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Thought and Prayer for Tuesday, April 2, 2012

Frances Lucas — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:01:34 +0000

We have only one body to use in this world. Some of us abuse it. Some of us ignore it. Some of us take care of it. God gave us our bodies to live in until we die. He wants us to treat them as living and holy sacrifices and use them to worship Him. When we abuse and ignore our bodies, we aren’t using them for God. Let’s be mindful of how we treat our bodies and remember they are a gift from God. Romans 12:1-2 “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” (NLT) Dear Lord, we pray You will guide us to use our bodies as a sacrifice to You. We pray You will guide us to use our bodies to worship You. We know You have given us each a body to dwell in until You take us Home. Help us not to ignore or abuse our bodies. Help us to treat our bodies as You want us to and remember all You have done for us. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thought and Prayer for Sunday, March 25, 2012

Frances Lucas — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:26:59 +0000

It is sometimes uncomfortable to be in a room of people we don’t know. Some of us just stay in our own little worlds only speaking to those we know. Others of us look at people and think we can’t learn from them so we don’t even try. When believers gather together, there is much to share and to learn. When we strive for harmony and take time to meet new people, we will see God’s work and He will give us peace.

Romans 12:16 “Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!” (NLT)

Dear Lord. Help us remember when we are in situations where there are people we don’t know that we can learn so much from them. Help us remember we need to work at getting to know people we don’t know well. We know it isn’t always easy to step out and speak to someone new but we do know, Lord, You will give us peace, help us get started and to know how You can use us to help them to make a difference for You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Thought and Prayer for Saturday, March 24, 2012

Frances Lucas — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:55:22 +0000

We all have habits. Things we do routinely whether we are aware of them or not. Some habits are good but other habits can wear us down and hurt not only our health but can hurt others. We need to think about the habits we have, both bad and good. Write them down and ask God how we can make the good ones better and how we can eliminate the bad. When we get rid of our bad habits that weigh us down and distract us from doing God’s will and ask God for forgiveness, He will give us rest.

Matthew 11:28-30 “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’” (NLT)

Dear Lord, we know Your yoke is easy to bear. We know our burdens are light compared to what You have gone through for us. Please help us not to be a burden to ourselves by continuing bad habits that are not good for us or for others. Teach us, Lord. Remove our desires to do wrong and forgive us. Lead us not to temptation but deliver us from evil. Help us to cling to You and depend on You to carry our heavy burdens and to give us rest. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

DO MORE

Frances Lucas — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:13:59 +0000

Wait a minute? Do more? You are probably thinking you are already doing too much. You may be doing too much but not in the right areas. You may be staying so busy but you don’t feel like things are getting done. You may have so much to do that you don’t know what to do next.

If you’re wondering what to do next, if you feel like something is missing in your life, if you’re helping others but still don’t feel right, you need to give more. When we do for others but we don’t feel like we are making a difference, we need to do more. We need to give more. You will find peace and joy when you stretch yourself to do more than you did last year to make a difference.

When we were children in school we had to learn more even though we thought we knew it all. When we want to lose weight and exercise, we have to increase our momentum and reps to improve. When we learn our job and know what we are doing on the job, we are giving increased responsibilities. As we give and help others, we need to look for ways to do more.

If we limit ourselves to our world and not reach out to help others and stretch ourselves to do more, we are not only hurting others, but we are hurting ourselves. There are so many little things we can do that we don’t know what the outcome will be but if we do them in faith, God will handle the outcome. We may never see how the situation ends but what we need to do is our part. If our part is left out, the outcome that God wants may not happen or he will just use someone else who is willing to do more.

God has our plans already so it makes it easy for us. We just have to listen and look for what he wants us to do. If something is planted in your head to do and you just can’t shake it, there is a reason for that. God is talking to you and giving you opportunities to do something for him. There are many instances in the Bible and in our lives where people ran from what they ought to have done. God doesn’t want us to run. He wants us to do what he asks and do more.

This year as you think about your goals and what you want to accomplish, don’t leave God out. He should be included in every part of your goals. We all have the same ending in life where we have to face him and be accountable for our actions. Think about what you need to do this year so that when you see God you will hear, “well done, my good and faithful servant.”

We can’t possibly do everything so the key is to do more of what we are good at and what makes a difference to God so we can be a blessing to others. Ask God to help you do more of what is right and less of what is wrong for your life.

James 4:17 “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.”

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Frances Lucas — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:02:09 +0000

Good morning! I have been working on a goal all year that I am determined to put into action before the year is over. That is a project of mine called Breadcrumbs. You will see a tab at the top right of my site and can click on it for more information. I will be sending out daily short emails with clips from Breadcrumbs and will have the motivational cards for sale in the near future. Please pray for this endeavour and that God will bless it as He sees fit. Thank you all for visiting my site and I pray God blesses you today!