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(09/14/2001) handling crisis


Hello prayer warrriors, 1. Prayer note: handling crisis The problem with some of us is that instead of handling crisis, we try to understand crisis. In the quest of understanding crisis, we might start pointing fingers to God. I first found out about what happened in the US about two hours after the tragedy. I quickly tuned in to CNN and was shocked at what had happened. I went to the site and saw that a prayer warrior had already posted a request to the site. I sent out an emergency prayer email because I realised that what we could do is to lift up everyone and the situation up to God in prayer. I went to sleep after that (my time zone is the opposite of that in America). When I woke up and checked the site, there were already 8 posts to the prayer request. Guess what? Two guests have posted and responded in anger to what has happened. Four-letter words were also used ... not against the terrorists, but against God. Why did God allow such evil to happen? My pastor has given us some explanation before. If God were to remove all the evil in the world, He would have to remove you and me from the earth. God has given everyone free will. It's been there since the first man, Adam. He did not stop Adam or Eve from sinning because we are created to worship God within the perimeters of our WILL. If He was to remove free will from us, He would have removed our ability to fellowship. He would have created machines. Vengeance is God's. There will be a day of judgement but it is not now. For us to say that God is cruel and that God should have removed all evil in the world, is for us to ask God to hasten Judgement Day. Are we prepared? Are all your friends and family saved? Have you done what God has placed you in this world to do? The thing that we need to understand about crisis is that crisis always come with opportunity. Job was in crisis. Joseph was in crisis. Everyone has been in crisis one time or another. Some of these crisis is a consequence of what others do to us. Injustice. Evil. Someone may have rewarded you evil for good. There are all kinds of reasons. What can you do? You can only do one of two things. Respond positively and determine to overcome. Or despair and drown yourself in negative emotions. Understand that Joseph decided on the former. Each time he ended up in a crisis, he decided not to give up. He decided to continue and believe that God's plans for him was for good and not for evil. His breakthrough came. Job's breakthrough came. Their breakthroughs only came because they chose not to be defeated by crisis but to find an opportunity for a new breakthrough. President Bush made a very remarkable statement. He said that this crisis created an opportunity for the world to come together and fight or probably eliminate terrorism. He had a positive response to the crisis. He did not throw up his hand in the air and just cry "injustice". He determined to move on. I don't know what are the measures that will be used by US and I am not going to say whether I agree to the retaliatory measures. But I do know two things: [Romans 8:28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. [Genesis 50:20] But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. P.S. I've removed the two offending postings from the site. So, if you're looking to find it, it's not there. You can pray on site by clicking the link below: http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1972 2. New prayer requests: i. please pray for my family... - guest http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1968 ii. missions prayer need -- guest http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1969 iii. GODS SUPERNATUAL HEALING -- guest http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1970 iv. Attack on Kabul, Afghanistan -- joy http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1973 v. job, relationship -- guest http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1974 vi. My Children -- guest http://mydevotion.com/p.asp?tid=1975 3. Number of prayer warriors: 950 We welcome desiringwisdom, drumbum, drumfreak, calvarado, brigirl82, blood, apostalicfaith, luvvgodalways, zaitor, sebonyestarr, tdgreen_14, juanguy3, fdxsteve, juanguy, bree23fem, orea, kuiwariua and ministerfagg into our prayer group. in Christ, Wai Hun
Friday, September 14, 2001 10:37:17 AM waihun
changed on Friday, September 14, 2001 8:55:39 PM

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