Good Morning,
The day hasn't appeared yet. It is still dark outside. The dogs have been fed in our home and the Door County Cherry Crème Coffee has finished brewing.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6. in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.
As I sit at the desk in our den, I start my day with prayer and today I have much to pray for. Several of my friends are battling cancer now. The Middle East is gearing up for an expansion of the war already started. The economy isn't exactly affordable anymore, and last night the news was filled with election rhetoric that is disgusting. The war in the Ukraine is poised to get worse. People are still recovering from terrible hurricanes and will be doing so for way too long.
So yes, I can vote today in the United States, and I will. But what is more important to me is the fact that I can pray for all of the things I listed above. I can cry out to God, and He hears me. How He will answer these prayers will be interesting to say the least. How I cap off my prayers is with these words. "Thy Will Be Done". Whatever God decides to do or not do is sovereign to me. I poured out my heart and left the thinking, and action to Him.
It seems that you might think I am just complacent. That is far from the truth. I just pray because I can, and especially in times like these. I ask God if there is anything He would like me to do with these large requests. He reminds me that His thoughts are greater than mine and His ways are higher than mine. God is in control and whatever He allows to happen is mine to respect and not challenge.
I wait patiently and trust in God. Because I can. I enjoy each day to the best of my abilities, Because I can. I can be a blessing to my family, friends and neighbors. Because I can. I will call out to God in prayer. Because I can.
There is so much I can do, that I really should not complain about what I can't do.
Thy will be done, because I can't. And I am happy that I am not in charge.
Marty
AMEN, AMEN, I also am glad that I am not in control of all these things. I look at my past and see many things I wish that should have been done differently.
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