Day 14 Of My Prayer Marathon

Lesson of the week: DO NOT TRUST MYSELF TO MAKE PLANS. Put my hopes in God's hands and he will protect me from mistakes and mold my future himself. God knows everything about me, he gives me true dreams and will let me know when to move. Giving my trust to God ensures my safety and protection. Giving hopes to God ensures the best life for me that is possible. LET GOD MAKE MY DECISIONS, he is after all, all-knowing, and the creator of the universe. Lastly, I need to be patient while waiting for God to reveal his will to me. My impatience leads to imperfection in God's plan. God is the author of time, and works in perfect time. God is love, and he wants to take care of his people. ""For I know the plans I have for you" Declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."" (Jeremiah 29:11-13). 

Watch Your Mouth.

"If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless." (James 1:26)

God wants us to keep a tight rein on our tongues, meaning he doesn't want anything unrighteous coming out of our mouths. No cussing! No dirty jokes! This is hard for me because I am a college student constantly around people who cuss and say dirty things and it is just awkward if I don't participate! The most important thing though is to remember that God sent his son, his one and only son, to come down from Heaven, to earth, and die because of my sin! Jesus faced every temptation in this world and overcame them all. Jesus is perfect, and he had to die while being mocked and beaten. God had to watch that, which makes me safely assume God hates sin. So I don't really care if there is an awkward moment when I don't laugh at a joke or encourage that kind of thing. God hates sin, but at the same time understands humans are not perfect. He is a forgiving God, a merciful God, and a loving God and always there with his arms open wide to take me back. The only thing I prayed for last night was that I can be a good representative for the Kingdom of Heaven. I want to lead people to Jesus. I want to get to Heaven and hear, "Well done." straight from the King.