Prayables Week of Daily Blessings April 15, 2017
{wisdom}
Silence is the language of eternity; noise passes.
Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
Build a house where the floor is made of strength, the walls crafted of ambition, and the roof is a masterpiece of forgiveness.
The art of being smart is the art of knowing what to overlook.
No matter where life takes you the place that you stand at any given moment is holy ground.
It’s Good Friday, it’s a good Friday, it’s God Friday.
{blessings}
Above & Below
Learn to live below your means and above your circumstances. May you be blessed with the life you deserve when you master the balance of spending less and appreciating more.
Break Away
Take a break from it. You’re focusing too hard on your problems. Even when you divert your thoughts, your brain is stubbornly stuck in the process of trying to figure it out. May you be blessed to pray in peace. God knows what you’re working on, no need for reminders. Instead, today, this very minute, close your eyes and praise God with all your heart. Replace worry with gratitude.
Enjoy the Ride
“Like riding a bike.” You don’t learn how to ride a bike from a book, or even a video. You learn by doing it. Actually, by doing it wrong; falling off, getting back on and doing it again. Life is like that. May you be blessed to enjoy the ride, no matter how many bumps you encounter along the way.
Company You Keep
You are a social animal. You are more like the people around you than you are unlike them. And that’s why people are important to your happiness. May you be blessed by the company you keep. Keep whatever it is that makes you unique, yet celebrate the commonality God gives to all His children.
Free Will
God gave you free will to use wisely. What He didn’t give you is, “free won’t”. May you be blessed with the will to make good choices that are positive, pleasant, and generous. Where there’s a will there’s a way.
God’s Love Notes
Watch for the love notes God leaves you and delight in them. May your eyes be open in wide-eyed wonder. God’s writing is found in His creation. Read it and weep.
{prayers}
Days End
Dear Lord, I am grateful for the day’s end. I rest in prayer and reflect on the blessings I encountered today: the peek-a-boo of sunlight sneaking through my shades at dawn. A car that propelled me forward to my place of work. A hot lunch that filled my belly and warmed my soul. For I know it’s You who provides – and for that I give thanks. Amen
Sings My Soul
Lord my God! When I consider all the works Your hand has made, I am in awesome wonder. I see the clouds, I hear the rushing water, Your power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul.
Prayer of Joy
God, Thank You for joy and delight, for wonders and awe. For moments of gladness and celebration. Grant me the ability to breathe gentleness into my hours and seasons, so that I live awake to beauty, to holiness, to the radiance that surrounds us. Grant me wisdom to arrive each day with passion and humor, with song and dance, with smiling eyes, in service to myself, in service to others, in service to Your holy name.
I am no Angel
Dear God, I fall short, but You are my help. I am no angel, yet I look to You. I am not strong-You are unshakable. I amy not be perfect, but I am willing. I know in my weakness, I have Your grace. For tough decisions, I have Your Spirt. For every need, I have You. Amen
Precious Day
Dear Lord, This is the day You made for my use, for my enjoyment, for my service. Today, I live with love. Today, I will share laughter. Today, I will know the blessings You give me. Thank You Lord, for this precious day. Amen
{stories, articles, video}
Passover Story: A Modern Day Miracle
The Priest Who Healed Orphans with Poetry
{bible}
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Don’t ask “where are the good old days?” Don’t long for the “good old days.” It’s not wise and smart folks don’t do it.
Jeremiah 23:16
THE LORD OF ALL says: Don’t listen to the words of those who are telling you what will happen in the future. They are filling you with empty hopes. They tell of dreams from their own thoughts, not from the mouth of the Lord.
Psalms 69:1-3
Save me O my God, for I am drowning in my soul. I am sinking, sinking in the muck where I can not stand. I am lost in deep waters where the floods overflow me. I am weary of crying yet my throat is dry and my eyes fail while I wait for You O my God.
Exodus 50:20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is happening, saving lives.
Romans 8:11
The Spirit of God lives in you.
For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.
{affirmations}
I get to choose how my day unfolds.
I am faithful. I am charitable. I am loving. I am honorable. I am fulfilled.
If I ever get the chance to treat them in the hurtful way they treated me, I will choose to walk away, and by doing so, I will have done it better.
Today I will release my expectations and live the day appreciating what is, instead of what should be.
Just for today… I will own less and appreciate more.
I recognize my weakness and I turn to God for strength.
{prayer requests & praise}
BODILY HEALING
I have been sick for a long while. It seems I nearly recover from one thing when I’m hit by 2 or 3 more. Right now I have Flu B, acute bronchitis and a severe UTI. Dr says It could turn into pneumonia and I will have to be hospitalized. Please pray for complete healing.
– Tess U.
LORD HEAL THEM
I work with a lot of disabled adults. I would love for the Lord to heal them in His own way. Guide me Lord, so I can help and be useful.
– Lynn B.
DELIVERANCE FROM DRUGS AND VIOLENCE
Lord, I place Marek before your throne of grace, I ask that you forgive him and have mercy upon him. Save him from those drug dealers. Stop him from selling drugs, fighting, anger. Open his eyes to see his wrongs, to stop hurting people. Remove all his bad friends, both females and males. Send good friends that will advice him and minister your words to him to repent and believe that you our Lord exist. Save him from self destruction. Bring him peace, to make wise decisions.
-heartbroken mother
my high school sweetheart that God have place back into my life need some prayers for changing. God have given him a 2nd chance at a better life, but yet he refuse to change & give up the street life. My question is where do i fit in or do i? please help me i feel God place us back together for a reason. yes i love him but i feel it don’t matter to him.
-Dara D.
I’m a full-time college student and I’m working full time and everything just seems like it’s falling apart. I feel my relationship with God has diminished and I’ve never fell so far away from him before. I just need a blessing to get over this hump of life and that everything fall into place. I just need a healing prayer to replace the anger and hatred in my life with happiness. God Bless and thank you.
– Anjenee C.
(our reply)
Dear Anjenee,
It sounds like you are overwhelmed, and it’s totally understandable. With full time school and full time work, you must be exhausted — physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Yet, exhaustion is a temporary state. May you be blessed with a new state of being. One that brings you closer to God. So close, that you absorb (without effort) God’s boundless energy, peace, and joy. Very soon, my dear, you will be wholly healed.
– Susan D.
PRAY FOR APRILE AND PHIL
Please pray for my daughter she had surgery last week and now she is back in hospital with an infection. They had to put a pic line in her because the antibiotics were eating through her regular line. Her hubby is deployed overseas and I can’t go to her because my hubby is recovering from major surgery, so I just can’t leave him alone. Pray for healing for Aprile and my hubby Phil. Thank you.
– Roberta G.