Posts Tagged "prayers"

Thank you, Jesus, for this church you’ve given me to serve. It’s not my words that matter, but Yours. Give me Your words, Lord, that I may share them with the people. It’s not my songs that matter, but Yours. Give me Your songs, Lord, that I may teach them to the people. It’s not my ideas that matter, but Yours. Give me Your ideas, Lord, that I may steward them for the people. It’s not my voice that matters, but Yours. O God, give me Your voice so that when I speak or sing for the people, they are not drawn to me, but to You, because they are not my people. They are yours. Amen. Did you like this post? >> If you haven't already, click here to subscribe and have new posts delivered right to your inbox. >> Also, why not use the but

Reading "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" by Eric Metaxas tunes my imagination to what might happen in my own lifetime.

To the young and the young-at-heart: It is a sad and subtle thing to exchange big dreams for achievable goals, and to do so often results in a life that finds its hope and answers in list-based follow-through, rather than life-giving faith. Beware the shrinking of your horizons and do not too quickly surrender the half-wild fire of youthful ideals for the tame coals of premature age. O God, protect us from surrendering to the ideal of safe options, and keep us recklessly dependent on Your provision ’til the end. Did you like this post? >> If you haven't already, click here to subscribe and have new posts delivered right to your inbox. >> Also, why not use the buttons below to share it with a friend, or click here to leave a comment and join the conversa

We do not lost heart. We do not fail.  We do not falter. We do not back down or back up, but advance and conquer the darkness with the light of love. We are warriors of the Kingdom and servants of the King.  Chosen and adopted, born again to an everlasting life and destiny, and resolute in this, our cry: Jesus is Lord, He is building His Kingdom, and we will advance it with Him. AMEN.   Did you like this post? >> If you haven't already, click here to subscribe and have new posts delivered right to your inbox. >> Also, why not use the buttons below to share it with a friend, or click here to leave a comment and join the conversation! Related PostsWhy Would God Create a Race of Rebels?QUESTION: Why would God create us if He knew we would fail? Isn't tha

[NOTE: My grandfather, J. Bryan "Breezy" Brasington entered eternity on 3/13/11. His life was spent glorifying Jesus, and his death did the same. This prayer was written the day of his memorial, after the service.] Oh the gravity of it all! What a life, what a love, what a Savior, what a charge and legacy...