Prayer

Father God,

I wanted to take a moment to pray today.  To pray for our children.  I know within my heart that you are going to bless us with children in your time.  I pray that when the time comes, you will bring us knowledge and wisdom.  That our children will grow deeper and deeper in love with you all the days of their lives.  That you would quickly win their hearts, and that they would seek to know you.  I pray that we would know how to be the best parents we can be, with you as our strength.  I ask that you continue preparing us, and grooming us so that your light can shine through us to our children as well as to anyone else around us.  Its in you I ask these things. Amen

Awesome God

God is Awesome!

I'm sure each of us have experienced this in different ways, but today it was like God smiled on me and just said.  Daughter its okay, I'm here with you just like always!

I started thinking last night, and woke up thinking this morning about the importance of changing our mind sets.  About being intentional that when I have negative thoughts, or worry that I remind myself.  I am a daughter of THE KING, I am in HIS hands constantly, and never alone.  TO remind myself that I am more then okay. I am great!  I was fearfully and wonderfully made.  I woke up feeling the peace of God in my heart, wanting desperately to remember to seek nothing more then to commune with Him daily.   

I thought about when I am feeling insecure, fearful, worried, or whatever else we might call it that we must remind ourselves that in Christ we are secure, we have nothing to fear, and He is in control. 

So its not just having these thoughts that I felt God smiling on me today.  You see as soon as I woke, I prayed a prayer over myself and my husband, a prayer I will share with you in a moment... and then when I got out of bed I heard the ring of a new email on my phone and this is what I read...

April 2, 2013 A New Pattern of Thought Renee Swope

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2 (NIV)

It's usually very subtle. I'll think about something I want to do or sense God calling me to, and a feeling of uncertainty comes over me. Doubt whispers You can't do that. You're not good enough. Out of the blue, I'll get that awful, insecure feeling.

Too many times in the past I've gone along. Without realizing it, I agreed with my insecurities.

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It takes time to replace our patterns of thought with God's thoughts. The ways of the world—fear and worry—are powerful forces. But God's Word trumps them, always. Today, let's be intentional to lay down self-doubts and replace them with truth, remembering "... he who began a good work in [us] will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." (Phil. 1:16 ESV).
 

 If you would like to read the full article I will share it on my facebook page, but the point is that I felt God this morning, and then what I thought He was telling me, was affirmed in this Proverbs 31 ministry encouraging email I received!. 

So again I say GOD IS AWESOME!


Father God,  I lift to you each person who is reading this.  You know their silent struggles, and desperate longings.  You Lord know the inner most thoughts.  I pray that on THIS DAY they would know that we all struggle, we all doubt, we all have those hidden thoughts buried within but these thoughts, and this way of thinking is not of YOU.  I pray that in those moments of worry, doubt, fear your words of Truth would be heard in the ears, seen with their eyes and most importantly felt in their hearts.   May your words be on their lips and in their hearts and minds.  May we each find and hold on to your truths.  Father God, You are working in each of us, and we rejoice in this knowledge and take comfort in it. 

We are children of THE KING!  We seek your guidance in our steps that you would lead us to a place where you would have us be.  Guide us as parents, into a deeper knowledge and understanding of you and who you are so that we might teach our children to do the same.  Grow us in you, let our cups overflow that those around us might see you and know that YOU are whats different in us.  Teach us, so that we might in return be an example to our children, and to those around us. 

Grow our marriages Lord, that when people look at us, they see strength, love, and commitment that only comes through a marriage rooted and formed with a foundation of you.  That when our children, or other's children look at what a marriage should be they would see you and know the importance of you as a foundation. 

For those that are not married, or whose marriages are struggling Lord, lift them up, remind them they are not alone.  YOU OH LORD are with them.  Let us remember that according to your WORD we are all Brides of Christ.  Rejoice over us Lord like a bridegroom rejoices over His bride.  Strengthen our marriage with YOU.... build us in relationship with you, drawing us closer with you each day! USE us, that your LIGHT and YOUR LOVE might be seen to those around us. 

Hear the cries of your CHILDREN Lord, the deepest longings over their heart.  We rejoice in our ANSWERED prayers.  For you oh Lord answer EVERY PRAYER.  Give us the guidance and knowledge to remember that while things may not happen the way we think or the way we always want them to that we can find PEACE knowing that they are ANSWERED by you and for the Glory of you. 

Glory to God forever!
 

Peace

God has granted me PEACE today.  While I know that this journey is one that sometimes feels like a roller coaster  today I have PEACE. I know that God hears me, I know that He is listening and cares, and more then anything I know God has a plan.


Father God, I sing your praises, I rejoice in the perfect peace you have given me in this moment.  I know that there is a time for everything, and I know in my heart that you will answer our prayer!  I seek you and I WAIT for you to answer!  I LOVE YOU father, and I rejoice I celebrate with my family and friends rejoicing in your name! ~ Amen