January 2025

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to understand the context before having an opinion. As Mark Twain once said, ‘figures lie and liars figure’, so we need to look deep into matters, understanding the context and agendas, and always testing against the scriptures, before offering a confident opinion. Help us to always seek the truth, to avoid intellectual laziness, always testing against 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 avoid distractions. Idle minds can be the tool of demons, and unhealthy distractions can make us vulnerable to unholy temptations or actions. Help us to stay focused on our personal ministries, to always be connected to Jesus, and to remain busy in tasks that are productive to God’s kingdom, always seeking to glorify God in actions… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to see the warning signs. Jesus informed us regarding the signs of the times, and seeing lies as truth, and truth as lies, is the manifestation of dark trouble. Help us to be deeply aware of our surroundings, knowing that demonic agents are looking to pollute the fresh waters of God’s spaces, favoring a culture of death… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to resist being negative about change. Significant changes in our daily routines can be stressful, especially if we imagine and focus on possible negative outcomes, and ignore what life enhancing possibilities could come to fruition. Help us to focus on positive outcomes, not assuming the negative, always addressing our concerns with You, and seeking to glorify You… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to remember that there’s much more in play than we realize. Our opinions of matters are formed by the information we have available, but we don’t always realize that our data can be grossly incomplete. Help us to have open hearts, with ears to hear where we may have gaps in knowledge, supporting truth for God’s glory… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to approach authority with comforting words. Flying too close to the flame can scorch, but providing oxygen to the flame can enhance its longevity. Help us to clearly understand our place with regard to the flame, and to always seek alignment, helping to supply just the right amount of fuel to enhance our journey, and glorify 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 prioritize fellowships. Our schedules sometimes get busy, but being creative regarding our fellowships, and timing, will enable us to continue to move forward, aligned in Christ, and doing work that glorifies God. Help us to be creative with our calendars, prioritizing the work we do through fellowships, and unleashing God’s power through our actions and projects…  In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to find the opportunities to plant seeds. Friendships with non-believers are threads, and over time, those threads connect through time to leave impressions on their hearts. Help us to always seek the right opportunities, within context, to gently plant seeds for God’s purposes, allowing the threads of continuity to grow organically, as we meander this life together… 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 pray for those who mock our ways. We don’t know the difference between God’s judgement or simply terrible circumstances, and although elite classes of people may mock us and our ways, we should not take pleasure in their pain, and should pray for their wellbeing. Help us to indiscriminately open our hearts to all in distress… 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 world events to introduce people to the one and only, true and living God. We only see the proverbial tip of the iceberg, but activities occurring in the realm we cannot see are moving quickly, and leaving their mark on world events. Help us to use undeniable events to have conversations regarding root-causes and solutions… 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 that pride goeth before destruction. God’s grace is not forever, and God will hand over a society to itself when the hearts have grown hard, not causing destruction, but allowing destruction of its own making. Help us to help those that celebrate pride, to be compassionate of their situation, and to find ways to plant… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to help those displaced into isolation. When God is trying to get the attention of those who need God the most, his tool of last resort is to remove the enablers that are keeping them from truth, and making life uncomfortable. Help us to avoid saying “I told you so”, and to gently guide them 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 fill the gaps in our calendars. When we have unexpected free-time in our schedules, there’s so many things we can do, or past-due conversations to have, to help move God’s purposes forward. Help us to see the many little things we should do to fill the gaps in our calendars, rekindling stale fellowships and building new capabilities… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to find the quiet places. Staying busy is important, but being too busy can be detrimental to your soul and your personal relationship with God. Help us to have a reliable and available quiet place to retreat, a place to build our relationship with Jesus, and to prioritize our quiet place in our lives, visiting each day… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to understand the root cause of problems. Having a clear understanding of the root cause of problems enables us to solve the problems entirely, instead of simply focusing on the symptoms, and allows us to reduce collateral damage. Help us to always seek the origins of problems plaguing us, avoiding masking the symptoms, always seeking God’s wisdom… 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 a source of consistent clarity. Staying aligned within God’s plans for our lives gives us access to unlimited wisdom, with the expectation that we will share God’s wisdom in our daily activities. Help us to be fruitful and consistently reliable in our purposes, gaining reputations of profitable clarity that others seek, for God’s  glorify, always… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to hold those closest to us accountable too. Our relationships are important, but the standards we expect from those we are not connected to should also apply to those we have relationships with. Help us, through grace, to gently nudge those closest to us who may be falling short of reasonable expectations, glorifying God in the process… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Saturday and more time to help others unwind complicated situations. Decisions over time, even with good intentions, can cause unnecessary complications for the future. Help us to see clearly how our decisions of the past may be complicating our situations for the future, and to see new paths that can simultaneously unwind and rewind everyone for a future that glorifies God… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to help others learn from our own mistakes. Sometimes wisdom in life comes from the remediation of our own mistakes, but seeing the same tendencies in others offers an opportunity to help them avoid the negative consequences. Help us to have just the right mannerisms and tone to make ourselves approachable, and to deliver Your wisdom freely… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Monday and more time to see God moving in our culture. God is moving briskly, and we are to be focused and dedicated to moving God’s agenda forward, not the corrupt agendas of people. Help us to clearly see the hypocrites, to resist popular culture, and to be agents for Godly change, living and loving, not enabling, all for God’s glory… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to settle into new spaces. Sometimes, new spaces in our routines offer new opportunities for us to exploit. Help us to take the time to settle into our new spaces gently, to organize thoughtfully, and to move forward in such a fashion that our efforts become known and attract others interested in good work and the truth… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Wednesday and more time to stay aligned with the Lord. We have seasons of strength and confidence, as well as seasons of weakness and doubt, but our inclinations tend to include God only when we find ourselves in pain. Help us remember to include God in EVERY season, especially those seasons of strength, seeking to maintain positive momentum for God’s glory… 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 stray outside of our comfort zones. We all have comfort zones, where we feel comfortable and relaxed in predictable ways, but straying outside of the zones introduces us to new experiences and possibilities. Help us to seek new adventures outside of our comfortable routines, and to connect with those who need truthful perspectives, always glorifying 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 find the open spaces. When blocks of open time appear on our schedules and the sun is shining brilliant, we should strive to depart from the shadows, and immerse ourselves in the open spaces. Help us to take advantage of the circumstances You’ve provided, to allow our contrarian mannerisms to take hold, and to glorify 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 understand the principalities surrounding us. Until Christ’s return, we need to remember that we’re living in a fallen world, and the principalities surrounding us are evil in their intent, and desirous to destroy. Help us to clearly recognize the wolves in sheep’s clothing, and to help those attached to decouple from their influence, glorifying God always… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Sunday and more time to work toward something big. We can control how we exert our efforts in this world, and how we utilize our energy to accomplish tasks. Help us to vector our energy in such a way that we’re not focused on resisting, but rather deploying efforts moving toward things bigger than ourselves, building frameworks that ultimately glorify 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 stay at a moderate pace. Sometimes when we’re in a productive season we tend to want to move quicker than we reasonably should, risking alienating others involved in our endeavors. Help us to seek moderate paces, avoiding silos in the process, and communicating as much as doing, moving good work forward on a path to success… In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Tuesday and more time to welcome new foundations to rest upon. Meaningful change can be threatening to many, and can also make us feel a little off-balance, but examining the strategy should inform regarding the soundness of leadership. Help us to embrace new leadership that’s immersed in sound foundations, and to support prudent leadership for change, glorifying God 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 treat difficult people fairly. The bible is clear on how to escalate disagreements between believers, but dealing with conflict among non-believers can be a slippery slope. Help us to bring our disputes to You, to seek Your wisdom and guidance in settling unresolved matters for the common good, in such a way that leaves doors open… 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 follow the book of Proverbs. When we’ve been asked to evaluate or judge the work of others, it is imperative that we separate our fleshly inspired thoughts from our truthful opinions. Help us to always seek to build others up, but to be honest in our words if those close are falling short of reasonable expectations…  In Jesus’ name…

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name I pray for my friends in fellowship. Thank you for this Friday and more time to move forward boldly in new seasons. Meaningful change is often painful, but after consulting God and decisions made, we are to move forward boldly on our new paths. Help us to be collaborative with all those whom we share common purpose, and to freely give and take, moving our God inspired work forward for his glory… In Jesus’ name…