A well-known line from the movie Forrest Gump is when he is running from a gang of guys who are trying to bully him. "Run, Forrest, Run!" his lady friend screams. How many times have we said that line in joking to friends? ha!
With all joking aside, we can admonish each other to Run,
I used to be a runner when I was younger. The farthest I ever ran was six miles. I got into the "zone" one evening and felt like I could run a marathon. Other nights or mornings, I didn't feel like I could run more than ten steps! Our spiritual life can be like that at times. Let us pray for each other to build endurance and consistency!
Lord, you help us grow stronger every time we turn more of ourselves over to you. We thank you and praise you!
Psalm Sunday
We are reading Psalm 142 today. Haven't we all prayed something like this at times? Darn those persecutors! God is always with us!
Psalm 142
Prayer for Deliverance from Persecutors
A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A Prayer.
1 With my voice I cry to the Lord;
with my voice I make supplication to the Lord.
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit is faint,
you know my way.
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look on my right hand and see—
there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for me.
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Give heed to my cry,
for I am brought very low.
Save me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.
7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.
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“The highest pinnacle of the spiritual life is not happy joy in unbroken sunshine, but absolute and undoubting trust in the love of God.” = A. W. Thorold
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