Waiting and Receiving

Many a time when we are waiting on the Lord to get an answer, we will be tempted to work our own way to get a solution to the problem. We may assume that we have to do something to get things done and may think that to be God's way.But at times God want us to be still, while He is wisely working something for us in the invisible realm. But seldom do we have the patience and faith to hold on...

But those who wait and receive from the Lord are more blessed and happy, than those who try to do something on their own and feel frustrated at the end...

The Word of God says,

Psalm 37:34 (New International Version)

Wait for the LORD ,

and keep his way.

He will exalt you to inherit the land;

When the Word of God says here inherit the land, it does not refer only to a literal meaning. It also refers to the answer for which we are waiting for...It could be anything.

So let us wait and receive from God the answer to our prayer. When we have entrusted something to Him, He is not being quiet without working on it. But He is very much carrying out His purposes for us and on our behalf.

Prayer:

Thank you Jesus that you are working out something on my prayer request. Help me to wait and receive from you, rather than frantically go about working my own way. In Jesus name. Amen.

Affirmation:

All that I have, all that I am and all that I claim is from your grace O God.

Receiving Graciously

When eagerly awaiting for our prayers to be answered, we may think that things may work in a particular way or our provision may come from a potential source. We have our perceptions and understandings.

But our God's perception and workings in our lives is far beyond our thoughts and ways. We need not worry about how God will provide or meet a particular need. We need not help Him to accomplish His work for us.

All we need to do is "trust". We just tell our need to our heavenly Father and trust His divine wisdom to work for us...

The Word of God says,

Psalm 37:23 (New Living Translation)

The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.

When we come across some source or provision which may look credible, then we need to commit to the Lord and say "Lord if this is from you, then may it be accomplished". And if is the will of God, it will come to happen smoothly. Things will fall in place. We need not try hard or take efforts to make it happen. It is received naturally by grace.

Climbing heights

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (New International Version)

17 Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to go on the heights.

What a wonderful scripture for a wearied soul. Is it really possible as Habakkuk says to rejoice in a situation as bad as his?

Yes, it is. Since he was able to rejoice, he is able to say it with confidence. And his confidence lies in the fact that God is able to change his circumstance from nothing to something higher or bigger. He does not say that he will be just provided. He is not saying that he will have grapes, olives, grains, sheep and cattle which he currently lacks. But he is saying that God will make his feet like that of a deer which will help him go high places.

What an understanding he has of the God whom he trusts! May we also have the same confidence and faith that Habakkuk had no matter what our current situation. And claim as he did.

Affirmation:

No matter my circumstance now, I will rejoice in my Savior for He will make me climb the ladder of success for He will make it happen...

He is Ebenezer

People of God during the times of difficulty look behind their lives and recollect instances of God's faithfulness. This helps them in their spiritual journey to be strengthened by seeing how God helped them, provided them, healed them and comforted them. They are able to rely thus because the Word of God says so,

Samuel 7:12 (New Living Translation)

Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!”

Here the last line of the scripture doesn't look it is stopped with that. It is like 'up to this point the Lord has helped us; and so forth will continue to help us...

The voice of the statement seems to have a future continuous tense. Isn't this an assurance of His faithfulness to us...What more do we need? When pulled down we just need to remember that

'up to this point the Lord has helped us; and so forth will continue to help us...

Clear conscience

The other day I read in a man's T-shirt a statement like this: Nobody is perfect and I am nobody. Though it gives a slight laugh, the world is happy to become a "nobody perfect" and at times the world even accepts and appreciates sin.

But we as God's children do our best to live a life right before God. Though we do not become perfect, we strive our best to keep a good conscience before the Lord. As Apostle Paul said,

Acts 24:16 (NIV)

So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

Yes, this is our goal, for we cannot abide with the Lord without a clear conscience. And clear conscience does not allow us to be somebody which we are not...

Prayer:

Lord, I pray that you will help me to have my conscience clear before you. So that what I show and exhibit myself to others and to you is something I really am...I do not want to pretend to be someone who I am inwardly not. For you are happy with transparency rather than hypocrisy. In your precious name Jesus. Amen.

When afraid...

Fear is one thing which is real to the bearer. What do we do when we have fear that may grip us? Most obviously we are working out some kind of solution, to come out of that problem which we fear to happen.

And for fears which we may not have control, we may pray about it and also at the same time be telling God, how He should get us out of that problem. We may unknowingly direct God how He should handle it...

But our ways are not His ways... We know this well. Yet our fears may supersede and we may not be able to keep our mind quiet.

The Psalmist had gone through situations of fear like we did, and we have something to learn from the way he dealt it...

Psalms 34:3 (NIV)

I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

The Psalmist did not direct God as what God should do, but rather he sought the Lord, meaning, he asked God what he should be doing. He says that the Lord answered him. And the answer he got from God, delivered him out of all his fears.

So the next time we fear something, let us seek the Lord. Our Lord is sure to give us an answer and deliver us from all our fears.

Like Zacchaeus

Luke 19: 2-8 (NIV)

2.A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3.He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 4.So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5.When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today." 6.So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. 7.All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner.' "

8.But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

What is the first thing that comes to our mind when read about the story of Zacchaeus? That he was a wealthy tax collector who cheated people. But we all know that he changed when he had an encounter with Jesus. Yet, for many of us the first impression of Zacchaeus is that he was worst kind of sinner. But the beauty of Zacchaeus story is that, whatever kind of sinner he would have been, he ran to see Jesus when he heard about the Lord.

As fallen human beings we have a deep thirsts and a deep longings to be accepted and loved. And we are all inwardly and unknowingly yearning for such love. And we find that love only in Christ who accepts us in spite of our wrongdoings and forgives us though we may not be worthy of it. And because of this acceptance and love, we automatically repent and turn away from our sins. This is what exactly happened to Zacchaeus. Nobody loved him or accepted him. When Jesus offered to go to his house, people even disapproved of it. But the love Jesus demonstrated for him made Zacchaeus turn into a new man.

Even we like were Zacchaeus fallen, broken inwardly and in need of love. When we heard about Jesus, we too like Zacchaeus ran to him and responded to His love, because of which we are new in Him now.

And if perhaps you are someone still looking forward to be loved and accepted, you will find none none in this world who can give you that kind of love which is fulfilling. But the one who created you and died for you on the cross, shedding till his last drop of blood is willing and is able to give you that love which will satisfy your soul. Would you wish to look for Jesus like Zacchaeus? Jesus is waiting for you...

Because He Lives

2 Corinthians 6:10 (NIV)

Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing...

When I read this scripture this morning, I wished I had the heart of Apostle Paul to state that even in times of sorrow I am able to rejoice. As I kept pondering over the thought how to rejoice even when I am feeling down, a thought reflected in my mind. We will be able to rejoice amidst the times of sadness because we have hope for tomorrow. We are able to rejoice because the situation or circumstance we face now is not going to remain the same.

We will be able to rejoice because I know who holds my future, my tomorrow.

As I brought to my mind this thought I got reminded of a favorite song...

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

And I was able to rejoice...

Sure deliverance

Psalms 34:19 (NASB)

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

Looking at the first line may give us a little disappointment for it states the word "many afflictions" for God's people. But the next line is of more comfort, for we have the Lord who is on our side to deliver us out of it.

If we get discouraged by the first line perceiving that only we as God's children suffer more than the rest of the people of the world, then we are mistaken. The people of the world have afflictions as much as we do, and the sad part is, they do not have a God to deliver them out of their problems. But we are fortunate enough that we know Him (rather known by Him) and He is there to deliver us out of all problems.

The people of this world struggle on their own and their so called God's and belief system does not bring them out of any trouble. They may show to be strong and victorious on the outside, but the truth is, they are troubled and afflicted more than we do...And they do not even have a comforter at their side...

We should not be discouraged when we are afflicted, but know that He is in control and will deliver us out of all afflictions...

Fulfilling quiet times -2

For us to have a radiant spiritual life, we just need to do what the Lord may ask of us. When we simply trust and obey, then we will find that our spiritual energy and flow has been restored. That is why it is written

Acts 3:19 (NIV)

...that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

Once we are refreshed spiritually, then we are able to see that refreshment in everything we do. We see our daily life not with dullness or weariness, but with vigor and joy. What we receive, we will be able to experience and reflect in our day to day living...

Let us make this our prayer until we are fully refreshed...

Psalms 68:9 (NIV)

You gave abundant showers, O God;

you refreshed your weary inheritance.

Fulfilling quiet times

Sometimes our prayer life can be so much a routine that we may be proceeding with our busy schedules and life without really doing much about it. Deep within our heart we may realize that something is missing. We know that we are not refreshed everyday as we used to be during our Bible reading times; we are not able to receive much but are only sharing our thoughts and heart to God. We may wonder what could be wrong or even at times ignore probing deeper into the heart's non-satisfaction.

But there is a reason, perhaps we are ignoring something which God is gently asking us to do. Maybe a discipline, a change of attitude or decision-making. There might be something which the Lord may be telling us which we might be overlooking. Only during such times will we encounter spiritual dryness or find our prayer life unfruitful.

In such times let us go back to God and tell Him,

" Speak, for your servant is hearing" (1 samuel 3:10)

Only when we ready to be receptive to the Lord, will we able to experience Him speak to us. And only when we are ready to do what He says, will our prayer times be fulfilling...

Psalms 51:12 (NIV)

Restore to me the joy of your salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me

Reward for being Christ-like?

Many a time we wonder why in spite showing Christ-like love to people with pure motives, we do not receive the same back from them. We would have shown acts of kindness and love to others believing that is what we are called to do as God's children. Yet we would have been disappointed by people when they would have used us spitefully to accomplish their selfish motives, instead of giving us back unselfish love. Such experiences in fact would make us sometimes decide within our hearts to limit showing brotherly love to others or even stop us from sincerely helping others.

Some of us would have even asked God, why He allowed us to be fooled by others while we only did what He expected from us... For such grieving hearts there is a portion in the Bible which soothes our wounded soul beyond our imagination...

Matthew 26:27 (NIV)

Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him

Isa 53:5 (NIV)

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

We have not gone through pain and suffering to the point He did...If we say that we have been badly treated or fooled for being Christ-like, how much more He endured so that we be saved. Our ill-treatment is nothing when compared to His...

Isn't this giving a new dimension to our thinking and decision-making?

Handling negative thoughts and emotions

Whenever a negative thought crosses our mind, most of us react to it or succumb to it easily. By nature, many of us are emotionally oriented people, i.e. people who react to emotions quickly. Such folks are easily vulnerable to discouragement and hurt. How are we to handle negative thoughts especially when we fall prey to negative emotions? The solution is not difficult but has to be cultivated as a habit. For every negative thought or emotion we face, we need to replace that thought with God's Word. We need to keep repeating that Word of God or promise in our mind, until it sinks into our emotion.

For instance if our need is physical healing, then we ought to replace every negative thought with the Word of God saying, 'By His wounds we are healed' (Isa 53:5).

If our need is a provision or a blessing, then the Word of God we need to repeatedly replace in our mind is, 'The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing' (Psa 34:10)

There is a promise and God's Word for each and every situation in our life; and we all know that we need to proclaim it by faith until we receive it. But the waiting time till we receive the answer may be annoying and frustrating. But if we can learn to replace every negative outcome or thought or emotion, with God's Word, then we can lead our daily life with assurance of our faith sinking into our emotions and thoughts; rather than being tossed to and fro like waves of the sea...

Psalms 119:28 (NIV)

My soul is weary with sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word.

However emotional we may be...God's Word is our strength.

Overcoming life

As long as we live in this world, we will face problems, will have needs to be met, issues to be solved and even struggles. But we should not be crushed when we have to face them. God's people since biblical times have faced problems and trials.

Let us look at the kind of faith and attitude Apostle Paul and others had during their difficult times of ministry.

2 Corinthians 4:8,9 (NIV)

8.We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; 9. persecuted but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

They faced a lot of struggles in their work for the gospel. And likewise many men and women of God today face similar struggles in their work for God.

But we as God's children face so many problems in our personal lives and become discouraged easily. Isn't there a lesson for us to learn from them? Should we become so discouraged forgetting who is with us.

John 16:33 (NIV)

In this world you will have trouble. But take heart I have overcome the world.

Let us be assured that He who is in us, is greater than the issue we currently face and will overcome that by His word.

Finding rest

Sometimes we find ourselves lamenting like the Psalmist, pouring our feelings to God.

Psalms 6:3-4 (NIV)

3. My soul is in anguish.

How long, O Lord, how long?

4. Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;

save me because of your unfailing love.

This is true for so many of us...though we know that God is faithful, that He is working on our concerns, is sure to give us a blessing, we find our souls becoming restless due to lack of positive outcomes or continual disappointments.

How do we keep our hearts stable? Just like the psalmist did...

Does this surprise you? True, the psalmist poured out His complaints to God. He gave it off to God instead of keeping it within himself and found relief.

That is why the Psalmist was able to say,

Psalms 62:1,8 (NIV)

1.My soul finds rest in God alone...

8.Trust in Him at all times, O people;

pour out your hearts to him,

for God is our refuge

Let us do likewise and find our true rest in God...

Knowing the Father God

Most of the time when we relate to God, we relate to Jesus Christ. Very less we concentrate on the Father God and sometimes on the Holy Spirit. All the three people in the trinity are important which we know but seldom reflect on them equally. It is no way wrong to pray to Jesus and to move in a much closer relationship with Him. We need to also direct our hearts to know deeply the other two people of the trinity, namely God the Father and the Holy Spirit of God. Whether we realize or not, all the three persons of the trinity are deeply involved in our lives.

The Holy Spirit of God, our life coach, is the one who opens our eyes to the truth. He guides us, leads us, sanctifies us and also helps us in times of trouble. Our Lord, the good shepherd too is interceding for us 24/7 with the father and is deeply involved in every aspect of our life and being. And to think of the Father, if we were to think of Him as a God of the Old Testament exhibiting His power, anger and sovereignty we are badly mistaken.

We need to look at the scriptures of both New and Old Testament to know the passionate love of God the Father for us.

The Word of God says in

Ephesians 1:5 (NASB)

He predestined us to adoptions as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

And when did God choose us?

Ephesians 1:4 (NASB)

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

If we are to reflect ourselves with the parable of the prodigal son, where we are the prodigal son or the daughter. And imagine the Father in the story as God the Father, then we are sure to see the above scripture in the awe of His love for us... Won't we?

Understanding His Love

Sometimes we may feel that God is not answering our prayers speedily and that we may think that He is slow in moving things in our life.

But God is never slow as we may think. The Word of God says in

2 Pet 3:9 (NIV)

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.

He knows exactly when to provide and when to make things move in our lives; only we don't understand His divine plan for us. We would have gone through disappointments, pain, loss and even dejection. But God has seen it all and He knows how to bring about a breakthrough in our lives.

Though we may not understand His plans for us (and we don't need to have a blueprint of His plans) we need to understand His nature and love for us, so that in times of disappointment, we may rely on His wonderful nature and love.

Ephesians 3:18 (NIV)

...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ

May we have the heart to grasp this love of Christ which will help us stand in the time of need...

Singing and fighting

How are we to pass our days until the time comes to see the glorious blessings come to pass in our life? One day high with hope and faith; and the other day with dullness and with slight embers of faith. Not at all.

The Word of God shows us a way to live...

Psalms 149:6 (NASB)

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand,

High praises of God, because God is already working on our blessings, provisions and breakthroughs. Two-edged sword which is the Word of God (Heb 4:12- NIV). We need to keep meditating on God's Word and His promises, so that we can fight the arrows of the devil which comes to us in the form of hopelessness, dejection, doubts, fear, depression and quitting attitude.

Whenever the devil tries to put us down with these arrows of negative feelings we need to assure ourself saying, "I am not going to believe in any of these negative emotions though it may cross my mind. I believe God and His Word for me and I thank Him and Praise Him for working on my behalf. I shall see it happen soon, that's all...Full stop"

Saying this let us sing a song of high praise to our God...

Persevering in Faith

Though our days may look gloomy with not much outcomes as we expect, we need to remember that the Lord is aware that we are waiting for an answer from Him. He knows that we are waiting with eager expectation at every prospective opportunity. When the Lord who knows us so deeply even to count the hairs in our head, we need to believe that He is working on our behalf, though we can't see that with our natural eyes.

He says in Isa 49:23 (NASB)

...Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.

Our waiting and hoping will not go in vain. It will all result in glorious blessings and breakthroughs. But we need the patience, perseverance and faith to stand strong. That is how we prove our faithfulness regarding His goodness to us...

Psalms 23:6 (NASB)

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life...

Meditating on His faithfulness

As we stand claiming God's Word and promises for ourselves, we see that sometimes gloom may set in quickly when nothing really seems happening. We should be careful at such times and not let hopelessness creep into us.

We need to keep meditating on God's Word and His promises, to be reassured of our faith...

We at the same time got to meditate on God's love and His faithfulness. We need to bring to our mind, how He met our needs in the past and worked in our lives in remarkable ways...

Only these can help us from not falling into gloom, and help us stand in faith until we see it come true for us...

Psalms 77:12 (NIV)

I will meditate on all your works

and consider all your mighty deeds

Drinking from the abundance

How would we feel if somebody told us that we work a little for them and that they would give a share of their inheritance? We would be surprised isn't it? And we would sure believe it and go ahead to take it...

How would we feel when somebody told us, 'just love me and be faithful to me, and you can take your fill from the abundance of my house'. We would be zapped won't we? But that is exactly what God is telling us. But are we finding it true enough to believe it and live by His Word?

Psalms 36:7,8 (NASB)

(v.7) How precious is your lovingkindness O God!

And the children of men take refuge

in the shadow of your wings.

(v.8) They drink their fill of the

abundance of your house;

And you give them to drink of the

river of your delights.

Here it doesn't refer merely to a financial need but applies to any kind of need we may have. God is ready to give us a drink from the river of delights. Oh! for the faith we need to have to believe this and thank God everyday for meeting that need.

If we really want to drink from the abundance of God's house, we better believe that we will receive it and thank God for giving us that privilege.

Speaking faith

Most of the time the problem with us in believing God's Word is because we do not take it for ourselves. Because at times we say, "I don't think that scripture is for me or talks about me, because I don't feel it." The problem with us is, we depend on feelings to base our faith. We don't feel it and hence find it difficult to believe. That is the reason, most of the time when we read God's promises declaring great things, we find it difficult to take that for ourself because we don't feel it is for us.

But faith is different. It does not depend on feelings or circumstances, but it purely depends on God's Word alone. Faith is believing that 'every word of God is for me and I accept it for me'. We got to live our life based on that kind of faith, whether we feel it for us or not. When God says He forgives, heals, delivers, prospers, uplifts and expand our territories, it is for us, each redeemed child of His. It is all true because he has said it. But it will come to pass when we believe it and take it for ourselves.

So let us henceforth say like Apostle Paul,

2 Corinthians 4:13 (NIV)

It is written: "I believed therefore I have spoken." With that same Spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak.

Speaking His Word

The Word of God says, that the Lord blesses the work of our hands (Deu 28:12). Many a time we find ourselves stressed out because of work pressures. We may sometime wonder why is our work being so hard in spite of putting the best of the efforts; Why is that we are not rewarded for our hard work or for the faithfulness we show at our work place. We may feel bad that our work is not recognized while people who are manipulative and shrewd succeed.

Perhaps we are not speaking God's Word to the work we do. When we are sick or need a provision we claim the Word of God in those circumstances using appropriate promises. In the same way, for any situation where we see a problem, we need to speak the appropriate Word of God, so that God's Word is established in that place or for that circumstance. This is true even for our work situation.

The Psalmist says in,
Psalms 90:17 (NIV)
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
establish the work of our hands for us-
Yes, establish the work of our hands.

We are sure to see a positive change or outcome when we speak this scripture to our work, for God's Word never fails...

Greatness of His love

We sometimes think that we are perfect, holy and righteous than the rest. But looking deeply within our hearts we can see that we have so many imperfections. Anger, wrath, selfishness, unthankfulness, self righteousness, pride, arrogance, foul language at times, and the list goes on. We see that sometimes we are controlled by our own emotions, thought process and decisions rather than being renewed in our mind as per the Word of God. Only when we allow God's Word and His Spirit to work in us will we be able to see the real change in us.

As we have been meditating on God's love, we see that our God is holy and righteous and that He hates sin. Then how does He look at our shortcomings. Surely He doesn't overlook them or ignore them;He is pretty serious about it and would not wish sin or any form of unrighteousness to dwell in us.

The Word of God says,

Rom 2:4 (NIV)

Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you towards repentance.

It is by the grace and the love of God, we are not consumed or punished for our shortcomings. But His kindness towards us leads us to repent and be changed, so that we no longer dwell with our former nature, but be renewed in His likeness.

Ephesians 4:22-23 (NASB)

(v.22) that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self...

(v.23) and you be renewed in the spirit of your mind.

Praise God for His wonderful love due to which we now stand and let us not take that grace for granted. Amen.

Because of His love

Whenever I am plagued with the question whether I will receive what I prayed for or will God answer my prayer? The first scripture that comes to my mind is this...

Rom 8:32 (NIV)

He who did not spare His own Son, but gave him up for us all-

how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

God did not withheld His own son Jesus for our sake, but He gave Him up so that we can be purchased back to God through the blood of His son. When God has done such an act for us, then do we need to doubt God's love or provision? When this dawns in my mind, then all my doubts and fears fades away, and I carry on the rest of the day assured about God's love and His provision.

This scripture has so much truth about God's love for us. And those who have tasted His love will never dare to live a life displeasing God...

1 John 3:22 (NASB)

and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

He died for me?!

As God's children, we need to understand or have a grasp of God's love, in order for our faith to be directed in right dimension. Faith is not just having a positive outlook. It is having a real understanding of God's nature... His love for us; what He is done for us and is willing to do for us. This we will know when we experience Him more in our lives. God Himself will reveal to us through His Word, by His intervention in our lives and through His remarkable ways... as the Spirit of God will open our eyes to see even in simple aspects of life.

The first and the foremost knowledge of God's love can be realized when we get a grasp of

who we are and who God is...

Rom 5:8 (NIV)

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Only when we realize how much a fallen people we are and how it was possible for a loving and a Holy God (Jesus) to die on the Cross on our behalf, will we be able to comprehend His love for us.

May the Lord open our eyes to know Him more and understand His wonderful nature...

Prayer:

What was I in your eyes oh God, that you chose me? What am I but a sinner that you shed your precious and holy blood for me? What did I do to gain your love? Nothing. Oh nothing is good in me. But that is what you are- full of love...that you even did not think twice to die for me...