Encouragement today from the precious reminder of our Savior’s wrestling in prayer with the emotions and limitations of His humanity as He approached the cross, and the gentle exhortation that all the Father requires is a willing heart. If we can pray through the pain, and continue to desire God’s will above our own, that is enough. We should not be too hard on ourselves for having either questions or weakness, as long as we are carrying them rightly to His feet. And He will pour out His own strength to carry us through whatever we are facing– even comfort us with His love, so that we do not lose hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nineteenth-century British\u00a0theologian E.B Pusey advised believers to have\u00a0a one-prayer-fits-all approach to life. “Choose but the will of God, and thou willest with His wisdom, thou choosest with His all-perfect choice; thou enterest into His counsels; thou lovest with His love….This shall hallow our hopes; this shall hush our fears; this shall ward off disquiet; this shall preserve our peace; this shall calm anxieties; this (if it must be) shall soothe our heart-aches; this shall give repose to our weariness…. ‘Lord, not what I will, but what Thou’… in Thy mercy, and holiness, and wisdom, and love.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the prayer that never fails. A prayer I can claim for myself, for my church, for my family in the New Year. Lord, give me a trusting heart that can pray this in every situation we will face, with confidence that You are orchestrating all things for our good and Your own glory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~~~~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh how I need Your grace,<\/em> ~~~~~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lord is my light and my salvation\u2014 whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life\u2014 of whom shall I be afraid?<\/p>Psalm 27:1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Encouragement today from the precious reminder of our Savior’s wrestling in prayer with the emotions and limitations of His humanity as He approached the cross, and the gentle exhortation that all the Father requires is a willing heart. If we can … Continue reading
More than my words can say;<\/em>
Jesus I come, Jesus I come<\/em>
In all my weaknesses,<\/em>
You are my confidence;<\/em>
Jesus I come, Jesus I come.<\/em><\/p>Jesus I Come, Elevation Worship<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n