America Is Sleeping

Wow America... it really is time to wake up... do you need ice water thrown at you? seriously. are you that blind. stop loving yourselves and see what's really going on in the world... in your neighborhood... right next door.

live to love, love to live

open your eyes
peel away the lid
you are shutting out the truth

open your mind
think outside the box
there is something more you can do

set your heart free
love the world not just yourself
people need you, even if you don't know it yet

move
move your hands
move your feet

go
go next door, your neighbor would love to receive love
go across the street he sits in his porch chair watching, waiting for you to come

there are people dying and you could be life
go be life to someone today
live to love
love to live
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out from His hands...poured unending G R A C E

He did not force...
He did not punch...
He did not demand...

...that you accept His free gift.

Grace would not do that, nor would His love.

He holds out His gentle hand of love and forgiveness to you...

He will not pull back...it's not a trick.

Accept it.Cherish it. LOVE Him for it.
He is better than good.
He is more than enough.

Reach out to the hand that is out stretched for you...

He is waiting, and He cares.

A Beggars Prayer

Lord.
I am not good at living to please You... yet I yearn to live a life worthy of You.
It is not right to just remove ourselves from this world... we must be in it in order to make a difference... yet, sometimes the evil and sin of this world is so disgusting that I yearn to run from it all. It is good to run from our own sin and evil that tempts us, yet we must remain in this world to serve God by serving others. Help me then, to always love. To always be giving and serving. Lord give me wisdom to listen with compassion and speak the truth with grace.

O Lord, guard my heart from judging and lead me in good understanding of Your good and perfect ways... teach me to be like You, no matter what it takes.

Lord I pray for a heart of mercy. A servant spirit. And Zeal for the Lord.

You are the Truth. The Life. And the Way.

Take me ever further up and further in... always loving you and never turning back.

In Jesus Blessed Name,
Amen

A life Passion, Mission and Vision

Lord...

I ask You for a Life Passion...with You at the center and goal...
dear Lord I desire to make You known to the world!

Lord...

I pray for a Life Mission...to serve You better with...
dear Lord... I want to share Your Love with the World!

Lord...

I pray for a Life Vision... to bring your Love...
Oh Lord... by using the many gifts and interests and joys You have blessed me with please help me to use them for the encouragement of the 'body'. Help me to teach others Your Love and grace and mercy... Use me to help them find the gifts You have given them and teach them to find resources in their own town to use their gifts with that they may become self-sustaining.
Pour out from me a light... pointing to Your hope for all Your people

O Lord...
Use me...
Send me...
Help me serve Your people.
Help me to be Your salt, light, and yeast.

In Jesus Name,
Amen

If you have never thought of or prayed for a life passion, mission and vision... I encourage you to seek the Lord for it... and to be open to it being changed throughout your life... for the glory of God!

loving God...loving life

...some of my favorite things have always been enjoying God's wonderful outdoors
simply walking in fields of long golden grass was completely beautiful to me

but then...
time sped up
days turned to hours
hours turned to minutes
minutes turned to seconds
... time passed me up and I became caught up in the tragedies and disasters of this world.

how do I have both joy for the Lord and a crying heart for this dying world?

Even some people who call themselves "Christians" do not truly love you... isn't it hard enough knowing those who openly deny You?...

the joy is found in the hope of the Lord, for salvation is being worked out this day for many new believers... there is hope for sinners (I know for I am one of them)
if there was no hope there would be no joy
but JOY is in the LORD... Savior of the Universe...KING over all creation
the Lord renews joy in the morning and shows us this day how we must seek Him and share Him

Lord...I did not look in You for joy... forgive me and teach me Your way and Your joy.

Jesus is our supreme example of Joy amidst suffering... He who taught us laughter...also taught us the greatest sacrifice. Joy will always be found in true love for God and His people and His creation.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me... cast me not away from Thy presence O Lord, take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. RESTORE UNTO ME THE JOY OF THY SALVATION" ~Song Create in me a Clean Heart

pages rip...
life turns over to the next day
candle burns out...
is there time left to tell them
where will the light come from
my heart beats once more...
what will i do with my last breath
what did i do with the millions i had before the last
what am i living for
what is my life telling people
crumbs is what is left of the last piece of bread...
who is going to feed this generation
even though God covers over our failures...
we must chose not to fail
people must know the absolute truth of Jesus Christ.
lets be going and share the Gospel as we have been given it
God has chosen His people to share His goodnews
and God's plans never fail...
so Go and be brave as you go
you will never fail with the Lord on your side