I love Sunday's. I have never been at a church where I get feed as much truth and life skills as I do now. We are in the process of studying The Lord's Prayer. Today was about praying and receiving. Part of having the petitions from God involve a simple thing; submitting our will to His will. I have heard this many times but never put in relation with petition of my desires/requests.
"Not my will but thine be done" paraphrased here, we heard this spoken by Jesus in the garden before his death. Doesn't it stand to reason that if Jesus had to submit His will to the Father in order to advance the Kingdom, we should also? The key to having the petitions of our heart is to make sure we align our will, make a conscience decision to submit that will to God. Since God only has our best interest in store for us we can't ever lose making our will in harmony with God's will for the world.
Lord, I am pleased to submit my will to you because I know you fashion eveything for my benefit. I pray that your kingdom come and be ever increasing in my life and in the world at large. Amen
My rest at the waters edge has been very beneficial. I have been refreshed and rejuvenated. I am commited to walk where He leads and be available for service. As I withdrew my feet from the cool pool I laid back staring up at the clouds overhead. Praying The Lord's Prayer I stop and ponder "on earth as it is in Heaven." How wonderful for this earth to be like Heaven. It isn't but if each of us do our part we can have some of that Heaven here. I'm eager to be totally healed, in service with my talents and living the kingdom on earth. Praise the Lord and thank You for teaching us how to pray.
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