the stories of old - of where you have always been there for your people. Anyone can become an adopted son or daughter of yours Lord - all they have to do - is to accept you into their heart by the power of your holy spirit and follow you.
You are our Chief Exective Officer, Leader, Friend and all powerful comforter and inspiration. You have the power to comfort us through both good times and bad times. Having you in our lives Lord is so wonderful. Having you in our hearts gives us the strength and peace we need - so we can have happiness, peace and joy - admist our trials and challenges.
Jesus is preparing a beautiful place in heaven for each one of us - all we have to do is follow you - that isn't hard - because a life without you Lord is sad, discouraging, overwhelming, superficial and shallow.
By having you in our hearts Lord - We each can have the blessed assurance that if anything happened to us - travelling on our earthly journey - then we are assured of a glorious, wonderful, bright and fantastic future with you in our heavenly home. What joy - what inspiration - what positivity is that.
Having real hope and joy and peace in our hearts - knowing our eternal future is assured by you -
the one who loves us - and will be there for us wholly and completely brings tears to my eyes.
You are an awesome God - and we love you so much Lord. Thank you for loving us - before we first loved you. The first time that I meet some people who are reading this prayer Lord will be in heaven -
because right now - they are on one side of the world and I am on the other - but I look forward to that
day Lord - a day of happiness, excitement, reunion, laughter and tears - What a great day - Meeting for the first time - and being reunited with our loved ones - and you Lord - our Leader, our king, our friend, our comforter, our rock, our salvation.
Following you also Lord - gives us a better life here on earth - for we no longer have to carry our
burdens/challenges on our own. We get to share them with the greatest God there is - and that is a huge relief. Help us to live a balanced life - sowing seeds of hope, kindness love and support to those around us.
Look after each one of us Lord as we go through this week, hold our hands, comfort us, protect us,
encourage us and help us as we go about our daily business working, being a mum, a dad,
a sister, a brother, a carer, a friend, an encourager etc.
You know each of our struggles personally. You know the mountains we are climbing - or
the valleys we are in - Let us climb these mountains - or walk these valleys in your strength -
because you are reliable, trustworthy, competent, caring, forgiving, loving and all powerful.
Thank you Lord for hearing our prayers - and for always being with us - loving us - no matter
what. Amen.
GOD IS AWESOME, MIGHTY, POWERFUL AND STRONG. HAVING THE LORD IN YOUR
HEART - IS HAVING THE GREATEST TREASURE ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE. FRIEND
WON'T YOU MAKE SURE YOU ACCEPT THE LORD INTO YOUR HEART TODAY - RIGHT NOW
AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GLORIOUS FUTURE IN HIS PRESENCE. THE LORD IS STANDING BY RIGHT NOW - JUST WAITING FOR YOUR INVITATION - TO LET HIM INTO YOUR HEART. WON'T YOU DO IT NOW - YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID :-) HE IS THE BEST FRIEND ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE:-)
