"But
as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my
salvation. My God will hear me. Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; though I dwell in
darkness, the Lord is a light for me.
"I
will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against Him, until
He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light, and I will see His
righteousness. Then my enemy will see,
and shame will cover her who said to me, 'Where is the Lord your God?' My eyes will look on her; at that time she
will be trampled down, like mire on the streets."
Micah 7:8-10
It is easy to forget, especially when things are easy or they are
hard in our lives, to forget how loving our Heavenly Father is with us. How His sacrifice of His Son was done because
He loved us so much He did not want to live without our love and intimacy!
It's easy to forget when things are easy because we are so
distracted by the good stuff; hard when things are hard because we are
hurting. Easy or hard, we take our eyes
off the Lord and look at how much fun or how much pain is filling our
lives...when He asks us to keep our eyes on Him, because He can take care of all
that swirls around us!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ,
Darlene
PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY? Please
send updates! For
any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page through
previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action!
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
NEW PRAYER REQUEST:
Pray for Hans who has
seriously injured his back and is not able to work. Pray for his patience through this time of
healing. No word yet about the result of Sergio's
recent job interview. Please pray for
him.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Paul
NS was invited to lunch by the people who offered him a job which is super
news! Barbara (sister-in-law) will finally start
work this Monday with a wonderful company (she has waited five years to find a
job). Carlton (painful bone infections) is feeling a
bit better finally.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Fion's father had a stroke, has
had surgery and last report they have moved him to a hospice. Pray for the family and for his carers as he
prepares to go home to the Lord. Adrian sounds very tired now as he continues
having chemo one day a month, his pain is debilitating, but he's still praising
his heavenly Father for each new day.
Saige,
who now is at least a couple of weeks old has been reassessed and is not a
candidate for heart catherisation.
Instead they will do more surgery as she grows stronger to repair the
left side of her heart which is not working.
Please pray for her and her parents
Michael and Jobeth and family.
David R losing
his eyesight due to macular degeneration. I hope to go home to see him before he can no
longer see me. For Audley and Beverly’s
situation and his new endeavour. For Nancy who is growing stronger and for Fred as he cares for her.
Pray for Raven
as she regains her strength from the cancer treatments. Patty, who lost her three year old daughter
four years ago has sent a most amazing letter of thanksgiving. She is not 100% but says she is around
85%.
Continue to pray for Scott for mental and physical
healing, God focus and ability to think clearly. Pray for the two surviving sons of Melanie Karunaratne in New Zealand.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: For PJ that he may find projects to
fill his needs
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray
the Lord’s hand is dramatically apparent in the lives of all who receive and read this
devotion...that His mighty works would be worked out in each life for
His purposes in surprising and wonderful ways!
Elaine
and Jim in Hong Kong have begun a new ministry. Please pray the Father keeps guiding them in
their work.
Isaias & Judith
who head the efforts of Ambassadors
for Christ in the Philippines, need strength and encouragement as
they work with other ministers recovering and serving after one of the world's worst typhoons in history. Their
financial needs are so great please consider contributing...just click on
Ambassadors for Christ link above.
Carla & Paul K for good results from their business
plans. For Linda and Ian. For Rob and his daughter. For Reg. Pray for Annette and Lyle and their wonderful family. Pray for wisdom for my brother as he deals
with an important matter. For David K, in his studies and Matthew K as he grows up. Elaine and Jim back in Hong Kong.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: God’s
grace on USA & REVIVAL for His children there and for the
many nations and individuals suffering from global financial
mismanagement. Pray for the
Catholic Church and that the new
Pope will always put
Jesus first.
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