Please bless those who smile while shopping. Bless those who are polite and cheerful. Those people who are considerate of others. And those who pass you on the sidewalk and smile and say "hello", just because it's the friendly thing to do. Thank you for the people who are happy in their work and let it be known by their kind demeanor. Thank you for congenial conversations between strangers in stores. For answered directions or a polite nod. Reward those who put dropped items back on shelves or racks, where they belong. And an extra special blessing for drivers who keep an eye out and wait for pedestrians to cross the street! Thank you for those who sing cheerfully and with so much expression in their cars. And please send a ray of sunshine to the ones who pick up after their pooches. Oh God, please truly bless them!
Lord, I pray a special prayer for the moms shopping with their young children. Please fill them with your joy and peace to overflowing. Give them wisdom and kind and gentle hearts. May their little ones be happy, healthy, content and well-rested. And may these special women find that their every need is met in an affordable way. Give them supernatural shopping skills as they search for and select the items they need to bless their families. Set up great deals right in their paths. Let their dollars go farther than they ever imagined.
As we shop, let us keep others in mind and may we find something small, or even something big, to buy and bless someone else with. Keep us thoughtful and mindful of others. Let us love one another.
And for those who go about their errands with less than joyful hearts, Lord God, I pray for your healing touch in their lives today. For those stressed, grouchy, needy, and even angry ones...I know inside you made a gem and I pray that they will shine again for you. Restore their smiles. Work miracles on their behalf. Bring them gently to the end of themselves so they can depend fully upon You. Fill their cup, I pray Lord. Turn their days upside down--give them joy abundantly!!! And may they truly know You, from whom all their blessings flow.
Bless our comings and our goings. Bless every dime that we spend and every step that we take. Help us live a life of integrity Lord God, so that the kindness we extend in public is duplicated in private as a reflection of your holy character in us.
In Jesus Name I pray, Amen!
"May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."
Psalms 19:14 (NIV)
Ahhhhhhh, needed some encouraging words, so went to your www. to see if you had written anything lately!!! There to my excitement are not only one new message, but two!!!! I especially love: "give them supernatural shopping skills!!" In this day and age, that is indeed a needed prayer... ;)
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