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Light and Momentary Troubles

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Light and Momentary TroublesIf you profess to believing in Jesus and have been for any length of time, you no doubt know the term “light and momentary troubles”.  Maybe you even felt shamed or bullied by someone using 2 Corinthians 4:17 – the Bible verse containing this phrase.

 

I don’t believe shaming us for bellyaching is God’s intent.  Nor do I think He ever makes “light” of anything we go through.  Life here is hard. 

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It feels more and more difficult to me every day.  But 2 Corinthians 4:17 is meant to be an encouragement for us to keep persevering.  Over on Medium, I explore how.  Join me in reading:

 

Light and Momentary Troubles:  What They Have in Common With Sprinklers

 

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Anxiety accompanies me more often than I wish she would the last couple of years, so I drank in Jennifer Ross’ post like a woman in a desert this week.  Read The Art of Quietness and see if it speaks loudly to you too!

 

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Praying God’s Word Wednesday #29

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I count myself fortunate to have praying friends and family.  In fact, my mom is the one who modeled praying scripture for me.  She didn’t talk about it, but I found her prayer journal as a teen while using her bathroom.  What?  It’s as good a place as any to pray!  I poured over the passages she prayed for my sisters and me.  Now, she texts me verses and prayers, just as I do to others.

 

Last week my friend Stacey texted me this passage and prayer – and graciously agreed to let me share it with you.

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Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
    like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:  Psalm 37:1-5 NIV

 

She had no way of knowing that the last verse is one of my “trust” (one word) focus verses for this year.  I love it when God does that.

 

She prayed this prayer:

 

Praying this over you today as well.

 

Replace the pronouns with the appropriate ones for the person (or yourself) that you are praying for.

 

Praying for you in this.  And don’t forget to share this on social media or with a friend who could benefit.  It would mean so much to me.  And if you don’t want to miss a Praying God’s Word Wednesday, subscribe over on the right hand side of this page.

Lauren

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