I am coming to realize the older I get the more I am dependent on God for every area of my life! I realize that without Him I can do nothing of lasting value! Being away for the last 12 days was a great break to just allow God to speak to me to get some much needed rest.
I have a plague in my office known as the prayer of Jabez, which comes from 1 Chronicles 4:10 - This was his prayer, and I am making it mine again today. He simply prayed: "Oh, that You would bless me and indeed enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. So God granted him what he requested."
How many of us need the blessing of God in our lives? I know that I need His blessing, and I pray that my unsaved loved ones and others would experience the blessing of God's presence in their lives.
Enlarge my territory, my influence as I am the light of my world. I want to be effective and make a difference in my remaining years. Emma and I went away to celebrate our 50th birthdays. Thinking about that makes me realize that I want my life to count for Jesus the remaining years that I have left on this planet.
That Your hand will be with me. I need His hand, power, guidance, to lead and help me through my life.
That You would keep me from evil. Lord please put a hedge around me, so that I do not sin, and turn from You! Put a guardrail around me so that I do not crash and burn from the things of this world.
That I may not cause pain - Lord I do not want to do anything that would cause pain to my Lord. I want to live a life that is pleasing to God!
How many of us need to make this our prayer today as well???
Connecting with you,
Pastor Ron
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