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.
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!
Monday November 17, 2008
Gracious God, today is a day of change for our little family. I know You know about everything that si going on and that You have known about this change. I also believe that You have been preparing us for this day in ways far beyond we can see or imagine. I trust in this. I trust in Your providence and provision. To the best I know how I seeking to cling to You and Your greatness. I am come to You now even knowing that I do not deserve to be in Your presence except by the blood of Christ. Even then I know that Your are still holy and I am not yet You see me as one who can come into Your presence. I do not understand but I am thankful.
You are so awesome and mighty. You are so far beyond my comprehension. Place my agitation at rest. May Your amazing and wonderful peace flood over me in ways I have never conceived. You are the great and mighty King who is worthy of my praise. I praise You now with all that I can. Holy Spirit take these offerings and make them even more pleasing to the Father. I seek Your wisdom. I seek Your guidance in the path that I should take. Gracious God send me, use me, make me a light for You in this place. Jesus, help me to Your beacon of light and hope at Wal-Mart. Open doors for me to share Your love. May the seed of truth be planted in hearts because You have used me. If it is Your will and desire then allow me the honor of leading one of my co-workers to Christ. Show me the people You want me to minister to. Make it beyond clear to me. Grant me the courage I need. Meet me where I am and provide what I need in that moment as You always do.
I know things will be more difficult for Angie now yet I know I You are right beside her. You will are there to protect her and provide for her. Thank You for allowing me the honor of serving her in those kinds of ways. Thank You for using me to fulfill that for You. Place her fears and anxiety at ease. May Your incredible peace rush over her mind, body and soul in a way she has never experienced before. Give her the words to speak to our boys when they ask those hard questions. Give us both Your wisdom as we seek to raise our boys up in Your way. Forgive me the times I let you down in this area. Forgive me when I am not the kind fo husband You want me to be. Spriti, show me when I am wrong and give me the opportunities to make it right (whatever that may mean).
The boys are growing up so much. I see those increedible personalities You have given each of them become more and more mature. May You use those boys in such incredible ways for Your Kingdom. Even now prespare their hearts and minds for You. Prepare Angie and I's hearts and minds for how You will use them. Draw them to You so that they will know truly know a day without Your forgiveness and grace. Jesus be real to the boys.
I praise You for how well Aiden has been growing especially with his potty traiing. Help Aiden make those last few hurdles in his potty training. Help him to make new friends in all of the new places we may go. Comfort him when he misses his old friends and family. May he have wisdom and understanding far beyond his years.
I praise You for how Anthony has developed. His speech is siply amazing. His personality is exploding into our lives. God may You take his stubborn indepence and use it for Your glory. Help him as he begins potty training. Comfort him when he misses friends and family. Help as he develops new friends in all of the new places we will go.
When I take the time to ponder You and who You are it blows me away. I am amazed with You. May I never lose this amazement. I rest and trust in You in this moment. Help this continued the rest of this day.
Amen!
You are so awesome and mighty. You are so far beyond my comprehension. Place my agitation at rest. May Your amazing and wonderful peace flood over me in ways I have never conceived. You are the great and mighty King who is worthy of my praise. I praise You now with all that I can. Holy Spirit take these offerings and make them even more pleasing to the Father. I seek Your wisdom. I seek Your guidance in the path that I should take. Gracious God send me, use me, make me a light for You in this place. Jesus, help me to Your beacon of light and hope at Wal-Mart. Open doors for me to share Your love. May the seed of truth be planted in hearts because You have used me. If it is Your will and desire then allow me the honor of leading one of my co-workers to Christ. Show me the people You want me to minister to. Make it beyond clear to me. Grant me the courage I need. Meet me where I am and provide what I need in that moment as You always do.
I know things will be more difficult for Angie now yet I know I You are right beside her. You will are there to protect her and provide for her. Thank You for allowing me the honor of serving her in those kinds of ways. Thank You for using me to fulfill that for You. Place her fears and anxiety at ease. May Your incredible peace rush over her mind, body and soul in a way she has never experienced before. Give her the words to speak to our boys when they ask those hard questions. Give us both Your wisdom as we seek to raise our boys up in Your way. Forgive me the times I let you down in this area. Forgive me when I am not the kind fo husband You want me to be. Spriti, show me when I am wrong and give me the opportunities to make it right (whatever that may mean).
The boys are growing up so much. I see those increedible personalities You have given each of them become more and more mature. May You use those boys in such incredible ways for Your Kingdom. Even now prespare their hearts and minds for You. Prepare Angie and I's hearts and minds for how You will use them. Draw them to You so that they will know truly know a day without Your forgiveness and grace. Jesus be real to the boys.
I praise You for how well Aiden has been growing especially with his potty traiing. Help Aiden make those last few hurdles in his potty training. Help him to make new friends in all of the new places we may go. Comfort him when he misses his old friends and family. May he have wisdom and understanding far beyond his years.
I praise You for how Anthony has developed. His speech is siply amazing. His personality is exploding into our lives. God may You take his stubborn indepence and use it for Your glory. Help him as he begins potty training. Comfort him when he misses friends and family. Help as he develops new friends in all of the new places we will go.
When I take the time to ponder You and who You are it blows me away. I am amazed with You. May I never lose this amazement. I rest and trust in You in this moment. Help this continued the rest of this day.
Amen!
Tuesday November 4, 2008
Gracious God I thank you for wonderfully beautiful day you have given us today. You know the pain that is in my heart. You know all of the difficult thoughts that are bouncing around within me. We continue to seek Your will and Your path for us. We trust the future holds things that will be more incredible than we can imagine.
Help the boys to understand and to come to a peaceful place in their hearts. Help Angie and I to know how to get them to that place.
Holy Spirit become real in a new and exciting way to me this day. In Christ Name. AMEN!
Help the boys to understand and to come to a peaceful place in their hearts. Help Angie and I to know how to get them to that place.
Holy Spirit become real in a new and exciting way to me this day. In Christ Name. AMEN!
Tuesday October 7, 2008
Gracious God I praise You for You. I praise You for the wisdom that You so freely give and the life that have given to me. Thank You for all that You do. It is so amazing to watch how You teach our boys and are raising them up in Your Word and love. I do not understand Your ways but I trust them beyond reason and rationale. Show me the steps I am to take today. Show me what tasks must be completed and give the energy, strength and wisdom to get things done. I look forward to a wonderful time at Catalyst. I know You have something special planned for this week.
I lift up and lay down all of the teenagers and college students in the ministry You have given me here. I do not know all of their needs but You do and I praise You for taking care of them. I am so thankful that You have chosen me to serve them and to seek to make a difference, through You, in their lives. Light the path towards Your future for them.
I praise You for my family and how we are able to serve and minister together. I praise You how the boys have been able to minister to people. I praise You for how Angie has a heart to stand beside me and work with me.
Today is a good day. It will continue to be so because of You!
I lift up and lay down all of the teenagers and college students in the ministry You have given me here. I do not know all of their needs but You do and I praise You for taking care of them. I am so thankful that You have chosen me to serve them and to seek to make a difference, through You, in their lives. Light the path towards Your future for them.
I praise You for my family and how we are able to serve and minister together. I praise You how the boys have been able to minister to people. I praise You for how Angie has a heart to stand beside me and work with me.
Today is a good day. It will continue to be so because of You!
Wednesday October 1, 2008
God I am in need of your wisdom. I need You to light the path before me. I seek Your light. You have a great mighty plan. You have incredible wisdom. I am calling out to You in my hour of need. Lord I look forward to Your answer.
Monday September 15, 2008
Gracious God it is in the name and by the power of Christ blood that come before You this wonderful morning. Gracious God, I praise You for the wonderful weather today. The coolness in the air and breeze. It is so amazing to watch the change in seasons and how each one show us something wonderful about You. I praise You for the wonderful email I received this morning. I thank You for reminding me that You are still working in the lives, hearts and minds of young people. You have not forsaken them or abandoned them. You desire to see them to grow and serve in ways none of us could imagine. I praise You for the birds. I praise You for the calmness of this hour. I seek after strength to come from this time.
I call out to You for Your wisdom. I desire to know what are the choices I must make. There are so many before me. So many that do not seem to have a clearly wrong answer. I believe there is one that You want me/us to make. Show us this day. Teach our hearts the answer. God You are so good. You are mighty and powerful. Help me to fear You today. May I both fear and seek to be in Your presence.
Clear out the busyness in my life. Allow my heart and mind be cleared to focus on You. Remove the fog and haze from my eyes. Open my eyes to new and wonderful things and blessings. Open my ears so that they may hear You. I do not want to turn away from You. Forgive me for when I do. Accept me and my prayers.
Spirit teach my boys great and mighty things this day. Open their eyes to the glory that is all around them. May they hear and see You in us. May we be Your light for them. Answer the questions they have in their hearts. Show them their need for You.
Jesus thank You for carrying us.
Bring Angie and I to the same place and page. May we be one in our thing on many things. Especially when it comes to having more children. I believe You have a path You want us to take and You want us to take it together. You want us to be in the same place and seeking after the same things. That is what it means when two become one. Show us this unity and togetherness in all those things that are before. Answer our questions with clarity beyond reason.
I praise You for all that You continue to do my life. You are awesome and incredible. You are so far beyond any words or thoughts I could ever imagine about You. You are incredible. You are matchless. Thank You. Thank You for Your Son. Jesus I thank You for Your death and Your willingness to suffer for me. Thank You for all of the pain You suffered to give me life. Your blood is so amazingly powerful. It is hard to comprehend how all of this works. I know that it does though. I know the truth. I know who You are and I know what I believe. I praise You for this confidence. I praise You for faith. May they truth I know be seen my others. Show me in each step that I take the best way I can be Your light. Show me how to best be Your witness. Thank You for hearing my prayer this day. Amen!
I call out to You for Your wisdom. I desire to know what are the choices I must make. There are so many before me. So many that do not seem to have a clearly wrong answer. I believe there is one that You want me/us to make. Show us this day. Teach our hearts the answer. God You are so good. You are mighty and powerful. Help me to fear You today. May I both fear and seek to be in Your presence.
Clear out the busyness in my life. Allow my heart and mind be cleared to focus on You. Remove the fog and haze from my eyes. Open my eyes to new and wonderful things and blessings. Open my ears so that they may hear You. I do not want to turn away from You. Forgive me for when I do. Accept me and my prayers.
Spirit teach my boys great and mighty things this day. Open their eyes to the glory that is all around them. May they hear and see You in us. May we be Your light for them. Answer the questions they have in their hearts. Show them their need for You.
Jesus thank You for carrying us.
Bring Angie and I to the same place and page. May we be one in our thing on many things. Especially when it comes to having more children. I believe You have a path You want us to take and You want us to take it together. You want us to be in the same place and seeking after the same things. That is what it means when two become one. Show us this unity and togetherness in all those things that are before. Answer our questions with clarity beyond reason.
I praise You for all that You continue to do my life. You are awesome and incredible. You are so far beyond any words or thoughts I could ever imagine about You. You are incredible. You are matchless. Thank You. Thank You for Your Son. Jesus I thank You for Your death and Your willingness to suffer for me. Thank You for all of the pain You suffered to give me life. Your blood is so amazingly powerful. It is hard to comprehend how all of this works. I know that it does though. I know the truth. I know who You are and I know what I believe. I praise You for this confidence. I praise You for faith. May they truth I know be seen my others. Show me in each step that I take the best way I can be Your light. Show me how to best be Your witness. Thank You for hearing my prayer this day. Amen!
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