The 30-Second Prayer

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I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely  with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 (NLT)

Today I want to address the topic of “feelings.” We have them but how do we take control of them so they don’t control us? I previously shared with you that my husband “graduated” to Heaven in the fall of 2018. The months that followed were filled with paperwork….and paperwork…..and paperwork. In the midst of the paper, I had to do something with my emotions. My whole life I have learned then when things are out of order, I need to organize them and get them back into place. It was no different with my emotions at this time.  With the Lord’s help, I got to the heart of what I believed. I believed that Dave and I had a great life together, that he was now experiencing true happiness, and knowing that—I could be happy too. This belief became my new mantra and I spoke it out many times as I talked to family and friends. It absolutely was the truth and it became my anchor when my emotions wanted to go to another place. Today I feel strong and I don’t doubt the mantra for a minut...

The first week of the "30 Days" is now behind us..... Let’s review some key components that will move us forward with strength and purpose. We have our foundational promise from God’s Word: Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.                               Proverbs 16:3 (AMPC) We have our prayer: Of course, feel free to use your own words and spend as long as you desire in prayer. God wants a relationship with us and all close relationships require spending time together. In Proverbs 16:3, God is calling us into partnership with Him so He can lead us through the day successfully. If you need help with forming the prayer, you could use these words: “Father, as I commit this day to You, cause me to think Your thoughts.”   We have...

God has written us a personal letter and in it here's what I found: And we know that God causes everything  to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. Romans 8:28 I will meet you back here tomorrow for another week of allowing God to direct our thoughts according to His will--so each and every day we can be established in peace and we can succeed---in order that we might be a testimony of His goodness. God is good and His mercy endures forever!! Psalms 118:1

Our plan is in place. We know what to do. (Refer to yesterday’s post.) We’ll meet with God every morning and commit our day to Him. We’ll ask for His thoughts to guide us through the day so we can make the right choices.  It sounds good but we still have those things called “feelings” to deal with. There are times when we feel afraid, or angry, or frustrated, or just plain overwhelmed with all that we are hearing and all that we have to deal with in the course of a day.  Many people are fearful of not being able to pay the rent even this month, parents are overwhelmed with homeschooling their children—responsibilities have become great and the resources have lessened. What do we do?? I believe that we’ve been given the Proverbs 16:3 promise as a key to anything we are facing. Allow me to share with you how I know this to be true. About a year and a half ago, my husband passed away. That wasn’t supposed to happen! It wasn’t in the plan! Yet, here I am having to car...

Yesterday I talked about finding peace. Today I want to help you to keep your peace. I realize that people from all walks of life may be reading this post, so again, please adapt this information to fit your needs. The 30-Second Prayer (based on Proverbs 16:3 AMPC) was such a game-changer for me--one well worth pursuing. I wasn’t sure about it at first so I decided to put the promise to the test. I gave myself an assignment for 10 days, using the following format. Notice how simple it is! Day ______ of 10 Days      Date: __________________ Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Proverbs 16:3 AMPC) “Father, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will.” TO DO: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Life as we know it has changed—-BIG time!!—at least for now. The way we live, work, socialize, communicate—everything has to be adjusted. So how do we adapt to this temporary way of living?  First of all, we have to find our peace. If we don’t have it, nothing around us will function properly. But how do we get peace and once we have a little, how do we keep it when our world seems to be spinning out of control? The answer is hidden in plain sight. Look no further than Proverbs 16:3 in your Bible. It says— Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.  Proverbs 16:3 (NKJV) The AMPC edition uses this phrase: “He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.” Yes, that’s what we want--established thoughts so we can get through each day successfully. Our “works” are our plans. You might say, “Wait a minute! I do not have a plan!! This came out of nowhere and screwed...

Yesterday I talked abut being intentional so that when life settles down, we will be much better off than we were before all of this began. We will-- 1.  Have a closer relationship with our Father. 2.  Feel better physically. 3.  Experience new ways of doing things. 4.  Have stronger relationships with family and friends. 5.  Have a heart filled with gratitude over the goodness of God. It is not "life as usual" right now. Each day we have to remain flexible and learn how to do things that will cause our lives to function. As we let God lead us, this time can even become an adventure. If we consider the next 30 days in this light, it will energize us to meet with God and let Him lead the way. If this seems a little intimidating, I encourage you to "just begin," It's way easier than you think! This morning, I had a new task to complete on the computer. Immediately, I could feel the dread come up in me. It seemed way to hard, but as soon as I asked God...