Romans
1:8-10 “First,
I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is
being reported all over the world. God, whom I serve with my whole heart
in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember
you in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will
the way may be opened for me to come to you.” Romans 1:8-10
Paul prayed
constantly for the fellow believers in Rome. Do you and I pray mostly for
our own needs? Or do you and I often pray for the needs of others?
Our prayers
reflect the attitudes of our heart. If we truly listen to how and what we
are praying, we will be able to determine areas of selfishness.
As we pray
more for others, though, we will be less likely to criticize. There’s one
particular leader at my church that can really frustrate me. I realized I was
quick to criticize and not so quick to pray for him. As I’ve prayed some for
him, God’s helped me look for the positives instead of only seeing the
negatives. He’s also helped me have a better attitude about some of my
frustrations.
Who will you
thank God for today? How can you also lift them up in prayer and encourage them
rather than criticize?
Alice
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