{"id":21301,"date":"2017-02-20T00:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T08:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lccredding.com\/lcc\/?p=10088"},"modified":"2017-02-20T00:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T08:10:36","slug":"february-20-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2017\/02\/20\/february-20-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"February 20, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cBehold, I am coming soon!\u201d<\/em> Revelation 22:7<\/span><\/p>\n

My God, My Hero<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve never been a country girl, but today I am exercising my faith and crying out to God on behalf of my family. I envision through my prayers the mighty hand of God, in His strength and power, searching out for my wandering children. I can imagine God stretching out His huge arms of grace and lassoing each of my children and drawing them gently back to the safety of their loving heavenly Father\u2014that same Father that loved them first, protected them as children, and now has allowed them to drift\u00a0 because of the gift of free will. Just as a cowboy would rope that stray calf who wandered beyond the gates of his safe pen, so can my Father with my children.<\/span><\/p>\n

On my own sometimes my heart struggles and is overcome with thoughts wondering if I didn\u2019t hear right from God. Did I not show my children the clear path in this life to follow God? Did I ignore some signs of danger in my family so that now I must endure sleepless nights? Did moving to this place that I know God called us to change the fate of my children? Did I not pray enough or promote integrity and love as God intended? Oh, how my own thoughts can wander to places not intended for me to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord, please give me Your wisdom and vision to trust You with Your “big picture” in this life. Help me to know, believe and trust that You, God, have this under control. You alone can influence my children back to the road that leads to eternity once again. I\u2019m holding on to Your promise every day that \u201cNothing is impossible with God.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 19:26).<\/span><\/p>\n

One day my Lord will return on his white horse as Warrior-Messiah-King!! (Revelation 19:11). He is faithful and true. And one day, as God promises, \u201cHe will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away”<\/em> (Revelation 21:4).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLord as I cry out in tenderness for my children in prayer, I am reminded through Your Word that You are strong and not finished with the story of our lives. I\u2019m holding on to Your strength and hope, knowing You are present and mighty to save! Thank You, Lord. Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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