Drumroll, please: The winner of The Revolve Tour Challenge is Brooke S. from Port Angeles, WA! Awesome job, Brooke!
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22
Jul
2010
Posted by The Revolve Tour
Prayer
You want to pray. But how in the world do you start? The Bible is a terrific prayer handbook, if you know where to look. Jesus taught people a prayer that is sometimes called “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4). But if you want to eavesdrop on one of Jesus’ prayers, dig into John 17. The whole chapter is a gold mine of material you can use to get started, especially when you’re praying for other people.
The more you read, the more you will realize that Jesus was actually praying for you. He prayed for protection and unity. He prayed that all believers would become like him because he was the example of God the Father. He prayed for the people who would get to know him down through the generations. Finally, he prayed and hoped deeply that every single person would see and recognize him for who he was and find freedom from sin. Jesus spent his time on earth spreading God’s fame, and then he went back to heaven and left the job for us to finish.
Now it’s your turn. Just start talking to God. He hears you. Ask him to protect and unify the people around you. Ask him to use every single person to do his work and help you love the people at school, work, home, and everywhere you go!
Excerpt from Revolve 2009 The Complete New Testament. Copyright © 2008 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
06
Jul
2010
Posted by The Revolve Tour
When Friendship Hurts
Have you ever been in a friendship that hurt so much it made you want to give up? You’ve tried to be nice, but it seems like your friend is always bringing you down. You’ve done everything you can, but nothing you do seems to change anything or anyone for the better. Sometimes you feel so used up and wrung out that it hurts to smile. You wonder if you should keep putting yourself out there to be a friend. That’s totally understandable. Life is hard, and people will disappoint you! But don’t let this stop you in your tracks.
This is when you ask God to be your partner. When the situation is way too big to handle yourself, and you can’t see a way out, it’s definitely a two-man (okay, a God-and-woman) job. It’s human nature to try to handle it yourself, but some situations are impossible without supernatural help. God will intervene in human business as far as someone invites him to, so start asking.
So when you feel like you’re dangling over the relationship cliff and you’ve made yourself hoarse from screaming in frustration, the story isn’t over yet. Tell God where you hurt. He knows the hurt that this person caused you. Ask him what to do about this painful relationship. He will help you make progress or move on.
Excerpted from Revolve™ 2009, The Complete New Testament. Copyright © 2008 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Published in Nashville, TN, by Thomas Nelson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
