Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR SENDING THIS SO LATE, I REALIZE THAT IN SOME PLACES, LIKE HERE, IT IS ALREADY THURSDAY. FROM: QUIET MOMENTS WITH GOD BY LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE OUR BRETHREN HAVE DISCOURAGED OUR HEARTS, SAYING, " THE PEOPLE ARE GREATER AND TALLER THAN WE. " _______________DEUTERONOMY 1:28 LORD GOD OF ENCOURAGEMENT, FORGIVE ME WHEN I GET DISCOURAGED AND SPREAD THE DISCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS. MOSES' OWN ANALYSIS OF THE NEGATIVE REPORT FROM THE TEN ON RECONNAISSANCE TEAM SENT IN TO SPY OUT THE PROMISED LAND WAS THAT THEY DISCOURAGED THE HEARTS OF OTHERS. I NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL HEBREW WORD TRANSLATED " DISCOURAGED " MEANS " MELTED. " THEIR NEGATIVE ATTITUDE MELTED THE IRON IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE. I THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT. THEY DISSUADE COURAGE IN OTHERS WITH THEIR DISCOURAGING ATTITUDES. THEY GET DOWN ON THEMSELVES AND ARE DOWN ON POSSIBILITIES OF PROGRESS. LORD, SEEING THE IMPACT OF PEOPLE LIKE THESE BRINGS ME TO A NEW COMMITMENT FOR TODAY. I PRAY FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED ME TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE BOLD IN GRASPING YOUR BLESSINGS TO PRESS ON. HELP ME TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST PERSONS OTHERS THINK OF WHEN THEY NEED A POSITIVE BOOST TO TRUST YOU MORE. I KNOW THAT BEING A POSITIVE ENCOURAGER IS DEPENDENT ON RECEIVING A FRESH FLOW OF YOUR ENABLING POWER FOR THE PROBLEMS OF EACH DAY. I CAN SHARE ONLY WHAT IS A FRESH EXPERIENCE IN MY OWN LIFE. SO HERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD CAUSE ME DISCOURAGEMENT _________, _________, ___________. HELP ME TO EXPERIENCE HOPE SO I CAN BE AN UPLIFTING EXAMPLE OF COURAGE. AMEN! GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.