Rest

MATTHEW 14:13 "When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place." Lord, I thank you for the example you set for us to withdraw from the crowds. It is in the quiet, that I find you, and the refreshment your living waters bring to my weary soul. Your Holy Spirit falls afresh on me, and I am whole again, and ready to serve. Lord, you have called me to serve in this way. To start this prayer blog. I have one follower! My sweet and dear friend! "Where two or more are gathered." Thank you! Lord, I pray for all the prayer requests that have been forwarded to me. I pray you meet each friend, and carry them forward as your plan for them unfolds. I trust you with our lives. Lord, I believe!

Forgiveness

Lord, I am so very thankful that I can plan on having my job next year. But, I am having trouble letting go of the deep confusion and the anger regarding the way the district handled us this year. I pray that your Holy Spirit will take over, and heal me of the distress this weekend as I relax away from school. I pray, too, that you will show me an honorable way to speak to someone at the district level about this, if it is your will. I pray, too, for healing at my school of wounds that have occurred and may yet occur because of this process. I thank you, too, for taking care of your precious daughter, Kristine, during her hospitalization. Please continue to heal her! "Though I walk throught the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me!" Psalm 23

Thanksgiving

Col 2:6-7 "So then, just as you received Jesus Christ as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted, and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." I am so thankful for the answered prayer of getting my job back for next year! Thank you, God! I just pray that somehow I can glorify God through this experience.

Hope

Thanks for this quote from the Weekly Meditation written by our prayer leader at church. Great to refresh our minds with this assurance!

“…hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts…” Romans 5:5

There is a lot to be hopeful about! Sadly, I tend to let circumstances seep under my skin. I need to bathe myself with this assurance from Paul several times a day! He is such a model of perseverence and hope for us. I yearn to be a woman of faith who can give hope to those around me!

You Are Mine

"I have summoned you by name; you are mine." Isaiah 43:1
Jessica's mom is asking for prayers, and we will be praying!
"Dear Family and Friends,
Jessica will be in India for 4 weeks from mid June to mid July to help with the filming of the movie. They announced the cast today on the website. Getting exciting. Please keep all the cast, crew, directors, producers in your prayers. The film is about human trafficking.
David and I will be doing the majority of the the childcare while Jessica is away. Looking forward to the fun with the twin boys and praying for energy and strength.
Here is the movie website which Jessica created and maintains. Nick's company Snapshot web hosts the site.

http://nottodaythemovie.com/

My Prayer

My prayer is that God would be glorified through this blog. His Word says:
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." Matthew 18:20
I am waiting, with expectancy, for my first visitor! God knows the plans he has for my prayers, and I abide in Him. Honestly, today I need to ask for prayers for myself - to wait patiently while waiting to hear what/where my job will be for next year. It is unsettling as I finish out all the school year details, to be unable to begin making the normal plans toward the next year. I need to be obedient, and just wait. My prayer is that I could do that with less physical stress sitting 'under the surface' in me. I pray that the Holy Spirit fills me, deep down to my inner core. Zephaniah 3:17, one of my favorites comes to mind: "The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He takes great delight in you; He quiets you with his love." Thank you, God, for this amazing promise!

My prayer for my friends and family today, is for their marriages. I pray that God's grace fills the personal gaps in each marriage, and in my own. He can, and has done, miracles!
Colossians 3:18 "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them."

Responding to God's Little Voice

On the drive to work, recently, I was overwhelmed by the prayer needs in my own life and in the lives of people close to me. I thought of the scripture "For my yolk is easy, and my burden is light."(Matthew 11:30) God's little voice spoke to me of starting a prayer blog, so that friends and acquaintances could post, share, and pray over one another's needs. I thought, ah, that has probably been done! Or, there is a reason it can't be done. But the idea stuck, and after continued prayer, I did it~ I pray that God will use this blog for His glory!