Wake us up, Father!

II Chronicles 7:12-14   

Pray it:

O my Father, You have told us that, "When I shut up the heavens so there is no rain," for us that would be, "Afflict your economy so that there are no jobs, no income;" or "Command the locusts to devour the land," for us that would be, "Send the bill collectors and tax men to eat up all you have saved for the future, for retirement;" or , "Send a plague among my people," for us that would be, "Cause your Federal Government to rob you of your personal and states rights;" then Father, please open our eyes to see that this is what You are doing, and wake up Your people, to humble ourselves before You, acknowledging that You are calling us to seek Your face, turning away from all the worldly and wicked schemes we've relied on, and ask Your forgiveness for these ways, and instead living our lives in honesty and love for You and our fellow sojourners, following Your ways and attitudes.  O Father God, hear our prayer; forgive our sins, teach us Your ways, to heal this land that once served You.  Turn us back to Yourself, O Lord, show the nations of the world how You bless Your own, and draw them, also, to Your beautiful self.   

Worry

Matthew 6: 25-34   

Personalized:

Oh Bonnie, you don't need to worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear.  Don't you consider your life more important than food and your body more important than your clothes?  Bonnie, look at the birds; they don't garden or store up food yet your Father feeds them.  Aren't you much more valuable than they are?  How can worryng add anything to your life? And why, Bonnie, do you worry about your clothes? See how the wild lilies grow.  They don't work or make cloth; yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his splendor was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers, which bloom today and wither tonight!  Oh, Bonnie, don't have such small faith that you question what you may have to wear, or to eat or drink! Those who are worldly run after all these worldly things.  But you, Bonnie, set your focus on God's kingdom, and build His righteousness into your daily life; and all these worldly things will also be given to you while you are in this world and need them.  So don't worry about tomorrow, Bonnie, my dear; tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.