SCRIPTURE
Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:11
"Do not worry then, saying, "What will we eat?' or "What will we drink?' or "What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:31-32 (NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, (__________)’s concerns about meeting daily needs can be utterly overwhelming at times. Our culture has created a web of regular financial obligations that clutters the simple principles of your desire to provide for us. I ask today that you would flood (__________)’s heart with a calm sense of your faithfulness. Move him to ask you for today’s provision, and allow tomorrow to care for itself. I ask that you would replace worry with a passionate pursuit of fully following you, his king. Make him to be occupied with his moment by moment decisions to own and live your righteousness. I ask in passion and power that you would indeed give him this day his daily bread, Lord. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
You Father in heaven knows what you need. He will care for you. Relax, and just keep seeking him.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Deliver Us
SCRIPTURE
Matthew 6:13
"And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, I ask that you would keep (__________)’s soul far away from the evil that would seek to overtake him. Keep him from the temptation to be anxious about tomorrow, and fill himwith faith. Keep him from the temptation to be discouraged, and fill him with hope. Keep him from the temptation to be resentful and fill him with love. Push away every form of evil that would seek to darken him Lord, even those subtle shades of evil, and fill him with the brilliance of your Spirit. Deliver him from evil Lord. Place a garrison of angels around his heart and soul. Guard him. Keep him safe. And Lord, make him know it in his mind, and feel it deep within his heart. Amen
ENCOURAGEMENT
He will deliver you. There is nothing so great that he cannot rescue you. Ask him. Trust him. Wait on him.
Matthew 6:13
"And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, I ask that you would keep (__________)’s soul far away from the evil that would seek to overtake him. Keep him from the temptation to be anxious about tomorrow, and fill himwith faith. Keep him from the temptation to be discouraged, and fill him with hope. Keep him from the temptation to be resentful and fill him with love. Push away every form of evil that would seek to darken him Lord, even those subtle shades of evil, and fill him with the brilliance of your Spirit. Deliver him from evil Lord. Place a garrison of angels around his heart and soul. Guard him. Keep him safe. And Lord, make him know it in his mind, and feel it deep within his heart. Amen
ENCOURAGEMENT
He will deliver you. There is nothing so great that he cannot rescue you. Ask him. Trust him. Wait on him.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Composed
SCRIPTURE
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.
Psalm 131:2 (NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, you created mothers to teach us something about you. I pray that today (__________) would rest his heart and soul in your tender and secure care. I pray that everything he knows, and has experienced surrounding the idea of a mother would come together in such a way that he would understand you more completely. I ask that you would make your presence known to him in a special way today so that he feels your tender care. Hold him Lord. Keep his soul calm. Compose him. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
Everything you need from a mother you have in the tender care of our Lord. Rest your soul in him friend.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.
Psalm 131:2 (NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, you created mothers to teach us something about you. I pray that today (__________) would rest his heart and soul in your tender and secure care. I pray that everything he knows, and has experienced surrounding the idea of a mother would come together in such a way that he would understand you more completely. I ask that you would make your presence known to him in a special way today so that he feels your tender care. Hold him Lord. Keep his soul calm. Compose him. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
Everything you need from a mother you have in the tender care of our Lord. Rest your soul in him friend.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Strength and Courage
SCRIPTURE
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:1 (NASB)
6 “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:6-9 (NLT)
PRAYER
Lord, moving forward in obedience to your direction can carry great promise and hope, but it can also stir within us deep fear and a looming discouragement. (__________) is following your direction Lord, and that may mean stepping forward into the new places that you have prepared for him. I ask that you would summon within him a strength and courage that can only come from you Lord. I pray that he would decide NOT to be afraid or discouraged. Tune his mind to a perfect pitch of faith Lord, trusting that you are with him wherever he goes, walking next to him arm in arm, giving protection, nurture, guidance, and help. As he dwells on these thoughts, push away the dark possibilities and replace them with a brilliance of hope. I ask that you would assure him, without even a faint doubt, that his promised land is nearing, and will come with such beauty and power and grace that he will have to smile at your sovereign tapestry. Wrap your strong arms around his tender heart, and comfort him this day. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
These last days have simply been giant steps, taking you closer to the land flowing with milk and honey (__________). Take courage. Be strong. Feel his presence.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Despite My Enemies
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, there are those who do not understand (__________)’s pain, who have not looked closely enough to see his heart-processes, and have chosen to judge and condemn him. Their expressions vary from subtle smirks to harbored anger, to wagging tongues. Their misunderstanding makes them enemies of sort because their posture works against the healing and health of (__________)’s soul. Lord, I ask that despite his enemies, you would prepare a generous meal for his soul regularly. I ask that you would anoint his head with oil to keep the irritating insects from hovering around his mind and thus distracting him from enjoying you. I ask that the oil of your love would cause healing in his soul. I pray that your generous touch in his heart would overflow with abundant grace, Lord. And I ask that he would enjoy all of this in the calm safety of your presence, even with the threat of his enemies occasionally lurking in the shadows. Make him whole Lord, and keep him in that peaceful comfort of your care. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
Dear friend, it matters not what they think. It only matters that you have the smile and care of your Shepherd. He loves you, indeed.
Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Lord, there are those who do not understand (__________)’s pain, who have not looked closely enough to see his heart-processes, and have chosen to judge and condemn him. Their expressions vary from subtle smirks to harbored anger, to wagging tongues. Their misunderstanding makes them enemies of sort because their posture works against the healing and health of (__________)’s soul. Lord, I ask that despite his enemies, you would prepare a generous meal for his soul regularly. I ask that you would anoint his head with oil to keep the irritating insects from hovering around his mind and thus distracting him from enjoying you. I ask that the oil of your love would cause healing in his soul. I pray that your generous touch in his heart would overflow with abundant grace, Lord. And I ask that he would enjoy all of this in the calm safety of your presence, even with the threat of his enemies occasionally lurking in the shadows. Make him whole Lord, and keep him in that peaceful comfort of your care. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
Dear friend, it matters not what they think. It only matters that you have the smile and care of your Shepherd. He loves you, indeed.
Monday, April 21, 2008
His Closeness
SCRIPTURE
Matt 28:20b (NASB)
“… and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Psalm 23:6 (NASB)
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
PRAYER
Lord, I ask that from this moment onward, __________ would feel the comfort of your constant presence. Brush him often with the wings of those angels you have sent to minister your care and strength in his life, so that he never doubts your love and involvement. And as he senses your presence I ask that his fellowship with you would be a sweet taste to his soul from now and forever. Make him to know the depth of intimacy with you that few in this world have known Lord. Revel yourself to him in very personal and powerful ways. Fill his soul with the richness that comes from dwelling with you Lord, not just seeing you occasionally, but living and abiding in your presence. Touch the deep place in him with you Lord God. May he never be the same because of it. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
He is with you __________. He is, and always will be. Welcome him, enjoy him, long for him every moment. As you do, you will dwell in the house of the Lord now and forever.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Just Like Heaven
SCRIPTURE
Matt 6:10
10 "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Oh God in heaven above, I ask that your Kingdom would come to ______’s heart, and your will would be done in his life, as it is done in heaven. Flood his heart with a sense of being under your kingship, honoring you with his life, obeying you, seeking to be close to you. I ask that all of the best things that you would will for his life would come true. I ask that you would permeate him with your incomprehensible peace, pushing out of his heart any trace of anxiety or panic. I ask that you would give him a deep sense on inner joy, no matter his circumstances. I pray that hope would spring forth as a spring blossom. Give him a faith that is calmly assured of those things he hopes for. And give him such a feeling of being loved that he just can’t help but smile. Fill his heart with light and life Lord. Make him taste today, those perfect gifts that you will one day will into his life in heaven. Today Lord, give them to him today… Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in ______ as it is in heaven. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
The enemy of your soul has been rebuked. The God of heaven is coming to work his will in your heart and life. Yearn for it. Expect it. Savor it. Light and life is being prayed into you friend.
Matt 6:10
10 "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
(NASB)
PRAYER
Oh God in heaven above, I ask that your Kingdom would come to ______’s heart, and your will would be done in his life, as it is done in heaven. Flood his heart with a sense of being under your kingship, honoring you with his life, obeying you, seeking to be close to you. I ask that all of the best things that you would will for his life would come true. I ask that you would permeate him with your incomprehensible peace, pushing out of his heart any trace of anxiety or panic. I ask that you would give him a deep sense on inner joy, no matter his circumstances. I pray that hope would spring forth as a spring blossom. Give him a faith that is calmly assured of those things he hopes for. And give him such a feeling of being loved that he just can’t help but smile. Fill his heart with light and life Lord. Make him taste today, those perfect gifts that you will one day will into his life in heaven. Today Lord, give them to him today… Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in ______ as it is in heaven. Amen.
ENCOURAGEMENT
The enemy of your soul has been rebuked. The God of heaven is coming to work his will in your heart and life. Yearn for it. Expect it. Savor it. Light and life is being prayed into you friend.
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