{"id":2255,"date":"2015-06-29T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T22:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2015-06-29T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T22:18:54","slug":"god-can-work-with-anything-we-give-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/06\/god-can-work-with-anything-we-give-him.html","title":{"rendered":"God Can Work With Anything We Give Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>&#8220;He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.&#8221; (Deuteronomy 23:5)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Need a miracle?<\/p>\n<p>Got fish? Got bread? Boom! God can make a picnic out of anything we give Him. Perhaps you&#8217;ve messed up your life beyond repair. In God&#8217;s hands nothing is impossible. The junk\u00a0you give Him can be refurbished into something beautiful and amazing, beyond your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Been denied? Been reviled? Been abused? Been bummed? Give it all to Jesus, walk in repentance towards God and forgiveness towards others and get your life re-created into something that not only works but gives you and others around you great and abounding and lasting JOY. Give him anything and He&#8217;ll reply, &#8220;I can work with that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Father,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Take my life and do something amazing with it. I\u2019m so sorry for my part in the mess, and I forgive everyone who has helped to wreak this havoc. Turn this wreck into a wonder. As in Heaven, so in me: a new me, at peace, walking in love, thinking sound thoughts that are true and lovely, and adhering to your wisdom, down to the very last.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.&#8221; (Deuteronomy 23:5) Need a miracle? Got fish? Got bread? Boom! God can make a picnic out of anything we give Him. Perhaps you&#8217;ve messed up your life beyond repair. In God&#8217;s hands nothing is impossible. 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