Pray, Pray, Pray

Do you have a personal practice for your prayer life?  Do you pray frequent short prayers throughout the day asking, “Lord God, help me to glorify you in what I do now or that I am planning to do next?”  

What about our nation?  We are in a crisis of governance, financial stability, LEADERSHIP, and overall a lack of fundamentals that this country was built on. Why did our forefathers put “in God we Trust” on our money?  Why can’t we understand like they did that we must look to God for guidance?  The political scene and the current direction of where this country is going is disturbing.  Considering God’s will in everything we do is taking into account what God has in store for us. We tend to get very busy with out “to do” lists and what we want without regard to what God might want us to do. 

Think about this Psalm in chapter 115, “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in heaven; he
does whatever pleases him. But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.  They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. All you Israelites, trust in the Lord—he is their help and shield.  House of Aaron, trust in the Lord he is their help and shield.  You who fear him, trust in the Lord—he is their help and shield.  The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the Lord—small and great alike. May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind. It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.

Trust in the Lord BUT take into account God’s will in your daily life to insure that His ways are your ways!  

We “the people” must stand up and tell our “political debaters and those that are trying to become our leaders” that we aren’t happy with things and the direction we are moving to. But in all things, “lift up our prayers to God” in doing things His way.