Daily Devotional for Wednesday May 14, 2003

Having friends

(Ecclesiastes 4:9,10)

Having friends. One of the greatest gifts that God gives us in this life is friends. Those who we share this journey with. God never intended us to walk alone. He will always bring people into our life to stand with us, be there for us in our time of need, and give us the opportunity to serve Him by being there for them as well. I never consider it an accident that for this season of our lives, God has brought us together. As your friend, let me do something a little different today, and share with you some thoughts I have jotted down. There is no real order to these thoughts, they are just random, and something I wanted to share with you since you are my friend.

.....in 3 months Liveprayer.Com will be four years old. I have to admit it has been the most challenging 4 years of my life. As you may know from my testimony (www.liveprayer.com/TMony.html ), I have been through much in my life, but this has by far been the most challenging period yet in every way possible...

.....I fight daily to stay focused on the Lord, and the personal relationship that I have with Him. I never forget that whatever else I do in my life, it ALL flows from that personal relationship that I have with HIM...

.....I have been tempted many times in the past four years to give up on Liveprayer.Com. The Holy Spirit constantly reminds me that it is NOT my choice. This is what God has called me to do and my life belongs to Him...

.....My heart breaks each day as I read the tens of thousands of prayer requests coming into this ministry each day. The pain, the heartache, the incredible challenges that so many face. It makes me more determined than ever to expand the outreach of Liveprayer.Com to bring this beacon of light into the darkness of our world, to help those who are hurting find their hope in Jesus Christ....

.....While the challenges have been incredible, the rewards have been equally incredible. The praise reports each day are so encouraging and a testimony to the awesome power and love that God has for His children...

....My wife is the greatest joy in my life and the rock that enables me to do what I do each day...

.....I never forget that "without Him I can do nothing"....John 15:5....

.....I look forward to waking up each morning. While the challenges and pressures are great, my daily interaction with you, my friends, make my life so complete. I never take for granted the wonderful opportunity that God has given me to minister to you and try to stand with you during those difficult times in your life...

As we are half way through our 45th month here at Liveprayer, I am encouraged by the past 44, and challenged by the future. The ability to reach millions each day for Christ through the Internet inspires me. I can only imagine how Paul would love to have had this tool to work with. We are committed to using it to literally to touch the world with the Gospel, while being a beacon of hope to those who need a special touch from God during those difficult times in life that we all face. Will you pray today about helping me? I need your prayers, and I need you to give the best gift you possibly can.

We need $30,000 each month to meet all of our monthly obligations. That means we are able to minister to just under 2 million people worldwide every single day for just $1,000 a day!!! With 17 days to go, we still have $19,700 to go. Take a moment and pray right now, ask God what He wants you to do to help me this month, and then be obedient.

You can give your gift on a major credit card via our secured server at our website, www.liveprayer.com under "donations", or you can give using your PayPal account using my email address, bkeller@liveprayer.com , or you can always mail in your gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 ALL gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible.

I really do love you and care for you very much. I pray for you daily and am always here when you need me. Never hesitate to email at any time. God has given us each other during this season in our lives. You are a friend, and a friend is a special gift from God!!!

In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller