The little black purse ~
Yes, I have been offline, and the truth is, I feel a bit like an ostrich with my head buried in the sand. I really have not felt like praying for marriages lately, so I’ve gone into hiding with the excuse (and some truth) of getting buried in helping my parents move from 4200 sq ft to 1050 sq ft.
Going through the closets, and looking through all the stuff has been quite a process. There is a lot of old junk, and a few timeless treasures. In the chaos of the clutter, I found a small, tired and torn black purse, and I almost sent it to Goodwill without opening it first. Inside was not $100 bill, but something far more valuable. Inside and subtle, was a tiny piece of folded Christmas wrapping paper, tape intact, with these words lightly written:
“To my Darling WifeThe Love of my life!All things are possible through Him who strengthens us ~You can be all that you want to be! Love, David
Do not toss the treasures! This Christmas remember to hold tightly to the promises God has given to you. I might not feel like praying, but I do believe that a good marriage is in God’s plan for my life, and yours too.
Some of you wrestle as I do at Christmas time with the tension between the desires of your heart, and reality. It is not just about marriage, the pain and struggles are numerous. BUT GOD. Christmas is a season of miracles, and we must remember that ALL things ARE possible!
Would you like to join me in praying 12 days of spiritual blessings for your beloved, known or unknown? If you are married, this is a great way to bless your spouse before Christmas Day.
If you are not married, there is someone out there waiting for YOU! They are aching for your gift of love, just as you are longing for them. We may not have a beloved to lavish fine Christmas gifts upon this year, but God knows that other person, and He wants to be our UPS man.....
Uniting by the Power of the Spirit.
On the first day of Christmas, we give our True Love ...the gift of divine Love.
Father God, together we pray that You surround our spouses (future or current) with Your perfect Love that drives out all fear. Embrace our beloveds, and give them a new and grater experience of the Love of Christ that passes knowledge - that they are able to comprehend even more, what is the width, and length, and depth, and height of Your Love for them.
Fill them with Your heartbeat for the world around them; that Your Love will fill them, and overflow to all who come in contact with them.
We pray and declare that we will all love You, the Lord our God, with ALL of our hearts, with all of our souls, and with all of our minds.
And I must add a quote from my niece Elizabeth’s blog, Long to Love:
“'When you pray, expect the immediate activity of God. Perhaps seen, likely unseen.’ Whatever it is in your life that pushes you to fall on your knees, to yearn and plead with God for supernatural intervention, pray for it and know He is moving. I love the Message version of Romans 8:26-28 –
'… the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.'”
We can know that God is moving in the life of someone we will embrace in the future - and He is Uniting us by the Power of His Holy Spirit!
Expecting to be amazed ~
Barbara
© Barbara Nelson – 2012
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