Today I am thankful for: yummy food to eat, good friends, my son's imagination, my daughter's tiny voice (* the lack of "r" sounds), cool night air and smells from wood smoke, my camera and love for photography, babies
With the coming 2012 presidential election, I pray for a candidate that can truly bring reform and stability to our country. I'm praying for someone who fears the Lord and can govern this divided nation in increasingly volatile times without taking his/her eyes off Him. We are beginning to see some persecution here in the U.S.--a land of religious freedom so long as you aren't an evangelical Christian. And the term "Christian" has become a dirty word with non-believers and believers alike! But I really feel that before things truly get worse there is going to be a revival. We are really (I feel, anyway) seeing the emergence and growth of the "lukewarm" church--and oh how easy it will be to become part of it! As church leaders and younger generations tout a "loving" God and tolerance and "love" for everyone, the other equally important facets of our God are wiped away. We are being led to forget His HOLINESS, His great power; we are forgetting that with His great love comes rebuke and chastisement. How could a loving God send people to hell? Well, my question is how can a HOLY and loving God NOT?? His statutes are SO clear and yet many refuse to see. Our great country is rapidly unraveling as these half-truths and outright lies are spread as gospel! I'm not looking for a leader to preach from the pulpit every Sunday, but I'm praying for someone to genuinely champion the causes of Truth and bring a time of understanding--awareness for the sanctity of life and rights for unborn babies, support for the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman, freedom for God-fearing Christian leaders to teach biblical truths without rebuke from non-believers, and for true followers of Christ to make sovereign choices about family, work, etc. without fear of backlash from a "tolerant" society. I'm praying for a leader that seeks the Lord in ALL things and does not let ego overwhelm God. I'm praying that eyes might be opened and hearts touched so that all Americans might see God's goodness and recognize His blessings. The more we shut Him out, the less and less we resemble the country begun over 200 years ago. Can't we SEE that?
I was just reading in 2 Chronicles 19-20 about the reign of Jehosaphat. What an awesome man of God! He made some mistakes, but his heart sought God and he had reverence for God's holiness. He urged his leaders and people to turn their hearts to God in all things, and he led them in PRAISE when times were good and when things looked bleak. May God guide us in choosing a modern-day Jehosaphat to lead our country for the near-future! I pray for hearts to turn to Him in droves, an amazing revival of Americans returning to God in a genuine and passionate way.
Father God, open our eyes to the one You'd have serve as commander-in-chief; one to carry out Your will! May Your name be glorified!
With the coming 2012 presidential election, I pray for a candidate that can truly bring reform and stability to our country. I'm praying for someone who fears the Lord and can govern this divided nation in increasingly volatile times without taking his/her eyes off Him. We are beginning to see some persecution here in the U.S.--a land of religious freedom so long as you aren't an evangelical Christian. And the term "Christian" has become a dirty word with non-believers and believers alike! But I really feel that before things truly get worse there is going to be a revival. We are really (I feel, anyway) seeing the emergence and growth of the "lukewarm" church--and oh how easy it will be to become part of it! As church leaders and younger generations tout a "loving" God and tolerance and "love" for everyone, the other equally important facets of our God are wiped away. We are being led to forget His HOLINESS, His great power; we are forgetting that with His great love comes rebuke and chastisement. How could a loving God send people to hell? Well, my question is how can a HOLY and loving God NOT?? His statutes are SO clear and yet many refuse to see. Our great country is rapidly unraveling as these half-truths and outright lies are spread as gospel! I'm not looking for a leader to preach from the pulpit every Sunday, but I'm praying for someone to genuinely champion the causes of Truth and bring a time of understanding--awareness for the sanctity of life and rights for unborn babies, support for the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman, freedom for God-fearing Christian leaders to teach biblical truths without rebuke from non-believers, and for true followers of Christ to make sovereign choices about family, work, etc. without fear of backlash from a "tolerant" society. I'm praying for a leader that seeks the Lord in ALL things and does not let ego overwhelm God. I'm praying that eyes might be opened and hearts touched so that all Americans might see God's goodness and recognize His blessings. The more we shut Him out, the less and less we resemble the country begun over 200 years ago. Can't we SEE that?
I was just reading in 2 Chronicles 19-20 about the reign of Jehosaphat. What an awesome man of God! He made some mistakes, but his heart sought God and he had reverence for God's holiness. He urged his leaders and people to turn their hearts to God in all things, and he led them in PRAISE when times were good and when things looked bleak. May God guide us in choosing a modern-day Jehosaphat to lead our country for the near-future! I pray for hearts to turn to Him in droves, an amazing revival of Americans returning to God in a genuine and passionate way.
Father God, open our eyes to the one You'd have serve as commander-in-chief; one to carry out Your will! May Your name be glorified!
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