Focus: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Focus

                Presence, guidance 

                desires, confidence

                direction, anticipation

                requests all

                open gifts

                from our Lord's

                kindness and protection

                as we walk daily

                as we choose to

                hear His will in faith.

Psalm 107:27: "They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end."

Reflection: Confidence: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

        1. How often do we have ongoing full confidence in our plans, and choices and relationships? Why or why not?

        2. How do you define confidence under the Lord's will? Is it different from our own expectations?

        3. How often do we ask Him first for conformation to be in His will and purpose?

Share: When have you asked and received a request as He led?

Confidence: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reading:1st John 5:13-15: "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Confidence

Your gifts of presence and guidance and invitation to come to You in all things is beyond any measure we can understand.

Please keep our desires to be Your desires and that we will step into each one with awe and anticipation and focus.

Please edit our requests, Lord, so that each one is only as You choose and lead. We ask to walk with You everyday. And share with those around us.

Your thoughts,