{"id":49495,"date":"2015-09-02T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=49495"},"modified":"2015-09-02T05:00:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T10:00:01","slug":"rhons-early-morning-inspiration-for-wednesday-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/02\/rhons-early-morning-inspiration-for-wednesday-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhon&#8217;s Early Morning Inspiration For Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/rhonsinspirationdaily2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33245\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/rhonsinspirationdaily2014.jpg\" alt=\"RhonsInspirationDaily2014\" width=\"720\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Rhonnie Scheuerman&#8217;s Early Morning Inspiration For All In Need Of Some<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/maritzoriginalletters2013wednesday.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17657\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/maritzoriginalletters2013wednesday.png\" alt=\"MaritzOriginalLetters2013wednesday\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Devotion: When Prayer Is Hard Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Come near to God and he will come near to you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We all want what successful people have; we\u2019re just not willing to pay the price they paid to get it. When you see someone with sculpted abs and a well-toned body, they probably spend time sweating in a gym. There\u2019s a reason Paul talks about\u00a0\u2018laboring&#8230;in prayers\u2019\u00a0(Colossians\u00a0<a title=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/1\/\" href=\"blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4:12<\/a>). When you pray, you must be passionate, persistent and positive, expecting good things from God. You\u2019ve got to put your heart into it and believe God will do what He promised. It\u2019s not easy to fight off distractions and focus on Him. Don\u2019t expect your fleshly nature to co-operate; it comes to the place of prayer kicking and screaming. And don\u2019t expect your intellect to cheer you on; your self-sufficient nature will always choose prayer as a last resort. But God will urge you, and draw you into His presence. \u2018If you draw near to Me, I will draw near to you.\u2019 An unknown poet wrote:\u00a0\u2018I got up early one morning, and rushed right into the day. I had so much to accomplish, I didn\u2019t have time to pray. Troubles tumbled about me, and heavier came each task; \u201cWhy doesn\u2019t God help me?\u201d I wondered. He answered, \u201cYou didn\u2019t ask.\u201d&#8230;I woke up early this morning, and paused before entering the day. I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.\u2019\u00a0Many problems can be resolved, or avoided altogether, when you take time to pray and include God in every part of your day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Prayer:\u00a0\u2018Oh what peace we often forfeit; oh what needless pain we bear; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer\u2019 (Joseph M. Scriven: 1855)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhonnie Scheuerman&#8217;s Early Morning Inspiration For All In Need Of Some Devotion: When Prayer Is Hard Work Come near to God and he will come near to you Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 We all want what successful people have; we\u2019re just not willing to pay the price they paid to get it. When you see someone with sculpted abs and a well-toned body, they probably spend time sweating in a gym. There\u2019s a reason Paul talks about\u00a0\u2018laboring&#8230;in prayers\u2019\u00a0(Colossians\u00a04:12). 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