prayer of faith

Heavenly Father,
     Your love for us exceeds any bounds that we may have.  We are undeserving of, yet stand ready to receive your love, grace, and mercy.  We know that your promises are true.  We know that you don't say anything that you don't mean.  You promised that you would never leave, nor forsake us, and we thank you so much that we aren't left alone.  This world is full of moments and events that we can neither control, nor predict.  We only hold on to your unchanging hand knowing that we will make it through because you are the author and finisher of our faith.  This past week many people created fear because of an event that would last only a moment in time.  We just held on to your hand with our faith.  We stood strong knowing that you would get us through.  The "how" was not important.  We just lifted our eyes to you.  Lord, we thank you that we aren't left alone in times of fear, panic, pain, helplessness, hopelessness, or uncertainity.  We thank you that when others run about in confusion, we who are your children, stand together with you in faith.  We thank you that we are able to see the blessing in all things, because you are there with us.  We begin to understand how to "rejoice in the Lord always" because in you our hope lives on.  Our lives are not controlled by man, because in and through You we always find victory.  We are the blessed.  We are the saved.  We are those who are delivered from sin and death.  We are delivered from the kingdom of hell.  We are delivered from the hands of the one who would seek to destroy us.  Therefore we are the ones who, through our personal relationship with you, have found glorious eternal life.  Let us not be stymied by the truth of the world.  Let us be transformed by the glorious truth of your word.  In Jesus name.  Amen.  

God knows best

One day Marshall and I were going to go walking around Manhattan (it's something that we love to do), and he found that he couldn't walk because of the pain in his feet.  We went to the doctor to find out what it was, and the doctor gave lots of reasons for the pain and said he would try several things.  He started on a regimen of  shots.  So, Marshall was getting shots in his feet and at one time in his spine also because he was having so much trouble walking. We didn't know why he was having so much pain in his feet.  The doctors gave us some name for it and gave him medicine and shots which did very little for him.  Our family was praying for him, of course, because we know that God hears.  One of my daughters (Aisha) looked up foot pain and found some shoes thast had been recommended for people with severe foot pain and diabetes.  Marshall went from not being able to walk, to walking 2 miles a day with me.  God is good.  God is wise.  We should listen to him.  PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Heavenly Father, please help us to hear with ears of faith.  Help us to stand when we just don't feel like it anymore.  ("having done all to stand, stand still").  Move on our faith so that is grows like a tree planted by a river.  Then Oh, Lord, help us to be obedient and to listen.  Remind us that you have the answers, we just have to ask the question.  In Jesus name we pray.  AMEN

Heavenly Father,
     We thank you that you see all things.  We thank you  that you hear our silent prayers.  We thank you that you are always working on our behalf.  We thank you that you lead and guide us into the path of righteousness.
You are our eyes when we cannot see. 
You are our faith, when we are not strong enough to believe. 
You give us hope when we are too weak to stand.
You keep us safe when we take your hand.
You help us to speak when our own words fail us. 
You stand between us those who would betray us.
You are our father when our earthly father fails to lead us
You are our mother when our earthly mother fails to feed us
with spiritual food that helps us to grow more and more like you.
The love you give has no boundaries
We are lost without you.
We love you Lord.  Please save us from our doubt and fear in Jesus name.
Amen

faith is believing first and seeing next

Faith is when you first put your sailboat in the water, knowing that God will provide the wind for your sails.

"A man will make a plan in his mind, and God will direct his path."

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding of things.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path"

Today my sister and I went for a ride.  I drove because she doesn't have a car.  She had written down a list of the things she wanted in a car, but didn't know how or when she would get one.  I had no idea that she was looking for a car.  While we were out riding, I mentioned a car deal that I had seen.  I casually asked if she wanted to go look at it.  I wasn't really expecting that she would. 
     We went on a whim, and that car was a bust.  We happened to ask the salesman to keep an eye out for any other car deals, and were leaving a wish list with the dealer when he suddenly asked, almost as an afterthought, if we wanted to see a van or SUV.  We reluctantly agreed, planning to leave after we had looked at the car and had thanked him for his time.  On our way off the lot, we saw a beautiful car and asked about it.  The car had no price, or info on it.  They  had just gotten it in, and the salesman didn't seem to know that it had been placed on the lot.  Turns out the car was loaded, and was the top of the line.  The mileage was minimal and the price was unbelievable.  I still didn't think anything was going to happen, but long story short, my sister left with a top of the line car which was a steal with very low mileage.
     She had written down what she wanted in a car and God provided it.

Put our sailboat in the water.  God will provide the wind for your sails.
(Make a plan.  God will direct your path.)

witness

So, about 20 years ago my husband became very ill.  Doctors in three different states and several different hospitals told me that he was not going to make it.  All of the measures in his major organs were off the charts.  We even went to the premier hospital known all over the world - The Mayo Clinic, where they told us that they couldn't explain why he was able to walk and sit still and hold a conversation because nothing was as it should be in his body.  He wasn't given a good prognosis.  We were told that we shouldn't expect him to make it.  Well, I asked everyone we knew from all over the country to pray.  Some of our choir members from church came to the hospital to sing for him.  There were several occasions in the hospital where mistakes were made that would have been fatal for him, but I was there watching and listening to God.  God is amazing.  His report was that  Marshall would be healed, and he was.  This is now more than 20 years later, 20 years after the death sentence that man gave to my husband.  He is alive and healthy and active, and I want to thank my cousin Alexis - Dr. Alexis Thomas Mabin for seeing something was wrong and bringing to our attention.  She was with us, helping us every step of the way, and his discovery and recovery took a year.  Most importantly I want to thank the Lord God Almighty for the life of my husband.  My children were able to grow up having a loving father, and I have had my precious husband all these years.  God is good!!  Don't give up, and don't listen to people when they tell that there is no hope.  God is the only one who can decide what will and will not be.  He is able.

Scripture tells us that there are things that are impossible with man, but they are possible with God. Give Him Glory!! Have faith.

Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for your love.  There is no one like you.  If we keep our hope and trust in you, we will not fail.  Help us to stay in you in all that we do, at all times.  When the world tells us no, help us to remember that you have the final say.  In Jesus name.  Amen

Praise to Him who makes each morning new - morning prayer

Heavenly Father,
     We bless and adore you.  You are awesome in every way.  You are brighter than any star.  You are the hope of our salvation, and the comfort that we need each day.  You are the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. You are the food that satisfies our soul. 
Your love speaks softly to our hearts and bursts brilliantly into our being.  You light the way when we are lost and lead us like a shepherd to the places that are best for us.  You, oh Lord, are the most loving father that we will ever know.  Thank you for giving us life and eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.  AMEN

Evening Blessing

As this day draws to an end, let us remember the joys that were at our fingertips, the hope that was just beyond the disappointment sparkling like a star, the smiles that we didn't have to encourage, and the kindness that came our way which we need to pass on.  Let's remember and smile.  Life is good. God is better.
Pray without ceasing
Rejoice Always

prayer for the morning - service

God is worthy! God is worthy! God is worthy!!
As we praise God from whom all blessings flow, let us remember to serve Him.  We must serve Him with our words and with our actions.  We must serve Him within the walls of our church, our home, and our workplaces.  We must run out into the streets and serve Him where His people are, for he is worthy!  Where there is need, may we be His hands and feet.  May we feed both the spirit and the body of his lambs.  May we heal broken hearts with HIS words.  May we give counsel that is wise and Godly to his people.  May we serve on our knees and lift our hands in praise.  God is worthy.  He is faithful.  He is our all in all.  Lord help us to serve You and to show and share your love at all times, in all ways, and in every place that our feet find to go, in Jesus name. Amen.

prayer for the morning - Hope

Jesus you are the light of the world. All that is good and full of blessing comes from you. You are the hope of our salvation and our reason for life. We continue moving forward because of the hope that we have deeply and firmly planted in you. Though the times are troubled, still we rejoice in you. Our hope is in you. We thank you that your eyes are always focused on us and your ears are always open to us. You never have your door closed to us, and you never will. Though many around us will break their promise to us, You, oh Lord, never will. It is not your way. Help us to walk in your word, and your way as a people of hope.
May the uncommon and powerful hope that you have planted in us rise and shine forth from our countenance so that those who think that they are without hope will rise and reach forward to you. You are always a present help in time of need.
We stand on hope.
We believe because of hope.
We move forward in hope.
We are never disappointed.
Lord we bless your holy name. In the mighty and miraculous name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

My son Jamal lost his job, his car, his old friends, and had seemingly lost his way. He loved the college he was in, but couldn't get a loan in time, and so he lost his seat there. When he finally lifted his hope, his body, and his faith, he got not one, but two job offers. Because he took a friend with him to one interview to try to help him get a job, he found he had a ride to that job. He applied to another college, and got in without a problem. His old friends began to get into trouble. Please join us in prayer for them. His new friends encourage, support, and work with each other. They are from all different walks of life, but now are walking in the same direction. Jamal said, " Mom, I began to pray every night and now I have a new life.

Time to get ready

Alright, it's time to move on this blog. My sister in Christ, and friend Daphne D. has encouraged me, pushed me, moved me, inspired me, and called me to get going. Thank you Daphne!

Prayer for the morning:
Bessing, Honor, Glory and Power be unto the Lord God almighty. It is He who reigns on high both now and forever more. He is awesome in all His ways. Glory to God!! Glory to God!!Glory to God!! Father, you have instructed us to rejoice in YOU always and at all times. You didn't tell us that we needed to rejoice in our situations, but you told us to rejoice in YOU. We rejoice now father because as long as you are with us, we are victorious. We have in you a great and a mighty leader who never fails us. Your Word tells us that we ALWAYS TRIUMPH in You. That is why we are able to say that we can do ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US. You tell us that YOU, oh Lord, cause ALL THINGS to work together for the good of those who love you and who are called according to your good purpose. Here we stand Lord. It is us. We stand in the need of encouragement by YOUR Holy Spirit. We grow, love, and stand, in you. We are trusting, oh Lord, that you will work it out. We will not dwell on our disappointments, but on our faith. It is our faith that will make us strong. Your word is the multi-vitamin that we need today. We thank you that you are always present in our lives, even when we don't feel you there. Help us today to rejoice because you are always with us. You never leave nor forsake us, and you are always working for our good. There may be tears as we go through, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING! Glory to your name. We place our fears and our tears, our hope, joy, and expectations, our hurt feelings, and our confusion about where to go from here, into your almighty hands. We will take two steps back and allow you to handle it, knowing that we will be all the better for it. We thank you for your grace, your mercy, and your peace in Jesus name. The name above all names. Amen, and Amen.