Dear God,
It's me again. I just wanted to talk to You about some things. So often I am rushed in my conversations with you and so much is left unsaid. I am sorry for that. There is so much I would like to say to You and so, in my clumsy way, I will try, now.
Forgive me for all the times that I say I love You,
yet do not show love to those around me.
Forgive me for all the times that I say I trust
You, yet waste time in worry when I know that You will provide for me everything
I could possibly need.
Forgive me for all the times that I say You are
first in my life, yet cannot seem to find the time to pray because of all
the other "important" things I have to do.
Forgive me for all the times I say You are the Only
Way and yet, I do not share this news with others who need to
know.
Forgive me for all the times I say I have Your love
in me, yet I let un-loving words come out of my mouth.
Forgive me for all the times that I seek my own
desires and ambitions, instead of seeking Your Will.
I am a willful, selfish, ambitious, un-trusting child, and yet, as always, You take me into Your great arms and tell me that you are here, always here and that You love me. Loved me enough that You came to die a horrible, cursed death on a cross so that I might be Your beloved child. Loved me enough to send Your Holy Spirit to dwell in my heart and be my comfort and my guide, day to day. Loved me enough that you are preparing a place right now where I, along with all of Your children, will live with You for eternity.
Thank you so much for all of Your many
blessings.
Thank You for sending Christ and the Holy
Spirit.
Thank offering Your gift of salvation so that, through
accepting it, I might become Your child.
Thank You for forgiveness when repent of
sin.
Thank You for caring when I am lonely or
sad.
Thank You for rejoicing when I am happy over one
of Your many blessing.
Thank You for the sunrise in the morning, the sunset
in the evening and for the gentle breezes that blow.
Thank you for the trials in my life. I don't
always understand them, and I know that I am not always (ok, hardly ever)
thankful for those, but deep inside I know that the "trying of our souls
works patience."
Thank you for brothers and sisters who show me again
and again what being a family is all about.
Thank you for bringing people into my life who might
seem hard to get along with or just are plain mean.
Thank you for giving me the power to love them,
and I would ask Your help in loving those who seem unlovable or different
than me. Help me to step out of my comfort zone daily to show love to those
in need.
Be with all those who are lonely or sad and give
them Your comfort.
Be with all those who are without Your love and
salvation. Touch their hearts so that they might see Your love and
the free gift that is offered.
Be with all those who are sick. Bringing
healing. If healing is not to be theirs, give them peace.
Be with all those who are warring with those around
them. Show them how to live in Your Peace and Love.
Be with all those in positions of leadership.
Give them the strength, wisdom and courage to do what is right walk in Your
wisdom.
Thank you for being faithful even when I am not and for being there to listen to Your child.
It's in Your name that I ask these
things,
Amen
--Jennifer Brooke Martin
August 11, 1999
[After a someone receives the
free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, they are given not only
the
gifts of salvation, the Holy Spirit and eternal
life, but also the divine blessing of
being able to converse
with God. Whether it's a prayer for forgivenes,
guidance, comfort or thanksgiving - whether
you speak
audibly, pray silently or simply write a letter
in a journal,never forsake this wonderful opportunity to
commune with your Father. He is always
waiting to listen to His children and
to those who wish to
receive Christ.]