[quote style=”2″]”And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He (Jesus) was in the stern, asleep on a pillow, And they awoke Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing.' Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, 'Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?'” Mark 5:37-40[/quote] Although this story happened over 2,000 years ago, it could have happened to you or I yesterday or be happening today. There is a great storm and the disciples are worried. They awake Jesus and asked Him if He cared if they were perishing. With a word, He calmed the seas and questioned them about their lack of faith. When the storms of your life come, do you question whether God is noticing and whether He cares to do something about your situation. Yes, it is in the storms of life that we must have faith that God is there, is aware and is ready to move on our behalf.

Heavenly Father, I thank you that you are always there in the storms of our lives. I thank you that you care about our problems and situations – whether big or small. I pray that you will increase our faith to believe in your faithfulness. I pray that you will give us power over our fears. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.” Proverbs 13:11[/quote] We see the truth of this statement played out more and more often in the news. Many people who have made their riches through fraud and deceit are being exposed and punished for their wrongful acts. Do not worry about the ill gotten gains of those around you. Rest assured that God is watching.

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will increase the finances of all who labor in honesty and integrity. I pray that You will give increase and promotion to those who perform their jobs faithfully and follow the principles set forth in Your Word. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:28-29[/quote] Aren't you glad that God is never weary! Aren't you glad that His understanding is unsearchable! Aren't you glad that He gives power and strength to the weak! I know that I am.

Heavenly Father, I thank You that You do not faint or grow weary. I thank You that You give power and strength to the weak. I pray that we will be grateful to you for Your strength and power. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart. That I might not sin against You.” Psalm 119:10-11[/quote] Psalm 119 is the longest psalm of the 150 psalms in the Old Testament. It is chocked full of some of the greatest words in all of the psalms and is well worth reading — and reading more than once. God wants us to seek Him with our whole heart. He wants us to do more than read His Word but hide mobile casino it in our hearts so that we will have the power to resist the temptation to sin.

Heavenly Father, I pray that we will all have the desire to seek you with our whole hearts. I pray that we will all have the desire to read Your Word and hide Your Word in our hearts so that we will have the power to resist sin. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Behold, I tell you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” I Corinthians 16:51-52[/quote] The good news is that if Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, you will never experience death. When you leave this earth, you will just transition to your new life in heaven with a new body. Not only is this reassuring as we live our lives on this earth, but it is reassuring to know that our loved ones are waiting for us in heaven! I

Heavenly Father, I pray for all of those on this earth who have not yet accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I pray for our family members who are unsaved. I pray for our friends, coworkers and relatives who are unsaved. I pray that You will use us to bring them to salvation. I pray that the light of Jesus will shine so brightly in each of us that we will not even have to speak a word of testimony but others will approach us and ask to have what we have – Jesus in us! I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord – that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.” James 4:11[/quote] Have you endured something in your life that you thought you could not endure – the death of your child or loved one, a battle with your health, a devastating financial situation. God promises that He will bless you because He is compassionate and merciful. Hold on to this scripture when there doesn’t seem like there is much to hold on to. You can count on God’s promises. You might not see that now, but I assure you that someday you will.

Heavenly Father, I pray Your blessing on all those who are enduring the hardships and heartbreaks of this life. I pray that You will open all our eyes to see You for who You are – compassionate and merciful. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12[/quote] The word of God contains everything we need to know about how to live our lives, how to run our relationships and our businesses and gives us strength and power. This is why reading a scripture a day or more is so important. We need to read God’s word, learn God’s word and let it speak to our very soul.

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will put a desire in each of our hearts to read Your Word. I pray that You will give us the wisdom to understand Your Word. I pray that You will speak to us through Your Word. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27:14[/quote] This is easier said than done for most of us. Personally, this is one of the hardest lessons I have learned in my life – waiting on the Lord. God’s timing is not our timing. We want everything to happen quickly and when we think it should happen, but God, on the other hand, sees the bigger picture and knows the end result! Trust in God’s timing. Wait on the Lord.

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will give us the patience and faith to wait on You. I pray that You will give us the strength to do what is so hard for us to do in our human form – wait on your timing. I thank you that your timing is always perfect. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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“]”Let each of you look out not only for your own interests, but also for the interest of others.” Philippians 2:4[/quote] In the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippiansbanzai water slide, he gives the command that they should not just worry about themselves but should look at for each other. These are words that each of us should take to heart. It is so easy in the busyness and daily struggles of life to be self centered. To be like Jesus is to be focused on the needs and concerns of others.

Heavenly Father, I pray that each day we will be more and more like Jesus. I pray that we will concern ourselves with the needs of others and that you will use us to help those who need help. I pray this in the name of J

sus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.” Psalm 32:8-9[/quote] How is that for a metaphor! Do not be like the horse or mule which have no understanding. Pretty blunt, but most of us can honestly say we have been unteachable in the past. Are you striving to have a teachable spirit?

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will give each of us a teachable spirit so that you can show us Your Ways and guide us. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart. And saves such as have a contrite heart.” Psalm 34:17-18[/quote] What comfort it is to know that the Lord hears us when we cry out to Him!What comfort to know that the Lord is near to those who have a broken heart. Has your heart been broken? Take comfort and know that the Lord is there for you – even on the オンライン カジノ days when you don”t feel like that is true.

Heavenly Father, I thank you that you are always near. I thank you that you hear us when we cry out to You. I thank you that you are there to comfort us when our heart is broken. I pray that we will understand these things in the deepest part of our soul. I pray that in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33[/quote] Jesus tells us that in this world there will be trouble. No one will argue that point. There is trouble here and plenty of it. Financial issues. Relationship issues. Health issues. We experience pain and loss. But the good news is that Jesus has overcome the world. As you deal with day to day life, keep that thought in mind.

Heavenly Father, I pray that we will all rejoice in the knowledge that Jesus has overcome the world! I pray that we will have the peace that only Jesus can give us when we walk through pain, loss and trouble in this world. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Cast your burden on the Lord, And He will sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22[/quote] Once you learn to cast your worries to the foot of the cross, you will be able to live a very different life – a life filled with less sense, less anxiety and less worry. This is casino online what God wants us to do. He wants us to trust Him. To depend on Him. To realize He knows the right way for us to go. Try it and see for yourself.

Heavenly Father, I pray that we will all learn to trust you more and more each dayNorfolk. I pray that we will learn to live lives filled with faith and not worry. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.” Psalm 47:1-2[/quote] The truth of the matter is that we should all be so grateful to the Lord for everything He has done for us that we can’t help but clap for Him and shout to Him and dance for Him. Maybe you are in a place in life’s journey that you don’t feel that you have anything to clap about, but I challenge you this day to really think about what is good about your life and give God a hand clap of praise. It will bring a smile to His Face and probably yours as well.

Heavenly Father, I pray that out of our love, gratefulness and gratitude to You for all that is good in our lives and in our world, we will not be able to hold our hands back from clapping and will not be able to stop our mouths from singing praises to You! I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7[/quote] This is a great scripture to write out and have with you always. It is a great scripture to memorize and know by heart when fear becomes your constant companion during a difficult time. God gives us power. Fear comes from our mind – our thoughts. Push it away. Let your mind be sound and ask God to give you power over your fear. He will.

Heavenly Father, I pray that we will each understand that Your Power is always available to help us conquer the fears of this life. I pray that we will seek Your Power at all times. I pray that You will give each of us a sound mind. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me. And from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.” Psalm 22:1-3[/quote] Have you ever felt like David, the author of the Book of Psalms, felt? Have you ever felt like God was a million miles away and was not listening to you. Mothers and fathers who have buried a child undoubtedly have all felt this way at many times during the journey of healing. Although this is how we may feel, this is never the case. God hears our every cry. He is always close by.

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will comfort all those who need your comfort. I pray that you will dry the tears of those who cry to you in the day time and those who cry to you in the night time. I pray that the loving arms of Jesus will be ever present. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Do not let your adornment be merely outward – arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel – rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.”l Peter 3:3-4[/quote] Think about how much time and energy we spend trying to look our best on the outside, but what do we do for who we are on the inside. Reading the bible each day and spending time in prayer is what helps make us beautiful on the inside. That is the part that is most pleasing to God as He knows us from the inside out!

Heavenly Father, I pray that our insides – our hearts, our motives, our spirit will be pleasing to you. I pray that you will change us from the inside out so that we can beautiful and pleasing to You. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6[/quote] Wisdom is one of the most important things to pray for. Here is the good news. Unlike prayers for finances, physical healing and other prayer requests, God promises to grant us wisdom as soon as we ask for it. His only guideline is that when we ask for wisdom or anything else, we need to believe our prayers will be answered. So pray for wisdom today and every day. Wisdom to make the right choices. Wisdom to head in the right direction.

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will grant us all the wisdom you gave Solomon so that we will make the right choices in our lives. I pray for wisdom for all of us to follow the plan and purpose you have for each of us. Increase our faith so that when we pray to You we will believe our prayers will be answered. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

[quote style=”2″]”Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone.” Job 38:4-6[/quote] In this famous verbal battle between Job and God, God asks Job where he was when the earth was made. This heated debate between Job and God may be quite familiar to you. You too have probably had your own shouting match with God over the things that happen here on earth and, specifically with respect to your own life, that seem to make no sense. In those times, all we can do is trust God and praise Him that He is still on the throne and in control even though our own world seems so out of control.

Heavenly Father, I pray that you will give us the faith to trust You when we would rather curse You for what is wrong in this world and with our lives. I pray that you will give us the strength to carry on when, like Job, we are going through a season of trial that looks like it will never end. I pray that you will give us the ability to praise You even when we would rather not. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.