The Christian Filmmaker Prayer

Do Not Worry
(Mattew 2:25-34)

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your FILMS, what you will WRITE or what you will PRODUCE; nor about THE MONEY, nor what you will DIRECT.
Is not THE MESSAGE more important than THE STORY, and the STORY more than MONEY?
“Look at the FILMMAKERS OF THE WORLD, for they neither HAVE FAITH nor BELIEVE, nor gather into CHURCHES; yet your heavenly Father HELPS THEM.
Are your FILMS not of more value than theirs?
“Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
“So why do you worry about FUNDING YOUR CHRISTIAN FILM? Consider the SECULAR FILMMAKERS, how they MAKE FILMS: they neither PRAY OR WORSHIP ME;
“and yet I say to you that even HOLLYWOOD in all it’s glory will not compare to one of YOU.
“Now if God PROVIDES FOR THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS, which MAKE WORTHLESS FILMS, and tomorrow are thrown into the THEATERS, will He not much more BLESS YOU, O you of little faith?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we WRITE?’ or ‘What shall we PRODUCE?’ or ‘What shall we DIRECT?’
“For after all these things the SECULAR FILMMAKERS seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need to PRODUCE ALL THESE FILMS.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Testimony about the prayer:
The Lord gave me this prayer on the morning of Sept. 12, 2000. I had no idea what the Lord was talking about when he guided me to make more personal the “Do Not Worry” scriptures. When I was finished, I went back to read it and was astonished at what I read. I give God all the credit
and Glory for creating such a prayer. It’s not my intention to change God’s word, we all know that changing the Word of God is against God’s commandments. Again, the idea here was not to change it, but to personalize it. I believe God does have a sense of humor, so I hope you will find this prayer inspiring and motivational.

I would like to hear your comments about this prayer.

In Christ,
Norton Rodriguez

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