Prayer for Others.............

Recently it has come to my attention that I do not pray enough for others. My prayers always seem to be self-serving. I do not believe that this is the way that the Lord intended for us to pray. Therefore, I want to take this time and just say a few prayers for others. I want to pray for the welfare of orphans. That they will not only have their needs met physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. I ask that if anyone reads this and you know how we can all help orphans with not only prayers but in a physical way, please let me know and I will post it here. "Faith without works is dead." Secondly, I want to pray for struggling mothers. Single moms who work hard day in and day out to take care of their families. Pray with me that they might find peace and joy in their hard work. Again, if you know of any physical way would could help single mothers, I would be happy to post it here. All these things I pray in the name of Jesus Christ - Amen

Where have I been............

I have not been keeping up with this blog like I know that I should. Actually its not that I now I should, it is that I want to keep up with it. I like the idea of praying for others, even if I am the only one doing it. There are so many people out there that I feel could use our prayers. I also want to look for ways to move it beyond prayers. I pray that my concern for others with materialize into helping others in a material or physical way. I am going to make an attempt to blog a prayer everyday or maybe every other day. Also, I am going to attempt to help others with more than just prayers. I ask all of the things in the name of Jesus Christ - Amen

Prayer for Japan......

The country of Japan has recently experienced what some specialist are calling "the most horrific tragedy since World War II." Residents were forced to stand by and watch as their lives were simply washed away. By far though the most devastating news, according to CNN.com, is that over 10,000 people are presumed dead, and we can expect that number to rise. Please join me in praying for these people and if you have the means, financially helping these people restore their lives. I cannot even begin to fathom the amount of time it is going to take the people of Japan to rebuild their lives and get back to normal. Pray that God with be with the people of Japan and use the opportunity to minister into the lives of the Japanese people. Also, pray that all Christians around the globe will use this opportunity to share the love and generosity of Jesus Christ. As always we pray these things in the name of Christ - Amen

Pray to God..........

Please take a few moments and read this over. Take the time to absorb every word and truly reflect on what it means to say this prayer. Let God work in your heart and in return cry out to Him in love and repentance.


Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Prayer for the Weather.......

Here in the Midwest we are preparing to be hit with a brutal winter storm. The weather channel reported that over 100 million people are going to be affected by this storm. I want to prayer for people who are living alone, especially the elderly. If you know someone like this, prayer for them and take a few minutes to check in on them. A knock on the door or a simple phone is all it takes to make sure that they are ok. As always we pray in the name of Jesus Christ - Amen

Just Pray..........

I want to ask everyone just to pray. Lets offer our prays to God and ask Him to work out His will in our lives. In the name of Christ Jesus - Amen

Prayer for Addiction...........

Addiction is a strong word. It is a word that brings visions of back-alley dealing and a man shivering on the street corner. The truth is that addiction affects more people then we could ever imagine. According to the dictionary addiction is:

-the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

There are so many people in this world who suffer addiction from caffeine to heroin. Take the time with me today to pray for these people and that they might be freed from their addiction. That they might come to freedom through faith in Jesus Christ and that He might free them from their bondage. Addiction does not discriminate and can affect every walk of life. It is in our schools, hospitals, military, churches, families, and everywhere in between. Lets lift our prayers to God and ask him to help all of us overcome the addictions in our lives that hinder a close relationship to Jesus Christ. As always we ask these things in the name of Christ Jesus - Amen

Prayer for the days following Christmas......

As of today Christmas has been over for one whole day. Is always amazes me that immediately after Christmas is over people begin to say things along the lines of "I am glad that its finally over", "another Christmas season finally over" and "well we survived another year". I am here to encourage people not to just "survive Christmas" but make it something that we strive to do all year long. Why should we only really care about people for a "season" of the year? Why not help our fellow man all year long. This is what Jesus would have wanted us to do. Take for example Matthew 22:34-40:

Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Imagine the outcome if we really did care about the welfare of others above the welfare of ourselves. Lets pray that God will start to move our hearts in that direction. That before we become overly concerned with our own welfare we consider those around us. Pray with me that we might see God working in the world. Lastly, pray that we will continue to spread the joy of Christmas for the entire year that stands before us. as always we offer our prayers in the name of Jesus Christ- Amen

Prayer for Widows......

Quick post today. I just want to take a minute to encourage people to pray for widows this Holiday season. Losing a loved one can be one of the hardest things to endure and can be especially hard over the holidays. Lets just take a few minutes to pray for the widows in our communities and that they may have a warm holiday season surrounded by people who genuinely care for them. We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ - Amen

Prayer for the American Church......

I recently read that 70-80% of all Americans consider themselves to be Christians. I was amazed at the high number because when I look around I do not see that many people which I would believe to be born again Christians. I am not here to pass judgement on anyone but I do want to point out the fact that the Bible teachs that will will know Christians by the fruit that they bear. Matthew 7:16 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?" (NIV) It brought me to the question "what are we doing in our American Churches these days? I started to look at my own life and question whether or not I am truly living for God and fighting a daily battle to be more like Jesus Christ. I know that for myslef I am falling very short of being Christ like. This fact put a very heavy burden on my heart. I feel like right now the American Church needs a revival. We need a burden on our hearts that forces us to strive to be more like Christ. Are we saved because we go to Church faithfully every Sunday? Are we saved because at one point in time we followed someone in a prayer? Did we mean it when we prayed that prayer? Am I saved because when I woship on Sunday I lift my hands into the air? The Bible teaches that there is only one way that we can have our salvation. Faith in Jesus Christ. However, Jesus called us not only to accept him as saviour but to repent of our sins and follow him, try are best to be like Him. I can hear people now screaming "leagalism" but that is not what I am trying to get at. Our salvation is through faith alone but I believe that the bi-product of salvation is a repentent heart (our fruit). I cannot imagine a true disciple of Christ being content still living in the sin that they had lived in before they were saved. I am not here to say that a disciple of Christ will never sin again. We will all fall short of the glory of God. The difference is that we a true disciple falls into sin they experience a burden on their heart to repent of that sin and ask for forgiveness. This is what brought me to praying for the American Church. I feel as though we have turned the Church into a business and that business is out to draw numbers and make people fell better. Although the Church does make us feel better, that joy should only occur when we know that we are truly living for God. What good is it for a man to go to Church on Sunday but then as soon as he leaves the Church he goes home, argues with his family and sits on the couch for six hours watching football. (I have nothing against football, I am just using that as an example) what I am getting at is, what are we doing with our time and efforts? Waht types of things are we putting before our eyes (I am very guitly of this one)? What or who are we listening to? Do we check every part of our life against the Bible? Next time you go to Church look around the room and see how many people even brought there Bible with them. Do we just leave are Bible in the car from one Sunday to the next"? These are just a few of many example of the things that are happening in Churches all across America. We need revival and we need it now! We need to make Jesus Christ the center of everything in and outside the Church! Therefore, I am asking you to pray with me. I am asking you to pray that the American Church gets the revival that it so badly needs. We need to pray that we serve Jesus Christ for the sole purpose that HE IS WORTH IT! Please pray with me and help me to offer up all of our prayers in the holy name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer for Thanksgiving.....

The quickly approaching Thanksgiving holiday gives us all many reasons to be thankful. However, today I am asking that we all take time to pray that we will not quickly forget our thankfulness after the holiday has passed. It is important that we strive to constantly remember all that God has provided for us on a daily basis. Pray that God will remind us that in all things (even times of sorrow) we are to be thankful for all that he has done in our lives. So during this Holiday season be thankful and have a heart full of joy, but pray that you will carry over that heart of thanksgiving well into the new year to come. Also, pray for a heat of compassion for your fellow man. Rejoice with those who rejoice and share grief with those who are grieving. All of these things we ask in the name of Christ Jesus - Amen

Prayer for Truth.........

It has been way to long since I posted a prayer and I feel now more than ever that we can use it. Actually, we should always be pushing to pray non-stop in all matters. For today, I ask that you all join me in prayer for truth. Pray for truth in every area of our lives. Pray for truth being spoke from the pulpits in our Churches. Pray for truth coming from the lips of our politicians. Pray for truth coming from the hearts or husbands speaking to their wives and mothers speaking to their children. Continue to always pray fro truth. Pray that God's truth of His son Jesus Christ will reign supreme in our lives. All these prayers we give up in the name of Jesus Christ - Amen

Prayer for Voters......

With the elections only a day away I thought that it would be the perfect time to pray for voters. I ask that you take a moment to pray for all of the voters across the nation. That their votes would be well-informed and that God would guide their hearts in the right direction. We need to make it a point to continuously pray for the politicians that lead and help to shape our nation. As always, we offer up all of our prayers in the name of our savior Jesus Christ.

Prayer for Faith..........

I feel the need today to call people to pray for their faith. Pray for all of the Christians worldwide that their faith might be strengthened through the power of the Holy Spirit. We live in a time when countless Christians are persecuted and even killed for their faith. I personally do not see this trend going away anytime soon and envision a world in which it will continually grow worse. the Bible tells us that as Christians we are going to face persecutions and that when these things happen we are actually being blessed.

Matthew 5:15 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." (NIV)

As Americans we live in a country in which we do not have to suffer serious persecutions for our faith. Therefore, all of my brothers and sisters in Christ pray for our fellow Christians around the globe who are suffering greatly because of their faith in Christ. Pray that through our weakness God can complete His works in us.

Prayer for Americas Churches.......

I find it fitting today since it is Sunday to ask you to pray with me for our churches. Let us pray that we do not become confined within the walls of the places in which we worship. Pray that God will fill our hearts with the desire to go out into the world, away from our safety nets and spread the message of Jesus Christ. Pray the the messages that we hear in our Churches are truly inspired by God and that we do nothing for the sake of ourselves. We will never be perfect but we should constantly strive to be more like Christ.

Prayer for Prostitution....

I was reading today and cam across an article about prostitution in the Ukraine. It broke my heart to read the article and realize how many woman are subjected to this type of lifestyle and feel that there is nothing wrong with the way in which they are living. No woman should be forced to live a life filled with selling yourself for the pleasure of others. "The girls see themselves as victims of fate" (1) the article read. We need to pray for these woman and ask the Lord to open their hearts and realize just how much He cares for each and every one of them. We also need to pray for the workers out there in the mission field who are trying to tackle this problem at its core. Never forget that these woman are daughters, sisters, mothers, and in some cases even grandmothers. Please take a few moments to pray with me for these woman and as always God bless.


1)http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2022987,00.html?hpt=C2

Prayer for Strength..........

I have had a very interesting and trying weekend. I thought about it a lot and continue to think about it now. I ask that anyone reading this pray for the strength to carry on. Whether it is a physical illness, emotional illness or spiritual illness, pray for the strength to overcome and carry on. Pray for the guidance to find comfort in the arms of the Lord.

A Prayer for Children.....

I just sat down today without a thought in my head of what I wanted to pray about and as if a light had been turned on I immediately thought "Children". The Bible makes it clear that God holds children in a very high regard and I feel that we should strive to do the same.

Matthew 18:6 "But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." (NIV)

To often children are regarded as a sort of "second class citizen" or in some cases are even considered a burden. The following is a small section from the Seattle Pi:

"A Philippine woman who acknowledged giving birth to a baby on a flight from the Middle East and then leaving him in the trash on the plane said she was raped by her employer, a lawmaker said Thursday."

The baby was almost dead when he was pulled from the trash bag. I am not trying to fault this woman in particular as I do not know her circumstance, this is all about the children. If you are a parent, pray for guidance. If you ever plan on having children, pray for wisdom. If you know of any child that is currently in a bad situation, pray that they receive the help that they need. Pray with me that our children will grown into great leaders and outshine us in all ways. Pray for all children, especially the ones who do not have a voice to pray for themselves.

Pray for Politics.....

I will be the first to tell you that I am not one to get involved in politics or issues of the government. Primarily because I work for the government and have to be very careful with how I choose my words. However, I was recently reading a news article in which Lady Gaga was speaking publicly to a crowd of her fans. The following quote was taken from an article on cnn.com:

"The 24-year-old singer also drew cheers by proposing a new law, titled, "If you don't like it, go home," which would remove homophobic straight soldiers from the military instead of gay soldiers." "In addition to speaking at Monday's rally, Gaga has used her online presence to rally her fans -- nicknamed "Little Monsters" -- in support of repeal."

I am not opposed to free speech at all. I do want to pray though that people will vote on the issues based on their own convictions and not because the are following a celebrity hero. Please join me in praying for all of our politicians and all of the voters around the world. Above all let us always pray for salvation through Jesus Christ for the unbeliever.

Prayer for the Women of the World..........

I read the following two excerpts in an article today and it broke my heart. we need to pray for these people and we need to pray now. They could use all of our prayers and out support. I will be looking for organizations that help with this sort of problem and I will post them on the blog. Here is what I read:

"The victims, some as young as 12, are kidnapped, beaten, raped, and forced to have sex with up to dozens of men each day. Their pimps brainwash them into emotional dependence. Pimps then teach their sex slaves to mistrust police, making their escape from this vicious cycle of violence extremely difficult."

"Children comprise 50 percent of the human trafficking trade. Trafficking humans, a $10-billion dollar industry, is now the third most profitable criminal activity behind drug and arms sales."

Please join me in praying for these children and women. They need help and they need it now. This is not something that should be ignored. These people are daughters, sisters, mothers, and friends and they are being sold like material goods. Pray that they will find freedom from their captors and freedom in Christ.