Showing posts with label Answered Prayers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Answered Prayers. Show all posts

Thursday, February 16, 2023

The Second Most Important Commandment! + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Me To Love Myself ...!



By
George McD. Greenidge
Guest Writer











The Second Most Important Commandment Says: 


"Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor
As Thyself!"
Mark 12:31.


As Strange As It May Sound
The Most Important Relationship You Have 
Is The One That You Have With Yourself! 
Hear Me Out! 

Too Many People Don't Like Who They Are
And They Focus On Their Faults, Weaknesses, And Failures! 

They Wish They Were Taller
Had A Better Personality ... And Looked Like Someone Else 
Instead Of Accepting Themselves 
As The Workmanship Of Almighty God ... A Masterpiece
Made In The Image Of The Eternal Holy God!

As If That Isn't Bad Enough
They Then Wonder Why They Are Not Happy 
And Don't Have Good Relationships 
With Our Heavenly Father, Their Family And Friends
Food, Their Feelings, And Their Finances! 

If You Don't Get Along With You, Then It Stands To Reason That
You Are Not Going To Get Along With Other People 
And Most Certainly Not With The Holy God!

Brethren, You Can't Love Others 
If You Don't First Love Yourself  ... In A Goodly, Godly, Way! 
Please Note That The Word Is Not To Be "In Love With Yourself!" 
With This In Mind, The Best Thing You Can Do
- I Include Myself - 
Is To Be Good To Yourself
Be Kind To Yourself
Be Merciful To Yourself
And Bless God For His Faithfulness To His Word To Us!



PRAYER: 

Father God, 
Thank You For Making Me In Your Image 
With Gifts, Talents, And Abilities To Enjoy Life
While Accomplishing Your Will
And
Also Blessing Others! 

Please Help Me To Love Myself
Despite All Of My Weaknesses And Shortcomings
Which I know I May Give Wholly To You
For You To Change Me
To Be Who You Created Me To Be
In Your Loving Hands!
I Love You! 

Father,
In The Humility Of Faith
I Know And Can Say That
I Am Happy To Be Who You Made Me To Be!
Thank You For Hearing And Answering Prayers
For I Pray In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 
Amen! 








 

Saturday, August 22, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Make Peace, Sue For For Peace: Live In Peace!



Bible Verses KJV on Twitter: "Jude 1:24 KJV Now unto him that is ...


The Truth Sets Mankind Free!

Beloved, 

We Have The Choice To Make: 
Yield To The Prompting Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
And 
Let Our Our Path ... Our Steps Through Life
Be Designed, Ordered 
And 
Directed By The Lord Of Life Who Loves Us 
So That We Can Make Peace With The Past
Be At Peace In The Present
And 
Live Eternally At Peace With That Faithful Lord Of Life 
In The Certain Future 

OR 

We Can Continue To Be Willfully Unwise 
And 
Bungle Our Way Through Life 
And
Be Perpetually Miserable ... Having No Hope! 

With Our Future Estate Determined By Our Present Actions
Let's Realize That We Are Weak 
And 
Need Help From The Only One 
Who Sacrificially, Infinitely
Unswervingly Loves Us Personally 
And 
Intimately! 

Denounce Pride ...

Let's Humble Ourselves 
And 
Call On The Maker
Our Master, Lord, God And King 
Who Hears Our Pitiful Cries
Cares For Us
And 
Always Answers Our Prayers! 

"No!" Is An Answer:
If We Received Every Last Thing We Asked For
We Would Be Miserable Indeed!

Subjugate Arrogancy ...

Our Days ... Our Years
Are In Almighty God's Holy, Blessed
Preserving, Providing
Ever-Faithful Hands
So Let Us Never Forget
- Let Us Ever Remember -
That We Have The Blessed Hope!

You Need Help: Ask For It!

Pray A Prayer ...

Jesus Christ Saves! 
Let's Run To Him!
Let's Walk With Him
And 
Let's Work Diligently 
And 
Faithfully For Him
And
Rest Assured That
We Will Be Blessed Today And Forever! 
Peace Be Upon You! 




Sunday, January 22, 2017

Great Questions For Good Christians + PRAYER: Open Our Hearts, Lord!






Since Jesus Christ Is God
And Jesus Christ Has His Father
For His God
Do We Not Need Jesus Christ
As Our God
To Get Jesus' Father God
As God Our Father?

Since Jesus Christ IS The Word
And The Word Is God
And God Sends The Holy Spirit
Do We Not Need Jesus Christ To Get The Holy Spirit?

Since The Holy Spirit Is The Comforter
And Jesus Christ Said
He Will Not Leave Us Comfortless
Do We Not Need Jesus Christ
To Get The Comfort Of The Comforter?

Almighty God IS The Father
And Jesus Christ Said:
I And The Father Are One!
And
No One Gets To The Father But By Me
And Jesus Christ Is The Son Of God
And You Get To The Father
By Going Through The Son
Do We Not Get God The Father
When
We Get God The Son?
Is Not Almighty God Jesus Christ?

Jesus Christ IS The True Vine!
He Says That We Are The Branches!

Jesus Christ Gives To Every Man 
A Measure Of Faith.

Faith Is A Good Fruit!
Man Must Stay Attached To The True Vine 
To Be Good Fruit!

If We Need Faith 
To Overcome The World
Does It Not Stand To Reason 
That We Need Jesus Christ 
In Order To Bear Good Fruit 
For The Harvest Celebration
Which Comes For Us
Only If We Have The Faith 
Which Is What We Get From Jesus Christ
That We Then Use To Overcome The World
Which Will Cause Us To Shine 
So That Jesus Will Commend Us To His Father 
So That We Are Recipients Of The Award 
Given To Those Enduring Faithful 
On The Receiving Line 
In The Great Day?

Jesus Christ IS Almighty God!
Almighty God IS Faithful!
AND
We MUST Trust Jesus Christ
Who Was Born In A Stable
AND
Walked On The Lonesome Road
AND
Died 
AND
Arose And Ascended
AND
Is Right Now
In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary
Interceding
AND
Is Coming Again
For Men Who Trust
Not Those Who Lust
Making A Fuss
Over Things Which Are Soon Dust!

I Trust Jesus Christ!
AND
I Beseech You, Brethren
Trust Wholly In Him!
Trust The Living God's Word
AND
Don't Live In Lust
Like Those Of The Grazing Goat Herd!
Live Blessed On The Holy Word
Digested Read Heard!
Please Do Not Live To Forever Die!
Please Live So That
To Jesus Christ You Will Fly!



PRAYER:



Open Our Eyes, Lord
That We  May See Jesus Christ
As The Savior God
That He Is!

Open Our Hearts
To Receive The Great Blessing
That You Are Willing To Import!

Thank You, Lord
For Imputing Christ's Righteousness
Unto Us
So That We May Boldly Approach
Unto You
For Dear Grace!

 Thank You, Lord
For Not Rejecting
Our Humble Prayers
That We In Jesus' Name
In Faith
Say Unto Thee!

Thank You, Lord
For The Mercy
And
The Grace
And
The Provision
That Assures Us
That In Heaven
You Have Prepared For Us A Place!
What A Blessed Day
It Shall Be When Our Faith
Becomes Sight!

Father,
Lift Us Up
So That We Will - In Faith - Lift You Up
Is The Plea Of Our Believing Hearts
Humbly Petitioning
For Your Favor
For We Truly Love Thee!
Accept Our Prayer
And
Answer
According To Your Will
 And
In Your Way
In Jesus Christ's Name, We Plead!
AMEN.




Saturday, December 3, 2016

From This Moment On ...! + PRAYER: I Cannot Live Like This ...! Lord, I Love You!




I Had In My Heart
A Little Jesus
AND
I Had In My Heart
A Lot Of My Self!
There Was A Battling Raging
AND
Each Desired The Other
To Take A Knee
On The Back Shelf!

I Often Talked A Walk
I Was Not Walking!
I Often Walked A Talk
About Which I Was Uncomfortable To Enthusiastically Speak
AND
This Was Making My Life Uncomfortable
AND
I Really Needed Heavenly Relief!





PRAYER:

Lord,
I Can Not Live Like This Any Longer!
Please, Do Something For Me!
Open My Eyes
My Ears
My Heart
My Head
Grant Me Understanding!
Lord, God Almighty
Please Grant Me Some Relief!


I Did Not Hear A Stern Voice Speaking!
I Did Not Even Hear A Soft Voice Whispering Inside My Head
BUT
With The Passage Of Time
I Noticed
That Past Pleasures Seemed Asinine
AND
I Was More Toward Faithfulness
To God's Ways
Steadfastly Inclined!

Nonsense Made No Sense!
Defiance Was No Defense!
Recalcitrance Made Me Seem Dense
AND
I Was Studiously Eager
To Get Off
The Waffler's Shaking Fence!

I No Longer Found Pleasure In Waywardness!
I No Longer Found Pleasure In Walking The Contrarian Way!
I No Longer Found Pleasure
In Arguing For Both Satan And God
AND
Finally Recognized
Realized
That I Did Not At All Like Trying 
Against God
To Be In The Right!

Prayer Changed Things!
I No Longer Wanted With Jesus Christ
A Mere Fling!
I Wanted A Commitment!
I Wanted To Belong!
I Wanted To Be With The Lover Of My Soul
AND
I Wanted The Relationship
To Be Permanently
Enduringly
Forever Long!
I Wanted Us!
I Wanted In Him To Never Grow Old!


PRAYER:

Lord,
I Love You!
You See 
Know
My Heart
Better Than I Do!
Please, Won't You Take Me 
In Your Loving Hand
And
Be To Me
My All And All?

When I Ignore You
I Feel Scattered
And
Bereft!
Please, Hold Me
Enfold Me
Keep Me Close
To That Sacrificial Heart 
In Your Spear-Pierced Side
That Sin Cleft!

Forgive Me
For My Myriad Follies!
Forgive Me
For Giving In To My Lying Wants
Adjudged To Be My Needs
But Was Indeed My Gross Greed!

Forgive Me
For Doubting Your Living Holy Word!
Forgive Me
For From You Looking Away!
Forgive Me
For Giving Place To The Devil!
I Am Sorry, Lord!
Forgive Me!
I Beseech You, Please
Is My Penitent Heart's Humble Pray!

From This Moment On
Help Me
In You
To Be Strong!
Give Unto Me Music
For My Satisfied-With-Jesus Song
So That
In The Day A-coming
I May Joyously Sing 
With The Redeemed
In The Overcomer's Glorying Throng!

Thank You, Lord
For Hearing And Answering My Prayer
Presented In The Name Of My Lord
Jesus Christ The Righteous
In Whose Faith I Live
And Breathe!
AMEN!



Wednesday, August 17, 2016

PRAYER: Father, Help Me To Look Up To You





Have Mercy, Dear Father
And 
Forgive Me
For All The Times
I Have Raised My Self
Above
My Creator
My Healer
My Helper
My Provider
My Defender
My Protector
My Perfector
My Savior
My Sealer
My Friend To The End
My Lord
And 
My God!

Help Me, Father
To Look Away From Self
And 
Look Up To You
To Step Outside Of Self
And
Step Up To Glory In You
To Give Up Self
And 
Give In To You
To Walk Holy
And 
To Live Wholly For You
In Whom My Hope Rests!

I Pray, Lord
For The Indwelling
The Chiding
And 
The Direction 
Of The Blessed Holy Spirit!

I Also Pray, Lord
That In The Day
That I Must Need Be Chastised
That You, In Mercy
Will Help Me To Accept Graciously
The Reproof 
As A Blessed Child
Of A Loving And Holy Father!

I Also Beseech You, Dear Father
To Help Me
- No Matter The Earthly Reward -
Not To Grieve The Holy Spirit Away!

I Love You, Lord
And 
I Thank You For The Many Blessings
And 
For Hearing 
And 
Answering Prayers
Even With The Unwanted 
Yet Often Necessary
Fatherly "NO!"
In Jesus' Holy Name 
I Come
I Stand
And 
Plead!
AMEN.






Saturday, August 13, 2016

Ascending Prayers?! + PRAYER : Lord, Help Us To Be Humble






It Was Week Of Prayer
AND
Lican Pub
AND
i-See Phar
Were Standing Before The Assembly
Sending Up Prayers
To The Great Throne Of Grace!

Before I Proceed ...

I Should Tell You That
These Two Brethren Of The Faith
Were As Different As
Night And Day
Hot And Cold
Nice And Nasty!

Their Occupations
Were As Different As
A Thief And Thunder
A Teacher And A Technician
A Pharisee  And A Publican!

Still Further ...

I Shall Inform You That
One Of These Men Had Almighty God
Preserved
In His Back Pocket
AND
One Of These Men Had Almighty God
Treasured
In His Heart!

One Of These Men 
Believed 
Almighty God Needed To Hear His Self-Praise
AND
One Of These Men
Knew 
That He Needed To Hear A Word Of Healing 
From Almighty God!

I Must Now Offer Up ...

A Word Of Caution
As It Pertains
To Our Uttering Of Our Prayers
AND
The Entering Into God's Ears
Of The Prayers Of Our Hearts:


Humble Is
As Humble Does!
Prayers To God
Should Not Contain The Fuzz
The Fuzz Of The Suppliant
In Love With Himself
Who Believes
He Is Doing Almighty God A Favor
When
Before God
He Self-Lovingly Praises Himself!

Just In Case
You Think I Am Talking Folly
Just Remember That The Living God
Is
All-Seeing 
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
That Is ... Again
The All Mighty!
He Created Us!
He Sees Us!
He Knows Us!
He Records
ALL Our Ways
AND
He Is Not Fooled
- Like Mankind -
By Our Grandiose
Verbose
Yet Triflingly Self-Righteous 
Displays!

Man Looks Upon
The Exposed!
God Looks Upon
Our Concealed-From-View-Hearts
AND
Be It Made Known
That Speaking Down To God
Is What We Do
When We Lift Up To God
Swollen Heads
AND
Puffed-Up Hearts
Sold As Humble Meat Stew!

We Cannot Sell God
On Our Perfection
Like Some Jacked-Up Used-Car Salesman
For 
The God Of Grace And Mercy
Is Well AND Truly Aware
Of All That Is Concealed 
Under A Coat Of Paint
With
The New Mixed With Spent Oil
AND
Our Shamelessly Proclaiming To The World
"We Are Good To Go!"
Just Because
The Ignition Turns
AND
Our Engine Does Start
AND
Our Triumphant Processing Along
The Golden Way
In Full Lying Display!

I Leave You
To Draw Your Own Conclusion

BUT ...

Before I Do

I Leave You With This
Work Of Heart:

i-See Phar
Proud
Arms Uplifted
Head Raised
Praying
With Himself
Said:

"Lord, I Thank You That
I Am Not A Sinner Like Other Men
Like That Publican Over There!"

BUT ...

Lican Pub Prayed
Head Bowed
Not Daring To Raise
Even An Eye To Heaven
Saying:

"Lord, Have Mercy
On Me ... A Sinner!"

I Now Ask You
To Render A Righteous Judgment
To The Question Of:


Which Pray Did Almighty God Accept Into His Ears?"

I Now Ask Us All
To See
AND
Understand
The Method
Employed By
His Wickedness Himself - Satan
To Stop Our Prayers
From Ascending
Unto The Holy God!

I Implore Us All
- When We Physically Bow Before God -
To Decidedly
Bow Our Hearts To God
In Our Prayers And Supplications
So That God Will
In Jesus Christ's Blessed Name
Receive Into Himself
All
Our Petitions!

I Say Unto My Self:

"Physician, Heal Thyself!"


PRAYER:

Father,
Forgive Us Today
Even As We Pray
If A Little Of Self
Gets Into The Way
As To You We Repair!

Lord,
Help Us To Let
The Holy Spirit
Take Control And Lead Us
Even As We Ask You
To Daily Feed Us!

Help Us, Father
To Give Unto You
Our Selves 
As Well As 
Our Fears And Our Cares
And Help Us
To Be Ever Humble
Before You
As We Ask You To Fix Us 
And Our Fumbles!
Pity Us, Lord!
In Jesus' Name We Plead
For We Love You!
AMEN