Jeremiah 29: 11

This is one of Brenna's favorite Bible verses and was on one of her favorite sweat shirts. This verse was also one of the verses in our daily devotions on January 1, 2011.

Jeremiah 29:11

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

As I was cleaning out a box, sorting, packing, and tossing, I found these notes, dated January 1, 2011.

These thoughts are my reflections on prayer and how Christians, me included, have approached prayer in our daily lives. If you use these thoughts, please remember where you read them.

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"Thy will be done" has true meaning when we have a personal investment in the outcome.

Too many times Christians pray, but not only put God in the box, they sit on the box so he cannot get out of the box to do His will.

What do Christians do best?    Pray
What do Christians do least?   Act on prayers as God's hands and feet.

Pray believing in God's ability to perform miracles.
Pray expecting God's blessing.

"Thy will be done"  has true meaning when we let God out of the box and stop telling him how to fix problems.

Miracles happen when Christians

let God out of the box.