"Thus says the Lord, 'Cursed is the man who
trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from
the Lord. For he will be like a bush in
the desert, and will not see when prosperity comes, but will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, a land of salt without inhabitant.
"'Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and
whose trust is the Lord. For he will be
like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will
not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be
anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.
"The heart is more deceitful than all else and is
desperately sick; who can understand it?
I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give to each man
according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds." Jeremiah 17:5-10
[a seminar speaker]
'pointed out that we tend to live under two agendas; ours and God's, and that
the tension between them sets up stress.
...God is sovereign over people.
He will move their hearts to cause them to do His will, or He will
restrain them from doing anything contrary to His will.
"But it is His will,
His agenda for our lives, that God will guard, protect, and advance. We must learn to live by HIS agenda if we are
to trust Him."*
Can we trust the
Lord? Can we imagine He cares for
us? It is not easy some days, but
trusting Him and leaning on Him keeps us stress free!
Take care with love,
especially His! Your servant and friend
in Christ, Darlene
PLEASE NOTE THE PRAYER
UPDATES! AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO PRAY AND TO KEEP ME UPDATED
ON GOD'S PROGRESS!
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: Adrian continues to be in a serious state since they took
him off morphine. Now his blood pressure
and heart rate are seriously erratic. Give
the new doctor insight and sensitivity.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Elina
has been looking for full-time work since completing her university studies and
needs wisdom to make wise choices. Bettina needs our prayers to
give her strength and wisdom. Deepak's father passed away. He travelled home to Colombo (Sri Lanka) to
be with his family and now is making his way home to New Zealand. Thank God, Deepak is part of the Body of
Christ.
Paul NS's
final job interview was postponed till today. We are praying for good news and that his
spirits remain hopeful.
Hans
needs employment where he can make an honourable contribution.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING:
For probably a couple of years now we
have been praying for God’s grace on USA & REVIVAL for
His children there. Here is what I
received today from Patti:
"I just want to share
what I think is a positive happening to your prayer for: God’s grace on USA
& REVIVAL for His children there:
"Just recently the U
S Supreme Court justices upheld the right to have prayer to open town
government meetings! (An atheist and a Jew apparently protested it), and the
Supreme Court voted 5-4 that it did not violate the Constitution.
"Also, just recently
there has been a surge of Christian movies at the theatres across the nation!
The first one (that I did see and enjoy) is "God is Not Dead", then
there is "Heaven is for Real" (I read the book and saw the movie --
both very good based on a true account).
"Then coming out this
weekend is "Mom's Night Out" which I don't know is necessarily
Biblically based, as the other two I mentioned, but it is made by the same ones
who made "Fireproof" a couple of years ago. Anyway, my hopes are up
that the Christians are finally taking a stand instead of being as passive as
we have in the past."
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH
CONCERNS: Pray
for my brother, Tim, that his
COPD (cardio-pulmonary artery disease) is manageable for him and that he will
have the patience and wisdom to cope with the limitations.
Things seem to finally be
settling down for Fion and his family. Please keep them in
your prayers.
Baby Saige
faces a lifetime of surgeries, procedures and time in hospital. Please pray for all those who care for her,
especially her family.
Please pray for Deepak's wife recovering from
treatment for stage-2 breast cancer. Her
chemo is over.
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 return to the ministry. 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%.
Prayer update......Scott is doing a little better,
he is taking baby steps but he still needs lots of prayers for healing, and
ability to think clearly, he also needs
prayers to focus on God which he is NOT doing right now. He thinks he can do everything himself.
ONGOING JOB
RELATED: Sergio seeking new
employment - is in Mexico City.
For PJ that
he may find projects to fill his needs. Justin B and his father in India
need prayer that Justin will find work in his field of BPO and voice in the
Lord's perfect time.
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 need our continued prayers
for protection and good health. They lead
the efforts of Ambassadors for Christ in the Philippines.
The financial needs are
so great, please consider contributing...just click on Ambassadors for Christ
link above.
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.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: For
the many nations and individuals suffering from global financial
mismanagement. Pray
for Birgit who is in Germany.
Please pray for the many
individuals in India. Just recently the WeakDay Devotion blog is
being read by many people there! God is
mysterious!
Pray for the Catholic
Church and that the new
Pope will
always put Jesus first.
* "Trusting God" is copyright
protected since 1988 by Jerry Bridges.
All rights are reserved, including translations. The ISBN is 08910-91742. I quote carefully and respectfully from his wonderful
book.
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