๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐’๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐!
Whether you live here in the U.S. or on the other side of the world, God’s grace is sufficient for you and those in your care this week, no matter what. Psalm 119 promises, “Your word, Lord, is eternal. It stands firm in the heavens, and your faithfulness endures through all generations.” Also, Hebrews 10:23 reminds us to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. For He who promised is faithful.” We serve a compassionate God who has proven faithful to millions throughout history and around the world. This week, let’s bear one another’s burdens in prayer. And let’s use the challenges we face as an opportunity to walk a little closer to Jesus!
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ
We often present you with opportunities to pray for and to help those served by LSM. But did you know that our staff and families in Haiti and Ethiopia frequently pray for you all as well? After all, the reality is that we need their prayers just as much as they need ours. Living in the U.S., we are often bombarded with noise, distractions, and spiritual challenges not present in developing countries, so it can be helpful to be reminded of those who have little more than God to cling to. Let’s pray for the kids whose lives you’ve touched, whose stories touch our hearts in return.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น
Success isn’t a zero-sum game. If our neighbor achieves success, it doesn’t mean they’ve taken something from us. We know that’s true here in the U.S., where the standards of living have risen for nearly everyone in the last two centuries. Even more importantly, it’s true in the economy of the Kingdom of God. Developing nations like Haiti and Ethiopia haven’t enjoyed a history of seeing everyone improve their circumstances at once, and as a result, jealousy often runs rampant in those cultures. This week, pray for God to reveal that we, who seek Him, don’t need to think of blessings as table scraps to be fought over, but as infinite and overflowing. Pray for Him to bless the hearts in our care with the radical, countercultural ability to wish others well, even when it’s hard.
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ
As a ministry for orphans and vulnerable children, LSM knows the value of a faithful father figure better than most. Godly parents model the love of our heavenly Father for impressionable young hearts. It’s the kind of investment that God can multiply, blessing communities for generations to come! 1 Thess. 2:11-12 reminds us that “a father deals with his children by encouraging, comforting, and urging (them) to live lives worthy of God, who calls (them) into his kingdom and glory.” This week, let’s reach out to a father figure, biological or otherwise, and thank him for his vital service to his family, to the community, and to God!
๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ-๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐
“We received Godโs Spirit when he adopted us as his own children. And now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are Godโs children!” Romans 8:14-16
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