Pensamento:
Amor pelas coisas, especialmente coisas temporárias, nos leva a ter problemas. Pior ainda, podemos começar a pensar que elas nos farão felizes ou que preencherão os lugares vazios nos nossos corações. Se realmente fundarmos as nossas esperanças e sonhos no nosso Aba Pai, estaremos ligados à eternidade e àquilo que precisamos mais estará sempre conosco!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Love for things, especially temporary ones, can sure get us into trouble. We can begin to assume that these worldly things will make us happy or fill the empty places in our souls. These assumptions soon become cravings. Acting on these lusts, cravings, and pride then drives, enslaves, and addicts us. Not only do these false allures from the evil one leave us unfulfilled, but they also lead us away from the Lord and the life he longs to share with us (John 1:4, 10:10). Only when we truly place our hopes and yearnings in our Abba Father, seeking to know and experience him in our lives, do we find truly satisfying and lasting life (John 17:3).
Oração:
Dê-me sabedoria, Santo Deus, para investir no senhor e nas coisas importantes. Confesso ao Senhor que meus olhos e meu coração se distraem freqüentemente com as coisas temporárias. Através do seu Espírito, ó Pai, crie no meu coração um anseio pelo Senhor. No precioso nome de Jesus eu oro. Amém. || Veja a imagem especial: http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_1joao2_15.html
My Prayer...
Please give me wisdom, righteous Father, to see beyond the evil one's false advertising — his mirages of life that entrap and enslave us. I ask for the Spirit's help to fully invest in you and what truly matters. I confess to you that my eyes and my heart are often distracted by the glitzy, temporary "stuff" that appeals to my fleshly cravings, selfish lusts, and egotistical pride. Please stir my heart to yearn for you — to find lasting life in Jesus as the Holy Spirit empowers me to know and experience you. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray and turn my heart fully toward you. Amen.
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