Day #11 Hear my plea...

    Today my day started with a song...by Mercy ME - "you're the one that conquers giants...you shut the mouths of the lions...you walk through fire...you are  I AM! "....

Wonderful worship song.
Wonderful way to start the day.  Singing and letting everything else be tuned out - would help me to focus on HIM and begin to pray.

When I was in a crisis point in my life, within my marriage, within my family, I prayed.
Reading God's word and turning them into prayers was something that brought GREAT comfort.
Great comfort.

I am in a season of prayer for some sisters in Christ.
You may have happened to come upon this blog site and are reading this just because or maybe the Holy Spirit led you here - as HE wishes to speak to you.

The past few days, there has been a more INTENSE determination on my part to seek JESUS and HIS healing for one particular sister in Christ.

The following prayer and plea is inspired by Psalm 17.
David wrote most of the psalms...he  had been to hell and back and God says he was a man after HIS own heart.  David sinned big time, and he was forgiven and redeemed.

I take comfort in that.

- In HIM, michelle

Today's prayer is as follows:

 Oh Lord, Hear my righteous plea, listen to my cry, give ear to my prayer - it does not rise from deceitful lips.  May my vindication come from you, may your eyes see what is right. 
Oh God, it seems he wants to slander me, oh God it seems he can't trust me. I need to know that YOU do Lord, My faith is weak and so new, so fragile.  Lord, the godly you have had speak to me.....they are so sure you are here...but I am not sure, I mean, I want to believe - show me.  Lord, would you gently please begin to correct in me what needs to be corrected, but please connect with me in a way that I can see and believe is real.  Lord, I am so ashamed at times, I have been told you have forgiven  but, I want to make sure of that, I mean....this is so new.
 Oh Lord, Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing, I  have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
But God, they have not.  Lord, he has not kept his mouth from sin.  I don't understand it - it was not done on purpose.  I want it to stop, please Lord - why is this so hard?  I have sinned - I know, but how long must I be reminded.  
As for the deeds of man, by the word of your lips, I have held to your paths, my feet have not slipped since I have cried to you. So as I call upon you, will you answer me...give ears to my prayer.  Show the wonder of your great love to me, you who save by your right hand...those who take refuge in your from their foes.  Keep me the apple of your eyes, hide me in the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who assail me.  
Oh Lord, please close his callous tongue, please help me forgive myself...and him...and them.  Lord, open his eyes to see the sin and pain that he caused. I will accept the consequences of my choices, but I don't understand why he does not stop.  
Lord, I need healing in a big way, I don't see and feel it Lord, but I will trust it will come.Lord, I forgive.  I am trying my best.  Lord, the song says YOU shut the mouths of the lions....please do.  Please don't leave me like this....as I said, I am fragile.  
Amen.     - your daughter...

Day #9 and Day #10 ...praying in the Spirit.....

To be very HONEST LORD...

My heart is just sick with 'what' to pray .......
It is just easier, yesterday and today........to pray in my prayer language.

So, let it be stated that today will be a day of prayer too for my sister's in Christ...but there is ONE that is most heavy on my heart as her step of faith is so new and so fragile...

BE BIG in her life today again...
MOVE like ONLY YOU can move...

AMEN

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Lord, I thank you that I can pray with a tongue that can only be heard and understood by you -- and it edifies my and it makes the day -- yours.

Amen.

Day #8 ...I believe...

Lord, I believe that you can bring beauty out of ashes.
Lord, I believe that you will shine in Boston and the stories of your healing mercies and your grace will begin to come .
Lord, I believe more will seek YOU because of Boston.
Lord, I believe that the Enemy who meant for much more harm....well, you stopped most of it.

Lord, I believe for the beautiful woman north of me, and that her marriage will get back to what you designed.
Lord, I believe the trust will be rebuilt again.
Lord, I believe the pain he is experiencing will be healed by you.

Lord, I believe she will be redeemed.
Lord, I believe her son will seek a godly father one day.
Lord, I believe you will meet every bill, meet every need, and help her heal.
Lord, I believe you will bless her with a godly man that will keep her heart forever.
Lord, I believe that the one hurting her, will seek godly repentance one day.

Lord, I believe the anger I feel for this one particular one  that was stupid will subside.
Lord, I pray he will have a repentant heart.
Lord, I believe  you will restore him and make him whole and in the meantime, he will make right a wrong.
Lord, I believe you will restore her.
Lord, I believe you will protect her.
Lord, I believe you will show her great and mighty things.
Lord, I believe the charges will be dropped.
Lord, I believe the pain will decrease as you fill her heart.
Lord, I believe you can restore a family.

Lord, I believe you will show us both that those are 'saved'.
Lord, I believe they will want to worship you.
Lord, I believe you will bless us with that answered prayer.

Lord, I believe that he will be exposed.
Lord, I believe that he will come forward and repent.
Lord, I believe that he will be able to cover his wife as he should.
Lord, I believe she will get healing.
Lord, I believe a family will be in YOUR will - designated to do great things in your name.
Lord, I believe there will be freedom that set them both free.

Lord, I believe in his ministry.
Lord, I believe you will meet the need of the visa.
lord, I believe you will bless his upcoming meetings.

Lord, I believe you will meet the needs of our church.
Lord, I believe you are healing families.
Lord, I believe you are restoring marriages.
Lord, I believe you are setting captives free.

Lord, I believe YOU Bring beauty out of ashes.


Lord, it is ALL because of you!

Amen, humbly...me


PS, I believe cause I have SEEN what you did for me....amen!

Day #7 ....what a day...

I woke up this am, in prayer for another and quickly typed in a prayer to her privately.
I prayed MUCH of the day because we were doing FCAT and I just get to sit and watch the walls move....
I prayed for this one and that one...
I prayed for myself, as ANGER wanted to grip me because of 'his' actions and 'his' actions...mind you - I was not angry at my husband!
As I have said, this 40 days of prayer is for several women of God that HE has brought to me...to pray for.


Several weeks or months ago, I watch Francis Chan make the statement, "I have been extremely challenged"....." as I have been making disciples".     I understood that comment.  Our my church, we have a motto...we are making disciples that make disciples....

Being a servant of God, being used by HIM takes time and it takes much prayer.
I am honored and humbled that God has placed some beautiful people within my reach to pray for and pray with.  I am honored.

But tonight - I place ALL of them at HIS feet and stop to pray for the MANY injured and hurt in Boston - again, just one event can make everyone realize......

OUR TIME is SHORT!!!!!!
This is NOT our world.
This world is underwritten by the Enemy and HE continues to stir up strife, and if he is not doing it..it is the consequences of fallen man.

Tonight, there is a sister of a dear one that lives in Boston.
Tonight there is a daughter of a friend that lives there.
Tonight there are mother's that are grasping for hope to hear from family and hovering over a hospital bed due to injuries.
Tonight there are ones in a hospital bed - so in shock that tomorrow, they will need some real therapy to accept what transpired today.
Tonight, there is a guilty party -- that needs to confess to a crime.

So much Lord.
So much Lord.


Lord, thank you for answered prayer today.
Thank you for the smile on her face, even in the middle of much YUCK.
Thank you for the Publix conversation.
Thank you for  the visit this eve and more answered prayer.


Lord, Thank you!


Lord, there are still hurting ones, Lord, there is a woman in pain, Lord, there is a young mother that needs direct answers and there is a family that needs restoring.  Lord, there are many more needs -- but YOU know what and where and when....YOU are the God that placed the stars in the heavens  and YOU are the one that can heal and redeem.  Lord, thank you for today. Lord, give each of them rest this eve...as tomorrow will be a new day.  Lord, YOU win. Amen.

Day #6...NO weapon formed against me shall stand....

"I realize and know that when it seems ALL is lost...ALL is wrong  and there seems to be no hope....

that GOD can redeem ANYTHING."

Today I got to listen to John James give his testimony again at our church.  He spoke about how God did a miracle and used  his wife, to remind him that GOD does care and GOD can restore.

I would not even imagine to try and summarize the testimony, but I will share this.  When I first heart his story, I was a 'single' mom who dragged her son with her to church.  It was a time of my life where I would grab onto ANYTHING that would assure me...there was hope.  And John James speaks of hope so perfectly.  Anyway, at the end of that service back in October of 2010....I went forward for a miracle.  I believed that God could restore anything.   You see...by that time, I needed restoration too and a miracle within my family.

Today...some 2 and 1/2 years later.....I heard him give a message of hope again and he asked us to come forward if we needed salvation, or if we needed to make a reconnection to Christ...or if we needed a miracle....and many went forward.  It was a glorious sight.

I got to eat lunch with him later...and I was able to remind him of that day.  ( I tease him cause I feel like a stalker at times....LOL...but he was one of the 'people with skin' that GOD used to remind me that HE wins and HE is always working! )   Anyway, like I said.....God wins.


Today as I pray, the sister's in Christ that inspired these 40 days of prayer....the sister's in Christ that HE has brought to my attention, brought to my circle of life, or brought to this blog site....

YOU are the one HE wants to make sure...
YOU are the one HE wants you to know......
YOU are the one HE will redeem..........HE will.....

It seems impossible today.
It seems the entire world is after you, or maybe it is just your husband, or maybe just your present circumstances....but HE wants you to know ----

THAT if you have claimed HIM as LORD of your life and your heart...then....

"NO weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute  ( GOD WILL REFUTE) , every tongue that accuses you.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me."  

So, hang in there....

God does still do miracles.

God does restore families.

God does heal past hurts.

God does take away the pain.

God does love you so much.....more than I can ever express -- don't give up. 

LOVE covers a multitude of sins. 

I know, he forgave me.. Amen.  

Day #5 ....Saturday

Well....it is now Sunday and I guess---- I guess wanted to post for the record that Saturday was FILLED with prayer...for her...and for her...and for this one,  and back for this one again....and then for me...

Saturday was a busy day - I had a few meetings, and then work to do...but suddenly it seemed that the enemy DID NOT want me to meet a beautiful woman to pray with....

My husband prayed for me and gave me medicine and literally after a 1/2 hour of sleep - I was up and on my way to pray for her....

 But when I got home - sickness over came me again.....but....being sidelined to a bed gives one plenty of time to pray and to rest and to pray and to rest..... it just did not give me the strength to TYPE!

My prayers on Saturday focused for one ....but this will apply to many...


OH God...when we have messed up, only YOU can redeem us. 
Oh God, when we feel so ashamed, only   YOU can bring us the comfort we need.
Oh God, when it seems like everything is against us....YOU can make a way when there seems no other way.  
OH God - thank you for just allowing us to move forward just one moment at a time.  
It is only by YOU God...that we can survive 'this'...but we are going to claim and believe there is a miracle coming....and very soon.  

I believe in miracles.
I know God will fight for me when it seems like EVERYTHING is against me.
I know...

God will rescue us from our troubles:  Psalm 54.7  ( For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.)  

Lord, you have and you will rescue my sweet sister in Christ and you will help her triumph over her enemies.

God will Rescue us from the Curse of our Wrong doing:  Galatians 3.13 ( But Christ has rescused us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree". )

God took the curse ...we  seek forgiveness.

 We are human.  We will triumph with HIS help! 

And God will rescue me from the Terrors of Judgement:  
1 Thessalonians 1.10  ( And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming  of God's son from heaven - Jesus, whom God raised from  the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgement.

God will see you through this....HE will...I have prayed, you have prayed...
Jesus is interceding for us...right now!

God cuts through with BIG Victories!

Amen.

Day #4 - It is Friday

Oh LORD....today is Friday.
It is almost Saturday and so much has transpired.
My heart is heavy and oh so hurt for another.
It is not fair Lord.
It is not fair.

Words seem few....as I lay awake - I just pray in my prayer language and believe that YOU are interceding for me...for her....and for her....and for the others.

I am just too  tired Lord.
But - OH God, I cry mercy for her.

It does not seem she is getting any 'delight'....show her the way.....
Amen.