Prayer

Pray for your nation

Dear Jesus,

I can’t tell you how much venom brews within me when I hear about theft, murder, rape, and more. I know you’re hurting too.

I know that you are in control; and that you will not give up on this world. But, for crying out loud, it pisses me off that these stories get all of the love and things that I try to talk about tend to take a back seat.

I offer this prayer to you on behalf of my nation, the United States of America. I already know that you can’t force your will on anybody. I mean…you could, but you won’t. You’re a free will God. So, I ask that, somehow, the hearts of the USA are touched and transformed. I pray that the monsters of this world are met with your swift justice. I pray, perhaps most importantly, that you protect the innocent. Protect your disciples.

Let me know what I can do to make this world better. I know this blog does some things. If this is the primary method I should use, tell me how I can enhance it. It’s one thing to complain but sit around doing nothing. It’s something else to use the frustration as motivation. Help me do this.

Times will be better, this I know, Lord. My only fear is that it’s only when you come back. I know the word; things are supposed to be going south like this. I’m aware. But I still have to pray. Keep praying. That’s the lesson you gave to me to write in my book. I have to stand by that.

I thank you for all you do, and will do.

Love,

Dante Writes

Wednesday Word: The Power of Prayer

Alright, every once in a while, I’ll come across a video of a sermon that I don’t always…”agree” with. This isn’t one of those times but there will be a couple of times where I will look at things differently than what the sermon says.

There is nothing wrong with having your own interpretation or if you want to challenge what you’ve heard. The Lord wants you to challenge Him.

On with the sermon:

The power of prayer.

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Top 10 Quotes From My Book

Earlier, I talked about my favorite chapters from my book. Today, in yet another self centered post, I’ll talk about some of my favorite things I’ve said. It’s not ranked by favorite. Just ten passages I really liked from my book. Ya ready? Let’s gooooooo!

10. Who should we be?

There’s that common saying: You can do anything if you put your mind to it. I don’t
really buy into that. I never did. I always looked at it this way: You can do
anything that God calls you to do. You can be anybody God calls you to be. It’s
not about what we want to do or be, it’s about what God has planted us to do.

9. Talking to God

But let’s review the problem that we have when praying. We go to God, ask for something, and then walk away saying “Amen”. What’s wrong with that? Recognize that prayer is a special word for talking. We’re talking to God. When we talk to our friends, we wait for the reply. But with God, it’s “I want this and that, Amen” then walk away. The thing that cracks me up is we get offended when we don’t hear a response. But God tried to say “yes” “no” “maybe” “later”, while we walk away.

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