You and I have a problem. The problem we share is our past.
Not that we have the same past but that we both have a past and we can not let go of it.
Our past keeps interfering with our present and our future.
Here is what I am going to do and I hope you will do it too.
Put the past where it belongs, at the bottom of the sea of never never.
I know you want to know where this sea is so that you can put your past into it.
I am going to tell you but you must realize that the problem of your past is too big for
you to cast it into the sea of never never by yourself so you must get some help.
The only one who is big enough to handle your past is God himself.
You must say to God, “God, I need your help to throw my past into the sea of never never.”
He will quietly listen to your request and then as if lifted by a giant balloon your past will be pitched from you forever into the sea of never never where you will never have to see it again.
We have all done things that we wished we had not done in the past but that does not mean we have to live with the past now or in the future because that is what the sea of never never is for.
Thank God for his help in casting your past into the sea of never never so you can be happy and free for ever and ever.
Now the sea of never never is behind you where you will never have to look at it again.
God loves you and does not want you to carry the past around with you because it gets in the way of what he wants you to do today.
So if you haven’t already done it, ask God put your past into the sea of never never and then you will never, never have to worry about it again.
Its morning and I have to start all over again so Lord please help me just for today.
Give me what I need to get ready to meet the trials and problems that I will face.
Help me with each decision to make it be the best for all concerned.
Lead me around trouble that I don’t need to be involved in but can’t see for myself.
Show me patience that I may understand that it is you preparing my way and not me.
Allow me to have the physical strength to endure the day as it falls around my shoulders and tries to push me to the ground.
Let your wisdom be on the end of my tongue to protect me from misspoken words.
Surround me with love that I may give it to others in your name.
Teach me something new that I may increase my knowledge and stretch my faith as I become what you want me to be.
Forgive me when I stray by trying to work out things my way.
Lord, give me what I need today and then I will worry about tomorrow when it comes.
If you only knew what a prayer prayed could do
If you could see it as it climbs up to the stars and rush into God’s waiting arms
If only you could see him take it ever so gently into his hands
Raise it up and bless it and send it back with answers that obey his commands
You would be amazed and surprised as you looked into is eyes
That he accepts each and every prayer no matter what its size
If you only knew what a prayer prayed could do or what it meant
You would not be content until a prayer was heaven sent
You could not walk down the street and not think prayerfully
About the people you meet
You would pray constantly until tears fell at your feet
So don’t wait until a tragedy comes your way
Stop and send a prayer on its way today
Sometimes my leg hurts from an old injury
Then I see someone without a leg
So I don’t complain
I am often out of money
I just say, “thank you Jesus”
But when I see someone without a home
I can’t complain
Sometimes I get hungry because of inconvenience or neglect
Then I see someone who has not had a good meal in days
So I don’t complain
I look in the mirror and see a blemish or a new wrinkle on my face
And then I see a person with a damaged or deformed face
I don’t complain
Being single I often get lonely
Then I see a couple that is married
And they are both lonely
I can’t complain
I get discouraged when my prayers are not answered
The way I like
Then I see someone who doesn’t know how to pray
How can I complain?
What do I do when a tragedy comes my way or I feel that the whole world is against me?
Judge not only the tree because it has many branches.
Some strong; some weak, and it has also endured
Many of life’s storms which have broken off its limbs,
Twisted its trunk and disfigured it.
Judge instead the ripened fruit
That has fallen to the ground and
See if it is sweet to the taste and to the soul.
Like a warm spring breeze, God’s blessings blow across my face
and bring me peace and happiness and then lifts me up
to cover me with His never ending grace.
When I was young I was like many young people with dreams and ideas that I wished to pursue.
I wanted a big house and a big car.
I dreamed of a big business that provided me with a large income.
Being willing to work hard and letting nothing discourage me I knew that one day I would possess my dreams.
The only thing that I did not count on was meeting God.
I knew some things about Him but did not expect Him to have that much of an influence on my life. After meeting Him face to face and having Him tell me that He had a plan for my life, my world was never the same.
I thought I would still have a big home and a great life but I was sure wrong.
God requires that we put our dreams and plans away.
That does not mean for a little while, that means forever.
He has a much different plan for our lives than we can ever envision.
He requires that we obey Him and follow His laws before He will allow us to complete His plan for our life.
So what did He do to me?
He completely stripped me of everything I owned and everything I had accumulated over many years.
Next He did what He does to everyone who has given their life over Him. He takes away their pride.
I was humbled to the lowest level of human kind, that of being a servant. I was required to be a servant for many years.
This was the last place on earth that I wanted to be and God knew it.
It is one thing to work for hire but it is quite another to be in bondage.
I was never expected to ever amount to anything and now it appears that I have proven it.
I doubt that there is anything that can be more humiliating than to be indebted to others.
This is where God confounds the foolish.
After God had broken me through this process of causing my spirit to become submissive to His will, He then began to accomplish His work.
God began to use me to write beautiful poetry and create products that helped other people.
Others began to see me as a gifted poet, writer and inventor
God’s plan for my life was unfolding before my eyes.
What He was teaching me was to become humble and to be willing to serve others as He does.
He wanted me to work where I was given the opportunity to work but most of all He wanted me to become His mirror image here on earth.
That’s what He was doing to me all of the time. Now when you see me you see Him and give Him all of the praise and glory that He deserves.