Beloved–
Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. (from 1 Timothy)
The only way I can be faithful, loving and persevere to manifest gentleness is to stay at the foot of the cross, holding on tight. Joyfully knowing that I’m welcome warts and all.
I pray that you know the comfort that comes at the foot of the cross. I will continue to pray for you morning, noon and night for the next 39 days.
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days (40 days not counting Sundays) before Easter. It falls on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.
The purpose of Lent (recalling Jesus’ 40-day fast in the wilderness) is to be a season of fasting, self-denial, prayer, scripture reading, penitence, conversion, and simplicity. Lent, which comes from the Teutonic (Germanic) word for springtime, can be viewed as a spiritual spring cleaning: a time for taking spiritual inventory and then cleaning out those things which hinder our corporate and personal relationships with Jesus Christ and our service to him.
Prayer: Lent is a good time to develop or strengthen a discipline of daily prayer. A good goal for Lent would be to praise God in prayer morning and evening daily. Praise and thanksgiving first and requests second. Scripture Reading: When facing temptation in the desert, Jesus relied on Scripture to counter the wiles of the devil. It is a formidable weapon for us as well.
Pray that we can be diligent in our “spring cleaning process.” I’m praying for you morning, noon and night for the next 46 days.
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
God will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him whose thoughts are fixed on him. (from Isaiah)
Yesterday, I learned that fixing my thoughts on the world’s problems even for just a minute gives the enemy a foothold. Pride and anger quickly followed dragging me down a wormhole before I knew it. Only the prior practice of memorizing God’s word saved me from drowning in my own sin.
I pray everyday for you to have wisdom and discernment to read and study God’s word.
Luv Ya!
Beloved–
…God chose you…to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth. (from Thessalonians)
The Word taught me what truth is–real truth! I’m a sinner; despite that God chose to love me before I loved him. The truth is I needed to learn to be brutally honest with myself so that I could see the difference between an attack of the enemy and a problem of my own making.
I pray for you daily to know the truth that, God chose to love your heart before the foundation of the world.
Luv Ya!
MaggieBelle 