Mar.25.03: Light For The Day - "Pray In The Battle." -- Romans 12:12 (RSV) "Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." --------------------------- PRAY IN THE BATTLE I know Lord I don’t always try And sometimes I don’t even care I often let the worries of this world Become a heavy burden to bear I know at times I do not react The way that I know I should Instead my feelings rule my tongue And I’m often misunderstood I get so sick of constantly repeating The same failures day after day I feel so worn down by the constant battle Maybe I should give up and ‘Pray’ Does this sound at all familiar? Are life’s hassles wearing you out? Do you remember to stop and pray? So faith can replace your doubt God never said that it would be easy But He did say He’d always be there We need to stop battling on our own And give it over in prayer Prayer is the one thing we should always do Constantly, throughout the day When we are faced with spiritual battles We should never forget to pray It’s so important to commit each day Into the care of the Lord So we can walk more victoriously Than how we had walked before The enemy tries to get a foothold In every little way he can We must be aware of his evil tactics And refuse to give in to his plans For we have Christ Jesus in our lives And the power to overcome As we keep praying and standing firm All our battles shall be won. -- Michelle S. Lowndes ---------------------- -- Jeremiah 33:3 (RSV) "Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known." -- 1 Timothy 2:1,8 (RSV) "1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, 8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling." -- James 4:7 (NIVUS) "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."