May 22, 2018 Tuesday

What a beautiful morning! I am tempted to go out in the yard and work for a bit - but I know I would not want to stop to go to staff meeting, so best wait until later!

DAILY PRAYERS:
Prayed for 66 members of my family.
Prayed for 18 prayer warriors by name
Prayed for 40 church members by name
Praying for 54 of the lost on our list by name.

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 and for feet to follow.
Pray for our church to be a house of prayer and the prayer life of the congregation to be elevated.
Prayed for the Salvation Praying Group to increase.
Prayed for the Power Hour of Prayer Group to increase.
Prayed for the new Shield of Faith Prayer Group starting this coming Sunday - May 20, 2018
Prayed for my new position as one of the Stewards that I am equipped to do a good job.
Prayed for our women's prayer breakfast group WINGS
Prayed for church average attendance to continue to increase to 150 by the end of the year.
Pray for my dear friend Donna every day!

PRAISES AND BLESSINGS:

I am blessed with enough health and energy to get some yard work done. Can't do as much at a time as I have in the past, but I am getting it done! Thank You Jesus!

BIBLE READING:
1 Thessalonians 2-3

Paul was so pleased with the fact that these people continued in their faith. He also points out that he is anxious to return to restore areas of their faith where it might be lacking. To me that means we must continue to learn because we all lack in some area of faith!

 
 BOOK READING:
"TOO BUSY NOT TO PRAY" by Bill Hybels

He uses "A.C.T.S" as a pattern for prayer. A=adoration. How do we adore our Heavenly Father. We could list all his attributes ... guidance, mercy, power, provision - just to start. We could pick one and meditate on it and tell Him how thankful we are for Him in that area. We could sing Him a song (hopefully in my case no one is near enough to hear :). I do stand in awe of Him.

MY CALL TO ACTION TODAY/MY TIME OF SILENCE NOTES:

I turned down Terry when she asked me to be the leader of the VBS food area. At first I felt so guilty. Then in prayer, I found comfort as it is not my gifted area and if I took it on, then the person meant to do that position would not be found. I am really needing to learn to not overextend myself. I thank the Lord for His guidance in times like this.

Have a blessed day.