Gracious God I praise you for the beautiful green grass and the wonderful blooms. I thank You for the change of seasons. I thank You for the change of seasons in my life. I Praise You for how You move me from one place, time and activity to another. You are gracious and awesome in how You work. I praise You for the great opportunities of this week. Thank You for the wonderful student contacts this week at our gum giveaway. I look forward to many more weeks of contacts and seed planting. I ask that you guide the heart and mind of the young lady who took our pamphlet and Your son. Use it and others to lead her into a saving relationship with You.
You are awesome in this place mighty God, my Abba Father. I life up Your name before all who read this. I am unworthy to even call upon Your name yet here I am before You with boldness. This boldness I have is only because of the shed blood of Christ. In His name I seek Your face. In His name am I able to be in Your presence.
Spirit release within me the power that I need. Show me the path. Make it bright before my eyes. May my heart simply follow. Teach my mind and heart to seek with all that I have. Keep frustration and bitterness away from me. May You work past and through these kinds of things. You know the plans for our church and ministries. Show us beyond a shadow of doubt. Make it clear. Renew hearts and minds for you. May passion for you and spreading Your gospel explode among us. May Your labors not grow tired and weary. May they have people come and hold up theirs arms. May you grant wisdom and understanding to our leaders. May You speak mightily through Kelly. Spirit come lead people to action.
Draw my family into this passion for action. Draw my boys close to You. May their prayers be sweet and innocent. May they never know a day without You as their mighty Savior. Jesus be real to them. May my wife know You are there. May she lean on You and You alone always. Comfort her when I fail her. Comfort her when I cannot. Draws us closer together as we grow closer to You.
I know you can do so much more than what I ask for or seek from You. You know the needs of our church and our world. Meet those needs in miraculous ways today. Use us to expand You kingdom and influence here in Macomb.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Gracious Heavenly Father! I praise You for the rain. I praise You for the newness of Spring. I praise You for the regrowth and of the Earth. I praise You for the renewal in me. I praise You for the renewal in Angie. I praise You for our family. You have blessed with me with so much more than what I deserve. I humbled by your provision. I am humbled with being able to even come in to Your presence. As best I can today I lay my life, my will, my desires, my everything at your feet. I know no other way to bow before You. I lay my spirit before You. May You find my gifts acceptable despite the fact that I know in and of themselves they are. My gifts are not holy and unacceptable unless they are washed in the blood of the Lamb. Through His blood I come to You with great boldness to worship, praise and petition.
There are so many hurting souls in Macomb and WIU. There are so many people who long for Your love and yet they do not seek You. I desire to see their lives changed. I desire to see many lives changed. Help me to be both patient and expectant. Show me how to expect You to do great and be patient in waiting for You to do that. Help me to see the "small things" as great and mighty things. You know all of the situations and relationships that are surrounding me. You know their unique needs and concerns. Use me to speak Your truth in to them. Use me to change them. Use me to point them towards You and may I step back and let You do what You do so well, fix our broken lives and relationships.
You are awesome and mighty. I know You will do great things. You are doing great things. I ask that You will show this truth to those who need to hear it most.
There are so many hurting souls in Macomb and WIU. There are so many people who long for Your love and yet they do not seek You. I desire to see their lives changed. I desire to see many lives changed. Help me to be both patient and expectant. Show me how to expect You to do great and be patient in waiting for You to do that. Help me to see the "small things" as great and mighty things. You know all of the situations and relationships that are surrounding me. You know their unique needs and concerns. Use me to speak Your truth in to them. Use me to change them. Use me to point them towards You and may I step back and let You do what You do so well, fix our broken lives and relationships.
You are awesome and mighty. I know You will do great things. You are doing great things. I ask that You will show this truth to those who need to hear it most.
Tuesday March 25, 2008
Gracious Heavenly Father! I am so sorry for not spending the time with You that I needed to. I feel the distance between us growing and I do not like that feeling. I ask Your forgiveness for this. Please draw us back together. Draw me closer than I have ever know before. Show me things about You that I never imagined. Teach me more about You this day. Show me just how glorious and awesome You are. There is so much I want to learn about You yet I am not even sure what those things are. I just know I have so much more to learn about You. Your love si amazing. It is so comforting. It is the source of so many things in life.
Spirit I praise You for the seal You have placed on me. I am thankful for the guidance and direction You give to me and my brothers and sisters. I ask You show me how best to guide and lead those in the flock you have given me charge over. You know their needs far better than I ever could. Draw out my passions. Show me how best to use them for Your glory.
I praise You for my family. I ask that You heal them. I ask specifically that You heal Angie’s sore throat. Help us all to get things ready during the week. I praise for the good report on my knee. I am thankful for the loving care of Dr. Shih. Grant Aiden peace about the shots. Help him through it. I praise You for Anthony’s good checkup. I simply ask that You draw them near to You. May they accept Your son’s sacrifice as soon as the can possibly understand it’s meaning. May they never know a day where they are not one of Your children.
I praise You for all of those who love on teenagers and college students in Your name. There are so many yet the need is so much greater. Raise up great and mighty men and women to help lead these students to You and Your glory.
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Gracious Heavenly Father I love You. I love all of who You are. I know there is so much I do not understand about You. I desire to learn more about You. I want to know You to praise You. You are a great and awesome God. You are the one and only true living God. You are the masterful creator of the entire universe. Holy Spirit You are the fire in my soul, the passion that wells up from within me. I praise You for this passion. You are the source of life and hope in my life.
I praise You for the many blessings You have poured out upon me. My wife. She is so beautiful. She is so perfect for me. She is truly the best helpmate I could ever imagine. I love her passion. Thank You for her passion. Thank you for how You use her to minister to people that I could never reach.
Thank You for teenagers. Pour out Your incredible love for them. Show them Your great love tonight. You are awesome and amazing. Bring forth a great multitude tonight! Amen!
I praise You for the many blessings You have poured out upon me. My wife. She is so beautiful. She is so perfect for me. She is truly the best helpmate I could ever imagine. I love her passion. Thank You for her passion. Thank you for how You use her to minister to people that I could never reach.
Thank You for teenagers. Pour out Your incredible love for them. Show them Your great love tonight. You are awesome and amazing. Bring forth a great multitude tonight! Amen!
Tuesday March 18, 2008
Gracious God You are so awesome. It still amazes me how much You orchestrate, lead and guide us. I am blown away that You would even take the time to do that. You are holy and I am sinful. I am prone to mistakes and shortcomings while You are always perfect. I am thankful that You see me through the eyes of Christ. I am thankful that I can come into Your presence. That is such a privilege and honor. I can not even begin to wrap my brain around such an idea. I can not understand how or why You do so much for man much less me. I accept Your gift. I accept Your love. I praise You for all of these things. You are awesome in this place and world. You are mighty in this world. You are the Ruler of all things. You change people. You draw them close to You. You go after the lost and wondering. You are so much more powerful and awesome than I could ever understand.
Thank You for the week we had in Florida. Thank You that we have all returned home safely. Thank You for the changed lives. Thank You for Denise's testimony and changed heart and mind. Thank You for the work You did in Vicki's life. Thank You for their willingness and boldness to share. Thank You for the roles each us plays in Your plans. May the lessons learned in Florida not be lost on any of us. Use all of the students to become great beacons of light and hope in a dark and dieing world. May the lost go running to them and may they simply open their months and let You speak to through them.
May the teenagers do the same. May they see the lost that are all around them. May their hearts be broken for those who hurt and who long for Your love. May they simply see people like You see them. May they run to the hurting and provide comfort. May the lost run to them for the hope they desperately need. May the lost run to my brothers and sisters for hope and life. May we be Your people in this place. May we see and pray for the lost around us. May we be a light on the hill. May we praise You and life You up. Use us to draw men unto You. Use us to expand Your Kingdom here. Remove all bitterness from those in our fellowship. Bring us to our knees for forgiveness. May we be a people who comes to You with hearts that are truly seeking You as we pray. May our church cry out to You constantly. Hear our prayers in this very hour.
I am Thankful that You hear my prayers.
Thank You for my family. Thank You for my wonderful wife. Thank You for my boys. Thank you that they have returned home. Thank You for how I see Aiden developing a sweet love for You. May that continue in him. May he always love You. May he continue to be a great model for his younger brothers. Thank You that You have used Angie and I in showing them an example of love. May Your truth continue to ring true for them. Thank You for how Anthony has become our son. Thank You for bringing him into our lives. I can not even imagine our family without him. I ask that You be working in lives and families of their future wives. I pray that they too will always love You and that they will have a great desire to serve You in mighty and wondrous ways.
Angie is my koishii. She is my perfect mate. She is my wonderful lover. I am so thankful that You brought us together and that You made us perfect for each other. I am thankful for her love, her support and the woman You have made her to be. It is so awesome to see Your fingerprints all over her. I look forward to many many more years of loving her and serving with her. I look forward to the ways in which You will use her to change people's lives.
So many lost and hurting here in Macomb. So many! May You use me to reach one today.
Use me O Lord. I desire to be Your servant this day and in this hour. My heart longs to be in Your will. My whole body wants to be of use to You this day. The very depths of my heart cry out to You. I am crying to You in the name of Jesus my Savior and Lord!
Thank You for the week we had in Florida. Thank You that we have all returned home safely. Thank You for the changed lives. Thank You for Denise's testimony and changed heart and mind. Thank You for the work You did in Vicki's life. Thank You for their willingness and boldness to share. Thank You for the roles each us plays in Your plans. May the lessons learned in Florida not be lost on any of us. Use all of the students to become great beacons of light and hope in a dark and dieing world. May the lost go running to them and may they simply open their months and let You speak to through them.
May the teenagers do the same. May they see the lost that are all around them. May their hearts be broken for those who hurt and who long for Your love. May they simply see people like You see them. May they run to the hurting and provide comfort. May the lost run to them for the hope they desperately need. May the lost run to my brothers and sisters for hope and life. May we be Your people in this place. May we see and pray for the lost around us. May we be a light on the hill. May we praise You and life You up. Use us to draw men unto You. Use us to expand Your Kingdom here. Remove all bitterness from those in our fellowship. Bring us to our knees for forgiveness. May we be a people who comes to You with hearts that are truly seeking You as we pray. May our church cry out to You constantly. Hear our prayers in this very hour.
I am Thankful that You hear my prayers.
Thank You for my family. Thank You for my wonderful wife. Thank You for my boys. Thank you that they have returned home. Thank You for how I see Aiden developing a sweet love for You. May that continue in him. May he always love You. May he continue to be a great model for his younger brothers. Thank You that You have used Angie and I in showing them an example of love. May Your truth continue to ring true for them. Thank You for how Anthony has become our son. Thank You for bringing him into our lives. I can not even imagine our family without him. I ask that You be working in lives and families of their future wives. I pray that they too will always love You and that they will have a great desire to serve You in mighty and wondrous ways.
Angie is my koishii. She is my perfect mate. She is my wonderful lover. I am so thankful that You brought us together and that You made us perfect for each other. I am thankful for her love, her support and the woman You have made her to be. It is so awesome to see Your fingerprints all over her. I look forward to many many more years of loving her and serving with her. I look forward to the ways in which You will use her to change people's lives.
So many lost and hurting here in Macomb. So many! May You use me to reach one today.
Use me O Lord. I desire to be Your servant this day and in this hour. My heart longs to be in Your will. My whole body wants to be of use to You this day. The very depths of my heart cry out to You. I am crying to You in the name of Jesus my Savior and Lord!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
You are an awesome, mighty and wonderful God. Change hearts, minds, wills of all who lay this branches before You. May this not just be an outward act may in be a true reflection of their hearts. I beg of You to change people in mighty and great ways even in this moment.
Wednesday March 12, 2008
Gracious God You have been so awesome to all of the Beach Reach crew. You have orchestrated so many happenings and events. You place people together. You arrange meetings. You are so awesome. You are in complete control. You are the creator of all things. You see the lost and the lonely and You seek to comfort them. You feel the sting of their rejection yet You continue on. You see Your people stray and yet You never leave our side. You are the mighty One. You are the one true God. You are the great and mighty One of the Universe.
Hear the cries of Your people in the place tonight. Draw them close to You. Fill our hearts in ways we could never imagine. Fill us with Your joy and love. You are the great and glorious One. I love You more than words could ever express. I know You love me more than I could ever imagine. Give me Your eyes so that I may see the world as You do.
I do not understand why You do what You do. It can only be because of a love that I can not fully understand. It is Your love. A love that I can never understand. A love that I can not live without. A love that has no end. A love that breaks through all to save all. It is love that is so far beyond reason. I am amazed at it. I want to know more about it. I want to experience it in more and more depth. I desire to help bring others to experience it.
Search my heart and find that which keeps from being closer to You. Search and find it all. Remove all of it. Show it to me if that brings You glory. I want to bring You glory in all that I do. I desire to die to self. I need You to to accomplish these task. You are the only way this happens. You are the source of all things. You are my strong tower. You are the reason I live. I am nothing without You. You are the only thing that gives me worth ad value. Without You there is no real reason to live.
You are the One great God. You know all of the needs in this place tonight. Answer their cries to You. Be real and make Your presence known in mighty and powerful ways. I praise Your love. I praise Your holiness. I long to know more about You. I long to see more of Your great power and might. You are the only One I need. Show me how to get more of all that I need. Carry me through my unbelief and my failings. I fall so short of Your standard. I will always fall short of this. I praise You for still loving me and never giving up on me. Place peace in my heart take away my guilt.
Show me. Show me. Show me. Show me. Teach me. Break myself. Break my heart. Break my will. You are so awesome.
Hear the cries of Your people in the place tonight. Draw them close to You. Fill our hearts in ways we could never imagine. Fill us with Your joy and love. You are the great and glorious One. I love You more than words could ever express. I know You love me more than I could ever imagine. Give me Your eyes so that I may see the world as You do.
I do not understand why You do what You do. It can only be because of a love that I can not fully understand. It is Your love. A love that I can never understand. A love that I can not live without. A love that has no end. A love that breaks through all to save all. It is love that is so far beyond reason. I am amazed at it. I want to know more about it. I want to experience it in more and more depth. I desire to help bring others to experience it.
Search my heart and find that which keeps from being closer to You. Search and find it all. Remove all of it. Show it to me if that brings You glory. I want to bring You glory in all that I do. I desire to die to self. I need You to to accomplish these task. You are the only way this happens. You are the source of all things. You are my strong tower. You are the reason I live. I am nothing without You. You are the only thing that gives me worth ad value. Without You there is no real reason to live.
You are the One great God. You know all of the needs in this place tonight. Answer their cries to You. Be real and make Your presence known in mighty and powerful ways. I praise Your love. I praise Your holiness. I long to know more about You. I long to see more of Your great power and might. You are the only One I need. Show me how to get more of all that I need. Carry me through my unbelief and my failings. I fall so short of Your standard. I will always fall short of this. I praise You for still loving me and never giving up on me. Place peace in my heart take away my guilt.
Show me. Show me. Show me. Show me. Teach me. Break myself. Break my heart. Break my will. You are so awesome.
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