A Scripture and a Prayer: “Hold On”

“I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” (Philippians 3:12)

Prayer:

Lord, I know that the older we get the harder it is to do those things that we used to do when we were young. But here’s the point, You haven’t asked us to. What You have asked if for us to hold on to You, not to some ministry or work. And here’s the really neat part, when we hold on to You, You hold on to us, and give what is best, and what we can do for Your kingdom. Because the truth is that it’s not about what we want to do, rather it is all about what You want to do in us and through us for Your Kingdom. Therefore, give us a discerning spirit to know what is of You and what is not, and then give us the courage to put away what isn’t of You, and to move forward with what is. And this I ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN