Good Thursday morning! Today is the National Day of Prayer; what a great day to share our burdens. We do tend toward that squirreling away of burdens that we know is wrong. We have a burden and we don't even want to whisper it to God in prayer. We think that our strength is sufficient... and we know better! On the other hand, did you ever feel that you couldn't speak the need quickly enough? That God already knows all about the issue and wants you to get on with it? God is never impatient with us, and Jesus told us to persistently speak our needs to God. Just remember that we are not to worry about those needs.
Sometimes you will be with Christian sister or brother and she or he just won't let something go. Talk and talk about the same subject until you are ready to blurt out, "Okay! We heard you." Hello, they are trying to share a burden that is too big for their own prayer life. Did you really hear them? We must learn to listen to our siblings in Christ. Today is a great day to bring all of our own needs to Christ in prayer, and a great day to bring the needs of our fellow believers, friends, relatives, communities and nations to God in prayer. If you or I failed to realize a burden in need of sharing, then we can bring that up with God today. Don't be too busy today!
Take the day off work if necessary to spend some time in prayer. I'll take some time off from writing and reading to pray. Today is a day to remember to pray! And don't forget to pray for our nation and government - they certainly need it. Oops, that sounded like an uncharitable editorial opinion there. Actually, we all need prayer, so pray for each other too!
Have a prayerful day in Christ!
Bucky
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