Forgive Us For Taking Your Goodness For Granted

Our local church's monthly Executive Board Meeting on a Monday night, began with a heart-touching prayer by Brother Dwight. In the prayer he asked God to forgive us for too often taking His goodness for granted.

That transparent prayer of confession was a thread of inspiration until the very end of the meeting. At different intervals in the gathering, many of us in attendance paused to give thanks to God for His goodness and to also give thanks for others in the room. 

What a beautiful evening for my soul. I am still speechless with overwhelming appreciation to our Forever Faithful Father God.

Grateful 

An Obvious Prayer Outline from Psalm 79

This morning I led our Dawn Patrol Men's Prayer Time with an outline of prayer that has been speaking deeply to my own heart. The outline comes from Psalm 79, verse 8b and verse 9:

(8b) Reach out to us soon with Your compassion, because we are helpless. (9) Help us, O God, our Savior, for the glory of Your name. Rescue us, and forgive our sins for the honor of Your name.

Here's the obvious prayer outline the Psalmist modeled for us:
(1) Reach out to us soon...
(2) Help us because we are helpless.
(3) Rescue us for the glory of Your name.
(4) Forgive us for the honor of Your name.

We pray all of this, in the Name of Jesus! Amen!
Grateful