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"And
all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive."
Matthew 21:22
Now I
Lay Me Down . . .
As
a young child, before being tucked into bed
each night, I would kneel beside my bed
reciting the bedtime prayer that I had learned
to memorize...... "Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord, my soul to keep. If I should
die before I wake, I pray the Lord, my soul to
take. God bless mommy, daddy, and so on."
I
still include this little prayer at my day's
end today before drifting off to sleep. But
back when I was a child, I really had no clue
as to the true meaning of that particular
prayer. It was just something that I was
taught to do.........yet it still sticks with
me.
And today, I know the meaning to those
words I prayed back then. I also know that the
power of prayer avails much in my life! As I
give thanks to God for each new morning, and
thank Him at the end of each day He's gotten
me through, always asking His guidance and
forgiveness, my life has taken a whole new
outlook. I sleep better ~ therefore, I am well
rested in the new day ahead of me. I can walk
throughout my day with ease, because I know
that God has heard me and He walks with me.
Why not take those bedtime prayers you learned
from a little child and put them back into
practice once again too. Perhaps you have gone
astray. Perhaps you are "too tired" at the
close of your day, or "too rushed" come
morning. But if you will allow yourself a few
minutes with God to give him thanks for all
you have and are able to achieve, you will
find that your days and nights will become
more "restful" and less hectic.
Take a moment, and think of all that God has
done for you. He wants to know how much you
appreciate Him in every thing. He deserves to
hear from us through sincere and earnest
prayer!
BELIEVE............RECEIVE!
God hears our
every prayer!
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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