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Pray the Vote 2008
Filed under: bible, Christian, men, prayer, religion | Tags: bible, Christian, clinton, election, obama, prayer, religion, vote
Leave a Comment When I started this blog, one of my goals was to make sure I exemplified Christian values without getting into partisan politics, and I do not intend to change that. However, I do believe that we can discuss politics and it’s impact on our lives without getting dragged down into that area.
That being said, I want to highlight an important resource for all Christians to consider. Pray the Vote 2008 is a project of The Presidential Prayer Team, and encourages us to pray for His guidance in this important election year.It has prayer resources for each candidate, each voting event (primaries, caucuses, etc), and over all resources to help us ask God to direct our country down the path that is His will and best for our country.
If this interests you, might want to check out the parent site, The Presidential Prayer Team, which encourages Christians to pray for our President; his health, well being, and his tuning in to the Lord to take our country in a direction that leads to His glory. It also lists other prayer suggestions every week for other government officials, quotes from Presidents on prayer, and lots of resources to help improve your prayer life. Let us know what you think of this resource, as well as what other resources you are using to increase your prayer life in the comments.
The Big List of Excuses Why God Can’t Use You
Filed under: bible, Christian, men, religion | Tags: bible, Christian, faith, forgiveness, ministry, obstacles, resources, study
Comments (6) Okay, so let me start by saying that this post is NOT original, as I got the idea from an email that was sent to me by a friend. However, I thought it was good enough that it should be shared with the world, not just my email friends.
There are no excuses why God can’t use you
The next time you think God can’t use you, just look to The Bible to see what He had to work with:
- Noah was a drunk (Genesis 9:21)
- Abraham was too old (Genesis 17:17)
- Isaac was a daydreamer
- Jacob was a liar (Genesis 27)
- Leah was ugly (Genesis 29:16-18)
- Joseph was abused (Genesis 37:22-28)
- Moses had a stuttering problem (Exodus 4:10)
- Gideon was afraid (Judges 6:15) (I’m not entirely sure about this reference.)
- Samson had long hair and was a womanizer (Judges 16:17) (Judges 16:5)
- Rahab was a harlot (Joshua 2:1)
- Jeremiah and Timothy were too young (Jeremiah 1:6)
- David had an affair and was a murderer (2 Samuel 11:2-4) (2 Samuel 11:14-17)
- Elijah was suicidal (1 Kings 19:4)
- Isaiah preached naked (Isaiah 20:2)
- Johan ran from God (Jonah 1:3)
- Naomi was a widow (Ruth 1:3)
- Job went bankrupt (Job 1:21)
- Peter denied Christ (Mark 14:71)
- The Disciples fell asleep while praying (Mathew 26:40)
- Martha worried about everything (Luke 10:40-42)
- The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once (John 4:17-18)
- Zaccheus was too small (Luke 19:2-3)
- Paul was too religious
- Timothy had an ulcer (1Timothy 5:23) and…
- Lazarus was dead (John 11)!
No matter what problems you have or have had (addiction, abuse, size, divorce, worry, physical ailments, etc. etc. etc.) Jesus can heal you of them all. And if He can heal you of them all, he can use you to help others and to His glory! There is absolutely NOTHING that He cannot overcome. This means that as long as we trust in Him, and continue to seek His face, we can be forgiven all our sins and work to make this world a better place!
So take a look at these characters and their habits, memorize one or two that relate to your life and your experiences. And the next time you get discouraged, bring this little weapon out, and say that if God can use them, He can use me!
Feel free to leave comments on characters that relate to you, other characters and their problems. You can also leave what you are over coming, and my prayer partners and I will pray for you (you can also email them to me at the link on the about page).
