PUBLISHER’S Corner
Singing His praises all the day long
to simply spend time with Him. What a refreshBy Sandy Jones ing change. My stress and anxiety levels are A wise man recently shared with me that if considerably less than they’ve been in years. you only have 10 minutes to pray, use the first 8 I’m not suggesting that everyone give up to pray through worship and use words for the their prayer life, nor saying that I’m giving up remaining 2. mine. Quite the contrary – if anything, this has He was not proposing that was how anyone’s turned my worship time into additional prayer prayer life should look all the time, but if one time. I feel like I have a new understanding was limited on time, and needed to feel truly of Philippians 4:6: “Be anxious for nothing, connected, this might be an optimal solution. but in everything by prayer and supplication, It’s no secret that I love what I do. I’m paswith thanksgiving, let your requests be made sionate about Christian Living Ministries – all known to God.” of it – every single facet of all the ministries To say that 2020 has been a unique year that fall under our main title. But the fact of would be an understatement. It’s been a year of the matter is, somedays I feel like I’m meeting uncertainty, of strife, of things we would never myself coming and going. Sandy Jones have imagined a year ago. I know I was not the I had been talking with this gentleman about only one who was amazed by how fast things my prayer life, and how somedays I am so excited that I jump dramatically changed. And yet, by giving God the glory, I’ve into ministry with both feet, and find myself neglecting my found peace. The peace He promises. personal relationship with The Lord. Most definitely not what “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give I want my prayer life to look like. to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled I decided to take his advice and modify it slightly. Instead and do not be afraid.” – John 14:27 of turning on the television in the morning while I’m getting As we go into the holiday season I pray for you, our readers, ready for the day, I now turn on a worship playlist I’ve built to find His peace. When the enemy distracts you with things of over time (funny how this streaming service remembers all the this world, I pray you’ll turn to worshipping God, The Father, songs I’ve ever looked up to play). The Prince of Peace, The Alpha & Omega, The Bright MornI find myself belting out longtime favorites, as well as some ing Star, the rider known as Faithful and True, whose name is new ones, while powdering my nose and curling all of this The Word of God. hair! I sing genuine praises to God. Sometimes I try to imagI cannot forget to ask you to please frequent our advertisers. ine what it would be like to be right there, in Heaven, praising Without them, we couldn’t do Christian Living Magazine. And Him with my whole heart! if you have time, tune into Christian Living Spotlight, our new Funny thing is – all those long lists of prayer requests that radio show, Saturdays at noon on 94.1 FM The Voice, to see I’ve always had, some of which I’ve prayed over and over, evwho’s in this week’s “spotlight.” ery single day – suddenly I’m seeing answers to those prayers, Until next time… while others I no longer feel the burden of need to pray over. God Bless! n Some days I go into prayer and find that all I want or need is
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