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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Unto Us

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)

What did you get for Christmas? I received God's son: His love, His forgiveness, His grace, His peace and His song. Why have we not learned --- the one who gave the most, the biggest, the most precious ... was God?

The true meaning of Christmas is giving, not receiving. The real joy of Christmas is seeing the light in another's eyes when you give them a gift. The real "magic" of Christmas is in finding the miracle of love. The only gift of Christmas is Christ the child, the son of God. And, yes, the King of Kings was given for you, for me, and for all of us. Let us pray:

"Father God, Abba - Daddy, I crawl upon your lap as a tiny child, and breathe in the essence of your sweetness. You are pure Love. With your love you created all there is, and nothing that is was not yours first. I was yours before I was born. When you gave me life, you gave me the freedom to choose life or death. Your precious son, Jesus, taught me how to live in you and you in me. There is no gift more perfect than Jesus. For His love and life, I give you thanks. Forgive me for the times when I forget how to live my life in you. May this Christmas day, when we celebrate the birth of Love, be the day I live a life of your peace. In the name of Jesus, the babe of the manger I pray. Amen"
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp

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Friday, December 9, 2016

In Those Days

“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.”... And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage ad was expecting a child.”   Luke 2:1 and 3-5 (NIV)

The story of Christmas, the birthday celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ, starts with a statement of fact, a link to actual history—“In those days…” not, “Once upon a time.” The addition of a jolly elf whose purpose is to bring joy and happiness to all the children of the world, and his flying reindeer, a species of Rangifer tarandus, known in North America as Caribou, is a fun story that allows the shifting of generosity from the child’s parents to Santa Claus. One story is anchored in history and the other is a once upon a time story floating in fantasy. Always remember, there is only one reason for Santa Claus to have a motive for sharing joy—because joy, peace, love, and song came to earth in the form of a tiny baby over two thousand years ago.

This year, help your children to be “givers’ rather than “takers.” They can give gifts of service, helping family and neighbors by doing jobs within their age ability, and gifts of love, visiting aged grandparents and friends. They can let the Baby Jesus shine through them, bringing others to the manger of love. Love and joy are what the season is all about. Children of all ages can understand that.

The miracle of Christmas is not an elf. It’s the presence of angels who announced to the world that we no longer need to be afraid. Jesus has entered the world, and specifically has entered our own lives. He will always bring to our hearts the song heard on a silent hillside—Hallelujah, the son of God is born to you…and to even me. Rather than a list of I-wants, help your children write a list of I-gives. Every time they hear a bell ring, they can know that another angel has announced in song that the Christ child is in their heart, ringing out a song of peace and love. Let us pray:

“Holy Father, love divine, you shine your star-light above my home every Christmas and miraculously, on the homes of everyone who believe in you. Every time I hear a bell ring, may I remember that your son, Jesus, came into the world to bring joy and forgiveness, and to remind me to love and serve you. Forgive me when I have been an I-want child of Santa’s rather than an I-will child of the Child of Christmas. Let me be a part of bringing your joy and love to earth this Christmas. In the name of your son, Jesus, our savior, and the true reason for Christmas, I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp



Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The Christmas List

For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever”  1 Peter 1:24-25 (NIV)

 

No matter how important and busy we think we are, only those we love are of true value. I’ve thought a lot about how quickly time slips away and withers like grass. If your dad is eighty-five years old, you may have only two to five Christmases left with him. When did you call him last? When were you last there for the Christmas ham?

 

If your sister has health problems, you may have only two or three New Year’s Eve celebrations with her. If your brother is going back to the middle-east in mid-December, there may not be another Christmas to say, “I’m glad you’re here.”

 

If your son or daughter has a Christmas pageant on December 21, the last day of school before Christmas break, but you have a business meeting the same evening, there may not be another Christmas between you to say, “I’m here for you because I love you.”

 

Don’t let time wither like grass or fall to the ground like the browned peddles of dead flowers. Time is a gift. Once the present has been rejected, ignored or squandered, that moment will never be given back—no do-overs—no maybe-next-year. Today is the only real there is. It won’t wait for you, and you can never catch up. You can only write that letter to a dying friend while they are still here to read and enjoy it.

 

Who is on your Christmas list? Let this be the Christmas that joy and love return to your heart, when time with those you love, top what you want. How many Christmases remain in your relationship with someone? Let us pray:

 

“Holy Father, Abba of Christ, I bow before your holy name. May your kingdom come into the world during this blessed time so that all may find your peace at the side of the manger. For this Christmas, I want nothing for myself. I only ask that those who are sick are free from pain; those who are lonely may find a friend; those I have forgotten may be first in my thoughts. Forgive me for when I have been selfish; for when I have crossed your son’s name out of his own birthday and chose to celebrate things; and for when I have wasted the precious time you have given me. In the name of the Christ in Christmas I pray. Amen”

Doris

 

"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
Length of Days trilogy, by Doris Gaines Rapp: All three are available in paperback and eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, as well at Cokesbury.com
Length of Days – The Age of Silence   (© 2014)
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers  (© 2015)
Length of Days – Search for Freedom  (© 2016)
News at Eleven - A Novel
Hiawassee – Child of the Meadow
Smoke from Distant Fires
Escape from the Belfry
Escape from the Shadows – sequel will be out in late 2016 or early 2017

 


 

Monday, October 10, 2016

What Happened to Respect?

“However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” Ephesians 5:33 ESV

My friends, do we really want to contribute to the demise of the American male? Sit-coms consistently present the bright and capable wife and mother, and the dumb and bumbling husband and father. In politics, we have one candidate who has talked about helping women and children for her entire career. Where are the words of encouragement for the husbands and fathers who respect their wife and are loyal and hard-working for their family? The other candidate made inappropriate, swaggering comments about women ten years ago, insulting his wife and family. How can I help them to understand?
I won’t try to be politically correct since PC is a made-up phenomenon to silence those who are different than we are. I only lift up these ideas as food for thought. In the greater human race, there should be no race to superiority between males and females. We are in desperate times and desperately need the wisdom and strength of both men and women. It is NOT a male/female contest. It is a challenge of ideas and policies.
One example to ponder as bits and pieces of possible accuracy: Forbes reported in 2012 that the ratio of male-female college students has shifted toward a greater female college population since the 1970’s and has gradually increased since that time. Little boys are taught to respect girls. As teens, they are told that they must not “out-shine” women; they must not argue with women; they can’t even open the door for a woman but must just get out of their way. There is no way for young men to succeed in an academic setting when they are told not to succeed – that’s bragging; not to excel in sports of strength – that’s hostile; not to admire a beautiful girl because she will interpret his appreciation of her as demeaning. So … he does not enter the closed system of academia as it is a hostile environment for males.
Dear friends, if our nation, under God, is going to survive, we must enlist the strengths of both men and women, respect the differences in perspective and come to agreements about how to handle our serious problems, with prayer and devotion to God who inspired our nation. Let us pray:
“Dear Lord and Father of our great country, I bow my head in respect for your sovereignty. You are holy and long to spread your love and strength over our nation once again. Sometimes, we will not allow you in. For my part, if I have left you out of our national debate, I am sorry. For today, I give you my worry and my fears about our future and know you will make our nation yours again if we will just let go and let you. Fill my heart with wisdom to say what needs to be said when it’s time to say it, and the control to hold my tongue when I have nothing to add that will advance your plan for us. Forgive me if I have let others tell me to silence my belief in you. I will try to see neither male nor female in the faces all around me, only your beloved children. In the name of your precious son, Jesus, I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp


Monday, September 12, 2016

Wait Upon the Lord

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

“Do you have many readers for your blog?” a friend, Matthew, asked one day.
“Not really. In a week’s time, I have between fifty-five and eight-five readers who log-on,” I said.
“Wow,” another blogger-friend added. “Only my mother and sister read my blog.”
Matthew thought for a moment and said, “I’ve wondered if blogging is worth my time.”
Some believe that Isaiah 40:31 (above) refers to the physical coming of the Lord. Others believe this verse means to wait upon the Lord as a servant would wait, or take care of, their boss. In Isaiah’s time he would be talking about the coming of the messiah. In the New Testament, it would mean the second coming of the Christ. I like to think of Isaiah 40:31 as waiting on him as a good and faithful servant of the Lord God.
When we live life in the here-and-now, we do the immediate thing in front of us. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus said to pray for our “daily bread,” not the whole loaf.
“I look at blogging as an act of obedience,” I continued with Matthew as I thought of the nine years I’ve been posting on this Prayer Therapy blog. “The Lord whispers words in my ear. I write them down and post them on my blog. The blog stats tell me that people in various countries around the world read the posts. I get feedback from readers who say that the few paragraphs I sent out where just what they needed to hear that week. So, it doesn’t matter to me how many people read it. If one person is blessed, then it has been a blessing to me.”
It has been hard to keep up with the weekly blog since my back surgery last year. But, once in a while, the Lord hands me a new topic. After spotting a quote from John Wesley, I posted—Be a Uniter, Not a Divider—on July 29. I usually check a few days later to see what countries have viewed the post. On that July 29th, after nine years of blogging, there were the following readers: twenty-one from Russia; six from France; five from  China; four from Japan; two from Germany; two from Romania; one from Latvia and …  from the United States there were 25,897. I don’t know who. I don’t know why. To my small thinking, I think God was letting me enjoy a few days as the numbers crept up. Now, what fun was that?! I was obedient and God let me enjoy the day. I said, “The day.” He didn’t open the door to a flamboyant writing career. He let me enjoy the day, and that was more than enough for me. Let us pray:
 “Father God, I wait on you, for the second coming of your son, Jesus, and I gladly wait on you as a servant takes care of their master. If I do nothing but wait all of my days, it will be the privilege of my life to serve you. For this day, show me someone to encourage, to bless with your love, to touch with your healing power, to listen to as they speak. Forgive me when I have dwelled on the hurts of the past and have failed to see you in the face of someone around me. Forgive me when I have pleaded for a future gift and have missed the blessed ministry of today. Let me see you all round me and serve you there. In the name of your son, my savior Jesus the Christ, I pray. Amen.”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp

Length of Days trilogy, by Doris Gaines Rapp: All three are available in paperback and eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, as well at Cokesbury.com
Length of Days – The Age of Silence   (© 2014)
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers  (© 2015)
Length of Days – Search for Freedom  (© 2016)
Also on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Cokesbury:
Escape from the Belfry
Hiawassee – Child of the Meadow
Smoke from Distant Fires
News at Eleven – A Novel – Serialized on www.dorisgainesrapp.blogspot.com
Escape from the Shadows – release date late 2016

The Garden of Aden – release date 2017

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

A Snake in the Garden

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1

Today we hear, “Did the Lord God really say, ‘Thou shall not bear false witness?’” (Exodus 20:16) Surely, he didn’t mean ALL of the time. What about during political elections? The other political party slanders and lies, that’s what politicians do – right? In order to win, aren’t we required to take down the opponent at all costs? The crafty serpent still tries to get us to doubt what the Lord God has told us to do, and not to do.

The first novel in my Length of Days trilogy, The Age of Silence, warns us what can happen if we say nothing in order to maintain political correctness. You and I both know a lot of what we hear today about candidates is false, even deliberate lies in order to lead a voter away from the truth. Must we remain silent? Of course not—we would sink deeper into the Age of Silence.

If we are in mourning or are depressed, the best therapy is to help others. The way to fight false statements is to spread the truth. That doesn’t mean we’ll hear the truth from the news of the day. Lifted out of context by a newscaster or a political campaign, they often twist a word or a phrase from a speech or writing into something it never intended to mean. We need to do our own research and spread only truth. Work hard for your candidate. Speak only what you know to be true. Pray for the opponent, that all good things may come to them through truth. When we heal others with the salve of Truth, God will honor our efforts. Let us pray:

“Oh Lord God, author of truth and love, I bow before your holy name. May your kingdom come to earth this day and dwell within me and me in your kingdom. For this day, I pray for the ability to speak only truth to lies, that the serpent may not deceive me. Forgive me when I have foolishly passed on falsehoods for the sake of winning. When I trample truth with lies, no one wins. I cannot discern truth on my own; deliver me from the lies of the serpent. In the name of your son, Jesus my redeemer I pray. Amen”
Doris
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”

Length of Days trilogy, by Doris Gaines Rapp: All three are available in paperback and eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, as well at Cokesbury.com
Length of Days – The Age of Silence   (© 2014)
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers (© 2015)
Length of Days – Search for Freedom (© 2016)

Prayer Therapy of Jesus   (© 2014)

Friday, July 29, 2016

Be a Uniter, Not a Divider

“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” 1 Corinthians 1:10
This is most definitely an election year in the United States. I know I’ve already eaten my fill of not so tasty political speeches. I have witnessed:  division along party lines; division in race; division in every demographic possible. Paul told the Corinthians to agree with one another so there would be no divisions.

If you’re married, you know that loving people do not agree all of the time. If they do, one of them is not thinking. Disagreement, however, is not mean or angry; it’s not loud or rude; it does not slander or defame. Actually, disagreement is a wonderful sharing of ideas and points of view. Only the weak fear to hear another’s side.

In my Length of Days trilogy that takes place from 2112-2114, when political correctness has controlled the country, four distinct zones divide the nation, with no travel or contact between them.


Will our divisiveness today cut our nation in half, or even in little pieces? Or, can we be strong 
enough and mature enough to realize that it is up to us to bind our country together with your love. John Wesley addressed how to unite, to mend and not divide, on October 6, 1774. He said:
“I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them: 1. to vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy; 2. to speak no evil of the person they voted against; and, 3. to take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.”
Can we put on our prayer shawls and humbly submit our words and spirits to God who will speak through us the loving and binding words that are needed right now? I know we can. We don’t even have to want to. We just have to want to want to, and to be obedient to the God of love. God will do the rest. Let us pray:

“Holy Father, Love divine, shine your light of peace on all of us. Not peace as some might see it, as weakness, but peace as strength through Jesus Christ, who was so determined to be obedient to you, ‘…he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem…’ when you were ready to call him home. May your kingdom come today, a kingdom of quietness and joy, so that we may take this election season and place it in your hands. For this day, may I want to want to choose your path where division is not the way to love. Forgive me when I have joined in the gossip and slander that defames your civil servants. I am not perfect and I must not demand perfection of them. I turn our blessed country over to you, Father God and pray through your son Jesus Christ that your will may be done in our beautiful and free land. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp

Length of Days trilogy, by Doris Gaines Rapp: All three are available in paperback and eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, as well at Cokesbury.com
Length of Days – The Age of Silence   (© 2014)
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers  (© 2015)

Length of Days – Search for Freedom  (© 2016)

Monday, June 20, 2016

Thank You Father God

"Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have made your glory higher than the heavens."  Psalm 8:1 (NIV)

Yesterday was Fathers Day. I wonder how many of us remembered to thank the father of us all, the Lord God. Some may say, "But this whole world is out of control, with killings and God-less living. God has done nothing to stop it."

If we, you and I, don't stop the sinfulness of His people, by acknowledge God's grace and give Him thanks, then we are part of what makes the Lord weep. When I go on the social media of today, I see post after post from those who soil the name of the Lord rather than lift Him up.

It has become politically incorrect to speak of the Most High in loving and respectful tones. In my Length of Days trilogy, which takes place in 2112-2114, the name of Jesus is banned, Christmas is turned into Gift Giving Season, music of all kinds is forbidden because music stirs emotions in the people, and freedom is lost to a ruling class who believe freedom is too dangerous for normal citizens to embrace. And, it all begins when they forbid the name of Jesus and His father, God, to be spoken. For this day, I lift up praise and thanksgiving to our Lord God for His grace and love and to His son Jesus, for His sacrifice that saved a soul like even me. Let us pray:

"Father, God of all that lives, holy, holy, holy is your name. May your kingdom of love come into my life and the lives of those around me, that we may behold your glory and majesty, just as the angels in Heaven now enjoy. For today, I bow low before your throne and worship you, lifting up your name in praise and love. Forgive me when I do not acknowledge you and speak your name freely in the corner of the world in which I live. I love you Lord and I lift up your name this very day. I ask for your strength and awareness, in the name of your son Jesus, my savior and redeemer I pray. Amen"
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
Length of Days trilogy, by Doris Gaines Rapp: All three are available in paperback and eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com, as well at Cokesbury.com
Length of Days – The Age of Silence   (© 2014)
Length of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers  (© 2015)
Length of Days – Search for Freedom  (© 2016)



Thursday, May 5, 2016

National Day of Prayer

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."  Philippians 4:6 

Today is the National Day of Prayer. Let us all take pause to invite the Lord God into our nation that desperately needs His guidance. We are to pray with thanksgiving. Why would anyone pray with thanksgiving if they didn't believe He would answer their prayer? Pray, knowing He hears you and knowing He will answer your prayers. Remember, God is not a genie. You can not put on your prayer shawl as if you were rubbing His bottle. He will answer your prayers in keeping with His plan. The saddest people I know are those who believe He answered there prayer, gave them what they thought they wanted, only to discover that they wanted was not good for them. Let us pray:

"Oh loving father of us all, I bow before you on this day when our nation is at prayer. I ask that your glorious plan may come to our nation, our families, our friends and ourselves. Sometimes I do not pray for those who have injured me. But, on this day, I pray that my former enemy may be lifted up and blessed with your abounding love, that only your love can flow from them. Our nation is involved in a great decision this year, a decision that will mold and direct our national security, our prosperity, and our standing with you who created this great nation. I ask that your kingdom may come in spirit and in truth and direct my actions that I may help to bring it about in your name. In the name of your son, my savior Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen"
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”

Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
www.dorisgainesrapp.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Put on Love

“Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”  Colossians 3:14-16 (NIV)
If you are a news-junkie you have been watching the current political events with great interest and amazement. If you don’t automatically turn to CNN or FOX NEWS when you sit down in the evening, you still have overheard about the strange rantings and messages of people you have little interest in. How could you help but hear their names in this electrically charged political season?
Some of us worry and become stressed. What will become of our great nation if so-and-so wins the nomination? My question is—what are you willing to do to help elect your favorite candidate? Or, do you just complain and become angrier? And then, there’s that LOVE word.
Put on the strongest, most courageous love that God can place on you. KNOW that Christ dwells within you. With the word of Christ within you, wisdom will come, with thanksgiving in your heart and songs of praise and love on your lips. Trust that He will bring about the change our country needs when you follow His lead. Vote like our country depends on your vote—because it does. Love those who think like you do and those who do not, so a perfect unity may bless us all. Only love can heal our country. Let us pray:
“Our father God, you who dwell within my heart when my heart is tuned to you, holy is your name. For this day, I ask for your wisdom to burst forth and guide my life and my decisions. Forgive me when I have been unkind to those who think differently than I do. I am not wise enough to know your heart but I trust that you know mine. Guide me from within by the indwelling of your spirit, that I may hear your direction for my steps. I love you Lord, and I give over my decisions and my will to you. In the name of, and by the power of your precious risen son, Jesus Christ I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
Length of Days – Search for Freedom, the third in my Length of Days trilogy, is now available in paperback and eBook on Amazon. “Christiana Applewait’s dear grandfather, Oliver Richly, the presidential candidate in the newly formed 1787-Constitutionalists Party, has been kidnapped. Her friend, Dr. Jason O’Reilly, helps her in the desperate search to find him. Is he alive? If he is, will they find him before the presidential election?” Read Length of Days – Search for Freedom today.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Believe and You Are Forgiven

“Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea[a] for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.[b] 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
12 “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them—and that you will save us from death.” Joshua 2: 8-13
Blessed to attend a Christian Women’s retreat on Saturday that included these verses, I pass them on to you. In the Old Testament, we learn how Joshua sent spies to Rahab the prostitute in Jericho before he and his army marched around and attacked the city. Notice in vs 10 Rahab acknowledged the God of the Israelites in whom she had not believed and chose to put her trust in Him. Though she was a sinner, a prostitute, she went down in history, not as a prostitute, but as a person of faith. Honored for her belief in God, she became the mother of Boaz (the husband of Ruth), the g-grandmother of King David, and the 25th g-grandmother of Jesus Christ – if I counted correctly. You can read Matthew 1 and count the generations back to Rahab yourself. It was for Rahab’s FAITH – not her sins – that the Lord blessed her.
We too can be forgiven of our past sins if we have faith in the Lord God who forgives. Dear ones do not carry the burdens of the past on your shoulders for an eternity. Eternity belongs to God and the beginning steps we take here on earth are His as well. Hand your past to the Lord God and He will bless you with a life of Love and forgiveness because of your faith. Let us pray:
“Dear Lord God, you are the Lord of all, the one who gives Life and saves our lives from our past mistakes. Holy, holy, holy are you, dear Lord. May your kingdom of Love come and make its home in my life as the angels in Heaven now enjoy. For today, I ask that you forgive the mistakes in my past. I speak their names now so that you may hear the desire of my heart and set me free from their clutches. (List them by name) Forgive me for these mistakes and for having carried them so long without asking you for their release. I pray to have your love within me that I might forgive those who have sinned against me. May I not be tempted to blame them for their misdeeds while I ignore my own sins. Let me shower the world around me with your love, so that others may feel free to seek your forgiveness as well. In the name of your son, my redeemer and Lord I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you mine.”
Copyright 2016 Doris Gaines Rapp
Watch for the 3rd in my Length of Days trilogy - available in April. Length of Days – Search for Freedom