{"id":8658,"date":"2022-03-30T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=8658"},"modified":"2022-03-27T14:26:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T18:26:38","slug":"the-lords-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/the-lords-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord&#8217;s Prayer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"The Lord\u2019s Prayer!! 3\/30\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=npb79-11e20e2-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lent is the best time of the year to pray and especially to reflect on the words of our prayers, such as the words of the OUR FATHER &#8212;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>I cannot say \u201cour\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I live only for myself.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cFather\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I do not endeavor each day to act like God\u2019s child.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cwho art in heaven\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I am laying up no treasure there.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201challowed be thy name<strong>\u201d if I am not striving for holiness.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cthy Kingdom come\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I am not doing all in my power to make this world a better place than when I was born.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cthy will be done\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I am disobedient to the teachings of Jesus.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201con earth as it is in heaven\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I don\u2019t not serve the Father here and now.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cgive us this day our daily bread\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I am self-centered and only seek \u201cmy\u201d daily bread.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cforgive us our debts\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I harbor a grudge against anyone.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201clead us not into temptation\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I deliberately place myself where I know I will sin.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cdeliver us from evil\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I and those around me are forever gossiping.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot say \u201cthine is the kingdom\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I all I do is build my own kingdom and lifestyle.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot attribute to God \u201cthe power<strong>\u201d if I down deep I feel I can do it all myself.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em>I cannot ascribe to God \u201cthe glory\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if I\u2019m seeking honor only for myself,<\/strong> and I cannot say \u201cforever\u201d&nbsp;<strong>if the horizon of my life is bounded completely by my time here on earth.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please spend some time reflecting on the words of the OUR FATHER.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GOD THE FATHER IS A PLACE OF SAFETY YOU CAN RUN TO. BUT IT HELPS IF YOU ARE RUNNING TO GOD ON A DAILY BASIS SO THAT YOU ARE IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lent is the best time of the year to pray and especially to reflect on the words of our prayers, such as the words of the OUR FATHER &#8212;&nbsp; I cannot say \u201cour\u201d&nbsp;if I live only for myself. I cannot say \u201cFather\u201d&nbsp;if I do not endeavor each day to act like God\u2019s child. 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