Dear lord I ask of thee please do not turn me away emptyhanded..

Blessed art thou o lord for you alone reign supreme in my life and in all the heavens and earth.
I give praise and glory to thee for all your kindess and mercy that you shower upon me.
My life and fate are in thy capable hands as I beg of thee o lord to continually guide me to thee that I may be one of those who are fortunate enough to be restored and sustained by thy grace.
Keep me praising thee lord keep me in worship to thee and let me always glorify and honour thy great name.
Most gracious lord keep me focused in thy worship, night and day and let my heart be singing of thy praise.
Grant me your support, help, assistance, blessings in this life and the next.. Forgive me my lord and accept my repentance for my sins of which are many many many ..sins of ommision and commision ..sins that are outward and inward.. Keep me devoted to thee always lord help me Lord help me achieve progress in faith; in life; in work; in family; in circumstances; in the hereafter.. And draw me closer to you help me to worship you better. I ask the same for my children please lord..in this crazy times that we are only your special grace can help them..keep them close to you please do not let them linger before they find you right from now as they are young let them know you, know of you,be aware of you, love you,worship you..
Thy great name be praised and magnified always...
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Ma testimony

Sorry folks its in quranic arabic language ( that is what strikes a chord with me)

Ma testimony: Llahu ahad, Llahu samad. Lam ya lid wa lam yu lad. Wa lam ya kun lahu kufuwan ahad.
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better daughter

the past days Lord i have said that i would come here to lament at how my latest test is going or not going.
 I said i would come before thee Lord using this avenue as my  escape to complain to you about my predicament  and  the simmering kettle that is the  sometimes short-fused relationship between me and my parents.
 but i find it hard to complain to thee Lord because  - of the good books i have read - there is always the part be kind and gentle with your parents,  but i ask myself the question how easy is this to be especially when they so know the  buttons to press to aggravate you.
 if it were another human being one would not suffer the same treatment from them but because they are your parents one has to suffer.
 i have asked thee o lord to help me to be a better daughter, to give me the patience that is required to deal with my parents especially when they are goading me to a response and a response from me( emotionally challenged) will be tempestuous at best..

 a couple of observations i make though are thus
 parents forget that their children too will become adults one day
 parents think that their children will always look at them/their actions through the eyes of childhood rather than the eyes of an adult -
parents should accept their  their actions  to their children in childhood will always be scrutinized once the children are adults
 for example - when we were children we got given what we got given - if we didn't like it or made a fuss about it  - it got taken away and we were beaten.. now what should be our response if our parents are behaving "childish" because they got given something and they don't like it???
As a child we didn't have a choice in what we were given , we were told to be grateful for the little we had, yet parents  don't sometimes want to accept what they have been given.. what should be the response to that.
Dear Lord, i have always said and maintain that i dont understand your laws/life  but i ask that you help me  live life without breaking too many laws of yours..
 i do want to be a better daughter but i dont know how.
 my relationship with my parents is blighted by how i was treated as a child and how i am still treated as a child - some  pent up feelings of how i am being the "fall guy" and  overlooked in favour of my other siblings..
 but what do i know.. my feelings may or may not be genuine  it may  or may not be even valid - it is just the way i am looking at the situation,
In spite and despite Lord - help me to please be a better  daughter and to have  the patience and tolerance to be able to deal with my parents..

thank you

most gracious.. just a simple thank you for everything you do in my life.. for my joys, my ups and downs, for my children and those i care for.
 just a simple thank you to the one in whose hand all things are possible.

Psalm 25 - wonderful prose of prayer - In thee O lord i put my trust, in Thee i lay my hopes

In you, Lord my God,
    I put my trust.

2 I trust in you;
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous without cause.

4 Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,
    and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
    for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
    and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.

8 Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
    and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, Lord,
    forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?
    He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.[b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,
    and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
    and take away all my sins.
19 See how numerous are my enemies
    and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;
    do not let me be put to shame,
    for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,[c] is in you.

psalm 86 - NIV - slightly amended for me

Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save me Lord for I trust in you.
You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
Bring joy to me, Lord, for I put my trust in you.

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.
When I am in distress, I call to you, because you alone can answer me.

There is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
All the nations you have made will come and worship before you,

 Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness;
Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 

I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;

I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me;

you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

 Arrogant foes are attacking me, The world is deceiving me O God;

They have no regard for you. But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of me - one who wants to worship and serve you; save me, because I want to serve you
Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.