MIDWEEK PRAYER

Every Wednesday, I dream up a prayer or something to pray for or about.  Today, August 20, is a special day for me.  This is the date I stopped smoking 20 years ago.  It was a terrible habit that I really loved at the time.  I've not inhaled one single draw of anything since 2005 and I never will.  My lungs seem to have withstood the torture I laid on them without any wear or tear noticible to me.  The genetics that built that part of me was a savior, I suppose.  I roughly smoked forty cigarettes a day for forty years.  

Back to prayer:  I'm going to say thanks to the Lord, today, for helping me to stop smoking - He is good to me.

Now, we all should pray for all those who have a habit that is not good for them...for those who want to break their habit now, for those with a habit who think it is impossible to break and for those who do not want to break their bad habit.   

Why do we humans do things to ourselves which are distructive?  I suppose it's part of our test on Earth. If you are currently thinking of a habit of your own that might be bad, widen your perspective with the following habits of people you may know (not you of course):  telling lies, viewing porn, gossiping, cheating, judging others. or being envious.  You weren't thinking of any of those, were you?   You were only thinking of:  Smoking! Overeating!  Alcohol!  Drugs! Speeding! Cursing! 

Well, I'm sure there are a lot more bad habits out there but I'm tired of thinking about them.  For today, I'm going to revert to silent prayer since I've brought up so many problems I forgot that I had.