Today as I drove home from work…I began thinking about the events of my day and glad that I had accomplished some important things on my list of duties. I realized that I had not coughed as much today as I had this past weekend. I have a chronic cough that my doctor has given up on trying to help me cure. It has been twelve years and I suffer daily. I started praying in the car that the Lord would please heal my asthma and decided to thank Him for the future healing.
As I was thanking God for blessing in my life…I began feeling grateful for all that the Lord has given me and provided for me and my family. I realized in that moment that there are so many people in this world who have troubles beyond my comprehension.
There are children who are going to bed hungry and homeless people every where.
There are people fighting cancer and those parents who have lost a child and are grieving right now. There are families losing their homes, others losing their jobs.
Some people have worse health issues than I and are complaining less.
I decided that I need to keep praying beyond my own concerns. I have to stay down on my knees a bit longer and add the worlds needs to the list. God is bigger than I sometimes give Him credit!
He loves all of the people in the world today. Jesus died for all of those on this earth who can’t pray for themselves because they are too young or they don’t know Him.
I need to step up and lead the prayer. I have to add them to my list.
The children lost or in slavery somewhere out there in the world need my words to rise up to my loving God and ask for help for them. People who are being abused…need to be rescued. Some need a helping hand.
People struggling to provide their basic needs…need me to make their requests.
Those countries at war…need me to pray for peace.
I need to utter the words for those who can’t speak, or express the words.
Maybe they have lost hope and feel prayer would not work. They may feel deserted or depressed.
They may feel that no one cares and not one is coming to save them. No one hears their cries for help.
I need to stay on my knees longer each day…and include the world on my list.
God is bigger than the World gives Him Credit! AMEN!