Gracious God, thank you for Angie and all that she means to me. Thank you for her love. Thank you for all of the work she does in keeping our family together. Thank you for how you have gifted her to be a wonderful mother and wife. Thank you for the calling(s) you have placed on her heart. Guide us with Your wisdom as a couple, as parents, as ministers and as friends. Thank you my boys. Help us to raise them up in Your glory and grace. May they seek after no other god. May their hearts be focus on You. May their future wives be the same. I pray for their parents. Do what ever you need to do to bring all of them to a saving faith in You.
Give strength to my mom as she prepares for another school year.
I thank for our church home. I praise You for how You are beginning to move among the people here. May we see where You are working and how You want to use us. Hope the hearts and minds of all those who come here. Use this church to heal those who are hurting. Grant wisdom to Kelly and I. I thank You for his friendship. May You richly bless the Reed family.
I pray for Tammy and Kevin and their pregnancy. Prepare their minds and bodies for the work of being a parent. I thank for Keith and his family. I praise You for the ministry you have allowed Keith to have. Grow their ministries. Grow them.
Grow the ministry of UBC. Grow it well beyond anything I could ever imagine. Help me to have the patience to wait on You and the wisdom to know we to run at full speed.
In Christ name I come before You. Amen!
Saturday, July 14th
Gracious God, please heal Aiden. Remove the infection or whatever is causing his fever. Heal his bone perfectly. May his cast come off on Tuesday. Help him to understand. Grant Angie rest. Protect her mind, body, and spirit. Thank You for caring us this far. Thank you fro the many ways you are beginning to grant to us the desires of our hearts.
Holy Spirit move in Kelly's heart. May he speak with incredible passion tomorrow. May his word be Your words. Show us where You are moving.
Bring us the little ones. I Christ Name, Amen!
Holy Spirit move in Kelly's heart. May he speak with incredible passion tomorrow. May his word be Your words. Show us where You are moving.
Bring us the little ones. I Christ Name, Amen!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Father God protect and heal my family. Give Angie and my sons great rest tonight. Draw Angie closer to your side. Draw close to You my friends who need you most in this hour. Guide me as a leader in Your church. I thank you for all that You have done. I praise you for the many blessings you have given to me and mine. You are an awesome God. You give more than we could ever imagine.
Thank you for allowing for to find old friends. May You use these relationships to further Your Kingdom here on Earth. Spark a revival in Your Youth at UBC. Holy Spirit light a great passion within them. Give their parents renewal, guidance and strength. May Angie and I be Your kind of parents.
Give to us more children at VBS than we can handle alone. Increase our influence on the children and families of Macomb. Increase our numbers at UBC. Increase our influence on Macomb. Increase the spread of Your Gospel. Use UBC to spread the Gospel. Break down the walls and hard hearts in our church. Bring forth a great Spirit of Unity in purpose, mind and deed. Show us Your vision for our church. I praise You for You. Amen!
Thank you for allowing for to find old friends. May You use these relationships to further Your Kingdom here on Earth. Spark a revival in Your Youth at UBC. Holy Spirit light a great passion within them. Give their parents renewal, guidance and strength. May Angie and I be Your kind of parents.
Give to us more children at VBS than we can handle alone. Increase our influence on the children and families of Macomb. Increase our numbers at UBC. Increase our influence on Macomb. Increase the spread of Your Gospel. Use UBC to spread the Gospel. Break down the walls and hard hearts in our church. Bring forth a great Spirit of Unity in purpose, mind and deed. Show us Your vision for our church. I praise You for You. Amen!
Thursday July 5, 2007
Gracious God, I thank you for this wonderful day you have given to me. The grass is so green. The sky is so blue. I thank you for the lunch date with Angie. Thank you for Linda being able to watch the boys during nap. Thank you for all of the wonderful blessings you have given to us since we arrived here in Macomb. It is so hard to believe that it has nearly been a year.
Thank you for Angie and her love. Thank you for her passion for children. Clearly show her Your will. Show her the ministry You have for her here. Protect all her. Grant her rest. Heal her body. Continue to heal her headache.
Continue to heal Aiden. Comfort him. Teach him through this. Show Angie and I how to be Your kind of parents to both of the boys. Continue to work in a special way in my youngest boy. May we give him any of the special things he may need. Help them both to sleep well tonight. I pray for their future spouses. Grant wisdom and guidance to those young ladies' parents. May they raise her in the understanding that she is princess of the King. May they become princesses of the King. Keep the boys and their spouses sexually pure all of their lives.
Thank you for the plans that you are laying before the BCM. Thank you for Denise's hard work on the fall. May we be faithful to You. May we never miss an opportunity to share Your love with all those who cross our paths.
Grant Angie and I rest tonight. Thank you for Your great love. Thank You for Jesus and His sacrifice. I praise You for all that You do. In Christ name. Amen!
Thank you for Angie and her love. Thank you for her passion for children. Clearly show her Your will. Show her the ministry You have for her here. Protect all her. Grant her rest. Heal her body. Continue to heal her headache.
Continue to heal Aiden. Comfort him. Teach him through this. Show Angie and I how to be Your kind of parents to both of the boys. Continue to work in a special way in my youngest boy. May we give him any of the special things he may need. Help them both to sleep well tonight. I pray for their future spouses. Grant wisdom and guidance to those young ladies' parents. May they raise her in the understanding that she is princess of the King. May they become princesses of the King. Keep the boys and their spouses sexually pure all of their lives.
Thank you for the plans that you are laying before the BCM. Thank you for Denise's hard work on the fall. May we be faithful to You. May we never miss an opportunity to share Your love with all those who cross our paths.
Grant Angie and I rest tonight. Thank you for Your great love. Thank You for Jesus and His sacrifice. I praise You for all that You do. In Christ name. Amen!
Tuesday July 3, 2007
Father God I thank you and praise you for this day. I thank you for the wonderful sunshine and the nice outside temperatures. I praise you for the green grass in my yard. I thank you for the home we have. I thank you for my wife and her gracious love. I thank you for my little boys. I pray your healing touch for my oldest. I pray you comfort him in his frustrations. May his bone heal even faster than the doctors could ever imagine. I ask that you would also comfort my youngest. He has been so grumpy. Show Angie and I how to be the kind of parents they need us to be. Heal Angie's migraine. Restore her to full health.
I lift Angie up to you. I pray for her mind, body and spirit. Show her your will for her ministry her in Macomb. Be beyond clear to her and to others. Send others to her to guide her towards Your will. Grant us both the complete joy of our salvation.
For the people of Macomb I ask you to pour out the spirit of revival. Start with me. Start with the UBC youth. Place in their hearts an intense desire to share your good news with all of their friends and classmates. Help them to get it, to grasp your amazing will for their lives. Show me how best to lead them to the promise land of Your will. Show us how to reach those who are lost. How do we most effectively bring them into the fold? Grant your supernatural courage to all of those who have the opportunity this day to share their faith in You. I know you could fill our church building at any moment. Show us how to prepare and to expect such an out pouring.
I lift up Denise to you. Pray your rest for her. May she simply rest in your powerful arms. She has been such a wonderful blessing. I praise You for bringing her to UBC and my family. Give her courage to make the decisions she knows deep down that she must make. Give her peace. Show her Your calling upon her life. May she always use the passions you have given her to proclaim Your word. Bring her family to salvation. Use her time with them this week to bring them in the fold.
May your healing touch be on Gayle, Mark and PJ, my mom, Kelly's mom, his brother. Grant wisdom and guide to Kelly, myself, our Deacons, our Councils and other leaders. May we lead the church down Your path.
I know you can and will do so much more than I have asked for today. I look forward to seeing how gloriously you will respond to my prayers.
It is Christ name that I come before You. Amen!
I lift Angie up to you. I pray for her mind, body and spirit. Show her your will for her ministry her in Macomb. Be beyond clear to her and to others. Send others to her to guide her towards Your will. Grant us both the complete joy of our salvation.
For the people of Macomb I ask you to pour out the spirit of revival. Start with me. Start with the UBC youth. Place in their hearts an intense desire to share your good news with all of their friends and classmates. Help them to get it, to grasp your amazing will for their lives. Show me how best to lead them to the promise land of Your will. Show us how to reach those who are lost. How do we most effectively bring them into the fold? Grant your supernatural courage to all of those who have the opportunity this day to share their faith in You. I know you could fill our church building at any moment. Show us how to prepare and to expect such an out pouring.
I lift up Denise to you. Pray your rest for her. May she simply rest in your powerful arms. She has been such a wonderful blessing. I praise You for bringing her to UBC and my family. Give her courage to make the decisions she knows deep down that she must make. Give her peace. Show her Your calling upon her life. May she always use the passions you have given her to proclaim Your word. Bring her family to salvation. Use her time with them this week to bring them in the fold.
May your healing touch be on Gayle, Mark and PJ, my mom, Kelly's mom, his brother. Grant wisdom and guide to Kelly, myself, our Deacons, our Councils and other leaders. May we lead the church down Your path.
I know you can and will do so much more than I have asked for today. I look forward to seeing how gloriously you will respond to my prayers.
It is Christ name that I come before You. Amen!
Power of Prayer
I have heard my whole life that there is power in prayer. Long before I was a Christian I knew that when I was in need I should call out to God for help. This concept of prayer has lingered in my thinking in the years sense my salvation. Even today I have to fight the temptation to only see prayer as something I do only when my back is against the wall.
There is some truth in prayer being there for us in our times of need. Prayer is so much more than that. It is God's special gift to us where He allows us to come before Him with everything that is on our hearts and minds. As I have be retraining my mind to have a larger view of prayer I have come to truly realize that God can do so much more than I could ever ask of Him. It is my hope and yes prayer that my mind will continue to grasp more and more what God desires of my prayers.
To this end I want to begin sharing with you a portion of those things which I share with God. It is my hope that you will receive encouragement from the words that you will find here. Please feel free to share your prayers with me and others.
There is some truth in prayer being there for us in our times of need. Prayer is so much more than that. It is God's special gift to us where He allows us to come before Him with everything that is on our hearts and minds. As I have be retraining my mind to have a larger view of prayer I have come to truly realize that God can do so much more than I could ever ask of Him. It is my hope and yes prayer that my mind will continue to grasp more and more what God desires of my prayers.
To this end I want to begin sharing with you a portion of those things which I share with God. It is my hope that you will receive encouragement from the words that you will find here. Please feel free to share your prayers with me and others.
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