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Friday, October 7, 2022

 

Take a little comfort, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’”
(Mark 2:23-24)

If they criticized Your followers then, Jesus…

why am I surprised –

while I’m faithfully walking with You –

when they criticize me?

Please don’t let their harsh words upset me.

After all, taking heat for You
is a badge of honor!

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Numbers 12:8; Matthew 10:24;-26; Matthew 12:23-25; Luke 9:23; Luke 23:31; John 15:20-22; John 16:33

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in honest self-assessment:

“These people are…faultfinders…”
(Jude 1:16)

Okay, Jesus –

When my job is quality control
I have to find and report every fault! 😉

But when it comes to my relationships with others?

What they need most from me is encouragement
not relentless criticism.

How often do Your people fall short because of discouragement –

especially when somebody comes along
and nitpicks them to death?

Why would I ever do that?

Maybe because I’d rather find fault in others
than in myself.

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Numbers 32:7; Ezra 4:4; Acts 11:2; 2 Corinthians 8:20; Colossians 3:21; Hebrews 10:24-25; James 1:5

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

 

Brace yourself, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together.”
(2 Samuel 2:16)

The worst part about this tragedy, Jesus

is that everyone who died in this senseless carnage

belonged to You –
descendants of Your servant Abraham.

What percentage of the time do I spend fighting the real enemy of my soul

and how much time do I waste

criticizing and arguing with

my Christian brothers and sisters?

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Isaiah 58:4; Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 6:10-18; Philippians 2:14; 1 Peter 5:8-10

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Saturday, November 25, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intent:

“They are full of…strife…”
(Romans 1:29)

Who needs that, Jesus?

I don’t.

Life’s too short for bickering, fault-finding, incessant criticizing.

So why do we do it?

For that matter

why do we put up with it?

I don’t know why, but some seem to enjoy it.

In a twisted way, it’s their entertainment.

I may not be able to stop them, Father

but I sure don’t want to be around them.

Grant me the wisdom required

to get away.

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Psalms 55:9; Proverbs 13:10; Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 22:10; 1 Timothy 6:4