I do apologise for my mistake yesterday. I should have said, "lets remember to pray for our brothers and sister in Pakistan and China. Pastor P
"Why Me Lord?" Part3
Focusing On Pain Can Only Delay Us
Suffering and pain is so unfair. They kidnap your attention and try to force it to look at them. But there's something suffering or pain cannot do. It cannot steal Jesus Christ from you, unless you give him away.
You may be going through a terrible ordeal at this moment, such as divorce, unemployment, serious illness or death. You don't deserve it, but there's no way out. You have to keep going. Hang on in there. Don’t let go of Christ, He alone can take you through.
If you can manage, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to look beyond your suffering and pain to your sure reward of eternal life with Jesus, you can make it through this journey. Pain may be an unavoidable detour, but it cannot keep you from reaching your final destination.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:1-3 (King James Version)
Some day, you will stand face to face with your Savior. You will gaze on the beauty of your new home, filled with never ending love. You will look at the nail scars in Jesus' hands.
You will know your unworthiness to be there, and filled with gratitude and humility, you will ask, "Why Me Lord?"
Father, thank you for not letting me go after all my complaining…. “Why Me Lord?” Christ, I don’t know why you love me, I don’t know you care, I don’t know why you sacrifice your life but I’m glad so glad he did. Thank you for saving me after I have caused you so much pain and suffering. I must ask the question “Why Me Lord?”
1. West Coast Prayerline - 712-451-6000. Access code 281432#. Meeting times daily@ 6am Mon – Sun and 9pm Mon – Fri. (Facilitated by Elder Michael Blue & Elder Wanda Flowers.)
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3. San Francisco Prayerline - 641 297 4600. Access code is 7792#. Meeting times daily @ 6:30am Mon – Sun (Facilitated by Sis. Grant and Elder Wanda Flowers)
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Thanks for the many comments on yesterdays devotion. Lets not remember to pray for our brothers and sisters in Pakistan and China. Pastor P
"Why Me Lord?" Part2
Stumbling Toward Christian Maturity
It's become a cliché to say we learn our most valuable lessons in pain, not pleasure, but if we are serious about our Christianity, we eventually learn during our pain to keep our eyes on one thing and one thing only: Jesus Christ.
While physical pain can be overwhelming, it is not the most important thing in life. Jesus is. Experiencing financial loss can be devastating, but it is not all that matters. Jesus is. The death or loss of a loved one leaves an unbearable vacuum in your days and nights. But Jesus Christ is still there.
When we ask "Why Me?", we make our circumstances more important than Jesus. We forget the temporariness of this life and the eternity of life with him. Our hurt makes us overlook the fact that this life is preparation and heaven is the payoff.
That most mature of Christians, Paul of Tarsus, told us where to look: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14, NIV)
It's hard to keep our eyes on the prize of Jesus, but he is what makes sense when nothing else does. When he said, "I am the way and the truth and the life." (John 14:6, NIV), he was showing us the path through all our "Why Me?" experiences.
Father, thank you for Jesus and his promises, I love him. As I go through hard times I will remember that I need to focus on Jesus not the trial… Amen
1. West Coast Prayerline - 712-451-6000. Access code 281432#. Meeting times daily@ 6am Mon – Sun and 9pm Mon – Fri. (Facilitated by Elder Michael Blue & Elder Wanda Flowers.)
2. East Coast Prayerline - 605-990-0700. Access code 503942#. Meeting times @ 6am and 9pm weekdays and 6:30am weekends. (Facilitated by Chris Brooks). You can also visit www.gracefam.org.
3. San Francisco Prayerline - 641 297 4600. Access code is 7792#. Meeting times daily @ 6:30am Mon – Sun (Facilitated by Sis. Grant and Elder Wanda Flowers)
4. CPR Prayerline - - 218 862 1000. Access
code is 996832#. Meeting times @ 9pm Sunday to Friday (Times are EST: Facilitated by Yvette Stoute.)
5. Urgent Prayer Request +0208 202 4863(London number) or text +7940443879
6. Emergency Prayer -1 888 820 8627 or visit www.pray4meinc.com .
RAY OF HOPE 4 U
61 Selborne gardens
London NW4 4SH
England, UK
+447940443879 (London)
rayofhope4u@hotmail.com
www.rayofhope4u.co.uk
http://rayofhope4u.blogspot.com
http://www.squidoo.com/rayofhope4u
http://www.mission2zimbabwe2010.vpweb.co.uk
prayerline +44208 202 4863 or text +447940443879
"Why Me Lord?" Part2
Stumbling Toward Christian Maturity
It's become a cliché to say we learn our most valuable lessons in pain, not pleasure, but if we are serious about our Christianity, we eventually learn during our pain to keep our eyes on one thing and one thing only: Jesus Christ.
While physical pain can be overwhelming, it is not the most important thing in life. Jesus is. Experiencing financial loss can be devastating, but it is not all that matters. Jesus is. The death or loss of a loved one leaves an unbearable vacuum in your days and nights. But Jesus Christ is still there.
When we ask "Why Me?", we make our circumstances more important than Jesus. We forget the temporariness of this life and the eternity of life with him. Our hurt makes us overlook the fact that this life is preparation and heaven is the payoff.
That most mature of Christians, Paul of Tarsus, told us where to look: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14, NIV)
It's hard to keep our eyes on the prize of Jesus, but he is what makes sense when nothing else does. When he said, "I am the way and the truth and the life." (John 14:6, NIV), he was showing us the path through all our "Why Me?" experiences.
Father, thank you for Jesus and his promises, I love him. As I go through hard times I will remember that I need to focus on Jesus not the trial… Amen
1. West Coast Prayerline - 712-451-6000. Access code 281432#. Meeting times daily@ 6am Mon – Sun and 9pm Mon – Fri. (Facilitated by Elder Michael Blue & Elder Wanda Flowers.)
2. East Coast Prayerline - 605-990-0700. Access code 503942#. Meeting times @ 6am and 9pm weekdays and 6:30am weekends. (Facilitated by Chris Brooks). You can also visit www.gracefam.org.
3. San Francisco Prayerline - 641 297 4600. Access code is 7792#. Meeting times daily @ 6:30am Mon – Sun (Facilitated by Sis. Grant and Elder Wanda Flowers)
4. CPR Prayerline - - 218 862 1000. Access
code is 996832#. Meeting times @ 9pm Sunday to Friday (Times are EST: Facilitated by Yvette Stoute.)
5. Urgent Prayer Request +0208 202 4863(London number) or text +7940443879
6. Emergency Prayer -1 888 820 8627 or visit www.pray4meinc.com .
RAY OF HOPE 4 U
61 Selborne gardens
London NW4 4SH
England, UK
+447940443879 (London)
rayofhope4u@hotmail.com
www.rayofhope4u.co.uk
http://rayofhope4u.blogspot.com
http://www.squidoo.com/rayofhope4u
http://www.mission2zimbabwe2010.vpweb.co.uk
prayerline +44208 202 4863 or text +447940443879
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