Please join us in our forty days of prayer as we practice listening for God.
These excerpts are from Sailboat Church by Joan Gray.
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-16
Focus Text: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (v.3).
Listening to God: I desire fellowship with you more than anything else in the universe. You often expect me to bless you most in your abundance. This is not the way I work. When I bless you in your abundance, you tend to forget me in fascination with my gifts. The gifts become an idol, and our relationship suffers. It is my way to bless you in your lack, failure, and emptiness. This way you don’t forget me, and I can work my will through you in amazing ways. Look for my hand moving in your life when you are feeling lonely, incompetent, and out of control. Blessed are you when you don’t run away from the means I use to draw you to me.
Your Prayer: