Focusing in

Offer your praise to the Lord who renews our strength when we wait on Him:
O God, my heart is steadfast; 
I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. 
Awake, lute and harp! 
I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, 
And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 
For Your mercy is great above the heavens, 
And Your truth reaches to the clouds. 
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, 
And Your glory above all the earth (Psalm 108:1-5).

Pause for personal praise and thanksgiving. 

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
O God, You know my foolishness; 
And my sins are not hidden from You. 
Let not those who wait for You, O Lord
God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; 
Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, 
O God of Israel (Psalm 69:5-6).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. 

Now pause to pray this affirmation to the Lord:
"This is My commandment, that you love one another 
as I have loved you" (John 15:12).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:
the Lord's leading in your life,
opportunities for evangelism,
your activities for the day.

Finally, offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
May the God of patience and comfort grant you 
to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 
that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God 
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 15:5-6).

What can you do? Compassion International

Sponsoring children in need is breaking the cycle of poverty  

Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.

Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education and health care, as well as Christian training.

Today, Compassion helps more than 1 million children in 25 countries.

Please watch the clip at this link and then think about what you can do with just a few bucks a month.

http://www.compassion.com/jeremycampvideo/

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