Friday, August 17, 2012

Workin' Hands

"Be pleased with the work of his hands."  Deuteronomy 33:11



We've just got one day left until we take Lyss to college...and little is packed.  Though she's been having a great time hanging out with friends and visiting over coffee, I'm thinking there's lots to bed one before we can leave town.

God, can you just help my daughter get her hands workin'? 
Thanks,
This crazy mom.

Lord, bless the work of Alyssa and Kyle's hands.  May they not eat the bread of idleness (Prov. 31:27).  Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth (Prov. 10:4).  We do not want them to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised (Hebrews 6:12).  The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work (Prov. 21:25).  A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work (Ecc. 2:24).  Whatever their hand finds to do, I pray that they do it with all their might (Ecc. 9:10) May Alyssa and Kyle make it their ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind their own business and to work with their hands, so that their daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that they will not be dependent on anybody (1 Thess. 4:11-12)  Above all, may they lift up their hands in the sanctuary and praise you, Lord.  (Psalm 134:2)

 

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