Posted on 01/14/2012 1:55:48 PM PST by Irish Rose
Father, we pray for those in our military who are deployed overseas, that You would protect them and restore them safely to their families. We also ask that You would give them, and their families, comfort and steadfastness until You bring them together again.
Father, we pray for the citizens of our country during the primaries. Give us Your wisdom as we vote. Lord, You know which candidate is best; we ask You to give him success.
Lord, You have no need of anything from us, for the world is Yours, and all that is in it. Every animal of the forest is Yours, and the cattle on a thousand hills; all the creatures of the field belong to You. You know every bird in the mountains, every star in the sky, every blade of grass that grows. All life, strength, joy, and love comes from You. You do not need us, but You have chosen to want us. Small and sinful though we are, You make us the apple of Your eye. We rejoice in Your love, through Jesus Christ our Savior, Amen.
A call to prayer.
Amen to your prayer, Dear Irish Rose.
Amen.
If money were missing mysteriously from your wallet, you would be angry. But if you discovered that your child was the one who stole it, your anger would quickly turn into grief. One use of the word grief is to describe the sorrow we feel when those we love disappoint us.
“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God” (Eph. 4:30) essentially means not to hurt the One who loves us and is here to help us. For we read Jesus’ words in John 14:26 that the Holy Spirit is sent to us by the Father to be our Helper.
When the Holy Spirit in us is grieved by our actions or attitudes, the result can be tremendous tension. The Spirit pulls us in one direction, but the lusts of the flesh pulls us in another. Paul describes this in Galatians 5:17, “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.” If this continues, we may begin to feel guilty and dissatisfied with life. Soon, joy and vigor may diminish within us, only to be replaced by listlessness and lethargy (Ps. 32:3-4).
So do not grieve the Holy Spirit who was given in love to help you. “Put away” the bad choices of the flesh (Eph. 4:31), and live faithfully for God.
Joining in prayer for our Troops and our beloved Nation.
Blessings, etabeta
What a beautiful prayer,Irish Rose. Thank you! God bless you!
I join in prayer for our heroes and nation!
May the LORD's blessings be with our Troops, and may He guard them all from the evil one. For Jesus' Sake, and in His Name, amen.
Amen
|
Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!
Prayers up for our country
Amen
Lord, You have no need of anything from us, for the world is Yours, and all that is in it. Every animal of the forest is Yours, and the cattle on a thousand hills; all the creatures of the field belong to You. You know every bird in the mountains, every star in the sky, every blade of grass that grows. All life, strength, joy, and love comes from You. You do not need us, but You have chosen to want us. Small and sinful though we are, You make us the apple of Your eye. We rejoice in Your love, through Jesus Christ our Savior, Amen.
Amen to your Beautiful, Heaven-Enabled Prayer, Dear Servant of Jesus Christ.
Standing in Heartfelt Agreement with you.
Thanksgiving to our Lord for your Wonderful Prayer Ministry.
'Grace be with thee.' (1Tim.6:21)
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. (1 Corinthians 12:4-6)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
