Prayer Requests

Please pray for Susan for healing.

Please pray for Steve for healing.

Please pray for all the single parents out there trying to do the work of both mom and dad.

Please pray for a cure for cancer.

Please pray for Donovan and his family.

Unfailing Love

"Your Love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.  Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep.  O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.  How priceless is your unfailing love!"  

(Psalm 36:5-7, NIV)

Hope in the Lord

"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.  In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.  May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

Psalm 33:20-22, NIV

Grace, Compassion, Justice, Love

"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.  For the Lord is a God of justice.  Blessed are all who wait for him!"

Isaiah 30:18, NIV

Prayers and Praises

Please pray for Kelly for healing.  

Please pray for Don as he travels.

Please pray for Amanda and her family in the mission work they are doing.

Praise God for who He is!  "...God is love." (1 John 4:8)

Please pray for all the people in the U.S. who are dealing with flooding.

Please pray for the volunteers who are getting ready for the ABC sale at Boone United Methodist Church.  All the money made will go towards missions.

Please continue to pray for Nora and her family.  God knows the situation.

"I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.  My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.  Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together." (Psalm 34:1-3, NIV)

Because of Who He is...

(05/17/11)

This morning as I was reading about God’s abundance, I found myself feeling unworthy of the many gifts and blessings that God gives me every day. I felt as if I had done nothing to earn them. Then God reminded me of His provisional nature through Philippians 4:19: “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (NIV) God blesses me and meets my needs according to His love for me, not because of anything I’ve done to earn it. It’s amazing how we continue to need reminding of the basics, isn’t it? When our feelings tell us that we are not worthy, God reminds us that we are because of His love for us and what Jesus did for us on the cross, not because of anything that we have done. He is so amazing! Praise you, Lord!

I Warned You, Didn't I?

(05/11/11)

The other day I sat and watched a live church webcast with a friend.  The message was entitled, “What’s a Warning Worth?”; and it helped me to understand that God gives us warnings out of compassion and correction, but most importantly out of love.  Yesterday, God gave me further perspective on this subject.  As I was attempting to get my child going that morning, I continually had to warn her that if she didn’t move, she may not have time to play her game, or even eat breakfast for that matter.  As she dawdled and played, and ate her cereal one piece at a time with her fingers, I continued to remind her of the time, explaining the consequences of her actions as we went.  Finally, though she hadn’t finished her breakfast, I told her that it was time to brush her teeth and that she would not be able to play her game on the way to school because she needed that time to finish her juice… temper tantrum and strike one (warning strike) for the day to follow.

Later that afternoon I picked her up from afterschool and took her to the grocery store.  She loves to push the cart.  As we walked through, I had to keep reminding her to follow me.  I would turn around, and she would be several feet behind me looking at anything that happened to catch her eye.  Now usually, I try to have plenty of patience with her because she has ADHD, but this evening, as she continued to ignore my many warnings, my patience was wearing thin.  I tried saying “please” and “do you hear me?”… then it turned into “the count” (“If you don’t get here by the time I count to…”)… then the final warning: “The next time you ignore me, it’s an automatic strike.”  Well, as I’m sure you have discerned by now, strike two and crying trailed closely behind.

I tried to have a talk with her, making sure she understood why she was losing her TV privilege for the night, and warn her again about what would happen if she got strike three.  I thought maybe it was successful, until I tried getting her ready for bed.  First she went into my room to get ready for her shower, and locked my door behind her while going through my drawers.  Then when I told her to go to the bathroom she told me she didn’t have to.  When I told her to try, she said, “Well, I guess I really do.” This was her way of getting out of a lie, which led to an automatic strike three (removal of all privileges) and more screaming and crying.

Needless to say, it was a rather stressful day with my child; however, in the midst of all the mess, I was reminded again of all the warnings our Heavenly Father gives us.  Sometimes His warnings are given in order to protect us from others; but many times it’s to protect us from ourselves (just like any parent does with his/her child).  Below I have given the website address for the webcast with Pastor Bob Coy preaching from Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale entitled “What’s a Warning Worth”.  It’s a great message, and I encourage you to watch if you can make the time.  I also have a listing of a few of the passages that he referenced so that you may follow along better with the message.  I hope it is a blessing to you as it was to me.

http://media.calvaryftl.org/player/?fn=A1522

       Joel 1                                       1 Corinthians 11:31-32 
Hebrews 12                                        Proverbs 12:1

                  

Prayers and Praises

Please pray for the people living at the Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation Home. There has been an outbreak of a stomach virus.

Please pray for Nora for healing. Please also pray for her children.

Please pray for a cure of fibromyalgia.

 Please pray for a cure for cancer.

Please pray for Bill and his family as they are mourning the loss of his brother.

Praise God for His beauty!

Please pray for Steve for healing.

Please pray for Danielle for healing.

Please continue to pray for the victims of the tornadoes, and for those in Mississippi who are dealing with extensive flooding.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV)

Do Your Best and Let God Do the Rest

4/27/11

The other night as I was getting my daughter ready for bed, I began to battle with her over her use of soap and water.  As a six year old, she loves to let the water run for long periods of time and use as much soap as she can.  One day she even came to me with a ‘cat that ate the canary’ grin on her face letting me know that she had used seven pumps of hand soap to wash her hands (to which she quickly gained her first strike for the day – ‘three strikes and you’re out’). As someone living on a fixed income, the only thing I can see is waste, waste, waste.  This particular evening, as I watched her get her usual two pumps of soap instead of one, I immediately became irritated and started my tirade with the parental catchphrase, “How many times to do I have to tell you…?”… to which she answered with the three most well-known adolescent words on the planet: “I don’t know.”  I then said, “You know you only need one pump of soap, right?” “Yes.”, she answered.  My next statement sent me into a mental whirlwind.  “If you know what to do, then why don’t you do it?”  Immediately I was convicted, especially in the area of my health.  There are many things (namely exercise and getting enough sleep) that I know I could be doing for better health, but I don’t.  I pray almost every day for my health and for balance in my life, but I have yet to attain what I desire.  And I have to ask myself, “How much of my own personal health problems are within my control?  What can I be doing differently that I’m not?  When have I used too many ‘excuses’ to get out of doing what I know will be beneficial for me in the long run?”  These are hard questions for me to ask myself, knowing that I may not like the answers.  These questions could be applied to any area of our lives, however… finances, relationships, taking time for daily prayer, our jobs, etc.  Yes, there are a lot of things that are beyond our control; but our actions and our attitudes are something we have the power to change every day.  It’s not an easy process; but through prayer and the wisdom that only God can give us, we can do our best.  Then we can let God do the rest.   

1 Peter 1: 13-14

Proverbs 21:5

Ephesians 4:22-24

Deuteronomy 6:3

Prayers and Praises

Please pray for Maxine's mother.  She recently had a stroke.

Please pray for a team of people who are going to Alabama to give aid to those who were affected by the storms last week.  Please pray for God to guide them and for safety in travel.  Also continue to pray for all the victims.

Please continue to pray for Alma.  She will be undergoing some testing.

Please pray for Vicki who has been having some back pain.

Please pray for Allen for wisdom in decision making.

Please pray for a little girl named Natalie and her family.  God knows the situation.

"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.  In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling." (Exodus 15:13. NIV)