Greetings Prayer Warriors,
My hope is that your prayer routines are so fixed, that my many recent lapses of missing these prayer reminders, go unnoticed.
Each day is a series of managing priorities. The hope is that our decisions to order our day are grounded in prayer. We must be on the lookout for the Evil One who loves to derail us. But what should be prioritized is not always clear. Do we pursue a worthy spiritual venture alone, or spend that time with a spouse? Volunteer with the church, or help a child with their homework? Build relationships with those who don’t know Christ in hopes of one day facilitating a conversion, or instead spend that time in prayer? The Lord has a plan for you. Ask the Holy Spirit for discernment here.
Love righteousness, you who judge the earth; think of the LORD in goodness, and seek him in integrity of heart. For the spirit of the LORD fills the world, is all-embracing, and knows whatever is said. Wisdom 1:1, 7
What are your negotiables and what are your non-negotiables in your marriage? If the Lord is not your foundation, how easy would it be to constantly go astray? Spend some quiet time with the Lord. How can you better honor your marriage? Your family? In what ways can you accomplish that without dishonoring God, but rather glorifying HIm? (Hint: Missing Mass to watch football with your husband doesn’t fly. Neither do kids select sports team schedules relieve you of your Sunday obligations).
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions.
1 Timothy 4:1
For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want. Romans 7:19
Lord, help us find the silence in a noisy world that seeks to drown out your voice. Shepherd us when we go astray and guide us to the Truth. Help us live our vocation of marriage as you designed it, and grant each spouse the grace of daily conversion. Help us to forgive, especially when we cling to unforgiveness like a life vest. Give us the grace to surrender our wills to yours so that we may become a shining example to the family that you have gifted us. May your blessings be abundant! Amen.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
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