The month of November has been set aside as a time to give thanks. Let’s look at some of the ways people in America celebrate it.
Have you ever wondered what do clasped hands pointing upward towards heaven have to do with God? Well, according to several references from a Google search, it has to do with an acronym I have penned…R-O-S-S. Repentance – Obedience-Submission-Sincerity
However, needless to say, we have a higher authority than Google…do we not?
When the Patriarchs and holy men of the bible prayed unto the Lord, they often spread out their hands towards heaven. And the wisest man in the Bible (Solomon) went a step further; he also knelt on his knees (1 Kings 9:54).
So, at the beginning of this holiday season, let us posture ourselves in a position of repentance, obedience, submission and sincerity and call upon the Name of the Lord while doing so on bended knees.
Another thing we can do is to spend some special time with our little children. Several American cities celebrate the month of November with various parades and festivals. Attending activities that the whole family can enjoy is an excellent way to teach your child how to love unconditionally. When you return home from a family outing, take the time to discuss it with your child. Ask them questions that will give you a time to share your faith and to apologize for anything that has gone amiss. Discuss safety rules with them when in a crowd. Plant seeds of wisdom and reasons why they need to obey you. To be submissive means to yield to someone else in a higher authority. This type of training can also be incorporated in family times of pleasure. After all else is said and done, you can now heap sincere praises and compliments on the child’s conduct. A few hugs and kisses could also seal the time you have spent in godly ‘training’ with your offspring.
So, at the close of the day, let us posture ourselves in a position of repentance, obedience, submission and sincerity and call upon the Name of the Lord while doing so on bended knees.
As you mature in Christ, broaden your prayer time to include the widows, orphans, homeless, calamity dispossessed victims, jobless, sick and shut-ins, governments, the lost, backsliders, friends, wars and rumors of wars, and relatives and most of all…PEACE!
WHY?…
Because God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son that who so ever believed on Him should not parish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
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Conversations With God Using Scripture 
Thank you Lord for the opportunity you have given me to get it right once again today. I ask for your forgiveness for not always praying for your people and praying selfish prayers.
Thank you for this wonderful insightful blog you have entrusted Sister Fowler to share with us weekly.
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Your comment touched me, Sister Cathy. I know our Lord and Savior hears your prayers for forgiveness and for supplication. From now on, may your conversations with God be more in line with WWJD. And also know that we all are seeking to become more Christ-like in our service for Him. Amen!
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Yes, Lord, Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray in the Name of Jesus. I was thinking this morning how we often fail to claim the Name in our prayers. There is power in the Name of Jesus. Thanks for reminding us to remember to be thankful.
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Yes and Amen, Sister Edna. It is certainly a privilege to pray in the Name of Jesus. And even more so, it is a blessed honor to look like Christ when we go to God in prayer. If everyone would just pray the Lord’s Prayer that would be sufficient to include all the conditions for R-O-S-S. Jesus, more than anyone else wants to hear from His children. Amen!
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