Gray Power or Prayer Power?

What the world needs now...

   There is much talk about "Gray Power" in the world today. People want to claim this power when it comes to their political, financial & physical (health) matters of life. I'm not going to speak of these; too much has already been said or written about them. No, my concern is not about the lack of respect for,  and value of the older generation. My concern is for the millions of "aged" sitting at home, due to various infirmities, feeling feeble… powerless.. yes, useless.

   The untapped "power" I speak of is found in recognizing God's wondrous creation of each human being… in recognizing that power is PRAYER.

   Just think… you are here not by chance, but by God's choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one else—you are one of a kind.  You lack nothing that His grace can't give you. He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill His special purpose for this generation.

  

   "For You created my inmost being;

       You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

    I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

       your works are wonderful, I know that full well."  Psalm 139.13-14, niv84

    We are all God's children, no matter our age, our physical condition, or the circumstances in which we live.

   I want to share my heart with you about this insidious attitude that has become rampant in our society over the years. It has been programmed into us that if you can't be "doing" or be "involved" in some way, you are not worth any value in this life. Every child of God who can think can also lift their voice, whether silently or vocally, in PRAYER to the Father.

   My prayer is that Light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious {power} blessings that will be yours, together with all God's people.

   May you always be:

A MIND through which Christ thinks,

A HEART through which Christ lives,

A VOICE through which Christ speaks,

A HAND through which Christ helps.

   Remember to "Trust & Obey" —God is in control...

        "He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

         He keeps every promise forever.

         He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry.

         The LORD frees the prisoners.

         The LORD opens the eyes of the blind.

         The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down.

         The LORD loves the godly."    Psalm 146.6-8, nlt

Our limited potential accents God's limitless power.

Terry & Patricia Lampel, Everett, WA | Cup of Cold Water ministry

"Blown by the Spirit"

thoughts from Patricia...

Because the light in early lighthouses was an open fire, exposed to the elements, wind direction was critical to the success of these guiding lights.

If the wind came from the direction of the land, the light became more visible to the sailor.
If the wind was blowing inland, however, the flame was more difficult to see.
Like those early lighthouses, our lives, too, are exposed to the rough elements.
Is our light blown backward, made nearly invisible by the world's harsh blast?
Or, does the gentle breeze of the Spirit blow our flame outward, so everyone can see?

Paul writes to the believers at Ephesus, "You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light." Eph. 5.8, cev

The Holy Spirit has been more than a gentle breeze in our lives… Today, we are faced with "breezes" coming at us from many directions.

God continues to be our anchor, our foundation, and our center-point.

Terry & Patricia Lampel, Everett, WA | Cup of Cold Water ministry