“that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and may share His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death,”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Lord God, we confess that we are not fond of suffering, and You have told us that in the New Jerusalem, there will not be tears any more, no crying, no pain. So, all suffering is temporary. Praise God. And Lord God, for us to know resurrection for ourselves, we have to experience dying to ourselves. And even though it’s hard, we confess that our limited experiences of resurrection life in Christ has outweighed our dying to self in the balance. Thank You Lord. And Lord Jesus, You didn’t need to suffer at all, You are perfect, but You willingly suffered for us, so You could be forever the perfect Great High Priest able to sympathize with our weaknesses and yet without sin. Thank You Lord. And so Lord, according to Your work of transformation upon all our lives, we bow in submission and say, “Amen.” You willingly suffered for us, in love, because we sinned. In love, we are also willing to deny ourselves, take up our cross today, and follow You. You will not cause a single needless tear to be shed. May all the disciplining produce Christ expressed and holiness unto You, Lord God, because we are sons! We want to be like You! Where You are taking us, we want to follow! We don’t want to be anywhere that You are not! You are our glorious hope! In Jesus’ name. 

Shout out to all the Mom’s, biological and spiritual! May we all be found doing the will of God!