Gracious God, it is amazing to me that You are here in this place. So much that is going on and so many of the people have no relationship with You. They are living their lives and give You no thought. How do I change this? What is my role in changing the hearts and minds of so many. I know ultimately it is You who must change them yet You have chosen to use many to accomplish much of Your work. Show me your will.
Thank You for the time to pray at Waubonsee. You are the Lord of that place and I desire to see You to break forth in a mighty way across that campus. Use those students to change the world for You. Use my family in this adventure and this plan.
I praise You for my family and the love they give me. They are so amazing. Thank You for how Angie takes care of our home. She makes our home a place of rest and a place of joy. Give her the wisdom and strength she needs to teach our boys and lead them closer to You during the day.
I praise You that Aiden wants to tell people the story. That he just tells people without fear or anything. May You develop that in him. May that desire to tell Your story never leave him. Anthony wants to be like his brother yet be his own person. Continue to develop him and mold him in to the person You want him to be.
Thank You for this time to come before You. Thank You for allowing me to watch people and pray for them.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Gracious God I seek Your presence and peace for this day. So much stress, worry, etc.. is going on around me. I know Your peace is greater than all of these things. Holy Spirit come and grow Your peace in the people who need it.
I praise You for this home and new place to live and serve. The longer we are here the more we can see how You guided us to this place. It may not have been exactly how we envisioned our new home or anything like that but it is how You envisioned it and the longer we are here the more I can see that. It is so amazing to see Your hand at work and how You have started to bring so many wonderful things together. I look forward to meeting the families, dogs, cats and other family pets that live here. I look forward to sharing our lives with them and through that sharing Your word and grace. Show me this day how I can do that. May no opportunity to share Your truth pass by me today.
Angie has done so much to get us settled and I thank You for giving her the strength to do that. I would ask that You reward her sacrifice and hard work. I would also ask that You give her the patience and wisdom she needs today especially when it comes to balancing the work she is doing and taking care of the boys. I praise You for the wonderful life You have blessed us with. You have carried us through some terrible times yet You have also taken us up to some of the highest heights. I do not know what else You have in store for us but I am thankful that You have given Angie to me as someone to spend my life with. I praise You for how You use her to reach people that I cannot. I love how You use her in ways she never thought possible.
The boys have done a pretty good job adjusting to their new life here in Sugar Grove. I know much of this is because of You. Thank You! Thank You for the little ones at Cornerstone. Draw the boys near to Your side. Help them to make the good choices that they need to make. Use them to bring in Your peace.
Use me this day for Your glory and Yours alone. I seek You in Christ name. Amen.
I praise You for this home and new place to live and serve. The longer we are here the more we can see how You guided us to this place. It may not have been exactly how we envisioned our new home or anything like that but it is how You envisioned it and the longer we are here the more I can see that. It is so amazing to see Your hand at work and how You have started to bring so many wonderful things together. I look forward to meeting the families, dogs, cats and other family pets that live here. I look forward to sharing our lives with them and through that sharing Your word and grace. Show me this day how I can do that. May no opportunity to share Your truth pass by me today.
Angie has done so much to get us settled and I thank You for giving her the strength to do that. I would ask that You reward her sacrifice and hard work. I would also ask that You give her the patience and wisdom she needs today especially when it comes to balancing the work she is doing and taking care of the boys. I praise You for the wonderful life You have blessed us with. You have carried us through some terrible times yet You have also taken us up to some of the highest heights. I do not know what else You have in store for us but I am thankful that You have given Angie to me as someone to spend my life with. I praise You for how You use her to reach people that I cannot. I love how You use her in ways she never thought possible.
The boys have done a pretty good job adjusting to their new life here in Sugar Grove. I know much of this is because of You. Thank You! Thank You for the little ones at Cornerstone. Draw the boys near to Your side. Help them to make the good choices that they need to make. Use them to bring in Your peace.
Use me this day for Your glory and Yours alone. I seek You in Christ name. Amen.
Sunday January 25, 2009
Gracious God is it true what I see? Is this how you are answering our prayers? We need to know. We desire to know. I especially need to know if this is Your will or me jumping in too soon. I know nothing is impossible with You. I know You open and shut doors in ways that do not always make sense to us or to the people around us. I know there is a huge part of me that wants this to work out but in a way pleasing and honoring to You. I desire to go and to leave. I desire to be starting new things and doing new things. I only want this in the place and time of Your choosing and not mine. I ask as Solomon did to have Your wisdom. I hang on to the promise that that you hear and answer the prayers of Your people.
I praise You for the ear You give to my words. I am humbled that the God of all creation would even consider hearing what I have to say much less be so involved in my life. You created my bodily form and You recreating the rest of me now. It is an amazing thing. It is amazing to know that You understand cats, dogs, plants, lizards and those things that we seek to understand. You are the one who knows why they make every step they make. You know why they make the choices they make. You alone understand these things. I praise You for that understanding.
Bring Angie and I to the same place on the choices before us. Lay passions upon our hearts. Take fears away. Bring us together in new and exciting ways. I look forward to watching You work in this.
Continue to work in the hearts and minds of the boys. Prepare them for this move and change. Help them to understand. Help them in those moments when they miss the people the care about. I would especially ask that help Aiden deal with leaving school.
You are an amazing God and I praise You for Aiden's 4 years with us. It has been amazing to see how You have done so much in his life. I look forward to seeing You continue to do this.
I praise You for the pretty snow this day. Help us enjoy all that You provide for us. Christ I thank You for saving me and for allowing me to come before the Father in Your name. Amen!
I praise You for the ear You give to my words. I am humbled that the God of all creation would even consider hearing what I have to say much less be so involved in my life. You created my bodily form and You recreating the rest of me now. It is an amazing thing. It is amazing to know that You understand cats, dogs, plants, lizards and those things that we seek to understand. You are the one who knows why they make every step they make. You know why they make the choices they make. You alone understand these things. I praise You for that understanding.
Bring Angie and I to the same place on the choices before us. Lay passions upon our hearts. Take fears away. Bring us together in new and exciting ways. I look forward to watching You work in this.
Continue to work in the hearts and minds of the boys. Prepare them for this move and change. Help them to understand. Help them in those moments when they miss the people the care about. I would especially ask that help Aiden deal with leaving school.
You are an amazing God and I praise You for Aiden's 4 years with us. It has been amazing to see how You have done so much in his life. I look forward to seeing You continue to do this.
I praise You for the pretty snow this day. Help us enjoy all that You provide for us. Christ I thank You for saving me and for allowing me to come before the Father in Your name. Amen!
Tuesday January 6, 2009
Gracious God I look to You and wait. I wait for You to once again open up Your hand and provide for my family. I praise You for the abundance You have poured out upon us. May we always look to You and wait for You to provide. You are so awesome at this and I am always so amazed by it. Today I look to You for provision for travel and new ministry. I believe that if we are to be in Atlanta then You have already composed a plan of provision for this. I also believe that You have a plan of provision for whatever new ministry You have planned for my family. May we earnestly seek to be on the path/plan You have designed.
May You heal Angie. Give her and her body the rest it needs. I praise You for the work You are doing in heart especially with regards to having a little girl someday. It is so awesome to see what You are doing there. I praise You for the love and support she gives me. May I reflect Your love towards her. Show me what she needs me to be to draw her closer to You. Show me what she needs to me to be. Give her the wisdom, strength and whatever else she needs to be the kind of mother You desire her to be. Grant her release for the battles she faces. I would ask that You release her from the prisons she finds herself in some days. She is Your child and I trust You will always take care of her.
I praise You for my two boys. I praise You for the wonderful personalities You are developing inside of them. May they seek after You and Your salvation. May Angie and I always point them towards You. May they receive great rest today. May they learn today. God help/cause Aiden to make the turn in his potty training. It seems as though we were nearly where we needed to be and now it seems as though we have moved backwards. We need to Your wisdom. We seek it from You in this moment. Help him to understand what he needs to do and then to do it. Grant Anthony the sense of security that mommy will return and that it is ok for her to leave. I know it isn't all about security but there is a part of me that thinks that it is. May he become at peace with all of this. Prepare their hearts and minds for the move You seem to be getting us closer to. May they want to move because of You.
There are so many issues and struggles with so many at work. You know each and every one of them. Use me there. Help me to be more willing to be used. Place a fire in my bones about doing Your work and ministry no matter the time or place.
I trust You have heard my prayers. I trust You see them through the blood of Christ and You hear them through the groans of the Holy Spirit. I know not how You will answer all of this things but I know You will and I look forward to watching You do it. May I not miss it and may I praise You for each answer that You give.
May You heal Angie. Give her and her body the rest it needs. I praise You for the work You are doing in heart especially with regards to having a little girl someday. It is so awesome to see what You are doing there. I praise You for the love and support she gives me. May I reflect Your love towards her. Show me what she needs me to be to draw her closer to You. Show me what she needs to me to be. Give her the wisdom, strength and whatever else she needs to be the kind of mother You desire her to be. Grant her release for the battles she faces. I would ask that You release her from the prisons she finds herself in some days. She is Your child and I trust You will always take care of her.
I praise You for my two boys. I praise You for the wonderful personalities You are developing inside of them. May they seek after You and Your salvation. May Angie and I always point them towards You. May they receive great rest today. May they learn today. God help/cause Aiden to make the turn in his potty training. It seems as though we were nearly where we needed to be and now it seems as though we have moved backwards. We need to Your wisdom. We seek it from You in this moment. Help him to understand what he needs to do and then to do it. Grant Anthony the sense of security that mommy will return and that it is ok for her to leave. I know it isn't all about security but there is a part of me that thinks that it is. May he become at peace with all of this. Prepare their hearts and minds for the move You seem to be getting us closer to. May they want to move because of You.
There are so many issues and struggles with so many at work. You know each and every one of them. Use me there. Help me to be more willing to be used. Place a fire in my bones about doing Your work and ministry no matter the time or place.
I trust You have heard my prayers. I trust You see them through the blood of Christ and You hear them through the groans of the Holy Spirit. I know not how You will answer all of this things but I know You will and I look forward to watching You do it. May I not miss it and may I praise You for each answer that You give.
Gracious God I need your special guidance today. I have this need to be doing with people yet I have no way of knowing how to work that out. You have answered my prayer for a fire again and I can feel it rekindling within me again. Is there one place in particular that I am to focus on. I desire to be on the campus so desperately. Show me the campus You want to move me to. I need the wisdom for those right choices. You have me at Wal-Mart now and I desire to know my role there. There are some days it feels as though I am to be reaching out to some there and others it does not. On the other hand I hear so much about blooming where I am planted. Such confusion. I need clarity from You. I need courage from You. I need peace from You. Where is the outlet?????
I pray for good choices and peace in my household today. I desire for Angie's body to be healed and her right should/arm pain to be gone. May our house be as You would have it to be today. May my boys make good choices. Help Aiden to do well with potty training today. May he tells us when he needs to go. May the boys listen. May we have patience. I especially ask this for myself, I need patience with them. Help Anthony to listen and obey.
May Angie and I be able to spend some time together today and may that time be sweet and pleasing to You. May our hearts and minds be in the same place and may we have time today to find that place together. We seek to do Your will. May today not be an elephant day for Angie. I love You and praise You in this moment. I come before in Jesus name. Amen!
I pray for good choices and peace in my household today. I desire for Angie's body to be healed and her right should/arm pain to be gone. May our house be as You would have it to be today. May my boys make good choices. Help Aiden to do well with potty training today. May he tells us when he needs to go. May the boys listen. May we have patience. I especially ask this for myself, I need patience with them. Help Anthony to listen and obey.
May Angie and I be able to spend some time together today and may that time be sweet and pleasing to You. May our hearts and minds be in the same place and may we have time today to find that place together. We seek to do Your will. May today not be an elephant day for Angie. I love You and praise You in this moment. I come before in Jesus name. Amen!
Wednesday December 31, 2008
Gracious God, You are so awesome to me and my family. You never leave us or abandon even when we may not always be seeking after You. You do not turn Your ear from us though we not always realize that. I am sorry for not running towards You in the way that I should I seek You forgiveness and trust in Your grace that You will hear me even now. I seek Your wisdom and guidance. I seek Your confirmation or denial. I seek to know if we should be moving towards Sugar Grove or some other place. I want to have an incredible passion for the place You want us to go. I desire for this to be evident to all people. Light that fire in me for whatever You want. Light that same fire in all who would be working with us. I hope that Chris' assessment went well and I hope that have spoken clearly to IBSA and his family about where You want them to serve. There are so many details to be worked out and I trust that if this is the place You want us to be then You will begin to work all of them out. I look forward to watching You do some amazing things in the future.
I praise You for the way You are moving in the lives of so many around us. I thank You for Amber and Eric's baptisms. I thank You for allowing me to be part of the wonderful journeys You are taking them on. I hope that these moments of baptism will serve as markers and turning points for them and that they will grow even closer to You.
Gracious God hear my prayers and bring peace and joy this day to my house. Amen.
I praise You for the way You are moving in the lives of so many around us. I thank You for Amber and Eric's baptisms. I thank You for allowing me to be part of the wonderful journeys You are taking them on. I hope that these moments of baptism will serve as markers and turning points for them and that they will grow even closer to You.
Gracious God hear my prayers and bring peace and joy this day to my house. Amen.
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Lord God I do praise You for Your enduring love and mercy. I am thankful that it will never fade or leave me. I am thankful that no matter how much I mess up or fail You, You do not forsake me. I seek Your kindness and ask that You forgive me for my sins. I ask that You wipe away the mistakes I have made specifically I think of the ones with Angie and the boys. My attitude has not been good with them of late and I am sorry. Let them know in ways that my words cannot fully express how sorry I am for how I have acted. You are an awesome God and I trust You will do these things. You so amazing and I cannot even fully understand how great You truly are.
I seek Your rest. I seek after Your peace and comfort. I seek to know Your will. I seek to know more about the plans You have for our family. I want to know so much more yet I want Your peace about it more than anything else. When You give me that peace may I simply rest in it. I praise You for listening to me today.
I would ask that heal Angie's body. Allow her to receive wonderful rest right now. May she be able to once again be the energetic woman she desires to be. May she accomplish all of the things she wants to do. May You multiple her efforts far beyond herself. May she and I be in the same place when it comes to church planting, adoption and all of those decisions in our lives. May we take the time to be with You as we should. May our marriage reflect You.
There is so much that distracts me from You and that should not be true. There is no real reason as to why I do not focus more attention on You. You should be the beacon that I focus in with all that I do. Help this to become true for me.
Help this to also be true for my family. I especially think of my boys. May they see Your light and run towards it. May You be the thing the desire most in their lives. May the knowledge, understanding and acceptance of Your salvation become real to them far sooner than I could ever imagine. Show Angie and I how to best lead them in this direction. May the truth of Your stories leap out at them. I praise You for the progress Aiden has made in his potty training. It has been amazing to watch him come so far with no real explanation beyond You. Anthony's speech explosion is nothing short of a miracle. I would ask now that You take the incredible amount of energy they and use it to glorify You and Your name. I look forward to seeing how You will do this. I praise You for how they have handled the transition away from UBC. I am thankful for men like Mr. Tom who Aiden simply seems to adore. I look forward to seeing how you will continue to take care of them as we begin the process of making another transition in our lives. It is so amazing to me how you have taken care of their needs far beyond us.
Your provision has been great. May we be good stewards of what You have provided for us. Help me fight those urges to spend money we don't really have. I love You God. I praise You. I seek to be Your servant the day. I seek to show people Your truth. Show me how to do this at work. There are so many who seem so lost and hurting there. I feel as though I have such a short time and I need You to show me Your task(s) for me there. May I not run from anything You lay before me.
I praise You again for hearing my prayers. I trust You have heard and listened. I also trust that You have heard thsoe things that I did even express in words. You are so awesome and amazing. Thank You again for allowing me to come before in the Name of Christ my Savior. Amen!
I seek Your rest. I seek after Your peace and comfort. I seek to know Your will. I seek to know more about the plans You have for our family. I want to know so much more yet I want Your peace about it more than anything else. When You give me that peace may I simply rest in it. I praise You for listening to me today.
I would ask that heal Angie's body. Allow her to receive wonderful rest right now. May she be able to once again be the energetic woman she desires to be. May she accomplish all of the things she wants to do. May You multiple her efforts far beyond herself. May she and I be in the same place when it comes to church planting, adoption and all of those decisions in our lives. May we take the time to be with You as we should. May our marriage reflect You.
There is so much that distracts me from You and that should not be true. There is no real reason as to why I do not focus more attention on You. You should be the beacon that I focus in with all that I do. Help this to become true for me.
Help this to also be true for my family. I especially think of my boys. May they see Your light and run towards it. May You be the thing the desire most in their lives. May the knowledge, understanding and acceptance of Your salvation become real to them far sooner than I could ever imagine. Show Angie and I how to best lead them in this direction. May the truth of Your stories leap out at them. I praise You for the progress Aiden has made in his potty training. It has been amazing to watch him come so far with no real explanation beyond You. Anthony's speech explosion is nothing short of a miracle. I would ask now that You take the incredible amount of energy they and use it to glorify You and Your name. I look forward to seeing how You will do this. I praise You for how they have handled the transition away from UBC. I am thankful for men like Mr. Tom who Aiden simply seems to adore. I look forward to seeing how you will continue to take care of them as we begin the process of making another transition in our lives. It is so amazing to me how you have taken care of their needs far beyond us.
Your provision has been great. May we be good stewards of what You have provided for us. Help me fight those urges to spend money we don't really have. I love You God. I praise You. I seek to be Your servant the day. I seek to show people Your truth. Show me how to do this at work. There are so many who seem so lost and hurting there. I feel as though I have such a short time and I need You to show me Your task(s) for me there. May I not run from anything You lay before me.
I praise You again for hearing my prayers. I trust You have heard and listened. I also trust that You have heard thsoe things that I did even express in words. You are so awesome and amazing. Thank You again for allowing me to come before in the Name of Christ my Savior. Amen!
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