Day 269 - Life is Tough!

Life is tough. That's an understatement at times. It seems as if the good times are the rare moments in life...and life is, generally, one struggle after another.

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Illness, loss, aggravation, anxiety, sadness, failure...common, everyday hurdles we humans are jumping each day of our lives.

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There seems to be a lot of need for prayer for my friends right now. Cancer, family issues, financial issues...lots of my friends are facing these issues at this moment today.

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How do I pray effectively for them? Is getting on my knees once a day enough? Are my daily popcorn prayers a good addition? Is God listening? Will He heal, restore, strengthen? Will He allow suffering, more pain, more questioning?

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"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8