Those Who Have No Hope

A simple thought from our Think It Through reading for today:1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.  The phase "who have no hope" caught my attention this morning.  There are many in this world that have to hope.  That is just a fact.  What God put on my heart this morning as I read that was will I care enough about those that have no hope - will I love them enough - will I have a great enough passion for them to share with them the hope of Jesus Christ?

As I have been thinking about what I would like to see God do in and through my life this year, I have decided that I would consistently and fervently pray for the following in 2010 related to this:

• To love others more
• A greater compassion for those without Christ (those who have no hope)
• Opportunities to be a witness for Christ - opportunities that I cannot get out of
• Opportunities to invite people to church
• Courage to speak truth in love
• Make my heart more like Jesus - a shepherd's heart
• Passion for obedience
• Passion for the Word
• Passion for good
• Passion for prayer
• Opportunities to give Bibles away
• God would stir me up and encourage me and give me a greater passion to share His truth with others

Thanks to Faithwalkers for stirring some of these in my soul and heart.  These are just a few of my prayers that I am trusting God for in 2010.  What are you trusting God for this year?  We pray about what we are trusting God for; we don't pray about those things that we are trusting in ourselves for.