Be thankful for all that you have........

Dear Father Lord of Lords

Today I open my heart dear Lord to send You praise for the glory that is in Your will. I have been awake with thoughts on my heart all night but I look to Your love and calmness can be within because of You. Thank You for that Father because I know in You there is hope each step of the way. Father I make known my profession of Christ for in His cruel crucifixion our hope remains by night and by day. We have been wounded and maimed by heartaches but we are coming back to You Father in the glory of salvation and we that bear the joy of knowing His kingdom will be restored can walk in the light. We are Yours and we are sealed tightly as we bow to the Lord of creation, the Lord of Life. You are everything, Lord of heaven and earth. I thank You with a humbled heart today for being so gracious to us and blessing us. Thank You for looking down on Your children while we are on this earth and making Yourself known to us. We could not have hope without You so guide us still Father even in these sad times. Father I know that in You there is power and grace. In You alone there is eternal life but there is also life in You now as we fall before Your throne and understanding that our redeemer lives even now within the Holy Spirit that You have left for us. This is how we know that His perfect love never fails that Spirit reveals it to us and that love is sincere. Thank You for today and help us to cling to what is good set our hearts at rest in His presence. Help us to never wander away from Your guide, lift us all up and let us never take our eyes off our Savior for we are only here for a little while but You are forever, therefore don’t let us be to troubled by what these days bring and let us not worry to much about tomorrows. Father, protect us and do not let our hearts be troubled and do not let us be afraid. Only You hold tomorrow so let us give it to You fully without reservation because we trust in You.

Lord, be with my daughter who fights demons night and day with problems with depression. Free her mind Father from the torment and let her know that life can be good. Let her know that life is worth the living even with problems. Give her the ability to look deeper than the lies that satan has laid down before her. Give her the ability to fight. Let us be supportive of her while she battles things that are far beyond us or our knowledge of what to do about them. Cover us with your grace Father and make each new day an opportunity to do better in our daily lives.

Lord, I ask a special blessing on the family of our church members who are suffering at this time. Keep our eldership strong in dealing with matters of concern. We can not know how the problems will end but we can turn them over to You for the blessings that only You are able to provide. Keep those who we are praying for safe, let them not be afraid of what they must face. Give them the ability to let go and trust in You. Father, I have walked this dark road and I know first hand it is not easy to trust in something you can’t see but I have and I have been blessed so Father comfort them as You have for me in the past and let them know that no matter how the pages turn what might look like the worst of times is not always that way. Let them be able to give You control and it will turn out for the best as You have promised. Father what we cling to so tightly is what is really holding us back so let us be able to let it all go for there is nothing worth holding on to but You. Be with all of us Dear Lord among our worry and fears keep our focus solidly on You for You alone are our life line. Sorrows and pain can not over come Your glory. Forgive our sins as they seem to be so out of our control. No prayers can change the past but it can lead the future so let us pray it all into the sacrifices of our Lord Jesus.

Be with those we mention at church, be with our nation, be with Mark Goode and his family, protect and keep the heart of my husband, Roland and my son, Robbie. Walk with Paul and Kristen Fagala and their children. Whatever they face Father they face it with You. Be with Geraldine McLean, Elaine Prothro as she deals with her knee replacement surgery. A special blessing for Jean and Carl Collins hold them close Father and oversee their needs. Be with Ed and Virginia Isaacks as both have health problems. Be with Donna Dees as she suffers loss and Pat Grisham as well. Be with the up coming programs going on at church and direct them to the renewal of our souls. Be with our eldership, our church, Darla, David, Kim send a host of blessings to help them guide our way and theirs.

For all of our concerns Father we pray it into Your hands believing in the day our Lord returns or You call us home. In the Holy name of Jesus Christ we surrender all…….Amen