“My Earnest, Heartfelt Prayer on an April Morning!”
Dearest Lord God Almighty, MY BEST FRIEND!
It is all about FAITH in you! FAITH!
And it is about HOPE, yes HOPE!
And it is about LOVE, and you are LOVE, O God! You created this WORLD out of LOVE! Everything has been made with such intrinsic detail of a MASTER DESIGNER!
Every day You PAINT a different picture as the SUN rises in the EAST…
…and travels its course until it sets in the WEST!
And then the NIGHT SKIES bring their own twinkling beauty – the shooting stars, the dancing northern lights…
…and the MOON, 
that graces the night sky in it’s ever changing phases!
Who can forget about your greatness? You display your WONDERS day in and day out!
But it is so easy to be consumed by the “rat race” and the “Dog eat dog” world. Was this your original plan? Never! Your plan was to place mankind in the beauty of your GARDEN, where everything needed for living would be at our finger tips.
And yet, what was desired was the only thing that you said was yours – the TREE OF LIFE which contained the knowledge of good and evil!
The first sin was THEFT from you, O CREATOR!
And the stealing continues today and has brought much suffering around the world. But is mankind without excuse? Because the knowledge of good and evil is in everyone’s heart, so that no one is without excuse!
Sometimes, I look outside at my world and I say:
“WHAT’S GOING ON?”
“WHY SO MUCH HATE?”
“WHY SO MUCH APATHY AND UNLOVING?”
Lord God Almighty, it is so disheartening at times.
And then I am reminded of Jesus words:
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
I realize that YOU, O Great Father, have given us EVERYTHING we need! Jesus was a man who came in the flesh and was tried and tempted as we are, but was without sin.
How did He do it?????
It was by living in UNITY as ONE with You, O Great Father! He showed us the way.
In fact, Jesus said that WE WILL do GREATER things then He did because he was sending the Holy Spirit to empower us with all that we needed.
Well, I have NOT seen that power in my life time. 🙁
I have not seen anyone walk on water, or feed the starving multitudes with one small lunch. 🙁
I have not seen those born with no arms or legs or who have been blind from birth – healed and restored! 🙁
I have not seen the dead raised, but have witnessed much GRIEF by families around the world, of UNTIMELY DEATHS OF LOVED ONES!!!! :'(
We are missing your POWER in our lives and Father, it points to the LACK OF OUR FAITH TO BELIEVE and yet every day around us, we see what you have made…
…and experience its’ wonder…
…if we would just stop a moment to take it all in and go into the sanctuary of your presence…
…like being in the “eye of the storm” of a great HURRICANE OF TURMOIL on the earth.
YOU HEAR OF THE FIGHTING, THE GUNS, THE KILLING, THE BOMBS…
…THE TERROR!!!!
…THE DESPAIR!!!!
…the HOMELESS…
…the displaced multitudes of REFUGEES…
…AND ON…
…AND ON…
…AND ON!!!!!!
Add to that, family turmoil, broken homes, sickness and disease, sexual exploitation and perversion, child abuse, human trafficking, organ harvesting and murder, corruption in governments, law enforcement and in legal justice systems.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?????
Well, Jesus said that “the thief (the devil) comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY.” (John 10:10)
I look and see the destruction everywhere! Destruction of PEOPLE and the EARTH and ALL LIVING THINGS!
There is no regard for the WATER – life giving WATER!!!!!!
The OIL SPILLS…
…MINING POLLUTION…
…and INDUSTRIAL WASTE, is poisoning the very necessary WATER we need!
But, some of the POISONING has been intentional, and the WHISTLEBLOWERS have warned the world of the EUGENICS policies and schemes of those who are working with the devil to ANNIHILATE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE on the planet.
WHAT CAN WE DO???? WHAT CAN I DO?????
I am one person of the 7 Billion on the planet!
It has come down to this, that even though YOUR POWER, Oh GOD, is displayed every day from the RISING OF THE SUN to the setting of the same, and even if MIRACLES are done by YOUR MIRACULOUS POWER, people would still choose not to believe, just as in Jesus’ day. (John 12:37-50)
So, why should I be surprised at those who choose LIES over TRUTH? Why should I be surprised that most love praise from men more than praise from You, Oh Father?
I care not for those false accolades of a Grammy or some other kind of worldly recognition! I care only about pleasing YOU!
YOU are the ONE who has never let me down – a TRUE FRIEND – an ALL-WEATHER FRIEND, not a fair-weather friend!
Friendship with You, My Maker, is EVERYTHING to me! I want to follow the example of Abraham.
It says, “the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,’ and he was called GOD’S FRIEND!” (James 2:23)
That is what I want to be – YOUR FRIEND, oh my GOD ALMIGHTY! I want to stick with you and know You!
I read about the flood in Noah’s day and the wickedness and evil that was everywhere – much like today!
It says, O CREATOR, that your heart was filled with PAIN, when you saw the wickedness on the earth and that “every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time”, (Genesis 6:5) and that You, Oh CREATOR, were grieved that You had made man on the earth, and because of the evil, you decided to wipe mankind from the earth, who you created, as well as ALL you created, such as the animals, birds, and all creatures.
You were so much in GRIEF and PAIN, that You decided to DESTROY EVERYTHING!
But, in the midst of all that EVIL, there was ONE MAN who found favor in your sight and it was Noah. He was a right living or righteous man! It says that Noah “walked with God.” (Gen 6:9).
The account goes on to say that “the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.” (Gen 6:11-12)
We are living in those kinds of times once more, O Lord! I know your heart is once more FILLED WITH PAIN! 🙁
I know that the 40 days and 40 nights of rain, which fell in Noah’s time, was really your TEARS FLOODING THE EARTH and that is why today, the salt water is much more in abundance then the fresh water!
Your TEARS – EVERY DAY – wash up on the shores of the land! 
You made a promise to NEVER CRY so much again and put the RAINBOW in the sky to symbolize that PROMISE to mankind and all living things on the earth!
Father God, let me be that ONE PERSON that AVERTS YOUR WRATH from coming! We need your HELP! Who can have mercy on us? There is only YOU! The answers are NOT in governments, guns, armies, politics, money, educational degrees and human scheming!
The answers are SIMPLE! It is about YOU, Oh FATHER GOD!
YOU ARE LOVE!
LOVE is You! The world has the wrong concept of what “LOVE” is. They seek LOVE, but push You away out of their hearts and lives – not realizing that the very thing they need MOST – TRUE LOVE – is found only in YOU!
You have shown me your deep, accepting LOVE! A LOVE that is kind, gentle, patient, never ending, full of goodness and mercy, ready to forgive and always present and nearby with such encouragement, acceptance and support!
I would much rather spend my days in your presence than in the presence of the earth’s pompous queens and kings and the rich. My heart is about serving You, as I would a cherished friend!
So, I ask this day in a humble way, to fill me with all of YOU, O Father, by the Holy Spirit that is here to dwell in our hearts, when we give YOU the rightful place as KING in our hearts and lives!
I desire only the FRUITS of Your SPIRIT to flow from my life – love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
I am simply a “jar of clay” to display to the world your “all-surpassing power” and that it is YOU in me and that YOU deserve all the praise and glory!
So it does not matter if I am hard pressed on every side, for I am NOT crushed!
It does not matter if I am perplexed by what is going on in the world, for I am NOT in despair!
It does not matter if I am persecuted and ridiculed for my faith in You, for I am NOT abandoned by You, my Great Heavenly Father!
It does not matter if I am struck down verbally or physically, for I am NOT destroyed!
Even if those who have evil in their heart were successful in killing my body, they can NEVER DESTROY MY SPIRIT and SOUL, for I have given you all of me as your dwelling place!!!!!
And just as Scripture says, that I am “the Temple of the Living God!” (2 Corinthians 6:16)
You dwell in PEOPLE, not in BUILDINGS!
So, just as you say – that you live and dwell in us? This, O God Almighty, is what I desire.
Your words are, “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.” (Lev. 26:12, Jer.32:38, Ezek 37:27, 2 Cor 6:16)
This is the ANCIENT PATH that has been forgotten!
There have been times, My Lord God, that I have read Psalm 119, the longest Psalm, and pondered its words! It is all about YOUR PRECEPTS, YOUR TEACHING, YOUR WAYS!!!
But, how can people learn YOUR WAYS, if they think that MAN’S WAYS, also known as Capitalism, Civilization, Colonialism, Slavery, Government, Industrialization, Technology and Human Advancement – are superior to YOUR WAYS – the CREATOR of the HEAVENS and the EARTH???????
Just as your word states clearly:
“Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thought. Let him turn to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. ‘For MY THOUGHTS are NOT your thoughts, neither are your ways MY WAYS,’ declares the Lord,
‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are MY WAYS HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS, and MY THOUGHTS THAN YOUR THOUGHTS!” (Isaiah 55:6-9)
It is YOUR THOUGHTS, O Lord, that I want in my mind, spirit and soul!
I seek to walk in YOUR WAYS, not on the path of the wicked that is about killing, guns, war, greed, theft, power over others and clamoring for position in the eyes of the world! I SEEK YOU!!!
If serving you means SCORN from family, or “fair weather” or “no weather” friends, or from even those who know nothing of me – then so be it! The words are true – that TRUE DISCIPLES who LEAVE ALL to follow the Lord are BLESSED!! (Matthew 5)
Today, I feel so BLESSED by You, Father!!!!! 😀
I could not live life without your LOVE shining into my heart your WARMTH and CARE!
You sustain me day after day, in fair weather or stormy winds and rain, mixed with swirling tornado winds!
I speak not only of the physical world, but the personal world – for those kinds of storms are much harder to survive.
But, you have been an ANCHOR, that ROCK that is HIGHER than I, where I can fly to and find rest, strength, and comfort, any time I need it!
I desire so much for the world to know you as I do, Father – the Grandest and Greatest Father!!!
Many curse You when ROUGH TIMES come their way, but it is in the rough times that I have come to know You and that YOU are exactly what you say You are, and all Your promises are TRUE! If only, we could live as TRUE!
That is why I seek to be – as TRUE TO YOU, as You are to ME! Isn’t that what REAL FRIENDS are? Faithful and TRUE???
So, thanks for being my BEST FRIEND, GOD!!!!
I desire to be the BEST kind of Friend to You, too, and be known around the world, as Abraham was known – as a FRIEND of GOD!!! 🙂
Love,
From ME – Your Friend,
Dorothea (affectionately known as “Ditto”)
Prayer Journal Entry – Friday, April 26, 2013
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