April 2023

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to be aware of our power to not act on impulse. Impulse control is a key part of our maturity in Jesus, and a shortage of it is what Satan depends upon to destroy our lives. Help us to always take matters to You, and resist acting on impulse, because our emotions and feeling are often incorrect… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to give space to those needing to ponder. When we deliver truth to those who may be lost, we need to be cognizant of the power of deception, and give ample time for them to process. Help us to remember that the deception is strong and has permeated everything, and to give time for truth to soak-in… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to move-on from those who seek to keep us down. Although we should remain available for anyone interested in progress, there are those who can’t seem to look ahead, remaining mired in the mud of the past. Help us to unyoke ourselves from those hopelessly stuck, while always making ourselves available if they wish to move forward… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to recognize unproductive patterns in our lives. If we’ve surpassed multiple decades in our lives, we should be able to recognize counter-productive patterns that cause us unnecessary anxiety. Help us to come to You with behavioral changes that we need to initiate, and to break those patterns with Your power in our lives, setting up new opportunities… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to discern based on actions, not words. Lip service is a specialty of Satan, and the crafting of words pleasing to our ears is the end-product of his deception. Help us to be discerning of all, to hear and process according to the filters of the scriptures, and to ask God for wisdom in these troubling times… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday-eve and more time to help others move across the finish line. Every new day brings us the opportunity to have impressions on others, and we should always bring our best and most mature self to every interaction. Help us to bring You into every interaction we have, making our messages appropriate to the individual, always providing directions to the lost… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to understand your sacrifice, for our sake. Not much has really changed since Jesus walked upon the earth; political leaders are still seeking to crucify him every day. Help us to see the truth in Jesus, and to share his all-important messages to the few remaining who are available to understand the truth, praising his name everywhere… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to eagerly await your return. It is easy to get caught-up in the events of the world and to forget that the crazy happenings are not going to prevail in the end. Help us to focus on your return, and to help others to wake-up, knowing that the evil currently transpiring will be defeated by You, completely… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Easter Sunday and more time to help others overcome their sin. Like most truth, the equation for eternal life is simple, yet so many are missing it completely. Help us to thoroughly understand your execution and resurrection, and to help others understand that you are the only cure for our sinful nature, and accepting your truth pays the price completely, forever… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to be relaxed in our pace. If we’re well educated in our faith, and well meditated in our relationship with God, our pace in life should be relaxed, making us available to others. Help us to live in such a way that our pace is relaxed and comfortable, because living our purpose for God yields that pace… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to be a safe place for others. There is a huge difference between judgement and discernment, and our instructions are clear in that we are to leave the judgements of the heart to God. Help us stay discerning and available to others, listening well, and always helping to host and guide conversations that lead to glorifying God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to pay close attention to our calendars. When we pay close attention to our calendars and how we schedule time, we need to make sure that we reserve unscheduled time for God to have flexibility in using us. Help us to avoid back to back activities in our busy lives, always seeking a moderate pace for God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday-eve and more time to enjoy variation and unexpected circumstances. If we are connected deeply to God and nourishing our faith, we should be experiencing Joy, frequently and often. Help us to continuously invest in our relationship with Jesus, and through serving others while gaining momentum, experiencing the Joy that God’s diverse palette yields in our lives, earning gifts in heaven… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to stay quiet while we process the issues. There are times when circumstances shake our core, and we have difficulty articulating impacts, or sometimes see potential impacts in an exaggerated way. Help us to bring these issues to you and to take the time, through prayer, to allow your wisdom inside, carrying us forward before we speak… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to understand our culpability in dysfunctional relationships. When we’ve been offended by others, there is usually a spectrum of guilt, and we likely are partially responsible for a portion of the dysfunction. Help us to clearly see our culpability in complicated relationships, and to park our pride long enough to understand our failure, opening our hearts again… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to see through the narratives of sexual identity. When a culture falls into decline, truths become lies, and the lies become the truth. Help us to clearly see the truth, and when mental illness or demonic possessions try to sell us a false version of truth, to push back strongly, thus ceasing to enable their evil lies… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to mop-up the stains on the floor. As we go about our lives here and now, we accumulate stains that darken and clutter what was once pristine. Help us desire to restore our once pristine flooring, and to pour your truth into our buckets, mopping away the stains, restoring the clean and fresh flooring of our lives… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to trust deeply in your wisdom. If we sincerely ask for your wisdom, you will fill us generously, assuming that the circumstance of our request ultimately glorifies You. Help us to always come to you with difficult situations that can be cured with the application of genuine wisdom, always being patient and kind in use and means… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to speak with a gentle tongue. When God has answered our prayers and delivered to us his wisdom, we should always soften our tongues, sharing with the gentle guidance of an artist. Help us to share your wisdom with others, to craft the words and tone specifically to the uniqueness of the ears that listen, creating comfort… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday-eve and more time for strategy with God’s truth. When God delivers truth via our discernment of the current trends and fads, we need to be cautious in our reactions, and strategic in how we proceed. Help us to avoid a mob mentality and emotional reactions to troubling trends, and instead to seek Your wisdom,  always applying meaningful strategy for truth… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to remember that things are rarely as dire as we try to convince ourselves they are. When we are facing a valley of the unknown, we tend to assume a worst case scenario as a means of self-protection, but those negative thoughts rarely come to fruition. Help us to bring our valleys of the unknown to You… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to not allow ourselves to be manipulated. Satan wants us to worry, he wants us to be confused and filled with anxiety, he wants us to be in altered states and unavailable for truth. Help us to focus on You and your truth, always striving to please You, because pleasing You brings us pure and lasting peace… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to prepare for the storm. Preparation for a storm can be fairly simple if we have built our lives on a solid foundation that has been graded properly. Help us to attend to our foundations daily, to make Jesus the only foundation we rely upon, thus remaining prepared for the hurricane that will inevitably blow into town… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to use words that help bring us together. If we are aligned with others on our overall mission and objectives, we have an opportunity to negotiate how we’re going to define our success. Help us to use words that unite us around our common goals, because words can be weaponized to divide, or carefully crafted to unite… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to look deeply into where our spending goes. As our Christian truths are increasingly under attack each day by the behemoths of technology and media, we need to be cognizant of where we spend our money. Help us to cut our participation in the revenue streams of corporations that work to silence the truth, even if inconvenient… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to be politically neutral and spiritually committed. As the momentum of God’s movement in the world is increasing, we need to be careful that we do not fall into politically charged emotion, and that we stay focused on faith-based spiritual reality. Help us to avoid political anger, focusing instead on spiritual truth, staying calm and attracting others… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday-eve and more time to know when to use bold words, and more importantly, when not to. When sharing thoughts on issues, we need to be aware that our hearts can be in the right place, but our tongues might be a little too sharpened, leaving the message unheard. Help to tone our words in a balanced fashion, seeking Your glorification… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to respect those who you’ve entrusted with much. We get rare opportunities in this life to interact with those you have entrusted deeply, and when we have something to add, we need to first understand and respect their perspectives. Help us to slow down in our presentation of ideas and solutions, weaving carefully into their good works… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to depart from our comfortable routines. Most of us are creatures of habit, and we like the predictability and cadence of the routines we’ve established in our lives. Help us, when offed the opportunity, to gladly depart from our routines, and to have eager anticipation of what God intends for us to meaningfully impact, for His glory… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to find the right time for words that matter. When we’ve spent quality time with others and have been trusted as an ear for their troubles, we need to avoid the crowbar, and wait for the appropriate time to tell them of You. Help us to know when, and to gently introduce the solution to their anxiety… In Jesus’ name…