PERSIST TO THE LORD IN PRAYER

PERSIST TO THE LORD IN PRAYER REMEMBER when you were a kid And you asked for something And your mom or dad said no And then you ASKED the other parent And they said no too But you PERSISTED in your asking And sooner or later Mom or dad would say yes It is the SAME W AY with God We must persist o the Lord IN PRAYER We must PETITION-petition-petition The Lord in prayer-and IF It is for our own good Maybe the Lord will eventually Come around and say YES “But as for the seed That fell on rich soil They are the ones Who-when they heard the word EMBRACE IT With a generous and good heart And bear fruit through PERSEVERANCE” Luke 8:15 PERSIST to the Lord In prayer PRACTICE makes perfect WHERE and how much energy We put into something Tells us HOW VALUABLE it is To us I WANT to love God With my whole heart I want to LOVE MY NEIGHBOR As myself I want to FORGIVE 70 X 7 I want to LIVE THE BEATITUDES PERSIST to the Lord In prayer How important is it to you The ABOVE is the most important thing In the world to me And living ONE NATION-one world-under God THE GOD OF LOVE-is just as important “Not only so- But we also GLORY in our sufferings Because we know That suffering produces perseverance Perseverance-character And character-hope And HOPE does not Put us to shame Because GOD'S LOVE Has been poured out Into our hearts Through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us” Romans 5:3-5 YES-persist to the God To the Lord in prayer And the HOLY SPIRIT Will pick up your cause To the Lord On your behalf We all start out STRONG In our commitment to God In prayer But sometimes the GOOD feelings fade Sometimes to LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY Seems impossible But in those difficult times We must persist MORE than ever In our prayers to God “ASK and it will be given to you SEEK and you will find Knock and the door Will be opened to you For everyone who asks-receives The one who seeks finds And the one who knocks- The door will be opened” Matthew 7:7-8 In the end-we PERSIST in our prayers To God And just TRUST in God's MERCY And his faithfulness-like we did with Our parents WHEN we were children Robert P. Wallman 9-17-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek