April 13, 2018 Friday

I am still so full from our prayer time last night. There were only 4 of us, but it was one of those times when it was so Spirit led. I sit on the edge of my seat with expectation of what God will do in answer to our prayers for the city of Lebanon. How I wish for more of our congregation to come out  and experience our prayer times as a united body of believers so they too can be blessed and be as spirit filled as I am right now.

DAILY PRAYERS:
Prayed for 66 members of my family.
Prayed for the Salvation Praying Group to increase to 12 by the end of the year.
Prayed for the Power Hour of Prayer Group to increase to 24 by the end of the year.
Prayed for church average attendance to continue to increase to 150 by the end of the year.
Prayed for 29 prayer warriors by name
Prayed for 40 church members by name
Praying for the lost in our Salvation group later this morning at church.
Prayed for the personal requests that have been confidentially asked of me to pray.
Prayed forgiveness of any sin I may have committed. I pray for wisdom, guidance and ears to hear.
Pray for our church to be a house of prayer and the prayer life of the congregation to be elevated.

PRAISES AND BLESSINGS:
I am blessed and give praise to God for Pastor Sheridan, Laura and Mary and their faithfulness and hearts for prayer. It was such an honor to pray with them last night.

BIBLE READING:
1 Corinthians 12 and 13
Awe the chapter of spiritual gifts ... and the best of those being able to love. I need to double check my love: Is it patient? Is it kind? Is it envious, boastful, arrogant or rude? Does it insist on its own way? Is it irritable or resentful? Does it rejoice in the truth? Does it bear all things? Does it hope for all things? Does it endure all things? I really need to work on some of these things with the help of the Holy Spirit!

BOOK READING:
"Listening for God" by Marilyn Hontz
It is good to ask God questions prior to going into or as going into the time of listening. Ask who He might want you to pray for; Is there something He needs to reveal about my own heart; Is there someone He wants me to send an encouraging note to; What might He want me to do today that might make a difference for eternity?

MY CALL TO ACTION TODAY:
My thoughts before going into my "listening time" are about the new people that come to our church. What men are contacting the new young men and encouraging them to read the bible, to pray with their wives, to attend Life Track? I think about Sean, Joe and Micah. What women are doing that for the women that come to church? I think about Becca and Ashley. Who is inviting them to Sunday School class? These are the questions I shall have to discover the answer to, if there is one.

As a result of my "listening time: List out people in our church and write down their spiritual gifts and talents, as well as what groups they are going to ... if none ask them to join.
Instead of having resentful feelings that others are not jumping in and doing more, I need to pray for more endurance and more love and give even more of myself to Christ. He died for me!!

Have a blessed day.