Prayer for the Day - September 27, 2011 - 09/27/11 09:26 AM
God, So often I look at what people are going through and feel sorry for them. And when I'm going through tough times, I am upset about it. But when I look at Joseph and all he went through, then see where that led, I understand that You have a plan for us in all that happens. If Joseph had not been put in that pit, then sold into slavery, then taken to the rulers, he would not have been in the place to save his family nor the children of Israel. Lord, please help me remember Joseph and his outcome … (2 comments)

Prayer for the Day - September 26, 2011 - 09/26/11 09:56 AM
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. ~ Psalm 91:11-12. God, this is one of my favorite comforts from Your Word. I pray and trust that You will command Your angels concerning me, my family, my friends, my pastors and their families, that through Your power and Your command guardian angels will be round about to protect us and lift us up so that we will not strike our feet against stones. Please protect … (4 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/22/11 09:04 AM
Dear God, Opportunities abound. Please help me to discern when an opportunity is something that You have placed before me and when it is something that would be contrary to Your will. Stir my conscience and bring questions, examples,and Scripture to my mind that will guide me in this process. Help me to consider biblical values; ethics; the gifts, skills, and abilities You have given me; my family and other commitments; and anything else they may open my eyes to the truth. Encourage me to grasp the opportunities You give and to turn from the opportunities that I should not touch. … (6 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/19/11 09:05 AM
Dear God, Thank you for caring so much that you sent your Holy Spirit to touch me and live within me, sealing me unto the day of redemption. Thank you that there is an Intercessor and Savior, praying for me and standing in my stead when I do not even have the words to say. Sometimes, there is just so much to pray for, so many needs or so much heartache that I just do not know what to pray. But you know my heart. You know my needs. You know the needs of those for whom I am burdened. Father, … (6 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/16/11 09:52 AM
God, Things that taste bitter, do not taste good. Likewise, a soul that is bitter, does not feel good. Please help me to not become bitter over people who have hurt me. I pray for these people, that you would help them realize what they have done, and give them the desire and courage to make things right. I pray also that you would put the desire and courage in me to forgive and put the past behind; to live every day as a new day, being thankful for new beginnings. Thank you God, for giving me a new beginning. In … (8 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/14/11 09:21 AM
Dear Father in Heaven, There are so many couples who long to have children of their own, but they just have not been able to do so. I pray for these families, that you will anoint them and bless the desire of their hearts. On the other hand, there are many children who long to have parents and a stable family to love and care for them. I pray that you will give them hope and bless the desire of their hearts. Please join together those parents and children into loving families. Meet their needs and show your hand in their … (4 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/13/11 09:17 AM
God, I stay so busy. There is so much to do...working at home and outside the home, activities at church and school, taking time to exercise, appointments, family obligations, invitations to special events...it never ends. In fact, it all seems to grow larger day by day. Please remind me to take time out. I don't want to try to do everything and leave you out. I want to start fresh right now and come to you every day; spend time talking with you, meditating on your Word, listening to you, praising you and thanking you. Please, God, like a breath of … (7 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/12/11 08:55 AM
Dear God, Thank you for your mercies every day. It is so easy for us humans to harbor anger and resentment against others. I am so glad that you are not that way. Please help us to remember who we are and to see ourselves as you see us. Please help us to keep our focus on you and on improving our own faults, attitudes, and issues. I pray for those who are burdened with feelings of anger, distrust, jealousy, unfair treatment...things that will eat at their souls...that you will release that burden and free them from it. I praise you … (5 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/09/11 08:56 AM
Dear God, Today I want to pray for all the widows and widowers in the world. They have lost their soul mates, their closest confidante, their special loved one, and life's helpmeet. This is not an easy thing. Whether married a short time or married for 50 years or more, young or older, the loss is great. I pray for comfort, for peace that only you can give, for your presence to fill that hole in their lives, for extra special grace from you. I also pray that You would give them precious, understanding friends to lend a listening ear or … (6 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/08/11 09:11 AM
Oh Lord, Help me be strong and courageous. Empower, lift up, and encourage me that I will not be terrified of any thing, person nor circumstance, neither let me be discouraged, for You, the Lord my God will be with me wherever I go (Joshua 1:9). No matter what I face today, I know that You are with me and Your Holy Spirit lives within me and has sealed me unto the day of redemption. I know that the blood of Jesus has covered my sin and washed me white as snow, that I may be righteous in Him and live … (2 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/07/11 11:24 AM
Dear God, Are there any areas in my life that have not come under the lordship of Christ? Is there any lack of obedience that will prevent me from being used fully by you? God, please search me, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me. Please lead me in the way everlasting (based on Psalm 139:23-34). I praise you and lift you up, for you are God Almighty. In Jesus' name I thank You. Amen.
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Prayer for the Day - 09/06/11 10:38 AM
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:3-5). Dear Lord, please work through me and guide me so that I will have the mind of Christ in all I do. Help me, that I will not do anything in the flesh and out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but that I will remain humble and never consider myself better than … (3 comments)

Prayer for the Day - 09/05/11 11:25 AM
I've been on vacation since August 27th, so I apologize for no posts in the past 10 days.  It was a much needed time of rest that I am so thankful for.  I noticed as my husband and I were in a bookstore that almost the entire "teen" section was filled with books on vampires, witches, supernatural forces, etc.  so here is my prayer for the day....

Dear God, Society is so curious about vampires, witches, supernatural demons,  "close encounters of a third kind" and aliens from outer space and all the unexplainable occurrences that happen from time to time. … (6 comments)