"MY LETTERS TO GOD": O, To Be Like You.....

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

O, To Be Like You.....

Lord, help me pray. I know I should be praying more than sos prayers....You always
give me such special attention. I never.....well, almost never, think that You aren't giving me what I want.....or need. So often, when I am almost worry free, I tend to lean on the minute to minute prayers that show me Your wisdom in the day to day.
But, Lord....I need the discipline to do what I know I should. Oftentimes, that
particular issue is troublesome to me. I am sure satan notices and pushes it into
my face every chance he gets. "If you were a REAL christian you wouldn't be so lazy
in your prayer life".......is an example of what he does. He lies. He distorts. He
has only evil intentions. The deceit he practices makes me crazy sometimes. Trying
to discern his will and God's will scare me at times because he(satan) gets as close
to that invisible line as he can get. Lord, I just prayed that You would help me to
speak the name of Jesus to get him to leave me alone. The persistence that he exhibits is almost a positive quality if he weren't satan.....so I can see I have to
be MORE PERSISTENT than he is. It's scary to even talk about him, Lord...he is to be avoided at all cost. It must have been so hard for you to be plagued by him at different times in your life here on earth. Of course, he couldn't touch You, but it never stopped him in harassing You in some of Your weakest hours. Lord, You are the One I can turn to. You are the One I love. Would You help me be willing to do as You command. If I truly love You and Your ways.....I should have no difficulty in my spiritual growth. To be Your servant....to live so You are pleased with my talk and walk.....is my desire. To be like You....is what I pray in the name and
will of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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GinnyAugust 12, 2010 at 1:43 PM
This is a prayer any Christian could and should be praying. The evil satan is a constant intruder into our lives and our only hope is to do just as you say. Pray for protection and strength from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Great message today!
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Introduction to "My Letters To God"

My letters to God came about by my need to communicate with Him on a regular basis. I needed to, as a christian, a wife and a mother notwithstanding, pray every day. As a young mother I found myself almost continually interrupted by my two little girls. All for necessary and legitimate reasons. You and I both know satan uses every trick in the book to keep us from communing with God and I felt that he was definately getting the upperhand. So, one day out of sheer desperation, I grabbed a sheet of paper or a notebook (I don't remember) and began to scribble out a prayer for God to come and rescue me. I needed to tell Him EXACTLY how I felt. I needed Him and felt that this was my only recourse. Invariably, before I started writing, when I was interrupted I hardly ever would go back to my devotion time. I'd forget where I was in my prayertime and it all seemed futile.....after all, the wash had to be done, the beds had to be made, baths needed to be taken care of.....etcettera.....etcettera....etcettera. After the first attempt, I tried it again and again until this wonderful habit was formed for me. I could literally stop mid-sentence and almost always go back , and pick up where I had left off. As I found my time with God lengthening because of my determination to do this, it ended up being my solace. Even with two more daughters and a son as the years went by. I often found that it was truly a wonderful thing when I would search for a word that described what I REALLY felt. Many times in my prayertime prior to this , I would skim over the

hard parts that would express my angst to Him sort of mumbling, "Lord, you know what I mean.....". I was so terribly desperate to express how I really felt. To that, I could only tell Him in my tears and fears and frustration hoping He would still love me. I'd reread sometimes and find that I was alot meaner than I knew He would be pleased with.....or, I was not as bad as I believed I was.

Writing to God has followed me into the years that the world says are the "senior years". It doesn't matter to me. As long as I can hold a pen and write Him all of my heart thoughts, the "mind stealers" will not deter me. I am determined to be God's instrument. I will blow my horn for Him as long as He gives me breath!

As I share my letters with you, past and present, may you find in Him the solace that you need. He will give that to each of us. This is my prayer.

"MY LETTERS TO GOD"

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O, To Be Like You.....

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