Why be an undercover Christian? Live life!
Lord, i pray for all the people who have suffered from the storms in the southeast US this past weekend. Please give them the peace and comfort that only you can bring.
This has been a very hectic day. I just got back in my office and didnt even have time for lunch. Days like this, I need to stop and remember that our God controls all. Everything that happens and everything that i go thru is for his good in the end. Have a blessed day everyone. -PJSLB
My prayer life has gotten a stagnant. Sure, I pray with my daughters at night and I love doing that but after a long day and i am tired, I may go straight to bed without even praying.
In 2013, I read the bible from cover to cover using a yearly planner. 2014 was the highlight of my faith in that I was never stronger in my relationship with the Lord. I prayed constantly, talked with God often and trust him thru the good times and the bad. 2014 was such a challenge but those intimate talks with God really put me at ease.
Fast words to the last few remaining days of 2016, i have everything i have prayed for in 2014 but my conversations with Christ is significantly less. If you have been following the blog you are fully aware of the challenges i have been facing the last few days.
This morning, I decided it was time to reconnect to my source. I downloaded my Olive Tree Bible app on my phone, mac, and ipad and started another year long journey. I tell you what…i was so refreshed after reading day one. It was such a spiritual high. I then got on my knees and prayed like it was 2014 and I felt right at home.
My resolve is to bring back the days when my conversations with Christ was my lifeline. In doing so, I firmly believe that God will truly reveal his plans for me and also allow me to better write on this blog. Have a blessed day everyone. In Jesus name we all live on! -PJSLB
(update) this was written during the last week of 2016. Im happy to say that the Lord has always been faithful thru the good times and the bad. -PJSLB
This is what I am feeling at the moment. It’s a feeling and a presence that can overwhelm. The quote today from Joyce Meyer’s really fits today. I feel the Holy Spirit talking to me right now tell me that “all will be alright…”
I pray that you have experienced something like this as well…
My Prayer: I am having a very strong feeling right now. I feel your presence and I acknowledge that you are in the room with me right now. My heart is beating fast, I cannot get you out of my mind. I have a busy day and I am thinking of the many tasks that have to be down today. But, in this moment…this second…I feel you and it’s an overwhelming feeling. I wonder what will come from this day…
(Updates to come)
“I am speaking the truth in Christ. I am not lying; my conscience [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me.(ROMANS 9:1)”
Have you ever “heard” the Holy Spirit talking to you? It doesn’t have to be anything drastic or big. It could be something as simple as the Holy Spirit telling you to say hello to a certain person.
Not to long ago, I was up late at night watching the West Wing on Netflix. It was well past midnight and I was just trying to fall asleep. As I was about to sleep, I had the sudden urge to text someone that I have not spoken to in almost a year. I paid no attention to this feeling and continued watching my show. The urge to text was still there after an hour but by now it was something that was on the forefront of my mind. I got my phone and shot a quick text saying hi and how’s the family. I soon got a reply and we started texting back and forth for a couple of mins just small talk. I thought this was weird and since nothing came from it, I immediately brushed it aside as my imagination running wild.
A month later, I got a text from the person I have not talked to in about a year. He was telling me about his daughter and some procedures that she has to go thru. He asked for prayers for his daughter, his family, and himself. Naturally, we prayed together and in the name of Jesus, I lifted his family up in my prayers and we talked about trust God. They are going thru life day to day but he is thankful for having someone who was able to pray with him at the very second he needed it.
Putting everything together, I realized that if I didn’t listen to the Holy Spirit urging me to say hi, I would of missed an opportunity to really affect change in another persons life. A simple hi that made no sense at the time lead to a prayer request that placed a family in a peace that only the Lord can bring.
What about you? Have you been listening to the Holy Spirit telling you to do the little things? Maybe the urge is to pick up that piece or trash. It could be something along the lines of being courteous and opening the door for someone at a department store. Ever hear something deep down telling you to “talk to that person”. You may want to listen to that voice. There is no telling where the Lord may take you. That’s the beauty and excitement of living as a Christian.
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