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31 Days of Prayer in December

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I decided to make a simple prayer guide for us through the month of December. 31 days. Specific people to pray for each day. Before I dive in, let me give you three pointers for prayer.

 

1.  Put yourself in these situations and ask: What would I want someone to pray for if I was in this situation? Then pray that.

 

2. If you think of any verses or Scriptures specific to these situations; if any verses come to your mind as you are praying, put your finger on that verse while you pray and boldly proclaim that promise of God in prayer.

 

3. Pray in a command form. Like this: "Lord, give us this day our daily bread!" That's how Jesus taught us to pray. Not like this:  "Lord, if it's okay with you, would you please think about maybe providing for us?" Pray boldly. Intercede. Press in for each of these daily needs. Tell God exactly what you need and what you want in each of these scenarios. This is how He teaches us to pray.

 

Okay. Are you ready? Feel free to print this out and post it somewhere to remind you each day.

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Healing Has Launched!

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Hello my friends! Healing has begun! This is a longer post. When you have a few extra minutes, I encourage you to sit down and soak this up.  This is one post you don't want to miss! 

 

It is with great excitement, astonishment, and elation that I tell you Jesus has begun His supernatural, physical, healing work in my life!! After 23 years of Lyme Disease, here's the rest of the story...

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A Prayer for Your Inner Procrastinator

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Hi God. Here I am.

I know.

Sometimes I chase squirrels.

Sometimes I am the squirrel.

Please forgive me for my lack of focus,

and my silly distractions that send me in circles.

 

But can I be honest?

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Success or Significance?

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"Sometimes the will of God is scary because He is asking us to choose between a life that looks successful and a life that is actually significant, between a life that wins the applause of our peers and life that actually transforms lives through love."

-Gary A. Haugen, from Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

 

Sometimes it's difficult to wrestle between success and significance. Often we want both...

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A Prayer for a Weary Body

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I come to You, my body, aching and weak.

Your yoke is light and easy.

O Lord, strengthen every place that's frail.

Align every place that's crooked.

Calm every place that's inflamed.

Speak Your peace to every pain signal.

I will wait on You.

Selah...

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Able...but Willing?

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Most of us believe God is able. But is He willing? We know He is powerful. We fully believe He healed diseases, raised the dead, and brought dignity back to a bleeding woman and untouchable lepers. We read those words in Scripture and think, "Yes! That's my God." But in the same breath, we don't believe He would do that for us. We think, "He wouldn't do that for me. " Not true. God was active then. He is active now. We don't worship a passive, distant God. If that's the God you are worshipping, you need to exchange Him for the real One...

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A Prayer To Remember the Goodness of God

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I declare Your goodness on the peaks.

I declare Your goodness in the pit.

You are still good.

In the moments of heartache,

In the miles of wilderness,

In the marrow of the unknown,

You are still good.

What Hot Fudge Taught Me About Faith and Change

"One of the most cunning tricks of the enemy is to get us to sink our energy into changing instead of focusing it on cultivating health and wellness in Christ."

-Priscilla Shirer, Armor of God Bible Study

 

Do you ever get gung-ho for change? Ever try to tackle that bad habit or attitude only to come up exhausted?

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A Prayer To Never Give Up

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Oh Lord, do not let me grow weary in doing good.

Remind me of Your rewarding character.

Refuel my faith with holy passion.

Keep me on paths of righteousness,

For Your name's sake...

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A Prayer for the Striving Heart

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I commit to walk in Your Word and Your ways.

Come set the pace. Come make me brave.

With peace in my right hand, and trust in my left,

I let go of striving, and enter Your rest.

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