Sorry I haven't written in a while. Things have been super busy this week! I think it is going to just be crazy maddness from here on out until I get back from Dubai.
That reminds me again- those of you who donated or helped me raise funds- THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I couldn't have gotten here without you!! I can not believe it is happening. I can not wait to go and come back and share my experience with all of you!! You guys are angels and I can only hope to be as generous as you were when someone needs me!
Which brings me to praying...as a Christian I am challenged to pray for people everyday. Pray for a friend whose mother just found out the cancer is back. Pray for a friend who is about to have her first baby. Pray for a family whose little girl is in the hospital. Pray for a friend who is about to have surgery. Pray for a friend who is going after a new job. Pray for a friend who is trying to sell her condo, find a new job and move. Pray for a co-worker who was just in a car accident.
Those types of prayers aren't that hard, you just have to remember them all. The kind of prayers that are hard are the ones you pray for the people you don't like. People who have hurt you or done you wrong. Mean people. Your enemies. Mostly I pray for God to give me a forgiving spirit towards them and to be able to show them love even if they are undeserving just like God showed me love when I was undeserving.
But last night I heard a song on the radio that had me cracking up! Deep down this is the type of prayer I would rather pray for those meanies...because deep down I'm mean too! Only God can help me love my enemies because trust me it ain't easy!
Pray for You- Jaron and The Long Road to Love
I haven't been to church since I don't remember when
Things were going great til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do
He said you can't go hatin' others who have done wrong to you
Sometimes we get angry but we must not condemn
Let the good Lord do his job, you just pray for them
I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, honey, I pray for you
I'm really glad I found my way to church
Cause I'm already feelin' better and I thank God for the words
Yeah, I'm gonna take the high road and do what the preacher told me to do
You keep messin' up, and I'll keep prayin' for you
I pray your tire goes out at 110
I pray you pass out drunk with your best friend
And wake up with his and her tattoos
I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, near or far
In your house or in your car
Wherever you are, honey, I pray for you
I pray for you
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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2 comments:
That's a pretty funny song :) I know what it's like to pray for others that have wronged you. It's so challenging, but when you trust in God - you know that he sees everything and they will learn their lesson through him. When we try to punish people we tie the hands of God - why not let our creator handle it :) I like that idea much better!
That's a great song! But I am totally with you. It is so hard to pray for your enimies but it is necessary! Don't want to be on their level.
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