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Lord, I’ve grown tired of all the bitterness from recent disappointments; heal me
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
– Ezekiel 36:26
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For reminders that God is with me in all that I do, I pray
You see Jesus’ faith tested in the temptation scenes in Luke 4:1-13. The basic question, put before him three times, is this: ‘Is God to be trusted?’ That is the great question that the human race is asking at the most basic level. We hear Jesus ever more resoundingly answer, ‘Yes, God is on your side. Yes, God is more for you than you are for yourself.’
– Adapted from Richard Rohr’s
The Good News According to Luke: Spiritual Reflections
Until I am in your final, safe embrace, Lord, help me to find peace with the issues that bind me here on earth
We cannot dream of a Utopia in which all arrangements are ideal and everyone is flawless. Life is tumultuous–an endless losing and regaining of balance, a continuous struggle, never an assured victory. Nothing is ever finally safe.
– John Gardner
from a speech
For all those who feel their career has been stalled during these economic times, we pray
God sometimes puts us on hold so that, after the wait, there is less of us and more of Him.
– Kent M. Keith
Devotional Venture: 60 Inspiring Devotions by Business Professionals by Business Professionals
Lord, remind us that the best is yet to come
When God delays in prospering our businesses or promoting our newest product, it is so that we may die to our own ideas, our own egos. After the delay, we often experience the joy of experiencing God’s best for us.
– Corey Cleek
Devotional Ventures: 60 Inspiring Devotions by Business Professionals by Business Professionals
Thank you Lord, for any reminders I receive from you today that I need not compete for your love of me
There’s a growing competitive yoga movement in this country—there are national championships this weekend in New York—and a push to make it an Olympic Event.
– Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal
Going for the Gold in Yoga
Today, may I be made aware of some of the ways the Almighty has my back
For I know well the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope.
– Jeremiah 29:11
Let us pray for those we will encounter today who have somehow lost faith
So many people use unanswered prayers as a reason for not believing in God.
– Anthony DeStefano
Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To
When it comes to my relationship with you, Lord, I pray for a reminder that I have already passed the test
Life is a series of tests. There are different trials for different seasons.
– Bob Buford
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