September 2024

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to use anxiety in others as opportunities to plant seeds for God. The trials and tribulations in those who surround us are fertile soil to plant seeds for God. Help us to be available and willing to listen, to hear the pain of others, and to find and fill the gaps with words and actions, glorifying God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to remember that brief connections made years ago can become relevant today. The calculus of our lives goes beyond our perceptions, and brief introductions made years past can become powerful connections in the present. Help us to be keenly aware of the potential power in mutual paths crossed, never hesitating to reconnect, always focusing on glorifying God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to embrace our salvation. Salvation for ourselves and others should be our focus along our paths in this world. Help us to have confidence in our own salvation, and to create an appetite in others to have the same, refraining from argumentative disagreements with other believers regarding biblical topics outside of salvation, allowing reasonable minds to disagree… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to provide good counsel. Growing close to God, and spending sufficient time in his writings and teachings, results in a life navigated by wisdom, not feelings. Help us to freely share the wisdom You have gifted, helping others to avoid the negative consequences of emotional stewardship, while encouraging those without a relationship with You to seek You… 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 be gentle in corrections. When we walk in truth, and have taken the time to deepen our relationship with God, we often encounter those who are lost, and their lack of clarity can be extremely annoying. Help us to have a bottomless bucket overflowing with grace, always looking for opportunities to gently plant seeds of 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 avoid over-playing our hand. When we’re on a glidepath in purpose, and deeply connected to tasks as driven by God, our excitement and momentum can produce anxiety in others who are a little less mature on their paths. Help us to be measured and deliberate in our approach, resisting the urge to share everything at once… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to learn from our own complicity. Negative interactions in our lives often leave wounds that lay dormant in our minds for long periods of time. Help us to own our personal complicity in interactions that have gone wrong, not giving a pass to others, but simply recognizing that we too likely contributed, and accounts will be settled… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to stay connected with family. We don’t select our family as we do our friends and acquaintances, but we do have connections with family that should not be easily discarded. Help us stay in contact within healthy boundaries, allowing the triggers of family conversations to be cured with the wisdom of matured minds deeply connected to God… 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 relationships forward. When our schedules are busy and we have multiple people to interact with, we also have opportunities to set impressions and build relationships for future profit. Help us to see the opportunities in our busy days, always connecting with others with excited anticipation of harvesting fellowship at some point in the near future… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to connect with others on things that matter. Our days are filled with tasks and conversations, and we have a choice to focus on the trivial, or on what truly matters to God. Help us avoid bonding on the superficial, focusing on doing work that pleases God, according to his purposes, forming profitable relationships in the process… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to see the simple truth. The more complex and complicated presentations get, the more likely it is that the truth is being hidden or compromised. Help us to filter everything we see and hear through our scriptures and faith, and through prayer, asking God for the clarity that only he can deliver, moving our steps forward accordingly… 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 stand firm in our principles. There are some things, but not many, that we are to hold firm on, never negotiating our stance, and always prepared to discuss. Help us to seek our alignment on important principles from You, carrying ourselves in humility and strength, always seeking and digesting wisdom from the only source of 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 use our time wisely for God. Seeking meaningful fulfillment in our lives has nothing to do with our flesh or appetites, but has everything to do with pleasing God and working our purposes. Help us seek to do good work by sharing our gifts with others, and in doing so, realizing meaningful satisfaction and appetites quenched… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to be productive in our relaxation. Enriching our minds and bodies can be accomplished simultaneously with relaxing and enjoying time that is deadline-free. Help us feed our minds with interesting content that moves us forward in our relationship with God, and help us use our bodies in care of the blessings You have trusted in our stewardship… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to communicate with those who annoy us. God wants us to keep relationships and paths of communication open with others, even if we find certain people personally annoying. Help us initiate conversations with those we find off-putting, but otherwise decent people, hoping that time has smoothed the rough edges, and desiring to find open ears for planting… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to allow our recreation to feed our fellowships. Gathering with others in pursuit of similar interests offers a unique opportunity to have meaningful conversations that otherwise wouldn’t occur. Help us gather in our hobbies, to allow the free exchange of thoughts, and to use the opportunity to share our Biblical world views where they will be heard… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to do good work in Your name. Every challenge and project we decide to tackle gives us the opportunity to either go it alone, or to ask Jesus to guide our steps and execution. Help us to always ask You to guide our endeavors, to mindfully begin each task in prayer for an outcome that glorifies You… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to spread the good news in dark times. We are walking on the spine of a narrow path, deep canyons to our right and left, with only a single straw remaining to snap the back. Help us be a beacon of light and purveyor of truth, freely spreading the good news for those still not in Christ… 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 read the room. When we are fortunate enough to have an audience, we need to be cognizant of the values, disciplines, and nature of who we’re attempting to cultivate. Help us to ‘read the room’ before boldly entering spaces where we’ve been invited, and fill us with your wisdom in carrying-out our work for Your glory… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to get outside of our comfort zones. Most of us crave predictability in our schedules and daily lives, but establishing zones of comfort can prevent us from maximizing our impacts for God’s glory. Help us to consciously stray from our comfort zones, to accept invitations from others, and to be prudent in our availability, seeking impacts unfamiliar… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to trust in God’s will. We can work diligently toward objectives, successfully achieving our milestones, but be denied our targeted goal, and be redirected to a path we did not anticipate. Help us to take comfort in carrying out Your will, not our own, seeing redirection as a win, not defeat, knowing something much better is waiting… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to organize our surroundings. To some degree, we’re victims of our own disorganization, allowing the accumulation of things no longer needed, thus creating anxiety due to a lack of open space and an excess of clutter. Help us to stay organized, leaving room to appreciate Your blessings, removing clutter and breathing clearly, thriving in the open spaces… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to inspire the best in our projects. Whether working within intentional projects or simply interacting with others, we tend to tackle tasks in a project-like mode. Help us to be inspirational in the gifts we utilize in our work, and equally to be inspired by others who are deploying their gifts, working together for a greater good... 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 available. Being available for endeavors outside of our own self-interests is a foundational condition that helps to move God’s agenda forward. Help us to refrain from things that take our attention and time that are not profitable for God, and instead, to consciously seek opportunities to use our gifts, and to inspire gifts in others… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to share meaningful thoughts with our fellow believers. Respecting the cultural boundaries of others is important, but when we’ve established fellowship, those boundaries do change a bit. Help us to communicate on a different level with those we trust in fellowship, remembering that God works through us often, especially when He is helping one of his own… 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 socialize. For some folks, socializing within large groups and events is an anxiety provoking activity, but rarely does the negative anticipation playout. Help us to set aside the anxiety producing scenarios our minds conjure-up, and instead, to eagerly anticipate the positive outcomes that socializing within moderately sized groups can provide, creating future opportunities to glorify God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to appreciate departing from our routines. It is easy for us to get stuck in our familiar routines, but when we’ve been offered an opportunity to depart from the familiar, we should make the most of the experience. Help us to be bolder than our normal inclinations would like, to park our idiosyncrasies, and simply glorify God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to remember there’s more we can’t see than we actually see. Although the violence and war in this world is evident, what’s happening beyond our vision is even more significant. Help us to know our scriptures well, to clearly understand the prophesies that are playing-out before our very eyes, understanding the significance, just as Jesus told us… in Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to rely only on God. As much as we want to rely on governments or leaders, we need to remember that the only reliable entity is God, and God’s will. Help us to see what’s happening in this world, and to put our trust only in God, as truths are being revealed, because prophesy is happening now… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to take small steps toward big goals. Accomplishing large and meaningful tasks is our goal, however, the process is made up of many small milestones. Help us to be aware of the small victories that enable us to achieve large tasks, bringing Jesus into the projects, and reaping wonderful harvests of a job well done, glorifying God… In Jesus’ name…