Category Archives: Thoughts

Thursday, November 26, 2020

 

Trust God alone as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind…are these…”
(Daniel 2:28)

If somebody said that to me, Jesus

I’d be skeptical.

After all, my thoughts are private, known only to me.

Well…that’s not entirely true.
You know my every thought, vision and dream.

For somebody to tell them to me with 100%, detailed accuracy

they’d have to be directly in touch with You.

If that ever happens

I might want to listen to what else they have to say.

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Psalms 139:2; Psalms 139:23; Proverbs 15:26; Jeremiah 12:3; Matthew 9:4; Matthew 12:25; 1 Corinthians 2:11

Thursday, August 13, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble awareness:

“…who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them?”
(1 Corinthians 2:11)

It upsets me, Jesus…

when somebody thinks they know what I’m thinking
or why I did what I did.

Most of the time, they’re wrong.

So why am I so quick to judge the motivations of others?

Am I judging them by what I would have done under their circumstances?

If so, then I’m judging myself.

Maybe if I stop sowing that seed

I’ll quit reaping it.

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Numbers 16:28; 1 Samuel 2:3; Matthew 9:4; Luke 9:47; Romans 14:16; Galatians 6:7-9; James 4:14

Monday, May 27, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus…”
(2 Timothy 2:10)

It’s not only about me, is it, Jesus?

Straight up? I confess:

I sometimes forget that.

Although I say differently – believe differently! –

my thoughts, words and actions reveal the stark truth:

I’ve got a lot of work to do
to become the person You’ve created me to be.

Okay. Them’s the facts.

Now…back to work.

Thank You for never, ever giving up on me!

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Psalms 145:13; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 1:18; Ephesians 2:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13

Saturday, April 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered, grateful reflection:

“Your wickedness will punish you…”
(Jeremiah 2:19)

There’s a reason why You forbid me to do certain things, Jesus!

It’s not because You’re a kill-joy.
It’s not because You don’t want me to have a good time.

It’s certainly not because You don’t love me
don’t long to see me experience life to the fullest.

It’s because there are thoughts, words and actions

that carry their own terrible punishment.

Out of pure love You tell me:

Don’t go there.

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Numbers 14:19; 2 Chronicles 6:42; Nehemiah 13:22; Psalms 5:7; Psalms 17:7; Psalms 89:1; Ephesians 2:4-5; 1 John 3:1

Saturday, April 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered, grateful reflection:

“Your wickedness will punish you…”
(Jeremiah 2:19)

There’s a reason why You forbid me to do certain things, Jesus!

It’s not because You’re a kill-joy.
It’s not because You don’t want me to have a good time.

It’s certainly not because You don’t love me
don’t long to see me experience life to the fullest.

It’s because there are thoughts, words and actions

that carry their own terrible punishment.

Out of pure love You tell me:

Don’t go there.

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Numbers 14:19; 2 Chronicles 6:42; Nehemiah 13:22; Psalms 5:7; Psalms 17:7; Psalms 89:1; Ephesians 2:4-5; 1 John 3:1

Friday, June 8, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Because of you the LORD became angry with me…”
(Deuteronomy 1:37)

Well…not exactly, Jesus.

You didn’t become angry with Moses
because of what the Israelites did.

You became angry with Moses
because of his response to what they did.

Everybody stands before You for their own actions –

not those of someone else –

because we’re all accountable directly to You.

So maybe I’d better focus on my own
thoughts, words, actions

instead of trying to control – or blame – somebody else.

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Genesis 3:12; Romans 1:20; Romans 14:4; Galatians 6:1; Galatians 6:14; 1 Timothy 5:7; 1 Timothy 6:14

Friday, July 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…this not from yourselves…”
(Ephesians 2:8)

The good stuff never is, Jesus.

It’s always from You –
every last good thought, word and deed of it.

The junk, however, is all mine –
every last evil thought, bad word and foul deed of it.

Satan may be the source of the bad
but I’m the one fool enough to be duped by it.

I run to You, LORD, as fast as my wayward legs can carry me!

You…are my only Hope.

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Proverbs 11:6; Proverbs 18:10; Romans 6:12; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 3:5; 2 Timothy 2:22