Tag: Living Your Life

August 8, 2023

Finding Your Way – Living Your Life

“The lazy Christian has his mouth full of complaints, when the active Christian has his heart full of comforts.”

Thomas Brooks

My days always begin around 3 in the morning, long before I get up and start moving. I lay awake thinking about what I need to do first, ways of improving my life and how I can help my adult children reach their goals without being an overbearing meddlesome parent. However, on this particular day, I started with soaking the dishes from yesterday, folding clothes I’d washed and dried from yesterday, putting a load of clothes in the dryer from yesterday wash, putting another load of dirty clothing in the wash and waking my husband that isn’t mobile because of a bad hip to “Jeff, you need to wake up and start living your day.” In his mind I’m sure he’s thinking “what the heck can I do when I can barely walk.” And I know this is how he thinks because this is how he chooses to live! He waits on me and our son to do most everything for him . . . and sadly he’s enjoying the luxury so much that it robs him of having a meaningful life. Let’s pray!

PRAYER

Father God, Proverbs 20:4 says, “The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.” Lord help those that are struggling with laziness. To their dismay, them sitting around doing nothing but passing time waiting on others to do even the little things they can do for themselves rob them of abundant living. Open their eyes to the knowledge of strength is always gained by first helping ourselves and then others. Amen

Prayers Of A Black Woman

October 23

Get good at telling your own stories. Some of the world’s best speech makers were storytellers like Mark Twain and Will Rogers. Never get caught giving someone else’s speech. People know immediately, and it’s embarrassing. Talk about the experiences that have impacted your own life–they’ll be more meaningful and interesting to your audience.

David W. Anderson

You know what! I gotta tell a short story here. I have this family member that must tell everybody’s story including her own. It doesn’t matter what the story is about or if it should stay private or go public. All that matters is that she must tell the news, as she adds and subtracts to every story. Her lack of respect for the privacy of others causes her to cross boundaries, creating wounds that have long lasting emotional scars. And! Lord help if the story is about someone she hates and or dislike her. Yet, the funny thing about this person is that I believe every family, every circle of friends, every aspect of life where people come together has at least one toxic busybody. Let’s pray!

PRAYER

Father God, thank you for another day to make a difference. Lord, today we’re praying about the spirit of destruction that has people captive. We’re asking you to bind it in the name of Jesus! Render it useless and replace it with a spirit of restoration allowing victims to find their voices and heal. Amen