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TUESDAY THOUGHT 3/18/08

I know a lot of folks who are discouraged and tired and who sometimes wonder if God really does listen to their prayers or give a hoot what happens to them.  They struggle and stumble, struggle and stumble, and sometimes just want to stay down for the count. 
 
That’s possibly how Jesus felt on Good Friday, dragging the cross on the way to His own death.  Well, He didn’t give up, so I guess we can all take another step or two, as well.  Alcoholics say, “One day at a time.”  Maybe believers should borrow from that and say, “One step at a time.”
 
I’m not sure where I’m supposed to take this rambling thought.  After all, I’m just another struggling soul stumbling along my own path.  But here’s my prayer for daily strength:  “Lord, I won’t give up on you if you don’t give up on me.  Deal?”  And, yes, even in this, I will say, enjoy this day, this wondrous gift from God. — jri
 
“But I said, ‘I have labored to no purpose;
    I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,
    and my reward is with my God.’”
            –    Isaiah 49:4