Pray for Gigi

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This is a prayer request that I received from Gigi. Please add her to your prayers and God bless you all!

please pray for me to love myself enough to do what is right for me. Pray that i put God first in everything i do and please pray for job security and please for me to find a lovin and caring God fearing partner. In Jesus; name

Psalm 13 

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?

How long will you hide Your face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

Having sorrow in my heart daily?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;

Enlighten my eyes,

Lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Lest my enemy say,

“I have prevailed against him”;

Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

But I have trusted Your mercy;

My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

I will sing to the Lord,

Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

Prayer Request

I have been asked to post this prayer request, please take the time to pray for this gentleman. God bless you all!

I’m a 57 year old father of two kids living in India sending a prayer request to you to offer prayers for me .I have heard that many faithful are getting relief or deliverence from their ailments and hardships by offering prayers for those who request it..Since we are far away here in India, we can’t come over there. I have multiple ailments,such as liver cirrhosis,gall bladder stones, renal calculi and diabetics.Folowing financial hardships and misfortunes for the last few years, my family and my self are very badly affected,and so life is not a happy one to us,though we have abundant faith in God.Since we have a heavy debt burden,my wife and children are pressing me to sell off my ancestral home for money,where we live for decades, but following sentiments,whenever I think about their move,I feel shocked.I want this to be avoided at any cost, but instead an early financial breakthrough should be happened by the blessings from heaven..Needless to say,prayer is the ladder leading to nearness of God..Our Lord has said that,if more than two persons assembled and pray together,He will be there.So I believe that there is more effect for joint prayer.In Mathew 25:40, our Lord said,’truly I say to you,as you did it to one of the least of these my bretheren,you did it to me’.So I beg you all there to pray for me for a quick and miraculous healing of my all ailments,and also for an early financial breakthrough to end our sufferings and hardships in life.I expect your valuable cooperation in this difficult period of my life.Thank you .Looking for a reply.

Psalm 6  O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long?

Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!

For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks?

I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.

My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn vack and be ashamed suddenly.

I’ve Been Nominated

My friend Scott Sholar, has nominated me for the Versatile Blogger award, and I want to thank him for the honor. And thank you so much to Martha at In Love With The Lord for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger award at The Christian Gazette. Instead of doing a separate post on both of these awards, I decided to combine them. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank all my faithful followers at The Christian Gazette. This will be my final post for The Christian Gazette. I hope all my followers will read my posts on My Blog as well. I  am sorry if I am disappointing anyone, but I feel that I must concentrate of keeping up with just this one blog as my main focus. I will continue to contribute posts to Annie at LUPUS CHRONICLES when she needs help, as well as at Grumpy’s Opinion’s.

OK, now that that is out of the way, let’s look at the instructions again. 1) picture is up, 2)thank those who nominated me, done! 3)share 7 random facts about myself:

1) I am a  published poet (LOL it was forty years ago and I am not sure that I could even tell you where they were published)

2) I love animals

3) I am something of a Bibliophile ( I had over four thousands books at one time, but have had to get rid of some of them)

4) My favorite hobby is redesigning houses ( I drew my first house plan at four years old)

5) The only two subjects that I hated when I went to school, were,  sociology and grammer.

6) I like History (especially Bible history and American history), Science, Art, and Music

7) If I had a chance to turn back time and redo something in my life, I would not do it!  ( Bad as it was at times, it brought me to where I am today. I hope that I am where God wants me to be, but if I am not, I will let Him correct the problem. I would not presume to think that I might improve on the product. If I had listened to Him everytime, things might have been different anyway.

So the nominations are done and are listed below. I hope you all realize how much I appreciate each and every one of you. If you choose not to accept the award, I will understand and I do not intend this as putting pressure on any one. Awards should be something to be desired, but truly, our time is limited and something should never infringe upon it to the point that we feel uncomfortable. So, for all those that I have nominated, this is simply my appreciation of you and you must not feel  as if you have to do anything. Even if you feel that you don’t have the time to make the awards to someone else, I hope that you will post it on your site anyway! Rules are sometimes made to be broken, and appreciation should never come with an obligation.

Here are the rules for nominees:

1. Add a picture of the award to this post.

2. Thank who nominated you.

3. Share 7 random facts about yourself.

4. Nominate 15 other Bloggers and inform those 15 they have been nominated.

1) a12iggymom’s blog

2)bill housley

3)Boidoca BPI Weblog

4)brainguff

5)Brush Arbor Ministries

6)Bunkerville

7)Citizen Wells

8) Cmblake6′s Weblog

9)Diary Of A Mad Conservative

10)Freedomborn

11)Freedom By The Way

12)Gds44′s Blog

13)George Hatch’s Blog

14)Green Mountain Scribes

15)kingjester blog

16)Junkscience

17)Maze A Day

18)Mb50′s “Liquid Mud” Blog

19) ON MY WATCH the writings of Sam Henry

20)Pastor Mike Says

21)Puma bydesign001

22)Right Hook

23)Scott Knowlton’s Blog

24)Speedy Jerry

25)The Dirty Lowdown

26)The Last Refuge

27)The STR

28)The Tree of Mamre

29)Voting American

30)You Decide

The Alignment of the Satan’s Triangle –

The Cherokee Link to the End Time Outpouring

Dara Maclean – Free

Prayer Request

My friends, this prayer request if for myself. I suffer from a debilitating disease that is partly to blame for my recent lapses in posting here and my decrease in posting on My Blog. I asked friends to help with posts on My Blog and they have helped, but they are limited on what they can contribute as well. Annie has recently had to have shoulder surgery, and is limited for the time being in what she can contribute. I would like to keep this blog open, but unless I can get others to help post or write, I will have to shut it down.

What I am asking for is people who are willing to take the time to post a post here, whether it is everyday, once a week, or whatever you would like. If you think that you my be interested, those of you that have my email, email me and anyone else leave a comment in the comment section of this post. If you think that you might like to contribute writing posts at My Blog, I would appreciate that as well and you can specify which you would be interested in.

Please keep me in your prayers and pray for guidance on this blog as well as possible writers for it. Loopy

Ministry —- 2 Corinthians chapter 5

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We are instructed to go forth into the world and teach the gospel.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, by by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God should shine on them. 

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your sevants for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ,. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed– always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you.

But since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak, knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen are eternal.

We have purpose and God knows that there will be trials and tribulations, but we need to understand the reason for our ministry. It is for God to use us as His vessel, to make the offer to those that have the heart to accept. He will make a way for those that are willing and the burden is not that great. He will be with us and if our mortal body perishes, a new eternal one awaits. God bless you my friends.

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The Discipline Of Fasting

But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:17-18  

Jesus assumes in this passage that his followers practice fasting. He says “when” you fast—not “if” you fast and then goes on to give these instructions. Fasting is a significant spiritual activity that goes along with intensive prayer times. To fast means to put God first. Fasting is an attitude of the heart in which we interrupt our normal life to pray for a specific matter or cause. It means to abstain from food—and for some, even drink—so that we can focus on God and be more sensitive to spiritual matters. Fasting is also perseverance in prayer until you have received an answer—be it yes, no, wait or something different. In essence, fasting means that we rend our hearts before God, confess our sins and turn to the Lord anew (Joel 2:12-13).

Fasting is biblical. Consider the following: Moses fasted twice for forty days (Exodus 34:28); Daniel fasted (partially) for twenty-one days (Daniel 10:3); Joel called for a day of fasting (Joel 1:14; 2:12); Ezra withdrew for a period of fasting and mourning (Ezra 10:6); Elijah fasted for forty days (1 Kings 19:8); Leaders of the church in Antioch fasted (Acts 13:2-3); Jesus fasted for forty days (Luke 4:2); Paul and Barnabas fasted (Acts 14:23; 27:33).

Captain Bill Tinsley was arrested on false charges under President Marcos in the Philippines following the completion of Project Pearl in 1981. As the days of his confinement passed, Bill fasted from eating. After a few days of fasting, his blood pressure rose very higher. A doctor visited him daily. Everything possible was done to get him to eat. He was accused of staging a hunger strike. Bill carefully explained to his captors many times, “My fasting is a spiritual exercise. If I want my God to take my part, I must become weak that He may become strong.  President Marcos is a very powerful man. I cannot fight him. I must let God take my part.” His explanation brought only a certain resignation by his jailers. They did not understand.

Each day during his captivity Bill went for a walk. A soldier always went along to guard against possible escape. On that tenth morning, after reading of Elijah’s running a great distance while fasting, Bill jogged. The soldier that went along couldn’t keep up and was forced to take shortcuts across the fields to stay with him.

“How can you be so strong without eating?” a colonel asked referring to the jogging incident that morning.

“It’s the power of God,” Bill told him sincerely. “And if you keep me here, you’re going to see me grow stronger and stronger!” The eyes of all the men present grew large. They believed him and that prospect was not to their liking. It was with some reluctance Bill later walked out of his cell for the last time. He had experienced God’s presence there. His captors, the same ones that had falsely arrested him, gave him a send-off as they would a dear friend.

RESPONSE: Today I resolve to practice all the spiritual disciplines…including fasting.

PRAYER: Help me, Lord, to practice fasting as a spiritual discipline without making it obvious.

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM (SSTS) -A daily devotional message by Paul Estabrooks
© 2011 Open Doors International. Used by permission

“When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.” Proverbs 10:25

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January 10

Genesis 15

God confirms His covenant with Abraham.

INSIGHT

“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness” (James 2:23). Faith is central to the Christian experience. In fact, without faith, there is no Christian experience.

Why is faith so important? Because we cannot make ourselves righteous — any more than a cracked window can make itself uncracked.

We have sinned and only God can make us righteous. Faith then is the only thing we can do — and even our faith is a gracious gift of God!

PRAYER

· Celebrate your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ by offering Him this psalm of praise:

I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together
(Psalm 34:1-3).

· Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your life free from sin and in fellowship with Him:

I turn to You, Lord, with all my heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with  mourning. I rend my heart, and not my garments (based on Joel 2:12-13).

· Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As you agree with God’s will, voice your affirmation of His Word:

There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

· As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:
· renewal of your mind,
· needs of your extended family,
· your prayer list.

· Offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us complete in every good work to do His will, working in us what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen (based on Hebrews 13:20-21).

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