praise

Psalm 150

¹ Praise the LORD. ^[a]
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.

² Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.

³ Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,

⁴ praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,

⁵ praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.

i certainly have a praise tonight as i just found out today that i have 1/2 of what i need for my missions trip. after only a month of fundraising.

more thoughts

"An intercessor is a man, women, girl or boy that fights for others. Intercession is also the activity that we most identify with Christ. To be an intercessor is to be like Jesus because that is Jesus. He lives always to intercede." I am still reading the book " Conquering the gates of the enemy" that was recommended to me. This book is very powerful and has gotten me thinking alot about prayer and what is prayer. Jesus prayed many many times during his life. He even gives us an example in Matthew which is "Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, do not lead us in temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom the power and glory forever. Amen" Jesus also prayed many other times as communication with his father in heaven. prayer is us talking with our father. Prayer is one of our most powerful weapon against the enemy and i think that (myself included) many Christians are guilty of not doing enough of it

So tonight after church I felt an attack of Satan on the youth group. We were standing outside talking when two of the youth started fighting. I know it was not my fault but Satan still tries to tell me I am not a worthy teacher but I know that this is my calling to work with kids and youth and that I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON THE YOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God I ask that you give me the strength to work with the youth, I ask for wisdom to best handle any situation that may arise. In your name Amen. Please continue to keep me in prayer. The youth are our future and i know that they are often the ones that Satan preys on the most because they are the ones that can make a difference in the world. But if we can get them to follow God when they are young the world can and will change. Satan knows this and is trying to prevent it. But with God we can make a difference.

family

As I am enjoying the time that I am spending with my family this week I realize the importance of coming from a good family background and the role that it has played in my life and allowing me the support to find who I am in Christ and my role in life. I really have enjoyed the time I have been spending with family that are coming from Ohio and Colorado as well as those in PA. I know that I have been truly blessed with a wonderful family who will support me. I am also thankful for my wonderful friends that have been placed in my life as well as my wonderful boyfriend. Thank you God

So I am reading a book at the advice of one of the ladies at my church about intercession and prayer. I am really enjoying it as God is showing me alot about this subject. some of the things that have stuck out from the first chapter or so is : A.) The gates of hell can not take root in a church that prays B:) It requires courage and perseverance in intersession to be able to produce change. I found myself awoken last night several times throughout the night with prayer. At one point I awoke praying for Lancaster City, another time for my family and finally for a friend of mine that I still keep in contact but have not seen for awhile. Hmmm as a guy friend of mine once told me prayer is very powerful and it is important to constantly pray. On the subject of prayer, a personal prayer request is that people respond to my support letters. I have sent out a bunch already and hope to get more out. It will be exciting to see what God has in store for me this year and 2008!