Today, I want to pause
to pray for social issues
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in regards to those
who are homeless, poor,
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and in great need.
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The Bible has much
to say on this subject
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and is filled
with spiritual counsel
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throughout the scripture
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in how we should respond
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and coexist with those in need.
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In fact, many of
the biblical texts
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can be quite eye-opening
to those who may not have
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ever considered how
important this issue is to God.
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A particular text comes to
mind that provides great wisdom
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and instruction on this subject.
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It's found in Isaiah 58:7.
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It says, "Is it not to share
your bread with the hungry,
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and that you bring
to your house the poor
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who are cast out.
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When you see the
naked, that you cover him,
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and not hide
yourself from your own flesh?"
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Wow, such texts remind us
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that God wants
us to be considerate
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and thoughtful to
those who struggle,
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perhaps in poverty,
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and could use a kind
heart to extend some help,
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especially when
God has blessed us
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with so much.
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Let's pray that God
gives us a compassionate heart
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when it comes to
dealing with those in need.
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Those are His children,
when we see that person
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begging on the street,
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those are His children.
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In the lands beyond the sea
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Countless million children be
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Who have never heard
the gospel story told
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Little ones for
whom the Christ Died,
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And bo't them with a price
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Waiting to be gathered
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in the Savior's fold.
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Jesus loves the little children
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All the children of the world
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Every child in every land,
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Jesus holds them in His hand
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For He loves the little children
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of the world
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Dear Heavenly Father,
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I pray for those who
are struggling today.
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Especially
think of the homeless,
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runaways, addicts.
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I also think of those
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who have recently lost their job
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or not allowed to work right now
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because of their job is
not considered essential
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during this time
of war on COVID-19.
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Please give them peace, comfort,
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and provide for
their daily needs
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as only You can.
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May they feel Your
presence, and learn of You
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and Your great love for them.
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In Jesus Holy Name I pray.
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Amen.
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Father in heaven,
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we thank you for this
day that You've given us.
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We thank you for
Your many, many blessings.
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Lord, we realize that
there are many among us
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that are
struggling, many among us
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that are facing issues,
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whether it be
abuse or homelessness
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or going without not
having enough to eat,
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financial issues.
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Lord, You know their issues
and their problems, Father,
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but Lord, we ask that
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You will help
our eyes to be open
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to the situations around us.
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Maybe we don't
live in a community
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that has homelessness.
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But, Lord, we
realize that there are people
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that are struggling and in need,
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help our eyes to be open,
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help us to see things
as You see them, Father,
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that our hearts would open,
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that we would be willing to be
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used by You to reach
out to those around us
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or to help others who
are seeking to reach out
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Lord in different areas.
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There's always something
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that we can do and we thank You
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for working in our lives
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and helping us to
have our eyes open
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and we ask it in Christ's name.
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Amen.
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Everywhere we hear their cry
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Come and save us or we die
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Who will haste to these
the blessed news to tell?
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They are precious to the King
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Let us go these lambs to bring
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To the gracious arms of Him
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We love so well
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For Jesus cares
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For all the children
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All the children are his care
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Every child in every land
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Jesus holds them in His hand
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For he loves
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The little children of the world
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Our loving, kind,
and Heavenly Father,
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I thank You that
You are a God that cares
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for Your children.
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I echo the words
in Psalm 82:3 and 4,
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that You would defend
the poor and fatherless,
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that You would do justice
to the afflicted and needy,
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that You would
deliver the poor and needy,
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and rid them out of
the hand of the wicked.
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Lord, please
deliver Your children
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from the stresses and
strains of this world.
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And give them the
hope and the courage that
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they need to keep fighting,
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that You would continue
shaping their characters
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and fit them for heaven.
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In Jesus name, amen.
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Let us pray.
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Father in heaven, we
bow our heads right now,
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as we think of the social issues
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that many are
confronted within our world,
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the homelessness that
abounds from country to country,
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from city to city.
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Lord, we thank You that
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You've left us an
example in Your word,
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that there were
those who are hungry,
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those who are thirsty,
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those who were strangers,
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those who had no
basic necessities,
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those who was
sick and imprisoned
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and those who were
the outcasts of society.
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Father, today, we
lift them up before You.
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Give us wisdom, Lord,
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to make a difference in
our circles of influence,
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but we thank You, Lord,
that these precious souls
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will receive
their needs supplied
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from the gracious hand
of our Heavenly Father.
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We thank You, Lord,
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that each one of
these precious souls
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are important as Your
children and Your kingdom.
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In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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Dear Lord, I come
to You today in prayer,
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asking You to catch
the hearts of every person
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on the street that is homeless.
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I pray that You show us how,
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we can show Your
love and Your light.
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For God has said I
will never fail you
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or abandon you.
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Teach me, Lord, how
to do Your will daily.
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So I can show Your love.
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Teach me, Lord, please.
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In Your name, I
pray Your humble servant.
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Amen.
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Isaiah 1:17 says,
"Learn to do good,
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seek justice,
reprove the ruthless,
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defend the orphan,
plead for the widow."
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Proverbs 31:9 says,
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"Open your mouth,
judge righteously,
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and defend the rights of
the afflicted and needy."
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Matthew 22:39, one
we should know so well.
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"You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."
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James 1:27,
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"Pure and undefiled religion
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in the sight of our
God and Father is this,
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to visit orphans and
widows in their distress
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and to keep oneself
unstained by the world."
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The scripture I love so
well section of scriptures
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and this is one
in Matthew 25:40,
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"The king will
answer and say to them,
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'Truly I say to you,
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to the extent that you did it
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to one of these
brothers of mine,
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even the least of them.
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You did it to me.'"
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Father, I just...
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I know that You said that
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the poor will
always have with us.
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My Father, I just ask that
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You would stir our hearts
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fill us with compassion.
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Lord, when we wonder
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what they would
do with the money say
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that we would give
them on the street.
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Lord, may we just
leave that up to You.
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We want to be good stewards
and we want to be cautious.
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But, Lord, I pray
that You will fill us
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with such compassion and love
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that it overlooks our prejudices
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and that it looks
through Your eyes of love.
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Father, we have
viewers who have needs
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that are beyond
the social issues.
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One is praying
for a specific job.
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And for a family, she's single
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and she would love a husband
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and would like
specifically three children.
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Lord, we know that
Your word says we have not
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because we asked
not and only You know
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what You have planned for her.
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So I'm asking God in Jesus name
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that You would give her
the desires of her heart,
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that You would
protect her from any harm.
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And, Father, for
those who are watching
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who are just like her who
are wanting a specific job,
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who are wanting a family,
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wanting a husband, or a wife,
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Lord, Your will be done.
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Open that door,
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according to Your
will for their lives.
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We thank You that You
love so much Your children,
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that You're interested
in all the little details
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which are not little
details, they're big.
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But You are a big God.
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I pray for this man
who is in a work situation
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where his co-workers
are giving him grief.
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One particular suffers
with outbursts of anger.
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Lord, we know that the
work relationship can be...
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It can be a kind of
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a volatile atmosphere sometimes.
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I ask God that you
will help this gentleman
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to be a light in his workforce,
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that he would be in his office
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that he would be the calm
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and the peace in the direction.
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Thank You, Father,
for all that You do,
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all that You are, the
ways that you love us,
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the ways that you care about us.
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Father God, you are so precious.
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So wonderful.
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And we thank You
for your provision.
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Thank You for Your protection,
thank You for deliverance.
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Father, for
those who are watching
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who need safety,
who need healing,
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who need mending
their relationships,
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physical needs, and mental needs
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and emotional needs, financial,
and spiritual needs, God.
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We all have them.
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We thank You for
meeting every need.
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We love You, Lord.
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Micah 6:8 says,
"He has told you,
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O man, what is good,
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and what does the
Lord require of you
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but to do justice
and love kindness,
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and to walk
humbly with your God?"
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We only have to step our foot
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out the front door to encounter
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someone in need of a Savior.
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And actually, we only
need to look in the mirror.
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So I encourage
you to be the person
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that God has called you to be.
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