“Thus you shall say to Joseph, ‘Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers, and their sin, for they did you wrong.’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.’ And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, ‘Behold, we are your servants.’ But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.” Genesis 50:18-20
“By doing good, even in the face of injustice and foolishness, we are fulfilling the will of God. – If we are not prepared to live good lives where it is costly to do so, we are stepping out of the will of God.”*
The Bible is full of stories of regular people, doing extraordinary things, experiencing unimaginable events to help us learn how important it is to trust God; the greatest of these is the story of Jesus, who offered His life as a sacrifice just for you. His desire is that we act on these lessons and demonstrate goodness in the face of evil!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY?
For any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page back through previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action!
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for Steve Barns for relief from great pain and depression. Deborah and her son Michael, who just lost her mother to cancer and her father to suicide. For a solution for Audley and Beverly (she had a stroke a few years back and remains physically challenged and cannot be left alone for long. This limits Audley’s ability to travel for work.). Cucuawe recently lost his 17-year old daughter and now his father-in-law is in the hospital with terminal cancer. Please pray for Michael C, his mother is fading with Alzheimer’s and ill health.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Adrian is doing better. I received a call about a potential new project and need to submit an acceptable proposal to win the business – please pray for my wisdom and insight with this.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: David still needs prayer for his health. Adrian is still in a lot of pain and desperately needs a “healthy” place to live. Tim B and Losa with headaches, that their doctors will OK a new procedure for relief. For Carlton. Gwen (13 year old) -- headaches and attitude toward her mom. Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma (please see her blog at this LINK. (http://debdarley.blogspot.com/) Wisdom for doctors caring for Tim, Doris, David, Poetry and Gary, Annette’s friend Sue.
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS: For Reg and his ministry, that the Lord would bless him in unexpected ways. For Roger as he considers options for a pledge of heart. Tim (my brother) needs financial help, especially with this surgery and no insurance. Pray he secures a disability pension with his coronary pulmonary artery disease. Adam who is investigating a cult that is filling many unmet needs for him. Scott, as he struggles and grows. For David K that his path forward is filled with faith. Isaias (family safety and his mission work in Philippines); God’s grace on USA & REVIVAL for His children. For Kevin (Godly wisdom with his son), Michael.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: For those still affected by the many natural, financial and political disasters in the past year. For the rest of the world to stay calm with regard to war, the economy and most of all for those who are believers, to pray and help others have peace during this time.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: That Tim might find satisfying work. Paul has resigned from his job and will need employment again. Randy needs a new job in Canada or Australia. I still need a new project.
*Christ For Real by Charles Price
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