Daily Prayer

fill me with mercy

Father of All Mercies,

Help me see those around me that are in need of my compassion. Cause me to listen to them and hear what they are saying. Bring me along side of them that I might speak a word of encouragement and healing.

Life can be so busy and personal demands can cause me to focus on myself. Teach me to look outward instead of inward that I might see and hear the cries of those who are suffering and lead painful lives. Amen.

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prayer for discernment

I am listening Lord.

In need of your guiding hand.

Help me to be still and wait on you.

Teach me to discern what you are saying.

Guide me in the ways of your spirit.

Open my heart to the voice of compassion.

Open my eyes that I might see you.

Instruct me in the way that I should go.

I commit my life to the ways of discipleship.

Bless me that I might serve you diligently.

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Too deep for words…

“ Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26)ESV

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BETTER THAN GOLD

Proverbs 16:16 "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver."

Dear Lord, Wealth can be lost or stolen. But wisdom, once gained can never be lost or taken away. Wealth when given away is depleted by the giving. But wisdom when given away becomes even more our possession. Wealth is fleeting and evasive --who is ever satisfied with enough of it? But wisdom flows freely from You to those who ask you for it, and there is always more than enough. Oh Lord, let me seek wisdom. Amen.

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The Return?

Therefore, He said: “‘Engage in business until I come back.’

Luke 19:12-13 (HCSB)

Lord Jesus I do not know when you will return, but I do know you will. And I want to be doing those things You expect me to be doing when You return. The business I believe You expect me to be engaged in first is: nourishing my relationship with You, my wife, my children, Church and friends.

The second, I believe you expect me to be doing is taking care of my body as limited for me as that may be. Lord you graciously remind me: "19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." 1 Cor. 6:19-20 (NLT)

The third thing I believe You expect me to be doing when You return is being a faithful witness to the truth and power of the Gospel. As salt: "Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Col. 4:6 (ESV) As light "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 (KJV)

Father, today may or may not be the day when Jesus returns but, help all of us believers to be joyously engaged in Kingdom business until that day does come. Amen.

as we look forward

As we look forward Lord,

We proclaim your faithfulness in hope.

We forgive as we have been forgiven.

We persevere knowing that you are with us.

We love knowing that we are loved.

We are patient and understanding of others.

We look to your example of abundant life.

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a prayer to receive

Dear Lord,

We confess that we are lost and in need.

We open our hearts and welcome you in.

We pray for wisdom and discernment as we go.

Help us Holy Spirit to hear your voice.

Give is soft hearts that we might sense you.

And understand what you are doing in our lives.

Come into our hearts Lord Jesus.

Conform us into your compassionate image.

In your name we pray and say amen.

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Walk by FAITH

May we walk with our GOD by faith.

May we keep our focus on Him each step of our journey.

If we desire to be victorious Christians, we must develop powerful PRAYER lives!

Our spiritual growth is directly related to the time we spend in prayer.

Don’t neglect it. Cultivate it. And then watch the power of God begin to move mightily!

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new wine

Father,

You are pressing us. We can feel it. Either a lot of pressing or maybe just a little, we feel it. You press because you are making something new.

Bring us to the place of being ready to be new. Being ready for what is coming, what you are preparing us for. Prepare us for the journey and give us the provisions you have promised in the journey. We humbly submit to your will, ready to be your vessel. But we know it will be hard.

So prepare our hearts, minds, and bodies for the new things you are doing and for the new power that will come. Prepare us in our weakness, and restore what sin has broken and make us new wine.

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CHANGE MY HEART

Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart,

which no unworthy affection may drag downwards;

Give me an unconquered heart ,

which no tribulation can wear out;

Give me an upright heart,

which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.

~Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Change my heart, Oh God,

Make it ever true,

Change my heart, Oh God,

May I be like You.

You are the Potter,

I am the clay,

Mold me and make me;

This is what I pray.

~Eddie Espinosa (1982)

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Foundation

Father we are often in a quandtay as to how to restore what has been destroyed. Especially when it is the very foundation on which human society is founded, designed and determined by You.

Father, the family structure and foundation, which is in accordance with Your Word, is clearly recorded throughout the Bible. Therefore, to renew what has been destroyed means we must return to the first principles and the divine origin of human relationships. These are clearly spoken of in Genesis and Ephesians.

Genesis 2:18 & 22-24 (NLT)

18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. 23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” 24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Father the New Testament reaffirm this foundational relationship: ",..... each man must love his wife .......and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33 (NLT) 1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” Ephesians 6:1-2 (NLT

Father you have shown that the nobility of a husband is established by his love for his wife. The dignity of his wife is seen in the respect for her husband as his suitable helper created for this extraordinary purpose. And the value their children is vindicated by their obedience to their parents in honoring them and passing on Biblical faith to coming generations.

Triune God you are the center of these relationships giving humanity and the family balance and significance. This is the foundation upon which human and divine relationships can be renewed and restored. This is made possible through the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins who alone will reconcile God and man through faith in Him.

Thank you, Father for Your marvelous love, matchless grace, and glorious plan. In Jesus name. Amen.

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to release our past to heaven

Help us Dear Lord,

To leave past pain and hurts behind us.

To release difficult memories into your hands.

And to commit these things into your hands.

Teach us Father of light,

To forgive and find joy in our present days.

To see our lives through your eyes.

And be content in every moment.

Holy Spirit, give us hope for the future.

In the name of Jesus we say amen.

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for our friends

Lord we pray for our friends,

That they may be filled with the knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, that they may walk worthily of you, please you in all respects, bear fruit in every good work, and increase in divine knowledge.

We ask that they be strengthened with all power, according to the might of your glory. And that they will endure and persevere with joy. Amen

-adapted from Colossians 1

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He speaks

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