Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 FROM: QUIET MOMENTS WITH GOD BY LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE . . . THAT THEIR HEARTS MAY BE ENCOURAGED. ___________________COLOSSIANS 2:2 GRACIOUS LORD, I COMMIT THIS DAY TO MAKING OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY. SO OFTEN MY PRAYERS ARE FOR WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO TO MAKE ME HAPPY. NOW IN THIS QUIET TIME, INSPIRE ME TO THINK IMAGINATIVELY ABOUT HOW I CAN BRING NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS TO THOSE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO LOVE AND THOSE WHOSE FRIENDSHIP I ENJOY. LORD, HELP ME TO THINK OF WAYS I COULD MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR THE PEOPLE IN MY HOME, AMONG MY FRIENDS, AND AT WORK. MY TENDENCY IS TO THINK OF SOME BIG, GRAND THING I COULD DO AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSITY OF IT, I NEVER GET IT DONE. HELP ME FORGO THESE GRANDSTANDING FEATS OF HEROISM AND DO SOMETHING THAT SIMPLY MAKES LIFE MORE OF A JOY TO THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. I WANT TO MAKE THIS A DAY FREE OF UNCREATIVE, UNPRODUCTIVE CRITICISM. TODAY I WILL NOT NOT BE NAGGING, FAULT-FINDING SOURCE OF DISTRESS. WHATEVER I DO THAT CAUSES ANXIETY, HELP ME TO CHANGE. OFTEN LORD, IT'S WHAT I FAIL TO DO THAT CAUSES UNHAPPINESS. PEOPLE NEED ENCOURAGEMENT AND AFFIRMATION. TODAY I GIVE UP THE CONTROL I GET BY WITHHOLDING THE ATTITUDE OR THE WORDS OF APPROVAL NOT JUST OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BECOME. MAY THE END OF THIS DAY BE A TIME FOR REMEMBERING THE HAPPY MEMORIES I GAVE OTHERS. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BE ABOUT TODAY! AMEN! GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.