D ear Friends:
If ever you are struggling with prayer, pick up the Bible and pray through the book of Psalms. God’s word from the Bible’s song book (Psalms) has served as a wonderful prayer tool for me especially during times of struggle or fear. Our God understands our fears and sufferings and offers to help. Take a few minutes to read and re-read Psalm 145.
Can you see what we are to do? We are to talk to God in prayer, praise God, bless God, and understand that our generation needs to tell of God’s works to those coming behind us.
Give testimony of a life lived for God. Think on the things God has done for you and those you love...and the world at large.
Remember the grace given to us, the forgiveness God offers us and God’s patience with our stubbornness and selfishness.
Remind yourself that what you see now is temporary...not what you will see. God’s kingdom is everlasting and we will be forever with our Lord.
Remember the Lord will sustain us when we fall and raise us up. He supplies all our needs and is generous in his provisions. Our Lord is righteous and kind in all his deeds. He is near to us when we call, and he will fulfill the desires of those who love and fear him. He will hear our cry and save us. He will keep us. Let us praise the Lord and bless his holy name forever.
Use this new year of learning as an opportunity not only for our young people to learn something new, but all of us as we grow to full maturity of faith. We are all on a never ending journey of becoming. May your journey be filled with peace and hope for what God has planned along the way.
“I am the Way and the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father but through me” -John 14:6.
Pastor Mark
(September, 2010)