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Let Go and Let God!

One day my family and I went to the beach for a picnic. The kids brought along my youngest son's special toy, a green and yellow ball that he had for a long time. We were playing with the ball when it got away from us into the water. The current was strong and the water was choppy and we were all sad to see it go. I felt for my son. At one time it even seemed like the ball was calling out for us to come and get it but we could not. In fact, we were thankful to God that we did not let our feelings supercede His wisdom. The water was too dangerous and the ball was moving quickly. We had no choice but to let it go. To consider it lost. At that time it was the best thing for us to do. Similarly in life situations there will be times that we will have to know when to Let Go . Let Go and Let God! There may things in our lives that may look good, feel good, seem good but may not be right for us. We may try to hold on to these things longer than we should to our own detriment. We m...

Prayer

Jesus said that men should always pray. Many of us are so busy that it has become so difficult at times for us to have time to do so. Prayer offers us a guarantee of strength, protection and guidance from God. We feel better about life itself when we pray. Here is a copy of a sample prayer wheel chart that I think will be helpful to you. May God's blessings be on you as you continue in prayer now and for the rest of the year! This prayer wheel was taken from: http://www.christianchallenge.us/Spiritual_Formation/Prayer/onehour-prayer.html Prayer/onehour-prayer.html Spend An Hour With God Spend an hour with God? Its easier than you think. Break it up into 5 minute blocks and focus on the following during each 5 minute segment: 1. PRAISE Start your prayer hour by praising the Lord. Praise Him for things that are on your mind right now. Praise Him for one special thing He has done in your life in the past week. Praise Him for His goodness to your family. (Psalm 34:...