Opening Our Eyes to Sin

First off....Please join me in praying for everyone in the FLDS that God would open their eyes to the truth that is Him. I pray that you, God heal the hearts of the girls that were involved, and that you heal their minds from the perversions that they were taught as truth. God I know that you have so much for these young people, touch their lives now Jesus. I petition the angels and saints, especially St. Maria Goretti, patron saint of girls and rape victims, to pray with me today for these children. They are on my hearts so greatly. Maybe because I know what it is like to be wronged. I pray that they can forgive as I did. Because forgiving is the only way for them to gain the freedom from all of this.Fill them with your hope and spirit. Father, I pray for the mothers in this situation. That they would come to recognize this as a false teaching, and to never subject their children to such horrible situations again. Lord I also pray for Warren Jeffs, the man that started so much of this, the man that claims he is a prophet in your name, that he can see that what he did was wrong, and that he will come to truth in you and repent. I also pray that the people of this "church" realize that Jeffs is not truely a prophet for you God. That this is not something that would be your will and that you call us to live a much different life.

Lord I thank you for the truth that is your word, and for you giving up your son to die for our sins. It is times like I realize why Jesus had to die such a terrible death, because we all sin, and all sins are equal. It convicts me when I hear of things like this, because I know that my sins, hurt you just as much as this story does. I ask your forgiveness for the wrong in my life God, and ask you to heal my heart from it. I thank you for the amazing gift of everlasting life that we have through your son. God I pray this in your name. Amen.

Rumors of God: Experience the Kind of Faith You've Only Heard About by Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

Rumors of God is reaching out to Christians and challenging them to let go of the ungodly world we live in and walk in blind faith with Christ. They echo the prayer of Habakkuk throughout the book, “LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” They use this prayer to challenge us. They challenge that even though we may know of God, that doesn’t mean we know God, and they call us to a radical faith.

         

   This book was so good on so many levels. I was skeptical at first, realizing that both of these pastors worked in “mega-churches”, which reminded me of televangelism and then made me think, are they just writing this book for the money. That was before I read the first page, but once I opened it I couldn’t put it down. These men have an amazing insight, and though they poke and prod and ask us to give up our comfort to live radically for Christ, you never feel too uncomfortable. As I read I could feel God challenging the way I live my life. I knew that what these men spoke of was truth. I hope that all who read this feel the same call to action that I felt, and that they didn’t just make a temporary change, but a permanent one.


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