"When the troops retired to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD permitted us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the LORD from Shiloh that it may go into battle among us and save us from the grasp of our enemies."" 1 Samuel 4:3
The Israelites were defeated by the Philistines again and lost the ark, why? God was with them but were they doing what God asked of them or were they treating God like a good luck charm? Think about how you treat God, is God your insurance when you get into trouble? Why did you get into trouble, God wants to prevent the trouble but He will let you suffer through it. He isn't there only in our troubles, He is there all the time. Speak to Him and learn from Him, you are going to learn anyway, might as well be the easy lesson versus the hard lesson. God waits for you to reach out, do it everyday, He is not a good luck charm, He is God, the One who gives you breath!
Dear Father God, You are in me, help me listen and talk to You all the time. Help me pray to You when I don't know the next step, help me confirm with You when I do so we are in agreement. May my prayer life increase so we are in union. Thank You for Your grace yesterday in all the day, it was a good day for we were together. Bless this day Lord and I pray for the high school kids this morning, may they apply what You taught them in their daily lives. Teach them the power of prayer and bring others to help. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
The Israelites were defeated by the Philistines again and lost the ark, why? God was with them but were they doing what God asked of them or were they treating God like a good luck charm? Think about how you treat God, is God your insurance when you get into trouble? Why did you get into trouble, God wants to prevent the trouble but He will let you suffer through it. He isn't there only in our troubles, He is there all the time. Speak to Him and learn from Him, you are going to learn anyway, might as well be the easy lesson versus the hard lesson. God waits for you to reach out, do it everyday, He is not a good luck charm, He is God, the One who gives you breath!
Dear Father God, You are in me, help me listen and talk to You all the time. Help me pray to You when I don't know the next step, help me confirm with You when I do so we are in agreement. May my prayer life increase so we are in union. Thank You for Your grace yesterday in all the day, it was a good day for we were together. Bless this day Lord and I pray for the high school kids this morning, may they apply what You taught them in their daily lives. Teach them the power of prayer and bring others to help. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
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