"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:30,31 NIV)
So
many people concern themselves with the commandments given to Moses
upon the mountain that they forget how Jesus summarized them into
two--which should be easier to remember, but do we?
The
first--Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and
strength--If we truly love God--with all of our being and He is the
focus of our lives--we live to please Him--doing all He has put into our
hearts to do.
The second--Love your
neighbor as yourself--if we loved our neighbors (all those around
us)--as ourselves, could we hate, steal, lie, or kill anyone? When we
do these things--is it an indicator that we do not love self?
If
we really stopped to think about what we do and how we do it--we would
have greater insight as to who we really are and we might even see a
need to change. When we treat ourselves better, we'll treat others
better.
Love--such a simple command and
yet--such a hard one to do. If we love God, we would take care of the
needs of the poor and defenseless. If we love others--there would be no
poor and defenseless--God knows! Think about it!
And
while you're thinking about it--remember those who have loved us and
did not even know us in their service to their country to defend our
rights and freedoms as a nation, who for the most part--believes in God!
Learning to love is the greatest response we could ever give to God and others. Let's do it!
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Monday, May 26, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
It's Me O Lord!
"It's me, it's me, it's me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer."
This song, learned many years ago, rose in my spirit this morning and it gave me pause to think. I spend a great deal of time praying for others--for situations--in their lives and on personal and global levels. When I started singing this song (in my spirit), I realized that I need prayer, too. So, if you feel the same way I do, this post is dedicated to you, too.
Father, in the name of Jesus,
I wake up each morning with gratitude, thanking You for all You have done.
I study Your Word and listen carefully to hear You speak, before I write one word
To be published, in an effort to teach, share and encourage.
I make sure that others know that I'm praying with and for them,
On a daily basis, and never ignore a request for prayer when I see it.
But Lord, sometimes the burden gets so heavy, that I become weak
In my spirit and know that I have to rely upon You to get through a day,
I count on You at every turn to give me the right words to say,
That will warn, remind, teach, encourage and point others Your Way.
Now, not knowing which way to turn for myself, I look to You to show,
Me how not to become so drained that I forget I must get refueled to know
That I can continue upon this path, into Your Word, and sharing You
Without caving to public opinion and political correctness or even thinking
About how others may interpret or misinterpret what is said, but as I lay
In my bed, pouring my soul out to You, I must know that what I do, matters,
If only to You. So, Lord this day, with Your permission, I take leave to fuel
My soul and put myself in position to hear You clearly without the noise of chatter
From people who do not understand that You are God and not a man
That should lie or keep us in the dark, not knowing what to do,
When in reality, all we have we can count on, is You.
Hear my prayer O Lord, give me strength to stay in the fight against
Injustice, Bigotry, Hate and Sin and with You on my side, I know, We win!
Thank You for listening to my heart, with these words before I depart--Amen!
This song, learned many years ago, rose in my spirit this morning and it gave me pause to think. I spend a great deal of time praying for others--for situations--in their lives and on personal and global levels. When I started singing this song (in my spirit), I realized that I need prayer, too. So, if you feel the same way I do, this post is dedicated to you, too.
Father, in the name of Jesus,
I wake up each morning with gratitude, thanking You for all You have done.
I study Your Word and listen carefully to hear You speak, before I write one word
To be published, in an effort to teach, share and encourage.
I make sure that others know that I'm praying with and for them,
On a daily basis, and never ignore a request for prayer when I see it.
But Lord, sometimes the burden gets so heavy, that I become weak
In my spirit and know that I have to rely upon You to get through a day,
I count on You at every turn to give me the right words to say,
That will warn, remind, teach, encourage and point others Your Way.
Now, not knowing which way to turn for myself, I look to You to show,
Me how not to become so drained that I forget I must get refueled to know
That I can continue upon this path, into Your Word, and sharing You
Without caving to public opinion and political correctness or even thinking
About how others may interpret or misinterpret what is said, but as I lay
In my bed, pouring my soul out to You, I must know that what I do, matters,
If only to You. So, Lord this day, with Your permission, I take leave to fuel
My soul and put myself in position to hear You clearly without the noise of chatter
From people who do not understand that You are God and not a man
That should lie or keep us in the dark, not knowing what to do,
When in reality, all we have we can count on, is You.
Hear my prayer O Lord, give me strength to stay in the fight against
Injustice, Bigotry, Hate and Sin and with You on my side, I know, We win!
Thank You for listening to my heart, with these words before I depart--Amen!
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