TLWS: Friday, Week Forty-Five

 

Mr. Happy's favorite pansies

Happy Friday, Friends!  How are y'all?  Have you had a nice week?  I've been getting things done, and it feels good.  It feels even better to have the energy to do chores and projects!

This week's reflection is entitled: "Do I Love To Tell the Story?"  I have felt an urgency to share the gospel lately, as if we're running out of time.  I want to apologize up front for this post veering away from the lesson, but things are getting out of hand in our country.  I don't want to be political, but our government is being weaponized against the other party not currently in power.

Getting back to the lesson, Maggie suggests we read the story of Lydia (Acts 16:13-15).  We can learn much from this short encounter, can't we!  Below is the last verse of her story:

I love how the Lord opened her heart to believe Paul.

Prayer Requests:

• Kitty asks that we pray for her grandsons who serve our country.   Pray for Riley's safety in his deployment in South Korea. She also asks for prayers for Connor as he returns to civilian life after being in the Marines.  
• Rita asks that we pray for her bil on my husband's side of the family, who had a stroke last Friday. He is his wife's caregiver (husband's sister), who cannot live alone. He did get moved already to the rehab floor, so that is good news.  
• From Karla: "My heart breaks daily for our nation. It is falling apart.  Praying for the MLB ... and the courage that some of the players are showing. Especially the L.A. Dodger players."  Yes, we really need to lift-up the LA Dodgers standing-up for decency.
• Also from Karla:  Praise Report .... the 157th and Sam will be back State Side in August!!! Counting down the days!!! THANK YOU for the prayers my dear Prayer Warriors!!!!!
• I would like to praise God for the opportunity to pray for three young men selflessly serving our country.
• Ladies, we need to guard our hearts and pray fervently for the direction of our country.  The Wall Street Journal revealed this week that Instagram is facilitating the trafficking of children and child pornography.  Nothing has been done to stop it, either.  We are in desperate need of godly prosecutors, friends!  If nothing is done about it at the corporate level, I will deactivate my account.  
• Please pray for President Trump as he's being indicted.

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Proverbs 4:23

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill