Gracious God I am so thankful for last night's rest. I am thankful that You have placed my spirit at rest so that I am able to sleep at night. Thank You. I praise You for this time here at Super Summer. I praise You for the wonderful co-laborers. They are great and wonderful people and I know You are using them in mighty ways to change the lives of teenagers. I am thankful for all of the teens You have brought here this week.
I do not know all of the issues that they laid down last night but You do. You know them far better than any of us. I ask that You take care of those things. I ask that You would provide all these students need to deal with these struggles. Free them/us from all that would hinders and stop us from being bold proclaimers of Your word. You are mighty and awesome and I know You hear my prayers.
I praise You for the wonderful first day at VBS in Eastland. May my boys continue to have fun and learn about You. Give Angie and Julie the peace and strength for today. May You multiple their supplies if needed. Nothing is beyond You. You will take care of them and those children.
Give my family rest and peace. Heal them. Allow them to rest in You. May they allow You to carry them. I trust You will be taking care of them in ways that I have not even thought about. I am thankful for this. Your provision is far beyond my understanding or sight.
Today is going to be a wonderful day. I have hope for all that is going on around me. You are that hope and I cling to that today. I am in awe that You have listened to me today. In Jesus name, Amen!
Saturday June 21, 2008
Gracious God I praise You for today. I praise You for my family's safe travel. I praise You for being here in Greenville. I believe the upcoming week is not going to be anything like any of us planned. Part of me believe something big is going to happen. I have no idea with who or where or what. There is a part of me that wants certain questions and issues taken care of but I do so only if it is Your will. Please do not allow my mind or heart to go places and make decisions that are not of You and not from You.
You are great and mighty and holy. You are the creator of the Universe. You are my friend. You are my God. You are the one and only God. There is none like You. There is no before You and there will be none after You. Only can see the fullness of eternity. Only You know the time of Christ return. Allow my heart to rest in You. Allow my body to rest in You. Allow my mind to rest in You.
I ask that You draw Angie into Your peace and rest. Allow here physical body to heal. Allow her mind to be at easy about the things that concern/worry her. May joy reign in her heart. May she simply rest in Your arms, her great and mighty Father. Give her the patience she needs for the struggles and issues that will come before her. May she spend time with You in the midst of the craziness. Give her the answers that she seeks. Give her all that she needs.
Help Aiden through the emotions he is dealing with. He is obviously going through some new things and it is difficult for him. Help him to be the wonderful 3 year old You have made him to be. You have given him such a sweet spirit and hope and pray that it burst forth in great abundance while in Texas. I also would ask that You show us how to help him in the areas that he is struggling with. Help us help him even when we dont know what is wrong. I specifically ask that You help us all with the potty training and other preparations for pre-school.
I praise You for the progress Anthony has been making. I look forward to his continued growth and development into the incredible little boy you want him to be. I look forward to seeing how You will use his stubbornness for Your glory. I know that somehow You will mold and shape that into a powerful weapon for Your sake.
Guide Angie and I as parents.
I am thankful that You listen to my prayers and the words of my heart. I am confident that You will be doing great things. I praise You for this time with You now. Thank you.
You are great and mighty and holy. You are the creator of the Universe. You are my friend. You are my God. You are the one and only God. There is none like You. There is no before You and there will be none after You. Only can see the fullness of eternity. Only You know the time of Christ return. Allow my heart to rest in You. Allow my body to rest in You. Allow my mind to rest in You.
I ask that You draw Angie into Your peace and rest. Allow here physical body to heal. Allow her mind to be at easy about the things that concern/worry her. May joy reign in her heart. May she simply rest in Your arms, her great and mighty Father. Give her the patience she needs for the struggles and issues that will come before her. May she spend time with You in the midst of the craziness. Give her the answers that she seeks. Give her all that she needs.
Help Aiden through the emotions he is dealing with. He is obviously going through some new things and it is difficult for him. Help him to be the wonderful 3 year old You have made him to be. You have given him such a sweet spirit and hope and pray that it burst forth in great abundance while in Texas. I also would ask that You show us how to help him in the areas that he is struggling with. Help us help him even when we dont know what is wrong. I specifically ask that You help us all with the potty training and other preparations for pre-school.
I praise You for the progress Anthony has been making. I look forward to his continued growth and development into the incredible little boy you want him to be. I look forward to seeing how You will use his stubbornness for Your glory. I know that somehow You will mold and shape that into a powerful weapon for Your sake.
Guide Angie and I as parents.
I am thankful that You listen to my prayers and the words of my heart. I am confident that You will be doing great things. I praise You for this time with You now. Thank you.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Gracious God words can not even begin to express where I am right now. You see into the depths of my heart. You see the pain I am feeling. You see the sadness. You see the frustration. You also see the hope. You see the confidence. You see the peace. You know even better than I do what is swirling around inside of me.
I desire to see great repentance and revival sweep across my church. There are so many who seem to have their eyes blinded. They can not even see clearly what is right in front of them. I know You have a great and mighty plan for this church. I believe we are at a major fork in the road and how this church handles certain issues in the immediate future will greatly impact how she will be able to function in the future. I know that You have not given up on UBC. There are days that I have wanted to simply give up the good fight but I know You have not abandoned this church and because of that I can not abandon this church. This is the place You have lead my family to and it is where we will stay until You move us (if You ever do).
I have not been the best husband of late and for this I ask Your forgiveness. I deeply desire to be Your kind of husband. I feel as though I am learning so many things about what that means yet the more I learn the more I see how much I fail. Keep showing me. Keep teaching me. I am sorry that I have failed You and that I have failed Angie.
So many hurting people. Why does it continue? When will it stop? Will ever get any better?
Show me Your vision for my family! Sow me Your vision for this church! Show me Your vision for the students! Show others these same visions and allow us to come together to work towards these visions. I pray for Your supernatural unity.
You are a mighty and awesome God! I praise You for how You restore people and how You change their lives. I praise You for how You have changed my life. I praise You for loving me in site of my sin. I praise You for wrapping Your arms around when I need that the most. I praise You for the rest You give to the weary. I praise You for even allowing to live much less come before Your throne. You are truly awesome in this place my mighty God!
I desire to see great repentance and revival sweep across my church. There are so many who seem to have their eyes blinded. They can not even see clearly what is right in front of them. I know You have a great and mighty plan for this church. I believe we are at a major fork in the road and how this church handles certain issues in the immediate future will greatly impact how she will be able to function in the future. I know that You have not given up on UBC. There are days that I have wanted to simply give up the good fight but I know You have not abandoned this church and because of that I can not abandon this church. This is the place You have lead my family to and it is where we will stay until You move us (if You ever do).
I have not been the best husband of late and for this I ask Your forgiveness. I deeply desire to be Your kind of husband. I feel as though I am learning so many things about what that means yet the more I learn the more I see how much I fail. Keep showing me. Keep teaching me. I am sorry that I have failed You and that I have failed Angie.
So many hurting people. Why does it continue? When will it stop? Will ever get any better?
Show me Your vision for my family! Sow me Your vision for this church! Show me Your vision for the students! Show others these same visions and allow us to come together to work towards these visions. I pray for Your supernatural unity.
You are a mighty and awesome God! I praise You for how You restore people and how You change their lives. I praise You for how You have changed my life. I praise You for loving me in site of my sin. I praise You for wrapping Your arms around when I need that the most. I praise You for the rest You give to the weary. I praise You for even allowing to live much less come before Your throne. You are truly awesome in this place my mighty God!
Thursday, April24, 2008
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.
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!
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