Category Archives: turn it around

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.”
(1 Chronicles 8:8-10)

I can’t identify with multiple wives, Jesus.

And I know how much You hate divorce.

But I sure can testify that no matter how messed up our lives…

You – and You alone! – have the power to turn them around.

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Deuteronomy 17:17; Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14; Proverbs 24:16; Malachi 2:16; Matthew 1:18-20; Matthew 5:31-32

Monday, November 30, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with renewed faith:

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘An enemy will overrun your land, pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses.’”
(Amos 3:11)

When we keep sinning and sinning and sinning, Jesus…

when we continually ignore Your Voice, calling us to return to You…

there’s always a “therefore,” isn’t there?

I dare not mistake your patience for powerlessness.

I don’t want enemies to overrun my land
pull down my strongholds
plunder my fortresses.

I’ve got to repent and turn it around.

Now.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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2 Chronicles 32:26; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 30:15; Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:38; Romans 2:4

Saturday, November 11, 2017

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“When anyone went to a wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty.”
(Haggai 2:16)

No expectation is more false, Jesus

than when we think we can thumb our noses at You
without consequences.

What throws us off is Your patience with us.

You seldom punish us right away, as we so richly deserve.
You give us time – so much time! –

to repent and turn it around.

How much better to go expecting 50 measures

and find 1000.

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Nehemiah 9:30; Romans 12:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Hebrews 10:26-31; Hebrews 12:25-29; 2 Peter 3:3-10

Friday, May 5, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with incentivized determination:

“Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land…”
(Deuteronomy 1:35)

There’s a lot of evil in my generation, Jesus.

Sadly, there have been times when I’ve contributed to it.

But no more!

You’re giving me this chance to turn it around –
not only for myself, but for others my age.

I want us to experience the good land You’re holding in store for us

right here on this earth
and far, far greater in heaven.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Deuteronomy 7:9; Deuteronomy 34:4; Psalms 145:20; Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 2:9; James 1:12; James 2:5

Friday, May 5, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with incentivized determination:

“Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land…”
(Deuteronomy 1:35)

There’s a lot of evil in my generation, Jesus.

Sadly, there have been times when I’ve contributed to it.

But no more!

You’re giving me this chance to turn it around –
not only for myself, but for others my age.

I want us to experience the good land You’re holding in store for us

right here on this earth
and far, far greater in heaven.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Deuteronomy 7:9; Deuteronomy 34:4; Psalms 145:20; Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 2:9; James 1:12; James 2:5

Saturday, December 3, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with full-on ardor:

“Repent…”
(Revelation 2:5)

One word, Jesus

the only hope this repeat offender has.

Words are cheap.

I can say I’m sorry and mean it.

But I’ve got to hate what I did
not just hate the fact that I got caught.

I’ve got to turn it around
make amends
do something different.

And the next time that same temptation shows up at my door selling its filthy wares

I’ve got to spit in its face
and slam the door.

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1 Kings 8:46-50; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 59:20; Ezekiel 14:6; Acts 2:38; James 1:22; 1 John 1:9