Pray for our leaders
Before I start with my positions, I wanted to ask something from all of you. Will you please pray for the City Council? Pray that we seek God's guidance in our decisions. Pray for wisdom, strength and clarity. Pray that the decisions and actions made are God's will. Pray for patience, peace and understanding in the community. Maybe put in a prayer request at your church for the same?
The decisions we are making go far beyond who is going to pave sidewalks, or if we are going to mow the grass at the lakes, or a recycling program. There have been some unpopular decisions made, and likely more to come. These decisions don't come lightly, and at least for me, there has been a lot of personal anguish in having to make them.
I don’t speak much about my spirituality, perhaps I should more. Those close to me know how important it is to me. I don’t know how I would have survived the last couple of years without my personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
I understand the importance of a strong prayer life and often seek God’s guidance for my position on the council. The more prayers for the City leaders, the better the likelihood they will be answered. The need to pray for our leaders in spelled out in the Bible:
1 Timothy 2:1-3
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
I have received a card from one church in town stating the regularly pray for the leaders of the city. It would be wonderful to know all the churches in town are doing the same. Thank you all for your prayers and God bless.
Chris Rankin
Mattoon City Commissioner
The decisions we are making go far beyond who is going to pave sidewalks, or if we are going to mow the grass at the lakes, or a recycling program. There have been some unpopular decisions made, and likely more to come. These decisions don't come lightly, and at least for me, there has been a lot of personal anguish in having to make them.
I don’t speak much about my spirituality, perhaps I should more. Those close to me know how important it is to me. I don’t know how I would have survived the last couple of years without my personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
I understand the importance of a strong prayer life and often seek God’s guidance for my position on the council. The more prayers for the City leaders, the better the likelihood they will be answered. The need to pray for our leaders in spelled out in the Bible:
1 Timothy 2:1-3
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
I have received a card from one church in town stating the regularly pray for the leaders of the city. It would be wonderful to know all the churches in town are doing the same. Thank you all for your prayers and God bless.
Chris Rankin
Mattoon City Commissioner
posted by Unknown | 9:45 PM
1 Comments:
Chris, I hope you find the help and support you are looking for. I wish some of the other Commissioners were as responsive to the public as you are. Sadly I feel there are a couple of them that are only interested in making decisions favorable to a select few citizens.
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