"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Thank You for Your Promises Lord. Father asking that you cover our lives with the truth of this scripture and Your Favor asking for Your help please cover the work of hands and heart with truth that You will bless our efforts and work for Good for those who Love You. We plead the blood of Jesus over our lives, all we love, and all endeavors. Humbly ask for Your Goodness to fill us so we are able to ... "not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21) Lord let all evil be overcome by good in Jesus Name. Please draw children close to You to see themselves as You see them. Please humbly ask grant fruit of Spirit increase especially Love teach us to Love You and one another Your will and timing in unspoken needs. Please grant healing and protection to ### and ### and their medical issues and peace with her children, help to live a healthy life. Please Lord let their be peace with extended family everyone lower expectations accept one another. Please grant Christian sister strength/healing draw to salvation her sons they respect her. Lord please help all young single moms' especially one who needs guidance out of spiritual confusion, thank You for provision please continue to provide for needs, spiritual, emotional, protection, deliverance from evil, healing for the baby granted custody of. Please grant appointment go well. Please Lord protect all in our travels. Thank You Lord for the amazing answered prayers! We Praise You and may all glory be given to You in Jesus Name Amen.
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We join you in standing on the powerful promise of Romans 8:28, declaring with confidence that God indeed works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. What a beautiful reminder that even in the midst of life’s challenges, His sovereign hand is at work, weaving every detail for our ultimate good and His glory. We plead the blood of Jesus over your life, your loved ones, and every endeavor, knowing that His sacrifice covers and protects us from the schemes of the enemy.
Father, we ask that You fill us with Your goodness so that we may truly live out Romans 12:21, overcoming evil with good. Let Your light shine through us, breaking the darkness and transforming hearts. We pray especially for the children mentioned, that they would be drawn close to You, seeing themselves through Your eyes of love and purpose. May the fruit of Your Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, overflow in their lives and in ours, teaching us to love You and one another as You have loved us.
For ### and ###, we lift up their medical needs and ask for Your healing touch. Bring peace to their hearts, especially in their relationships with their children. Help them to live healthy, vibrant lives, trusting in Your provision and care. We also pray for peace within extended families, that expectations would be lowered, pride set aside, and unity fostered through humility and grace. May they accept one another as You have accepted them, bearing with one another in love.
For the Christian sister and her sons, we ask for strength and healing in her life. Draw her closer to You, Lord, and soften the hearts of her sons so they may come to know You as Savior. May they respect her as a mother who seeks to follow You, and may their home be filled with Your presence.
To the young single mothers, especially the one facing spiritual confusion, we pray for clarity and guidance. Deliver her from doubt and uncertainty, and lead her into the truth of Your Word. Provide for her every need, spiritual, emotional, and physical, and protect her and her child from all harm. Grant her wisdom in the upcoming appointment and favor in every area of her life. May she find strength in You, the ultimate Provider and Protector.
Lord, we also ask for Your protection over all who are traveling. Keep them safe from harm and guide their steps according to Your will. Thank You for the answered prayers we have already seen, and we give You all the glory. May every praise and honor be Yours, for You alone are worthy.
We rebuke any spirit of fear, confusion, or division that may be at work in these situations. In the mighty name of Jesus, we command peace, healing, and restoration to flow. Let Your will be done in every life and circumstance, for Your glory and the advancement of Your Kingdom. Amen.
Father, we ask that You fill us with Your goodness so that we may truly live out Romans 12:21, overcoming evil with good. Let Your light shine through us, breaking the darkness and transforming hearts. We pray especially for the children mentioned, that they would be drawn close to You, seeing themselves through Your eyes of love and purpose. May the fruit of Your Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, overflow in their lives and in ours, teaching us to love You and one another as You have loved us.
For ### and ###, we lift up their medical needs and ask for Your healing touch. Bring peace to their hearts, especially in their relationships with their children. Help them to live healthy, vibrant lives, trusting in Your provision and care. We also pray for peace within extended families, that expectations would be lowered, pride set aside, and unity fostered through humility and grace. May they accept one another as You have accepted them, bearing with one another in love.
For the Christian sister and her sons, we ask for strength and healing in her life. Draw her closer to You, Lord, and soften the hearts of her sons so they may come to know You as Savior. May they respect her as a mother who seeks to follow You, and may their home be filled with Your presence.
To the young single mothers, especially the one facing spiritual confusion, we pray for clarity and guidance. Deliver her from doubt and uncertainty, and lead her into the truth of Your Word. Provide for her every need, spiritual, emotional, and physical, and protect her and her child from all harm. Grant her wisdom in the upcoming appointment and favor in every area of her life. May she find strength in You, the ultimate Provider and Protector.
Lord, we also ask for Your protection over all who are traveling. Keep them safe from harm and guide their steps according to Your will. Thank You for the answered prayers we have already seen, and we give You all the glory. May every praise and honor be Yours, for You alone are worthy.
We rebuke any spirit of fear, confusion, or division that may be at work in these situations. In the mighty name of Jesus, we command peace, healing, and restoration to flow. Let Your will be done in every life and circumstance, for Your glory and the advancement of Your Kingdom. Amen.
We read through your prayer and were struck by how many people and situations you’re faithfully carrying before the Lord. It’s clear you’re leaning hard into God’s promises, and that kind of trust, bringing everything from medical needs to family tensions to a young mom’s spiritual confusion, is working itself out in love.
When the list feels long, we’ve found it helpful to remember that Romans 8:28 isn’t a formula we arrange; it’s a promise we rest in. God is already weaving even the tangled pieces into something good for you and those you love because you belong to Him. You don’t have to manage all the outcomes. You’ve prayed, you’ve pleaded the blood of Jesus, and now you can simply stay close and watch Him work.
For the loved ones with medical issues, we’re joining you in asking God for full healing and peace. And while we pray, it’s wise for them to keep involving their doctors, good care and prayer go hand in hand. For the young single mom you mentioned: God sees her confusion and her child’s needs. He will guide her, and we trust the upcoming appointment will be a step toward clarity and help, not anxiety.
Here’s our prayer for you now:
Father, thank You that nothing catches You off guard. We lift up every need this child of Yours placed before You, hold those with medical burdens steady, give them Your peace and real help. Surround the children with love and a sense of their worth in Your eyes. Calm the extended family tensions; teach each one to lower expectations and simply accept one another. Give the Christian sister strength and draw her sons to salvation. Most of all, we ask for that young single mom: lead her out of confusion, protect her baby, and provide everything they need. Guide the appointment and cover their travels. We trust You, Jesus, and in Your name we pray. Amen.
When the list feels long, we’ve found it helpful to remember that Romans 8:28 isn’t a formula we arrange; it’s a promise we rest in. God is already weaving even the tangled pieces into something good for you and those you love because you belong to Him. You don’t have to manage all the outcomes. You’ve prayed, you’ve pleaded the blood of Jesus, and now you can simply stay close and watch Him work.
For the loved ones with medical issues, we’re joining you in asking God for full healing and peace. And while we pray, it’s wise for them to keep involving their doctors, good care and prayer go hand in hand. For the young single mom you mentioned: God sees her confusion and her child’s needs. He will guide her, and we trust the upcoming appointment will be a step toward clarity and help, not anxiety.
Here’s our prayer for you now:
Father, thank You that nothing catches You off guard. We lift up every need this child of Yours placed before You, hold those with medical burdens steady, give them Your peace and real help. Surround the children with love and a sense of their worth in Your eyes. Calm the extended family tensions; teach each one to lower expectations and simply accept one another. Give the Christian sister strength and draw her sons to salvation. Most of all, we ask for that young single mom: lead her out of confusion, protect her baby, and provide everything they need. Guide the appointment and cover their travels. We trust You, Jesus, and in Your name we pray. Amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
What a blessed thing it is when a soul lays hold upon the promise, “All things work together for good to them that love God.” Yet mark this well: that good is not always what our flesh would choose. The Lord’s medicine often comes in bitter cups, and His healing hand may first wound ere it binds up. You cry for covering and favor upon the work of your hands, but remember that the hands which were pierced for you are the hands that bestow every true blessing. Plead the blood, yes, for it is the blood that speaks peace; but let that pleading be with a submissive heart, willing to receive whatever form the answer takes.
You ask deliverance from evil and that evil be overcome by good. In this you echo the very heart of Christ. Yet know that deliverance from the power of darkness is as much a work of sovereign grace as deliverance from its guilt. It is not by our straining, but by looking to the Father alone that we are sanctified and kept. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and even the leaves of that tree are for the healing of the nations. For your loved ones afflicted in body, for the one whose mind is confused, and for the babe needing health, these leaves are not too small. The least thing about Christ is charged with healing virtue. He never met a case that overmatched His power, and He heals effectually; the disease shall not return when He has dethroned it.
Concerning the children and the young mother in spiritual confusion, here is a work for which human wisdom is folly. The Lord alone can draw them, and He does it often through the very trials you now lament. Faith can see an end where nature’s dim eyes see only a tangled wilderness. That appointment you dread, He goes before you. Those family expectations you would lower, He can turn hearts as He turns rivers. Remember Jacob at Jabbok, full of fear, yet Esau fell on his neck and kissed him. The deliverance came not by Jacob’s strategy, but by the angel’s touch.
You have named medical issues and the cry for a healthy life. Receive this: the clock of mercy struck in heaven the very moment of your deliverance, for the eternal purpose had decreed it. He has found a ransom; it is not of your deserving. Whether He grants healing here by gradual means or by swift miracle, or whether He chooses that the sickness should remain to perfect patience and make you long for the land where none say “I am sick,” either way, you shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord. None have a sweeter song than those who have been brought forth from the iron furnace. The believer’s richest declarations are wrung from the depths of tribulation.
For the unsaved sons, that sister’s aching heart is not hidden from Him. He who said, “I have found my boy!” with a mother’s joy, will not despise that mother’s tears. But let her not think that nagging or anxiety will convert them. It is the teaching of Christ that makes the healing power present. Let her speak truth in love, and then live such a life of patient joy that they shall see the leaves which do not wither. And you, remember that your own peace in extended family comes not by lowering the standard of truth, but by letting this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: lowliness, meekness, acceptance of one another’s burdens so far as conscience allows, yet always holding fast the faith once delivered.
You plead for the young single mothers, especially the one in spiritual bewilderment. The way of deliverance from that confusion is not through mere sympathy with her choices, but by pointing her to the Lamb slain. It was when the lamb was killed that Israel went forth with silver and gold. There is no true enrichment or guidance apart from the blood. Let her see that the sin which so easily entangles was borne on that tree, and the power that held her is broken. Christ’s healing reaches the very source of the disease; He changes the lifeblood. And as for the practical needs, provision, protection, custody, He who fed them in the wilderness and brought them forth with substance will not fail.
Go now and travel with this staff in hand: He has delivered, He does deliver, and He will deliver yet again. Let your song be more jubilant because your deliverance is from worse enemies than those of old. And above all, let there be no division of the honor. If any good comes, it is of free grace only. Declare His works. Live in the sunshine of His countenance. And when the answers come, as come they shall, then let your mouth be filled with praise and your life with holiness. The leaves of that tree are for you, take them freely. So shall you not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
You ask deliverance from evil and that evil be overcome by good. In this you echo the very heart of Christ. Yet know that deliverance from the power of darkness is as much a work of sovereign grace as deliverance from its guilt. It is not by our straining, but by looking to the Father alone that we are sanctified and kept. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and even the leaves of that tree are for the healing of the nations. For your loved ones afflicted in body, for the one whose mind is confused, and for the babe needing health, these leaves are not too small. The least thing about Christ is charged with healing virtue. He never met a case that overmatched His power, and He heals effectually; the disease shall not return when He has dethroned it.
Concerning the children and the young mother in spiritual confusion, here is a work for which human wisdom is folly. The Lord alone can draw them, and He does it often through the very trials you now lament. Faith can see an end where nature’s dim eyes see only a tangled wilderness. That appointment you dread, He goes before you. Those family expectations you would lower, He can turn hearts as He turns rivers. Remember Jacob at Jabbok, full of fear, yet Esau fell on his neck and kissed him. The deliverance came not by Jacob’s strategy, but by the angel’s touch.
You have named medical issues and the cry for a healthy life. Receive this: the clock of mercy struck in heaven the very moment of your deliverance, for the eternal purpose had decreed it. He has found a ransom; it is not of your deserving. Whether He grants healing here by gradual means or by swift miracle, or whether He chooses that the sickness should remain to perfect patience and make you long for the land where none say “I am sick,” either way, you shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord. None have a sweeter song than those who have been brought forth from the iron furnace. The believer’s richest declarations are wrung from the depths of tribulation.
For the unsaved sons, that sister’s aching heart is not hidden from Him. He who said, “I have found my boy!” with a mother’s joy, will not despise that mother’s tears. But let her not think that nagging or anxiety will convert them. It is the teaching of Christ that makes the healing power present. Let her speak truth in love, and then live such a life of patient joy that they shall see the leaves which do not wither. And you, remember that your own peace in extended family comes not by lowering the standard of truth, but by letting this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: lowliness, meekness, acceptance of one another’s burdens so far as conscience allows, yet always holding fast the faith once delivered.
You plead for the young single mothers, especially the one in spiritual bewilderment. The way of deliverance from that confusion is not through mere sympathy with her choices, but by pointing her to the Lamb slain. It was when the lamb was killed that Israel went forth with silver and gold. There is no true enrichment or guidance apart from the blood. Let her see that the sin which so easily entangles was borne on that tree, and the power that held her is broken. Christ’s healing reaches the very source of the disease; He changes the lifeblood. And as for the practical needs, provision, protection, custody, He who fed them in the wilderness and brought them forth with substance will not fail.
Go now and travel with this staff in hand: He has delivered, He does deliver, and He will deliver yet again. Let your song be more jubilant because your deliverance is from worse enemies than those of old. And above all, let there be no division of the honor. If any good comes, it is of free grace only. Declare His works. Live in the sunshine of His countenance. And when the answers come, as come they shall, then let your mouth be filled with praise and your life with holiness. The leaves of that tree are for you, take them freely. So shall you not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
How many there are who mistake a false peace for the peace of God, and how many who call division evil when it may be the very medicine of the soul. Listen carefully to these words, for they touch the heart of your prayer. You have asked the Lord to bless your efforts and cover the work of your hands and heart with truth. So be it. But understand what truth requires, for truth and peace are not always the same thing in this fallen world. Did not our Lord Himself say, "I am not come to send peace, but a sword"? There is an evil concord and a good disagreement. Those who built the tower agreed together to their own hurt; Corah and his company agreed for evil, therefore separation became their good. So division may be good when it severs us from sin, and agreement may be evil when it binds us to what God forbids.
You plead the blood of Jesus over your lives, all you love, and all endeavors. This is a holy plea, but take heed: the blood of Christ does not sanctify that which His word calls unclean. You ask that all evil be overcome by good, and this is right. But evil is often overcome not by agreeable silence but by the sword of truth that divides bone from marrow. When you ask for peace with extended family, asking everyone to lower expectations and accept one another, I must ask: accept one another in what? If acceptance means pretending that sin is not sin, that unions outside marriage are blessed, that the bed of fornication can be covered with a prayer for favor, then this is not the peace of God but a peace that makes war with God. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, nor is it mere human harmony. It is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And there is no peace with God where there is war with His commandments.
You pray that the fruit of the Spirit increase, especially love. This is a noble petition. But love does not rejoice in iniquity, it rejoices with the truth. To love your neighbor is to desire his eternal good, not his temporary comfort in a path that leads to destruction. If you seek the healing and protection of those you name, seek first the healing of their souls from all that separates them from Christ. For what does it profit a man to have peace in his household and war in his heart toward God? Nothing.
Now for the young single mother who needs guidance out of spiritual confusion: here your prayer touches a deep need. The confusion must be named for what it is. If she has conceived outside the bond of lawful marriage, the child is not the sin; the sin was the act that disregarded God’s design. The child is a soul for whom Christ died, and you do well to ask provision and protection and healing. But her spiritual confusion will not be lifted by a peace that leaves her error unchallenged. There must be repentance, not despair; a turning, not a hardening. The peace of God stands as umpire in the heart when two thoughts fight, the one bidding revenge or self-justification, the other bidding endurance and amendment. Let not human peace, which flatters and spares the wound, win the prize. The physician cuts out the incurable part so the body may live.
You have asked that children see themselves as God sees them. Then teach them that God sees them as sinners for whom Christ died, called to holiness, not to the indulgence of every desire. Teach them that their worth is not in the world’s approval but in the blood that was shed for them. And if that brings a sword into your family relationships, if it divides those who would have you call evil good, then bear it nobly. For nothing so shames the one who does us evil as bearing nobly the trials brought upon us, not avenging ourselves by word or deed, but holding fast the truth in love.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Peace is not bought by surrendering holiness. If you must suffer alienation from kin for the sake of Christ’s commandments, you have lost nothing and gained everything. For the peace that is fixed and steadfast comes from God, not from the shifting sands of human approval. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. Let it silence the thoughts that would have you compromise. And if any ask why you do not join in celebrating what God calls sin, remember that the majestic usages of the Church are not mere forms. When the preacher says "Peace unto all," it is Christ who deigns to speak. Do not then receive that peace and then traduce it by blessing what He has cursed.
Your prayer for healing, for protection in travel, for the fruit of the Spirit, for the appointment to go well, these are all heard by the Father who knows your needs before you ask. But know this: His answer will come in the way that leads to righteousness, not in the way that soothes the flesh. Examine the endeavors you ask Him to bless. Are they holy? Do they honor the marriage bed as undefiled? Do they proclaim that salvation is in Jesus Christ alone? Then pray with confidence. But if any endeavor stands against His purpose, do not ask Him to bless it. Ask Him to change it, or to change you.
The Lord is faithful. He will overcome evil with good, but often the good He chooses is the fire that refines, not the pillow that comforts. Take courage. Bear the reproach of Christ. And may all glory be given to Him, who alone can make both peace and war for the salvation of souls.
You plead the blood of Jesus over your lives, all you love, and all endeavors. This is a holy plea, but take heed: the blood of Christ does not sanctify that which His word calls unclean. You ask that all evil be overcome by good, and this is right. But evil is often overcome not by agreeable silence but by the sword of truth that divides bone from marrow. When you ask for peace with extended family, asking everyone to lower expectations and accept one another, I must ask: accept one another in what? If acceptance means pretending that sin is not sin, that unions outside marriage are blessed, that the bed of fornication can be covered with a prayer for favor, then this is not the peace of God but a peace that makes war with God. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, nor is it mere human harmony. It is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And there is no peace with God where there is war with His commandments.
You pray that the fruit of the Spirit increase, especially love. This is a noble petition. But love does not rejoice in iniquity, it rejoices with the truth. To love your neighbor is to desire his eternal good, not his temporary comfort in a path that leads to destruction. If you seek the healing and protection of those you name, seek first the healing of their souls from all that separates them from Christ. For what does it profit a man to have peace in his household and war in his heart toward God? Nothing.
Now for the young single mother who needs guidance out of spiritual confusion: here your prayer touches a deep need. The confusion must be named for what it is. If she has conceived outside the bond of lawful marriage, the child is not the sin; the sin was the act that disregarded God’s design. The child is a soul for whom Christ died, and you do well to ask provision and protection and healing. But her spiritual confusion will not be lifted by a peace that leaves her error unchallenged. There must be repentance, not despair; a turning, not a hardening. The peace of God stands as umpire in the heart when two thoughts fight, the one bidding revenge or self-justification, the other bidding endurance and amendment. Let not human peace, which flatters and spares the wound, win the prize. The physician cuts out the incurable part so the body may live.
You have asked that children see themselves as God sees them. Then teach them that God sees them as sinners for whom Christ died, called to holiness, not to the indulgence of every desire. Teach them that their worth is not in the world’s approval but in the blood that was shed for them. And if that brings a sword into your family relationships, if it divides those who would have you call evil good, then bear it nobly. For nothing so shames the one who does us evil as bearing nobly the trials brought upon us, not avenging ourselves by word or deed, but holding fast the truth in love.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Peace is not bought by surrendering holiness. If you must suffer alienation from kin for the sake of Christ’s commandments, you have lost nothing and gained everything. For the peace that is fixed and steadfast comes from God, not from the shifting sands of human approval. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. Let it silence the thoughts that would have you compromise. And if any ask why you do not join in celebrating what God calls sin, remember that the majestic usages of the Church are not mere forms. When the preacher says "Peace unto all," it is Christ who deigns to speak. Do not then receive that peace and then traduce it by blessing what He has cursed.
Your prayer for healing, for protection in travel, for the fruit of the Spirit, for the appointment to go well, these are all heard by the Father who knows your needs before you ask. But know this: His answer will come in the way that leads to righteousness, not in the way that soothes the flesh. Examine the endeavors you ask Him to bless. Are they holy? Do they honor the marriage bed as undefiled? Do they proclaim that salvation is in Jesus Christ alone? Then pray with confidence. But if any endeavor stands against His purpose, do not ask Him to bless it. Ask Him to change it, or to change you.
The Lord is faithful. He will overcome evil with good, but often the good He chooses is the fire that refines, not the pillow that comforts. Take courage. Bear the reproach of Christ. And may all glory be given to Him, who alone can make both peace and war for the salvation of souls.
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