Today's Food for Thought (September 17, 2017)

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness. - Martin Luther

Praying itself doesn’t earn you a hearing. You don't pray to twist God's arm so He changes His mind and do something as you ask. You don't pray to negotiate and bargain with Him for He knows already what you need before you even start to say a word. You pray to make your heart strong knowing He dwells inside. You pray to continually work with the reality of your own identity that brings you to a personal awareness of your oneness with Him. As you become aware of Him, you become aware of your true self. You are His beloved child and He is your caring, loving, and infinitely wise Father who knows your needs better than you do. He will only give what is best for you.

God is a listening God. Sometimes you don't need to shout or cry out loud because He hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere heart. God is so nice. The more you need Him, the closer He gets to you. When you forget Him, He follow you. And when you fall, He'll carry you. God never gives a burden heavier than we can carry, no matter what. He wants us to be happy than sad. A heart to heart talk with God will lessen your burden for He will never say NO to those who have faith in Him. Don't pray to be sheltered from problems, but pray to be fearless in facing them. Don't be afraid of pain, but ask for a heart that conquers it. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 99 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 106 days remaining before 2017 ends.