Father God I praise You for who You are. I am both thankful and overwhelmed by Your Holiness. I am in awe of how I am able to come before You. I am scared yet at peace. I do not understand why you listen to the prayers of sinful man. I know in my head that it is through the blood of Christ but I just do not understand how that works. I am thankful that it does though. I praise You for how You are connecting dots for me. I am excited about how You are opening my eyes to so many truths around me. I am thankful for musicians like Petra and Robin Mark. It amazes me how You continue to work through their songs long after they are first written.
I praise You for Angie and all she does in taking care of the boys and myself. Grant her the rest she needs. Heal hear and the boys. Expand her ministry. Give her the opportunities to do what You have called her to do. Reward her faithfulness to You. Protect her. Encourage her.
I lay the students before You. You know their names. You know their needs. Protect them as many of them and their families will be traveling this Thanksgiving. Show them how to be a light on their campuses. Grant wisdom to my parents. May You draw them closer to Your side. Help them to be Your kind pf parents.
Provide rest for Kelly and his family as they travel. Grant him your wisdom on providing leadership to our church.
Open the hearts of those who will be here on Sunday. Bring us new faces. Open the hearts of those who have been running from You. Break down the walls. May Your words be my words.
I look forward to what You will do today, tomorrow and for the rest of my life. I ask for Your wisdom in the adoption process. You have a great plan for me and my family. May we stay on Your path.
Thank You for listening to my prayers today. In Christ name I present his prayer to You. Amen!
Friday, November 9, 2007
You are a holy God. You are so incredibly holy. You are so far beyond my comprehension. Hear my thoughts and prayers tonight. Listen to my heart. Holy Spirit sift through my words and present my prayers to the Father in ways that I cannot.
Father God I praise You for this day! I am so thankful for all that You have given me and my family. I thank you for my family. I thank you for all of the children I have been blessed with. I am blessed to know that at least 3 of my children have fulfilled their purpose in life. I pray that my other 2 children and future children will also fully fulfill their purposes in life. I pray for a passion for people in both Aiden and Anthony. I ask they will also have a passion for You. Give wisdom and patience to Angie. Protect her mind and spirit from the lies of the Evil One. Encourage her heart. Remind her of the calling You have placed on her life. Guide her actions. Allow her incredible rest tonight. Relieve her tiredness.
I thank you for each one my teens and college students. I pray you give them the boldness they need to live completely for You. I pray for the lost among them that You will bring them into your family. Draw them closer to You this night. Send Your children to speak truth in to their lives. I thank You for my Sunday School class. Give each one my students the opportunity to share what they know about You to their friends. Give each one of them the chance to invite friends to church on Sunday! Give their parental units the guidance on how best to bring them up in Your ways. Grant me the wisdom on how best to teach them.
Once again I praise You for all that You do for me. I am not worthy of the blessings You pour out. I thank you for Your son's blood and how You came after me. You made a way for us to have a relationship. May You hear my prayers through His sacrifice. In His name I pray. Amen!
Father God I praise You for this day! I am so thankful for all that You have given me and my family. I thank you for my family. I thank you for all of the children I have been blessed with. I am blessed to know that at least 3 of my children have fulfilled their purpose in life. I pray that my other 2 children and future children will also fully fulfill their purposes in life. I pray for a passion for people in both Aiden and Anthony. I ask they will also have a passion for You. Give wisdom and patience to Angie. Protect her mind and spirit from the lies of the Evil One. Encourage her heart. Remind her of the calling You have placed on her life. Guide her actions. Allow her incredible rest tonight. Relieve her tiredness.
I thank you for each one my teens and college students. I pray you give them the boldness they need to live completely for You. I pray for the lost among them that You will bring them into your family. Draw them closer to You this night. Send Your children to speak truth in to their lives. I thank You for my Sunday School class. Give each one my students the opportunity to share what they know about You to their friends. Give each one of them the chance to invite friends to church on Sunday! Give their parental units the guidance on how best to bring them up in Your ways. Grant me the wisdom on how best to teach them.
Once again I praise You for all that You do for me. I am not worthy of the blessings You pour out. I thank you for Your son's blood and how You came after me. You made a way for us to have a relationship. May You hear my prayers through His sacrifice. In His name I pray. Amen!
Monday, October 29, 2007
Father God, I am scared. I feel so lost. I want to help my bride but I do not know what to do. I have no idea what is best. I know that You do. I desperately need your wisdom. Protect Angie. Keep her safe as she goes through this. May it all goes as well as possible.
You are holy and just. You are the great God. The almighty God of the Universe. All thing are under your watch and control. I know You can do whatever You want. You can relieve pain. You can heal a body after miscarriage. I ask that Angie's body would be fully healed and repaired after this loss. I pray You grant us Your incredible wisdom and what to do next. Give us the strength we need to make those next steps. Take care of my wife in ways that I cannot.
Take care of the students tonight. Speak to their hearts. Teach them great things tonight.
Encourage the youth while they are with their friends. May serving You be a priority in their lives.
You are holy and just. You are the great God. The almighty God of the Universe. All thing are under your watch and control. I know You can do whatever You want. You can relieve pain. You can heal a body after miscarriage. I ask that Angie's body would be fully healed and repaired after this loss. I pray You grant us Your incredible wisdom and what to do next. Give us the strength we need to make those next steps. Take care of my wife in ways that I cannot.
Take care of the students tonight. Speak to their hearts. Teach them great things tonight.
Encourage the youth while they are with their friends. May serving You be a priority in their lives.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
How do I process this all? Is being relieved o.k.? What do I do now God? Where do we go from here? You have answered my prayers and for that I am thankful. I know You will answer these questions and more. I claim Your that You will answer when we call and that You will teach me. You will continue teaching us.
I lay Angie before You. Grant her rest. Grant her peace and comfort. Help me to present her as a blameless bride before you.
I am thankful for the wonderful time at the Youth Lock-in. Thank you for providing all that we needed. Thank You for bringing just the right amount of teenagers. Thank you for the rekindling of relationships. Continue to move forward in expanding the youth group. You know where we are to go. You have great plans for us.
You know my heart. Hear the cries of your child.
I lay Angie before You. Grant her rest. Grant her peace and comfort. Help me to present her as a blameless bride before you.
I am thankful for the wonderful time at the Youth Lock-in. Thank you for providing all that we needed. Thank You for bringing just the right amount of teenagers. Thank you for the rekindling of relationships. Continue to move forward in expanding the youth group. You know where we are to go. You have great plans for us.
You know my heart. Hear the cries of your child.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
What a day God. So many ups and downs. I praise You for never leaving my side. I am so thankful to know that You will always be there. I do not know what the future holds for Angie and I. I know that You do. I am so tired of thinking about it. I just want to be able to live for You right now. I do not want to be concerned any more. How do I get to that point to just let You worry about tomorrow? Get me there God. Move in my heart. Move my mind and heart to that place.
Protect Angie as we continue to move forward. Guard her heart and mind. Guard this child. Protect them in ways I cannot imagine. Protect us from having thoughts that are absolutely false. Keep the evil one away from us and our minds.
I praise You for how You do answer prayer. I am not sure what Your answer will ultimately be with this pregnancy but I know You will provide the answer. I ask that we would no longer remain in this feeling of limbo. Move us in one direction or other. I believe anything is possible with You. No life is too far gone for You to be able to restore. Give us the peace to move in whatever direction You have for us.
I thank you for the contacts You have allowed me to make in the past couple of days. May these contacts produce great fruit for You. I ask that You would continue to expand the ministry of UBC. Search me and what I have been doing. Show me my faults so that I may grow into a better servant for You.
Watch over those students you have placed into my flock. Give them the grace and strength to make right and good decisions. I praise You for how you are moving in their lives. You are so awesome and mighty. It amazes me to hear what You are teaching them. Help them to be sources of hope and light in their classes. Use them in mighty ways to change their schools. I look forward to seeing how You will work through them.
Help my boys get great rest tonight. Grant peaceful rest to Angie and I all night long. Amen!
Protect Angie as we continue to move forward. Guard her heart and mind. Guard this child. Protect them in ways I cannot imagine. Protect us from having thoughts that are absolutely false. Keep the evil one away from us and our minds.
I praise You for how You do answer prayer. I am not sure what Your answer will ultimately be with this pregnancy but I know You will provide the answer. I ask that we would no longer remain in this feeling of limbo. Move us in one direction or other. I believe anything is possible with You. No life is too far gone for You to be able to restore. Give us the peace to move in whatever direction You have for us.
I thank you for the contacts You have allowed me to make in the past couple of days. May these contacts produce great fruit for You. I ask that You would continue to expand the ministry of UBC. Search me and what I have been doing. Show me my faults so that I may grow into a better servant for You.
Watch over those students you have placed into my flock. Give them the grace and strength to make right and good decisions. I praise You for how you are moving in their lives. You are so awesome and mighty. It amazes me to hear what You are teaching them. Help them to be sources of hope and light in their classes. Use them in mighty ways to change their schools. I look forward to seeing how You will work through them.
Help my boys get great rest tonight. Grant peaceful rest to Angie and I all night long. Amen!
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Father God, I praise You for all that You do. I love You beyond anything I can understand. I need Your Wisdom. I ask, as Solomon did, for the wisdom to see truth and lies. I desperately need your guidance for so many things in my life. So many things are up in the air. Am I working in vain? Am I working on my own path and ideas? If I am stop all things that are not of you, close all of those doors. Slam them shut. Show me my wrongs and short comings.
Bring forth the students. Tell me why they do not come. Where are those youth that I believed you were raising up to be strong leaders in this church and ministry? Is there fault in me that is causing problems? I beg for you to show me. I beg for You to move this ministry towards great heights. Use the students to change their world. I know you have called each one of them for great things. Hard for me to imagine You doing anything differently. I praise You for how You answer prayers. I praise You for how immediately You will answer prayers. Thank you for bringing Matt and Ben here tonight.
Bring forth the students. Tell me why they do not come. Where are those youth that I believed you were raising up to be strong leaders in this church and ministry? Is there fault in me that is causing problems? I beg for you to show me. I beg for You to move this ministry towards great heights. Use the students to change their world. I know you have called each one of them for great things. Hard for me to imagine You doing anything differently. I praise You for how You answer prayers. I praise You for how immediately You will answer prayers. Thank you for bringing Matt and Ben here tonight.
Monday, October 15, 2007
I come in to Your presence humbled and amazed and Your holiness. I cannot understand how I am allowed to come before You. I accept it with a great full heart. I bow before Your throne. My mind and heart bows before You. I do not deserve to be able to come in to Your presence. Jesus cleanse my heart and lips this day so that they may be pleasing to the Father. Spirit guide my heart and mind while I am in His presence.
Father God I praise You for all that have you done in my life and the lives of those around me. It is so obvious to me that You are working and dong some great things in the lives of so many and that You want to do so much more. I praise You for where You have brought Angie and I. Help us in our unbelief. Protect Angie and the baby. To the best I can I take hold of your promises of protection and successful pregnancies. I pray things are clear on the ultrasound this week. That we can easily see a heartbeat and that everything will look normal. May You truly be the Prince of Peace for us this week.
Heal Aiden. Remove his fever. Comfort him until it is gone. Give Angie patience and strength as she cares for the boys. I praise You for the incredible wife and mother that she is. I praise You for her calling. I praise You for the opportunity You have placed before her to be such a wonderful servant of Yours. I look forward to all of the wonderful ways You will be using her to change the lives of children and families here in Macomb. I praise You for how she loves on and ministers to the youth and college students here.
I again lay each one of my students at your throne. Remove their barriers. Clear their time. Allow them to complete their tasks. May they place you first. May you be before homework, before band, before class, before sports, or whatever it is that they spend their time doing. Show this church how to best raise them up. I pray for the couples among us and that You give them wisdom on how best to go about their relationships.
Show us how to expand our influence here in Macomb. Expand it beyond our wildest imagination. May we be bursting with people who want to praise your name. Even today give courage to the people in our church to share their faith with friends and co-workers or people they have just met. Fill the student house! Fill the SS rooms! Fill the pews on Sunday.
Grant to Kelly te rest he desperately needs. Even without sleep energize him. Spirit move on his heart. Give him this day the message for Sunday. Allow him to complete his tasks early and have the time to rest in You all weekend long. I praise You for the little ones I have on Sunday AM. They are such a blessing. I pray for their next teacher. I ask your wisdom in showing me to best serve this church on Sunday Mornings. Expand my role.
I praise You for this wonderful day and look forward to talking with students tonight. AMEN!
Father God I praise You for all that have you done in my life and the lives of those around me. It is so obvious to me that You are working and dong some great things in the lives of so many and that You want to do so much more. I praise You for where You have brought Angie and I. Help us in our unbelief. Protect Angie and the baby. To the best I can I take hold of your promises of protection and successful pregnancies. I pray things are clear on the ultrasound this week. That we can easily see a heartbeat and that everything will look normal. May You truly be the Prince of Peace for us this week.
Heal Aiden. Remove his fever. Comfort him until it is gone. Give Angie patience and strength as she cares for the boys. I praise You for the incredible wife and mother that she is. I praise You for her calling. I praise You for the opportunity You have placed before her to be such a wonderful servant of Yours. I look forward to all of the wonderful ways You will be using her to change the lives of children and families here in Macomb. I praise You for how she loves on and ministers to the youth and college students here.
I again lay each one of my students at your throne. Remove their barriers. Clear their time. Allow them to complete their tasks. May they place you first. May you be before homework, before band, before class, before sports, or whatever it is that they spend their time doing. Show this church how to best raise them up. I pray for the couples among us and that You give them wisdom on how best to go about their relationships.
Show us how to expand our influence here in Macomb. Expand it beyond our wildest imagination. May we be bursting with people who want to praise your name. Even today give courage to the people in our church to share their faith with friends and co-workers or people they have just met. Fill the student house! Fill the SS rooms! Fill the pews on Sunday.
Grant to Kelly te rest he desperately needs. Even without sleep energize him. Spirit move on his heart. Give him this day the message for Sunday. Allow him to complete his tasks early and have the time to rest in You all weekend long. I praise You for the little ones I have on Sunday AM. They are such a blessing. I pray for their next teacher. I ask your wisdom in showing me to best serve this church on Sunday Mornings. Expand my role.
I praise You for this wonderful day and look forward to talking with students tonight. AMEN!
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