PRAYER Of A Contrite Heart

I Offer You My Heart, Lord

So That You Will Save My Soul!

I Give To You My Love,  Lord

For Holy Heaven Is My Goal!

Teach Me More To Love You!

Teach Me To Walk The Right Way!

Teach Me So That I May Bless Others

And

Honor You

In All My Ways

For All My Days!

Father, You Are My Father!

You Prove That Every Blessed Day!

You Provide The Best Blessings

For Which I Uttered No Prayers!

You Ever Give

Even Though I'm Oft' Critical And Ungrateful

Even Though I Thank Man

And Leave Thanks To You Blank!

You Give, Lord

And For That I'm Grateful

Grateful That Receipt Of Your Blessings

Is Not Dependent

On My Saying Unto You:

Father! I Give You Praise And Thanks!

Forgive Me, My Beloved Father!

Forgive My Presumptuous Ways!

Forgive My Callous Behavior!

Forgive My Lack Of Diligence

In Offering You Prayers And Praise!

Forgive My Shallow Exercise

Of Faith And Accompanying Belief

And

Accept Of Me Today, Father

A Contrite Heart Ready

Willing And Able

To Hallow Your Name

By Grace

Forever

Today

Tomorrow And Always!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

THANKS GIVING: How Would You Feel...?!

Dear Ones,

The Reason That There Are So MANY VERSES In The Bible 
Regarding Asking For Gifts 
AND 
Thanksgiving For Benefits Received
Is
To Remind Us 
To Remember 
Our Manners!

Think For Yourself:

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Whose Voice Only Extended To Cover Two Things :

"Give Me ...!"

AND

"I Want ...!"

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Who Ignores Your Rules 
AND
Directions 
But
ALWAYS 
Has A Hand In Your Wallet Or Pocket!

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Who Never 
Humbly Asked 
For Anything 
BUT
Always Aggressively 
Presumptuously 
DEMANDS
That You Provide For Him Her
BUT
Is NEVER Willing 
To Go On Even The Smallest Errand For You!

How Would You Feel About 
Your Child 
Who Never Blesses Your Faithful Giving 
BUT
Who Curses You 
For Not Giving Into Their Very Often 
Foolish 
AND
Dangerous
Wants?

How Would You Really Feel About 
The God Who Gives His Children
Only 
Party Food And Favors 
BUT
Never Life-Sustaining Food?

How Would You Honestly Feel About 
The God Who Would Give 
A Growing Child 
A Homestead In Candy Land 
With The Stipulation That 
That Child Never Go To 
Vegetable Village
Nor To 
Wise Water-Ways
Nor To 
Heaven-Sent Glades?

Think On This:

The Very God Who Desires
To Hear Our Humble Prayers 
AND 
Petitions
IS
The Very Same God
Who Desires To Hear
Our Glorious Praise 
AND
Joyful Words Of Thanksgiving 
Before
When 
AND
After 
He Blesses Us
With The Desires Of Our Hearts!

Almighty God
Is Also
The Same God
Who Desires To Hear Us Say:

"Thank You, Father!"

For His Saving Grace
Protecting Us
From Making The Biggest Mistakes
Of Our Lives
By His Withholding
That Which Was Not
To Our Blessing!

When We Request A Favor
From A Friend
Do We Not Say:

"Thanks ... In Advance!"

Is Not The Living God

Worth Much More

Than This!

Lest We Forget ...

In Highest Gratitude
We Should Also "Throw In!" 
A Little Something Extra Each
For The Blessings Of:

• Food
• Shelter
• Clothing
• Life
• Love
• Health
• Wealth
• Friends
• Family
• Trees
• Grass
• Air
• Sunshine
• Rain
• Exercise
• Peace
• Rest
• Belief
• Blessing
• Faith
• Living Hope
• Hope For Glory
• Etc., etc..

Saying "Thank You!" 
To Our Holy God 

AND

Praising Him 
For His Blessings Toward Us 

CANNOT 

Diminish Us 
In Neither 

Our Eyes Nor His! 

Praise Costs Us Nothing 

AND

Blesses Us Mightily 

In The Realm Of The Great Unknown!

Heaven's 
Unspeakable Glories 
Await!

Let Us Practice 
Our Praising
The Almighty God
For His Glorious Bounties
To Us

From 
All Like NOW!!

Be Thankful For The Living God!

If God Was A Man
AND
Could Lie
He Would Say That He Loves Us
BUT 
Not Today!
He Would Promise To Help Us
BUT 
As He Is Having
A Mental Health Day
He Is Saying Out Loud:

This Parenting Crap Doesn't Pay!

BUT ...

God Is Not Man!
He Cannot Lie!
He Loves Us Throughout Life
AND
Even In Death
Because He Loves Us Enough
To Give Us The Quiet Bed
Of The Dead
Even As He Pleads For Others
To Trust Him
AND
Not Their Deceitful Heart's Head!

Our Father
In Heaven
Who Hallows Our Days
Who Directs 
Corrects
AND
Protects Us
When We Are Mislead
Is
Faithful
Trustworthy
A Provider Par Excellence
The God With The Most For Us
When Satan Would Like To Make Toast Of Us!

Our God
Is Excellent
Honest
True
Helpful
Healing
Feeding
Calling Out To Me And To You!
He Is The God Of All Ages
And All Graces, That's True
AND
If We Will Let Him
He Will Take Us
To The Holy Home
Above The Blue!

Be Thankful
That Our Holy God
Is Not
A Hell-Activated Man!
Be Thankful
That Our God Is The God With The Hand Steady
With Truth Ever At The Ready
The God Who Is Shepherd
Leader
Guider
AND
Stay
The God Who Will Help Us
Whenever
Wherever
We
In Faith
Pray!

So ...

When You Observe
What False Gods
Make Their Adherents Do
Be Thankful
That You Serve
The God Holy 
Faithful
Eternal
Loving Wise And True!

Give Unto The God Of Heaven
Your Worship
Your Ways 
AND
Your Days
AND
Feel Yourself Rise Up To Heaven 
Singing Hallelujah 
When Jesus Christ Comes
To Start Our Glory Days!

PRAYER: Thank You, Lord, For Grace

Lord,  I Lift Up My Heart

Not In Pride

But In Love, Joy, Hope

Happiness

Singing A Joyful Hallelujah

Thankful

For The Peace

That The World Does Not Know Or Own

And

Grateful For The Mercies

I Am Daily Shown

And That I Am Called Your Own!

Father, I Am Thankful

That In The Midst Of The World's Strife

I Can Say Prayers To You

And 

Rest In Peace Throughout The Night!

I Am Thankful For The Blessing

That Raised Me Up From Sleep

And The Blessing

That Caused Me To Stand Upon My Feet!

I Am Thankful,  Lord

For Your Provision Of My Daily Bread

And For The Four Walls That Surround Me

And The Roof That Covers My Head!

I Am Thankful For The Clothing Upon My Back

And For The Shoes That Protect My Feet

As I Walk Along Streets And Country Tracks!

I Am Thankful For The Fruitful Work You Provided To Me

And For The Wages

Out Of Which I Can Help Somebody!

I Am Thankful For The Grace

Within Which I Daily Grow

And For Any Opportunities

Within Which I Can Your Goodness Show!

I Am Thankful,  Lord

That Your Spirit Called Out To Me

And That You Gave Me The Ability 

To Answer That Call

That Came So Softly!

I Thank You, Lord

For Your Hearing And Answering Prayer

And I Humbly Ask

Thank You Please Make A Way

- Using Even Me -

For Those Who Don't See Your Outstretched Hand

And Those Who Don't Know That You Sacrificed

Your Beloved Son To Save The Human Family!

Have Mercy,  Lord

On The Called Who Have Answered

And

Those Who Are In Process Of Answering!

As For Those Who Will Answer The Call

Help Them, Lord, To Answer Not Belatedly

But Swiftly 

For Indeed, Now Is The Acceptable Time!

Grant Unto Us All Of The Household Of Faith

Courage To Stand

In The Strength

Of Our Convictions

Of The Living Truth

Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

And

Bless Us With Physical

Mental

And

Emotional Endurance

And

The Spiritual Endurance

That Can Only Be Had Of The Holy Spirit!

Please Guard Us

Guide Us

Teach Us

Feed Us

And

Lead Us Safely

To The Glorious Kingdom

Of Your Eternal Light!

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous I Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

AND

Prosperous! Really?!

I Had Been Invited To The Meeting!
The Meeting Of The Prosperous Folks!
You Know?!
The Meeting Of The Prosperous Folks
Where They Advise
People With Potential
How To Become Prosperous
AND
Get Away From Being Broke!

The Venue Reeked Of Position Prosperous!
The Set Up Was Prosperously Outlined!
The Attendants Were From Prosperous Is!
The Motto Is The Prosperous Do
AND
Every Participant Was Given A New Pair Of Shoes
Size Not Customized
BUT
Manufactured By
Prosperity Idealized
From A Design By
Prosperity Idolized!

Everyone Was Raging In Raptures!

Suddenly ...

There Was A Mighty Hush
ALL OVAH
As HE Walked Into The Room!
Those Who Saw That God
Squealed 
Screamed
Uproariously
In Pleasure
BUT
My God-Given Common-Sense Screamed
'Tis Devilish!
How Profane!

The Glitter!
The Flash!
The Cash!
Impressive Words
All About The Stash
Had Those Around Me
In Ecstasy
AND
I Feared For Their Emotional Crash!

The More That The Event Unfolded
The More My Spirit Cried Insane
As Every Body Put On
Their New Shoes
That Don't  Can't Won't Fit
BUT
Looked To Be Prosperity Personified
AND
That's When For Me
It All Clicked!

By Any Means!
By Any Available Means!
By Any Means Necessary
Get What Your Heart Desires
AND
Gluttonously Indulge
BUT
See To It That You Keep
Wipe
Your Mouth Clean!

The Call To Prosperity
Is Enshrined In The Model:

Walk In The Ill-fitting Shoes

For

The Obvious Impress

Imprint

Cannot Connect Back 

To The Prosperous You

AND

By Every Available Means

Let Other People's Money

Be

To You

The Delicious Candy Chew!

The Whole Operation Is Sliiicckk!

They Even Provided Sample Candy

Ready To

Blow UP!!

I Get Up To Leave!
I Am Stopped!
I Protest!
He Rises
AND
DEMANDS
That I Speak Up
Out!

He Demands:
What Have You Got Against Prosperity?

I Said:
I Am Already Prosperous!

He Said:
You Don't Look It!

I Said:
My Prosperity Is Inside!
It Comes From The Spirit 
Sent From Christ Jesus
Who In My Heart Does Abide!

There Is A Shocked Silence!

I Say:
My Prosperity Is My Peace!
My Shoes Are Shod For The Gospel Of Peace!
My Faith In God Lubricates My Hope And Belief!
God's Grace Lines The Path I Walk!
God's Mercy Sets My Soul Free!
The Justice Of God Keeps Me Walking Light
AND
Right
AND
Out Of Your Hands
You Wicked Devil!
You Who Is The Consummate Fraud!

Pandemonium Ensues!
AND
I Depart
Not Having Indulged Myself
With
Fleeting Prosperity's
Deceptive
AND
Sickeningly Sweet
Candy Chews!

I Am Standing Firm

In The Good News

AND

Want Nothing To Do With

The Wanton Destruction Of Souls

The Raping Of Widows And Orphans

AND

Those Testifying "Precious" Metals

Which Condemn

Rich Men

Before The Conquering King

The Righteous Judge

The Returning Son Of Man

The Great I AM!

HAPPY SABBATH + OPTIONS: Gross Ingratitude! + PRAYER: Father, Grant Me Enough

Think About This:

I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Purchase The Extra Clothing that I Don't Need!
I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Buy that Nice Pair of Shoes
That do My Eyes so Please
And
Because of The Shortfall
In The Extra
I Feel Like
My World is Falling Apart!

Father, Help me,  please!

I Listened to My Self 
Bemoaning My Lack
My Worldly Shortfall and 
Wondered at The Gross Ingratitude
Of Us Children of The Fall!

I Decided to Catalog My Benefits
I Decided to Deal in The Facts
To Seek 
To Know 
All of My Needs Lacking
And Have a Father Child Meeting 
With 
The Lord!

CHECK THIS OUT:

Food - Abundance 
Shelter - Adequate
Clothing - Necessary

Family - Good
Friends - Faithful
Work - Fulfilling

Water - Clean
Bed - Comfortable
Book - The Word True

THERE IS:

Sugar
Lime Juice
Lemon Juice
Butter
Flour
Eggs
Nuts - Various
Dried Fruit
Fresh Fruit
Real Essence
Onions
Peppers
Seasonings
Veggies - Fresh, Canned, Frozen
Potatoes
Meat Mock or Real
Fish Imitation or Scaled
Peppermint
Ginger
Sorrell
And, More ...!

HMMM ...

THIS, THEREFORE, MEANS THAT ...

I can Freely Cook a 

"Whatever I Want to Eat Meal" meal!

I can Freely Bake an

"I Feel Like Cake" cake!

I can Freely Prepare an 

"I Feel Like  Drinking a Hot Cold Beverage" beverage!

And 

I Do Not Have To Beg nor Plead and Pray For Them!

POINT IS:

I've Got Options
One,  Two and Three!
I may Eat and Sleep
At Leisure
Not Sharing My Bed with Woolly Sheep!

I can Buy Myself a Candy
Of My Choosing
Whether I Eat it or Not, and 
If My Nose Starts Running
I have Tissues to wipe away the snot!

I am Not Forced to Contend with The Elements
Savory
Unsavory
Natural or
Man-made, and
I Say My Prayers Whenever I Want to, and 
I'm Not Afraid of Being Sold as a Sex Slave!

I can Fellowship with Whomever I Want to!
I can Call a Brother or a Sister
To Ask For or Say Prayers!
I can Sleep Late
Rise Early
Walk,  Run
Have Fun - if I Feel like it, and 
I don't Need Courage as Found in a Pill or Bottle of Rum!

I've Got Options!
I've Got a Craft!
I Can Make a Warm Gift for Some-Anybody!

I've Got Skill in My Hands
Sight in My Eyes
Ears that Hear
I can Talk
Touch
Feel
See
Because Jesus Created Me
And 
He Saved Me
By 
Dying on The Accursed Tree!

My Options are Open but 
I think I will them Close
And Learn Gratitude to God
IS Good and Even Great, and
Appreciate Appreciate!

Extra Cash would be Great, too
But, Know What?
I'd be a Regulation Fool
If I don't Give God Thanks
For Giving Me
Much, and More!

So ...

Father, 

Thanks!

Thanks!

I Give You Thanks

and 

Look to The Day

When We Will Walk Together 

On The Banks

Of The River

Where

Needing Wanting and Thinking Extra

Have No Bearing Body nor Rank!

Grant Me Enough 

Today

For My Self, and Another

This, Father, I Pray!

Let Me Be Contented

With Whatever I've got

And 

Help Me to Never Ever

Look Back

And 

Lose All

Like The Wife of Lot!

I Love You, Lord!

You Are My All and All!

AMEN.