40 Days of Prayer... Day 36

   

Read

Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” (John 11:40)

               

Think 

 Sometimes it’s not “seeing is believing,” but it takes believing to truly see. Where is God moving – in big or small ways, in the world and in my life?

   

Pray

Father God, thank you for adjusting my vision to see beyond what’s there to how You are orchestrating it all. Help me to be sensitive to Your movement so I can move with You.

God Bless

Tammy

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Tammy ♥

40 Days of Prayer... Day 35

   

Read

 "So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go?
      

Think 

 You have words of eternal life." Where do you try to "go" other than to Jesus?

   

Pray

Lord God.... Thank you for guiding my life.  I love you God and my deepest desire is to Stay close to you and follow you!!  Amen


 

God Bless

Tammy

40 Days of Prayer...... Day 34

Read

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned turned to the Lord. (Acts 11:12)

Think 

People turn to the Lord daily. People with the worst backgrounds and people with seemingly perfect backgrounds make decisions to follow Jesus. Have you decided to follow Jesus? Is there someone in your life that you’re praying will do the same?

Pray

Jesus, all of the hope we have comes back to your saving work on the cross. You are my Lord and Savior, and I want to follow you. Help me to always take next steps with you, following you as you lead me. Help me to see people in my life the same way.

God Bless

Tammy

40 Days of Prayer... Day 33

   

Read

So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10:34-35)

               

Think 

Peter was sharing that God’s Kingdom is greater than social stigmas. The Gospel is for everyone, to include people that make harmful and hurtful choices.

   

Pray

Pray that God would give you His eyes and His heart. Pray that we would see people, situations, and even social stigmas the way he sees them.

God Bless

Tammy

Thankful Thursday..........

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Thank you Dear Lord God,

Why do You forgive us?  We shout praises to You when we sing worship.  With the same tongue we curse other people that are made in Your image. (James 3:9 reference)  Why do you forgive us?  You bless us so wonderfully with family…yet they are the ones we hurt the most.   Why do You forgive us?  We say we love You and still keep sinning.  Why do You forgive us?  We spend time in prayer thanking You for your blessings and then we refuse to bless others.  Why do You forgive us?  We read our Bibles when we make time for it… but we also read other nonsense that is offensive to You.  Why do You forgive us?  We praise Jesus for His death on the cross for the atonement of our sins and then we nail Him to it again every time we trespass against You.  Why do You forgive us every single time?  I am so thankful for your endless supply of forgiveness!  I can’t fathom how You do it, for I am only one woman.  You do this for every single person!  The compassion and grace and mercy that flow from You is absolutely amazing and I love You for it!  Thank you so much for forgiving me every time I sin!  You are worthy to be praised! 
Amen 💔 ♥      

 Deep in thought and prayers.  
God Bless!  
Tammy

40 Days of Prayer... Day 32

   

Read

He said to them: ‘You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.” (Acts 10:28)

   

Think 

In this passage, God shows Peter a different way of seeing things when it comes to the way we interact with others, removing judgment and serving instead. Where is God doing the same for me?

   

Pray

God, you love everyone. Help me to see people the way that you do and to honor them. Challenge me even in the areas I think I have figured out already, and help me to honor you by honoring others.

God Bless

Tammy

Take the trash out...........

  2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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☕ ~ Good Morning…
Hope all is well with everyone! 

Today is trash day.  There are trash cans all over the house… one in every room!  I was sure I had just emptied that trash can two seconds ago! I mean, I turn around and it’s full again!  As I was gathering it up to be put out first thing this morning… I was seeing how full the bags all were.
 It amazes me how much garbage we makes. But it got me thinking about spiritual garbage. Let’s face it. We live in a world running rampant with spiritual trash. It’s everywhere -- and though we as believers try and avoid it, we step out our front doors and there it is to greet us. As a matter of fact, we don’t even have to step out our doors anymore! The trash has inundated our television, our music, our computers. It’s in our schools and even in our congregations! We’re probably so chock full of trash by now, we’re overflowing! I think it’s time we empty our spiritual trash cans.
We have a responsibility to make sure we empty our spiritual trash – and empty it often. Let’s ask the Lord to help us take out this yucky mess and clean us up from head to toe -- that we might be able to do greater things for Him!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

God Bless
Tammy

40 Days of Prayer.... Day 31

   

Read

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. (Acts 9:31)

               

Think 

 The early church experienced growth, peace, and encouragement because they feared God. This is a difficult thing for us to grasp, but this is the Author and Creator of our World – without Him, we would be nothing and have nothing.

   

Pray

God, show me what it looks like to fear you in a healthy way. Show me the areas in my life that you are in control of, and help me to trust you. Thank you for being a trustworthy God.

Amen

God Bless

Tammy

40 Days of Prayer... Day 30

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When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” (Acts 8:18-24)

               

Think 

Simon the Sorcerer thinks he can purchase the Holy Spirit to do the work of God. The Apostles reject his offer and rebuke him. Sounds harsh but in reality we have to answer the question, who are we doing this for? Is this for my personal glory or God’s glory? God’s spirit and eternal salvation are not things that can be purchased, only given to those who truly seek Jesus.

   

Pray

Take a moment to repent of things you have done with false motives. God, please forgive me for the ways I have sought things the wrong way. Show me how to change this in order to honor you.

God Bless

Tammy