Prayer of Jabez

Yesterday in the dollar store (of all places) I found some inspiration.

I picked up a book called: "Prayer of Jabez." One of the first blurbs I read upon thumbing through the book was this tidbit: "He will never send someone to you whom you cannot help" One of my first thoughts was: I wonder if the opposite is true, too? I wonder if he sends me people who can help me, too!?

Though I've not often thought of myself as 'helpful' necessarily. I do often find myself trying to do just that: be of some help, to someone. Maybe just my empathetic way, but I would love at the end of each day to say: I helped someone have a better day.

Now when I find myself in need of company, friendship, love, guidance: HELP, where do I turn? To God, yes. And to friends. And I find myself turning often these days.

Back to the prayer.. I love it. It's simple: (and can be found at: 1 chronicles 4:9-10

Oh that you would bless me indeed
and enlarge my coast
that your hand would be with me
and that you would keep me from evil.

Amen.
AMEN!!