You Can Do It!

Rise To The Occasion

"And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." Ezekiel 22:30

Abraham was too old.
Moses stuttered.
Miriam was a gossip.
Jacob was a liar.
Gideon doubted.
Elijah was burnt-out.
David, first his armor didn't fit,
then he had an affair and
had someone killed.
Solomon was too rich.
Isaiah had unclean lips.
Jeremiah was too young.
Jonah didn't like his job.
Amos' only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning.
Naomi was a widow.

Then...

Ruach Hakodesh (the Holy Spirit) empowered them to rise to the occasion and become some of the greatest heroes of our faith.



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You Can Do It

A young girl was standing in the marketplace with a large
basket of apples for sale. Suddenly, a thief approached and began to snatch apples out of the basket. The girl became confused and stood helplessly, not knowing what to do.
Someone who was watching from a distance called out to her, "Why are you standing still? What are you waiting for -- that he should grab everything? Just as he is grabbing, so should you grab -- whatever you can get will still be yours!"

And so it is regarding prayer. When one is overcome by lethargy and mindless daydreaming during prayer, and suddenly finds himself near the prayer's end without having "grabbed any apples," this does not mean that he should give up and leave himself with nothing. Rather, he should strive with all his inner strength to concentrate on the remaining blessings. The same applies to our speech.

Did you stumble this morning? Then stand ready to be an over comer this afternoon. And if you fail in the afternoon, nevertheless, strengthen yourself to do battle once more tomorrow. Surely YHVH will help you to succeed.

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