HAPPY THANKSGIVING + The Shopping List ... Prayer

The Bottom Line ...

Nobody Should Have To Instruct 
Or Even Order Us To Say A Grateful 
"Thank You, Father, Bless You!" 

To The Eternal God 

Who Daily ... Moment By Moment

Showers Us With His Abundantly Good

And 

Grace-Filled Blessings! 

Since We All Know That We Can Do Better
Let Us From This Moment On

Energetically Practice Having 
The Grateful-For-Grace Heart

And 

Eagerly Endeavor To Give Our God Holy
His Rightful Due: 

Be Obedient 

And

Give Him Soul-Comforting Thanks

And
Grateful Praise

All Day, Every Day!

Brethren, Beloved

I Am Thankful For You! 

Blessings Be Upon All You Today

And 

Forever! 
Peace Be Upon You!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Bless You

And

I Thank You

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

Dear Lord,

I Come Humbly And With Hope Of Success

Because I Believe That You Are Able

And

Because You Say To Come Boldly:

I Come With Godly Fear!

I Have A Shopping List Of Things, Father

That I Desire From You

And

Chief Atop My List, Oh, Lord

Is For You To Help Me

To Remain To And For You

Humble, Obedient, Working,

Watching, Waiting

Enduring, Persevering

Faithful, Holy And True!

Next, I Desire To Be Blessed To Be A Blessing 

To Bless My Brethren

In The Name Of My Lord

To Tell Them The Good News

And

Plead For Your Holy Spirit

To Convict And Convince Them

So That Your Call To Salvation

They Will Not Refuse

Because

They Recognize That

With Jesus Christ As Captain, Lord, And God 

They Have Absolutely Nothing Valuable

On This Dying Earth To Lose!

I Pray For Courage For The Watchmen

Stationed On Zion's Walls

And

I Beseech You, Dear Father

To Help Them To Remain Faithful

And

To Not Sell Out Jesus Christ

For Filthy Lucre's Sake

To That Wily, Wicked, Lying, Murdering Satan

The Known And Damned God-Fraud!

Next, Lord

I Pray For The Little Children

Whose Angels Always Behold Your Glorious Face

And

I Ask You To Protect Them From The Predators

Who Are Convincing Them That

How You Have Caused Them To Be Born 

Is Something Nothing Short Of A Disgrace 

That Must Needs Be Changed

Before They Can In This World 

Take Their Rightful Place!

Father, 

I Am Pleading For Your Help

Against The Rampaging Spirit Of Discontent

That Is Pervading The World And The Church

The Young And The Old

Those With Copper And Those With Gold

And

All Who Have Power

And

Have World Domination As Their One Goal!

How I Pray That They Will All See

That They Have Need

For Our Savior

Jesus Christ The King

And

Soon Returning Lord!

I Pray For The Mommies

The Hands That Rock The Cradles

The Mommies Who Must Be Daddies

Trying Hard To Keep The Family Stable

And

I Beg You In Their Behalf

For Strength Of Character

For The Wisdom Of The Wise

And

The Courage To Teach The Children About Christ Jesus

And

For Their Personal Salvation

Him Crucified!

Remember The Mothers

Who Have No Blood-Children

But

Are Sincerely Mothering

All In Need And Withing Their Spere Of Influence!

I Pray, Lord, For The Daddies

And

All Those Performing The Role

With No Biological Bond 

Who Have Drawn The Children Into Their Hearts

And

Are Trying Valiantly

To Keep Them Out Of The Clutches Of The Devil

Who Would Devour Them, Just Because!

Father, 

Some Daddies Have To Be Daddy And Mommy

And

They Are Trying Their Best To Live And Do Right

And

I Plead, In The Name Of Jesus, Father

That They Will Accept The Call Of Your Sweet Spirit

And

Spread Heavenly Light

At Home And Abroad

To Short-Circuit Satan And His Motivated Minions

From Turning These, Our Children

Your Purchased Possession

From Becoming Rebellious 

And, Thus

Agents For Satan

Beelzebub

The God Of Dung Flies!

Please Disappoint The Deceiver:

You Promised!

I Pray For Your Faithful Servants

Many Of Whom Are Coming To Journey's End!

Please Help Them, Father Faithful

To Be Faithful To Life's End!

Grant Them, Lord

Another Opportunity To Tell The Good News

About The Savior That They Personally Know

Giving Their Heart's Testimony

That Christ's Christianity

Is Not About Show

But Is Of Love, Sacrifice, Blessing, Giving

Sharing, Caring

Modeling The Life Of Christ

In All That They Do And Say

No Matter The Payment From The World 

That They Earn That Day!

Please Grant Unto Them

Through The Eye Of Faith

The Vision Of The Lord In All Of His Glory!

Father, 

I Pray For Us All Who Will To Be Saved

That We Will Make A Covenant With You

By Sacrifice

And

By Blood Should That Be Our Domain!

Please Help Us To Stand For Jesus

To Live By The "Thus Saith The Lord!"

To Go On Your Errands Willingly

To Deny The Liar

And

With Alacrity

From All Wrong-Doing To Flee!

Please Help Us, Dear Father

To Obey The Laws Of The Land

As Long As They Do Not Conflict With Your Holy Laws

Which Are The Laws Of Life

For Life

And

Help Us To Live In Peace With All Men

Whenever And Wherever There Is That Possibility!

I Give You Thanks With A Grateful Heart!

I Give You Praise Because You Deserve It!

I Worship You Because You, Alone, Are Holy

And

I Pray All In Jesus Christ's Matchless Name

For This Is The Only Way To You

And

You Command It!

I Love You, Father!

May The Holy Spirit

In Latter-Day Rain Power

Fall Upon Us

So That We May Finish The Work 

Of Warning The World 

Of The Judgment Soon To Come!

Father,

We Need You!

Please Help Us To See That This Is Our Greatest Need

And

Diligently Act To Fix It Under Your Hand!

Grant Unto Us The Will

To Attain The Promised, Provided, Victory Over Sin

And

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN!

The ACTS Of Prayer!

Okay!
Now It Is Time To Consider The Act or The ACTS Of Praying!

What Four Words Can We Use
To Create An Acrostic For ACTS!?!

Adoration!

Confession!

Thanksgiving!

Supplication!

Those Are All Excellent Choices
And
Perfectly State The Case
When Before The Lord We Attend!

Here's Our

ACROSTIC

   

A doring The Almighty God
C onfess Christ And Your Sins And Indulge
T hanksgiving To The Eternal Before
S upplicating Him For Others And Self!


But, Brethren 

We, You, Me ... We Have A Problem! 

We Can't Bring The Father Down:

We Must Go Up to Him! 

We Must Not Be Like Discourse
And

We Must Not Be Like Shopping List!

The Lord God Of Grace 
Is Not 
A Heavenly Ebay, Wish, Or Amazon

So Change Your Attitude

If It Is Your Desire To Enjoy Eternal Bliss! 

If It Is Our Desire

To Really Attach Ourselves To Our God

We Must Indulge Intercourse

And

Not That As Promulgated By The Agents Of King Fraud! 

We Are Warned:

Saying Prayers To Our God Holy 

Should Never, Ever, Involve Repeating A Word

A Phrase, A Chant, Or A Mantra Multiple Times! 

I Guess Then That Prayer Beads

Rosaries And The Like Are Given The Kibosh! 

You Got It In One! 

No Beads, No Rosaries! 

The Lord God Is Creator, Savior, Provider, Healer 

And

Friend ... Best Friend
And
He Has Given Unto Us His Outline For Our Prayers
Because
He Loves Us And He Sacrificially Cares For Us
And
Upon His Love, We Can Surely Depend!

Indeed!

If We Diligently Follow The Lord's Leading
We Will Never Go Astray! 

Well Said!
When We Speak To The Lord ... No Appointment Necessary
We May Speak To Him Of Joy, Sorrow, Desire

Pain, Hope

And 

Ask For Help 

And

Listen To His Response ... I Beseech You, Please

And

Give Thanks And Praise 

And

Bless His Holy Name! 
He Is Worthy!

So What You Are Really Saying Is, For Example 

If I Was Telling My Best Friend About

Oh, New Shoes, New Store, New Mall

I Would Talk Color, Purpose, Heel Height, Price

Distance To Mall, Good Time To Go

Ambience ... Smells, Sight, Sounds

Service, Satisfaction, Pleasure Derived

And Tell Of Problems Endured

And Request Commiseration Aka Expect Commiseration

Offer Thanks And Appreciation For Listening

Exchange A Loving Look

Experience A Tender Touch

Enjoy A Hug

Relish A Laugh

Wallow In A Companionable Silence

And Listen Raptly ... Each To The Other 
As Exchanged Thoughts Are Conveyed! 

Wow! Just Wow!

I'm Shook!

Indeed! 

Before We Totally Get Carried Away, Though
Let's Just Bear In Mind
And
Remember Never To Forget 

When We Have Our Real Conversation With Our God
That Above All Else
He Is Holy!

Our God Knows Everything!
You Can't Fool Him!

You Can't Lie To Him!

He Knows What You Need Before You Do 
And 
Before You Express It

And 

That He Loves You Best! 
Remember The Sacrifice!

I Hear That!

The Lord Desires To Hear Our Prayers

Petitions
And

Praises

He Desires Us To Make Big Requests Of Him! 

He Desires Us To Prayer With The Power Of The Written Word ...! 

... What Do You Mean By That!?! 

Simple! 

Dare To Believe His Word
And
Pray Back To Our God 

The Very Promises That He Has Given To Us! 

For Example!?! 

Come Unto Me 
And I Will Show You Great And Glorious Things 
About Which You Know Nothing! 

Create In Me A Clean Heart, Oh, God!

Nice! I Like That!

Have Hope, Brethren
Believe The Lord At His Word
Trust Him And Obey Always
And
Pray With The Power Of 
Your Daily Gift Of Faith ... Unceasingly!
Blessings Be Upon You All!

AMEN!!!