48 Prayer Journal Part II

Here is the second part of our prayer journal from the recent 48 hours of prayer. Thanks to Melissa for getting all these typed up. We tried to preserve them as they were written. Forgive any typos on our part. Please continue to enter your prayers for this week under that original post.

Matthew 6:9-13 Our Saviors prayer, His example to us is so simple yet so complete and full of heavenly wisdom. Thank you Lord for your wonderful example. May I always trust your ways and your wisdom and may I never be ashamed of you or what you want from me. Fill my heart with love until it overflows to others. Give me strength to be selfless and to have a servants heart like yours. Do the same for all who call themselves Christians and may we stand up in unison for you and may we always be willing to go where you send us and be about your Fathers business. Forgive us of all our wrongs and help us forgive those who wrong us so that when it is time we will all be able to feast together at your Fathers table. Please let us remember that here on earth it is but a brief time and this time is not about us and what the flesh wants. This time is for you and what you want. Keep us on your path and if we stumble or fall bring us back to you. In Christ Name, Amen ………God Bless all who are followers of His.

Dear God, How ashamed I do not come to you this intently and deeply every day. All the blessings and miracles you give me are abundant. My prayers seem to be about a help from you. You are always there to help me and show me your way. I will be more help to others—to try to show them your light and your way. I will try to be a miracle to someone else—everyday—maybe my children, my family, friends, or a stranger. You have answered my prayers that I have prayed in deep despair. How grateful my heart is! Use me, let me be a light in someone’s life. To God be all the glory. Amen

Lord God, I can feel your love and faithfulness surrounding us in this place! How unworthy we are to come before you, yet you welcome us into your arms of love. Thank you for your sacrifice and for all of the blessings you give to us everyday. Amen

God thank you for hearts that are soft. Help me to be kinder and to show others your Son’s love in action. Amen—Amen

Be in me Lord as I walk , as I talk and as I act in my daily life that I would reflect your ways that all those who live near me may see your glory and be refreshed. Thank you Lord

Lord, I pray that you be with me as I strive to be like you. I have struggled for a while now to be motivated and to be strong to do what is right for me as living as your daughter. I have not fully trusted you and have not fully relied on your. Help me to grow in you. Help me to guide our young people. Be with our soldiers, namely Jordan, Shad and Tim. But do be with all soldiers as they fight for our country! Keep them safe and give them peace! Help me find a stable job. I love subbing but I want something more steady. Be with my parents as they get older and help them to stay focused on you and what you need from them. Be with all the couples who have been married in the last few years. Many are still together and some have already grown apart. Be with those together, allow them to be one with you and for them to keep God #1! Be with those who are no longer together. Keep them from doing things that they will regret at a later time. I pray for peace, happiness, and love for this coming year. Thank you for always being there and thank you for Jesus. Amen


God, it’s been good to be here. I read through this book and a tear comes to my eye. Encouragement. Lord, help me to see you as you are as much as possible. Then help me to see me as you see me. Here’s what I need: Peace, trust, faith, patience, gentleness. Help me to see the positive instead of the negative. Change my heart, O God. Give me gratitude for all things. Use me effectively in your service. Thank you for the Mitchell Church of Christ. May we reflect your glory.

Lord, I take my sin, my fear, my anger, my pride, my selfishness, my bitterness, my shame, my lack of love, my judgementalism, my stubbornness—I want to nail them to this cross before me as you were nailed to that cross so long ago. Fill my heart with your Holy Spirit God. Let me not quench that spirit. Thank you God for Jesus. Help me Lord to be more like you. To you be the glory Lord. Amen

Lord why is it so easy to pray and feel your presence here and not everywhere? Help me to take you with me out of this room. In and through your Son, Amen

Lord I’m struggling in my life. I’m having trouble to see you in anything. My heart ain’t letting you in and I’m blind to you. I pray that you ease my heart so I can let you back into my life. I pray that you help me by giving me more opportunities. Lord my faith in you is really weak right now. I don’t know why I lost almost all my faith. Before you help me through I pray that you be with my uncle in Iraq and be with my brother who needs you more. Thank you for what you have done for me. Amen

Father, Thank you for this special time to come to you in prayer. Help me to find time everyday to feel as close to you as I do right now. Help me to realize that life is not about me and my wants, but everything is about you. Help me to put aside myself to focus on you O Lord, and how I can bring others to you. Please be with this church family as they worship you by serving others. Thank you for bringing me into the Mitchell Church of Christ. They are a wonderful group of Christians that have done so much to strengthen my faith. I ask that you be with my friend Pam, who seems to have tragedy in every aspect of her life: health, finances, family, ect. Keep her faith strong and let her know that you are always with her. Please be with my children and let them grow in your word and serve you all of their lives. Thank you for the blessings you give me everyday. Amen

Lord thank you for all you do for me and my family. Thank you for this church family as they are very inspiring to me and my daily walk with you. Please help me in all my negative thoughts and fears and give me ways to deal with the problems of my life in a positive and holy manner. Be with all the leaders in the world and show them the right decisions to make. Be with all my family and may they all become closer to you and your teachings. Above all dear Lord may I become closer to you and lead my life in a way that you would want me to. Thank you Lord for this opportunity to express how much you mean to me and may I be able to show other people how much you mean to me through my daily actions. Amen


Dear Lord, God be with me and my family this week. Be with all who have passed this last week and Lord God in Heaven above be with us all down here on this earth and please send your Son Jesus Christ down to us here and just put your Healing comforts and sheltering hand around this church family as we strive to live and be like your perfect son. We ask that you watch over Matthew as he manages the ReGeneration store. Be with Allen as he sets an example of your Son. Be with Gary as he brings in teenagers to his Upper Room and teaches and sets them on the right track to Jesus. God we ask that you be with Melissa as she works to get the preparations for the next church services. God we just ask that you put your hand around us and bring us closer to you. In Jesus name we pray…Amen

Lord help all people who do not believe in you see your light and love. Lord help the people who are sick or dieing. Help the families of dead loved ones. Help me and my family. Help me get better and help me and my family that even though we are not the same religion we can love each other for the people we are. God help the poor, the people who are traveling that they would be safe and keep you the Lord in their hearts and minds. Help the people that have been in the hurricanes and 9-11 that they thank the Lord that they are safe. Lord cloth the naked and feed the hungry and let the thirsty drink. Lord I love you. In Jesus Name Amen

Dear Lord, Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Father I want to dwell in your house forever. Help me put my selfish desires behind me so I can serve you better in 2007. Father I know your plans are bigger and better than anything I can dream of for this church. Help us see your plan for this church in 2007. Father align our hearts with your heart in 2007. Father please continue to bless this church family in 2007.

1-7-07 How neat, I didn’t even realize the date until I wrote it down “seven” one of the holy numbers. Seven things I am thankful for…family, friends, church, health, blog, Jesus, and food! Seven things I want in this year …home, peace, understanding, better attitude, renewal in relationship with my savior, better mother and wife, stillness! Be still and know that I am God keeps coming to my mind…I know it is the Lord saying “Stop, let me love you and take care of you” but my selfish ways and Satan’s hold on me won’t allow me to be still. So Lord, I pray that I will stop the business and allow you to speak and fill those empty places that I want to hang on to because I think that is who I am, it’s all I’ve ever known. Just a stupid girl who never does anything right. Let me feel your peace and love so it doesn’t matter what others think of me or know of me. All that matters is that I’m your child. Be still, be still, be still and know. In His Name Amen

Oh man! I could write so many things I regret, did wrong, hate…ect, ect but during this prayers time as I was thinking about it…God doesn’t care!! He loves you anyways! The slates clean! How amazing is that! Dear Lord, I thank you so very much for the wonderful, loving family I have. I am blessed with encouragers, lovers, and worshipers of God! I thank you for my youth group and church,. I am still amazed that God has lead us to this church. Everyone is a friend to me and always an encourager. He is never judgmental, he just loves you without a second thought! Help me this year, 2007, Wow! to worship you with a full heart. Help me to be content with what I’ve been given and what I have not been given. Be with this church on our journey to Servanthood! Please help me to be a better example of you through my school. You are truly humble! I don’t want to care about earthly things, be caught up in all the lies that trick my eyes and say it’s all about me! I’m so tired of it being about me! Thanks for everyone’s encouragement. Thank you Allen for all your love you show to the congregation everyday! God is Good!

Dear Lord, help me to know your love and help me to realize that most of my concerns are not important. I want to do a better job of putting your first and others second. And especially put myself last. Let your light shine on me and help me to reflect it to others. I praise your Holy Name