God's Ways Are Perfect

Before beginning today's prayer, close your eyes, take a deep breath ... Let it out.  This is your time with God.  Allow your heart, mind, body, and strength to turn and focus on Him.  Still your worries.  Still your fears.  The following prayer is ONLY a guide!  Expand on it!  OR Skip down to the scripture and focus on the passage.  Make this personal for God and you.

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My God, You are the Rock and Your ways are perfect! You are faithful and cannot do anything wrong.

Father, in the light of Your perfection, I feel small. How many times have I judged another based on "my" idea of perfection?  Yet You are so merciful to me ... May my eyes be closed to the "imperfections" of others and my heart open, overflowing with Your love!

Jesus, thank You for not waiting for me to abide by God's Laws to save me!  At the same time, I'm grateful for those Laws because each Word teaches me about who God IS.  Thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit, who guides me and teaches me.

Jesus, in Your name, we bring before the Father _______.  We pray ______ will proclaim the name of the LORD and praise the greatness of our God!  May _____ know Your works are perfect and You will be faithful to him/her forever!  We pray the Father's will be done in our lives today. Amen

Deuteronomy 32:1-4
Listen, you heavens, and I will speak;
    hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.
² Let my teaching fall like rain
    and my words descend like dew,
like showers on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

³ I will proclaim the name of the Lord.
    Oh, praise the greatness of our God!
⁴ He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
    upright and just is he.

Give My Fingers Skill for Battle

ALL praise to You, The Lord!  You are my Rock!  You are my Fortress!

 

Lord, prepare me for war; give my fingers skill for battle! For my struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  I cannot stand unless I'm full immersed in You!! Safely hidden behind You, my Shield!  May my heart yield to the Holy Spirit's instruction. 

 

One of the enemy's weapons is ingratitude. He's always pointing to what I don't have.  Lord Jesus, I want to point to what You have given me!  I want to give You an offering of thanksgiving! Thank You for ________________________________.  (Mine: Thank You for Beth.  She is my precious jewel, a true gift from You! I thank You for bring her the distance You have traveled with her.  I can still hear the words of the school psychiatrist "We may have to bus her to Briarwood to learn basic skills." "What basic skills?" I asked. "Oh, like eating with a fork." I remember the feeling of dismay as they picked my child apart.  You know what? You were with me the whole time! And You have been with her! You have been so faithful to her and used her to sharpen me.  You used her to create in Charles empathy and the ability to see others with strange ways as human beings.  Thank You for using her to kick the enemy, for she has amazed ALL who have worked with her over the years. That's YOUR doing! I thank You for Beth's Autism!)

 

Lord, we come together to stand in the gap for _______. Be ______ shield.  Shower him/her with Your faithful love.  It is our desire Your Spirit will draw _______ to take refuge in You and he/she will know You as his/her Fortress!  Lord, we so desire Your will in the lives of each name we are lifting before You today!  Hear us! Hear our prayers!  In Your name, Jesus, we pray Your will be done and not our own. Amen

 

Psalm 144:1-2

¹ Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
² He is my loving God and my fortress,
    my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples under me.

 

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Jesus, the Spiritual Rock

Jesus, You are the mobile iRock! U go where ever I go! You sustain me with Your living water that flows from You!

Jesus, I so desire You! I desire to live totally surrendered to You! I can't do it on my own. I pray Your Spirit will empower me to love You with ALL my heart, ALL my soul, ALL my strength.

Jesus, thank You for being my spiritual water! You are the source of my refreshing drink! Thank You for cooling my soul's thirst!

Jesus, we join together in prayer for ____. In Your name we pray ____ will consume the spiritual drink that flows from You -- the Spiritual Rock. Go with ____ everywhere he/she goes sustaining him/her. May Your will be done in our lives. Amen

1 Corinthians 10:4 

and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the Lord your God with all your heartand with all your soul and with all your strength.

Jesus, the Solid Foundation

Prayer Request: Warren County Schools begin today! Be in prayer for Jonas and Christopher W as they prepare to leave for college over the next couple of weeks.

Jesus, You are the solid foundation! Your teachings are my anchor in time of storms. I cannot be washed away for I am staked firmly in You! In You, the Solid Rock, I will trust my life!

Jesus, I so desire to love You with all my strength! Mental. Physical. Spiritual. May I change my life style to do so!

Jesus, thank You for each of these ladies who join me in prayer each day.  Thank You for the desire You have planted in us to want to know You better!  You are so sweet! Being in Your presence is better than "key lime pie"! (Change to your favorite treat!)

We pray, Jesus, _____ will be a wise person and build his/her life in You!  When the floods come ____ will be established in You and won't be washed away. In Your name we pray, Amen

Matthew 7:24-25

²⁴ “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. ²⁵ Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

My Rock, My Refuge!

Prayer: For the Barren County/Glasgow schools starting today!
 
Think of two people your and thankful for and why. :)
 
O Lord, my God! You alone are my Rock! You alone are my Salvation! You are my Fortress where I wait quietly before You. My sweet Refuge!
 
My Jesus, sometimes I am shaken. When the bills pile up around me; the car fails to start; I study and still don't make the grade ... When things seem bleak because I can't see how You are using "this" for Your glory, yeah, I worry. I become anxious. Jesus, I don't want to be shaken! Give me the grace I need to get through each trial. May I truly discover You are my Refuge!
 
I have an offering of Thanks! I am thankful to You for 1) ______________ because ____________;   2)___________ because _____________. 
 
(Here's mine! To share ... 1) my mother because she has always been supportive of me; 2) my sister, Jane, because You used her to bless my children in so many ways. I'm so thankful for these two wonderful women!! They are precious gifts from You!!)
 
Jesus, we pray together for _____.  We pray Your Spirit will lead ____ to wait quietly before You. May ___ come to know You as his/her refuge! May ___ and us trust You at all times. May we each pour out our hearts to You daily for those You are seeking to save. In Your name, Jesus, Amen
 
Psalm 62:1-8
¹ I wait quietly before God,
    for my victory comes from him.
² He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will never be shaken.
³ So many enemies against one man—
    all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
    or a tottering fence.
⁴ They plan to topple me from my high position.
    They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
    but curse me in their hearts. Interlude

⁵ Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
    for my hope is in him.
⁶ He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will not be shaken.
⁷ My victory and honor come from God alone.
    He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
⁸ O my people, trust in him at all times.
    Pour out your heart to him,
    for God is our refuge. Interlude

 

God The Living Rock

Special Request: Bowling Green City schools start today! Barren County on Wednesday, Warren County on Thursday. Please keep our schools in prayer!

For those NOT in the area I mentioned, think about the school systems in your area. Lift them up in prayer!
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Praise be to God, for He lives! Praise to You, my Rock! You are the Rock of my Salvation! May You be exalted for eternity!

Lord, may I love You with all my soul! My soul represents my whole being.  Jesus, may I love You with all that I am!

Jesus, as I think of all the wonderful things You have blessed me with, my hearts swells! Thank You for Your timely provision! Thank You for ALWAYS being with me!

Jesus, may ______ love You with all his/her soul. Be ______'s Rock of Salvation! We join together in praying for _______. May we not give up hope on a single soul!  You didn't give up on us! May we be about Your kingdom's work. Give us strength and courage needed to do Your will in Earth as it is done in Heaven. In Your name, Jesus Amen

2 Samuel 22:47
“The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock!  May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

Deuteronomy 6:5
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

There Is No Rock Like Our God!

In today's prayer, there will be a blank in the Thanksgiving section. Think about a person or people, or thing(s) and put those in that blank! 

My heart rejoices in You, Lord! You make me strong! No one is holy like You! There is no one who compares to You!! There is no Rock like our God!

Lord, I desire to love You with all my heart. May my heart beat to the rhythm of Your heart. May my heart be a heart filled with gratitude!

Thank You, Jesus, for ___________________! You desire good for me and these are certainly GOOD gifts! Thank You for being so generous! 

Lord Jesus, we join each other in prayer today. Even though we don't know the names we are putting into the blanks, we join together in agreement for those we love and for the ones we don't like. Each name IS precious to You! In Your name, Jesus, we pray ____ will love You with all his/her heart. May _____'s heart beat to the song You desire. Be ____'s firm foundation! For there is no one else who can compare to You! You are solid and reliable! As we go about our day, may Your Spirit bring to our minds others You desire us to pray for. In Your name, Jesus, Amen

1 Samuel 2:1-2

Then Hannah prayed:

“My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me. No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

Deuteronomy 6:5 (We'll use this one a few days!)

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.