April 9, 2018 Monday

A beautiful sunny day! Looking forward to Prime Timers lunch today.

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
Prayed for the 52 on our list of the lost
Prayed forgiveness of any sin I may have committed. I pray for wisdom, guidance and ears to hear.

PRAISES AND BLESSINGS:
I am thrilled the WINGS program was well received and that it has the opportunity to be a blessing for many women in the area.

I am also so stinking excited about the booklet that Vicki had in Sunday School class - "Christianity 101" - that is what I have been looking for and even started writing myself. The amazing thing is that the outline fits exactly into what I was putting together. I am blessed with the opportunity to lead a class for those new Christians coming to our church.

BIBLE READING:
1 Corinthians 8
Reminds me not to be a stumbling block for others. It also reminds me that knowledge of the Bible should not be a factor that puffs me up,  but love should be the factor because it builds others up. It makes me think of dealing with baby Christians. I need to rely on God to show me how to help them and never think I know what to do on my own because I really don't and I need to rely on the Holy Spirits direction.

BOOK READING:
"Listening for God" by Marilyn Hontz
Satan will try to steal our joy and our purpose. When we get negative feed back from others, it might just be the enemy trying to break our calling from God to a ministry. I know I tend to have a defensive attitude and can become depressed when comments are harsh and extremely critical. I really want to have a teachable spirit and listen for the nuggets of truth in comments, so I can correct if need be and to just blow off anything that is just chaff. When I feel those things, it is important that I give God time to talk me and instruct me. I must learn to let negative situations either drain me or train me!

MY CALL TO ACTION TODAY:
I don't feel a strong call to action except the words "keep listening" comes to my mind over and over again.
As I read over what I had written today the theme was: baby Christians, teaching, learning, listening and not letting the enemy derail a potential ministry.

Have a blessed day.