April 4, 2018 Wednesday

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”  Lamentations 3:22-24

DAILY PRAYERS:
Prayed for 65 members of my family (saved and unsaved)
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
Prayed for 50 of the lost
Prayed forgiveness of any sin I may  have committed and I pray for wisdom & guidance

PRAISES AND BLESSINGS:
I praise the Lord for a refreshed morning. Yesterday evening grief knocked me down, but the Lord comforted me in so many ways. I know this will happen again and my faith is my saving grace.

BIBLE READING:
1 Corinthians chapter 3
Verse 19 reminds me that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

I read in my bible every day but also then the same verses in Jon Courson's Application Commentary. Today as I went to the commentary, he adds little stories and one caught my eye. Basically what it said was if I or a church leader is feeling burned out it is probably because we are keeping our eyes on problems and not on the Lord. Who could be burned out and lose their zeal if their attention is on Jesus and him crucified?


BOOK READING:
"Listening for God" by Marilyn Hontz
Started Part 3, chapter 10 (pages 124-132)
As you listen/hear or even think a thought of someone, that most likely is God talking to you. If you let Him the Lord will help you live out each ordinary day with His extraordinary power. You will see or even be answers to someone's prayers. Life is not always easy, but God promises to always help us through everything - we just need to be listening!


MY CALL TO ACTION TODAY:
I need to be aware that if I think of someone, God is probably telling me to pray for them or contact them. We don't know what is happening with people, but God does and He might be using us to answer their prayer.
Keep my focus on Jesus and him crucified.


Have a blessed day.