Hello God
As we have watched the Olympics this week I was reminded of the words in Isaiah 40:30-31(NLV)
30 Even very young men get tired and become weak and strong young men trip and fall. 31 But they who wait upon the Lord will get new strength. They will rise up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weak.
As we watch Athletes apply their skills and strive to win the GOLD we think of the ways they have trained , the sacrifices they have made, the discipline in their life choices, the joys of victories, agony of defeat . We recognize that our spiritual lives are much like the lives of Athletes. We strive, read, pray, train, and work to be good people and to be good Christians . But sometimes we fail and miss the mark. It hurts when we don’t attain or maintain our Christian values or goals. It’s like missing the bar on a pole vault, or missing a shot in basketball , etc. We know the athletes trained and are trying to achieve their goals and to be the best; but it sometimes just does not happen. Similarly, we sometimes just get tired and worn down and we miss the mark of being a good Christian. God forgive us for this , its not like we didn’t try we just came up short. In all this cling to the words in Isaiah 40:30-31. We are human and we may grow weak and stumble, yes even the strongest of us. We find hope and are reenergized by vs 31 where we are taught that when wait on the Lord ie pause and listen ,we can get new strength and rise up like eagles run and not get weary, Walk and not grow weak. Thank you God for this reminder. As we apply this to both our spiritual and physical lives we can then maybe also apply the Olympic motto FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER.
We thank you for watching over us another week. We thank you for the many places we have been, the people we have met and sights we have seen. We have witnessed and felt your creation and for that we give you thanks, In some way we are all blessed.
God we thank you for the many ways you have stood by our members who have been sick , suffered some ailment or are waiting for upcoming medical procedures. We thank you for the healing you have allowed to happen in those of our Immediate and Church family. We know and thank you for being all knowing and caring for even the unspoken needs and ailments. May you grant patience and hope for those who may be struggling with sickness, ailments or pain. We especially ask that you be close to those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one. Give them strength and hope.