“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:” Proverbs 24:16 kjv [caption id="attachment_4054" align="alignright" width="312"] Falling is Not Failure — Keep Getting Back Up![/caption] Yesterday I felt like a failure.  I just didn’t pray enough.  I prayed a few shorts spurts of prayer here and there, but I knew my heart wasn’t really into it like it should have been. It’s at these times we have to recognize our shortcomings.  The flesh does continually battle against the spirit. What I should have done was go lock myself in the bathroom for awhile, soaked in some peace and quiet…. and deliberately took some “time out” to just put…

“And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” Matthew 13:58 kjv [caption id="attachment_4032" align="alignright" width="199"] I CAN’T accept “No” for an answer![/caption] Today I prayed very early in the morning hours…my hubby had to get up around 3:30 a.m. to prepare for work.  I found it a little difficult to get back to sleep.  This was another opportunity to PRAY. Do you have moments when you feel frustrated and can’t sleep?  Start praying….it’s better than counting sheep to calm your nerves, and eventually you’ll fall back into a nice little slumber…and then hopefully back into a nice peaceful sleep. Prayer Bits The verse above in Mathew…

O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant…  Psalms 116:16 kjv   Today I’m not only seeking God’s will during my prayer life, but seeking to “yield” myself entirely  to the Lord —  to  give up my own will. [caption id="attachment_4015" align="alignright" width="177"] How miserable will I be if I yield to the Lord Jesus?[/caption] We can’t really have both wills at once…and be truly yielded to our Heavenly Father.  So many times we choose our own will. We lose! We’re the one that misses out on the blessings that could have been ours when we hold on to our own will.  I’ve been guilty myself so…

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.  ~ Psalms 5:3 kjv I woke up at 5:33 this morning. Not something that I particularly do on a Saturday morning.  I usually try to sleep in at least an hour longer.  But, I seized the opportunity at hand to — Pray!  I think there are lots of quiet moments that we miss out on when we could be praying.  Seize those opportunities! I opened up my prayer journal this morning.  On a separate page I drew a large circle.  In the very center, I drew…