You did it, Lord!  YOU did it.

We put prayer to the test and You proved that You are the Promise Keeper.  Thank You.

She said,

He knows ME!  He knows… I am so shaken and awed by what He is doing.  I FEEL Him with me for the first time!!!  He is here!  I think I am about to cry.  It is finally happening… This is marvelous!

Thank You for speaking to her through Your word, Father, both written and audible.  Thank You for showing her that You are a living God, not a mental image, not a hand-made diety from stone or wood. 

You are a living God!

You care about us.  You hear us.  You listen to us.  You respond to us.  You woo us!  You protect us.  You talk to us.  You provide for us.

She knows that now, from experience, because in Your greatness You heard her cries and answered.  Thank You, Heavenly Father.

Continue pouring out Your spirit on her thirsty soul.  Please don’t allow Satan to come and take the seeds You’re sowing, or allow them to be choked out, or allow them to develop shallow roots.  Protect what You’re doing with her.  You are faithful to complete what You have started, Almighty One.

All glory and honor is Yours alone.  This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes!

Father, what’s wrong with him, Lord?

Seriously, I think there is something wrong with him.  Did You hear how he was talking?  Did You hear his reasoning? 

He hasn’t come to repentance, yet, Lord.  He is still looking at others, blaming others for what is going on in his life.  Is he blaming You, too?  Open his eyes so that he can see the reality of the situation.  Help him to see the part he plays in the madness.  I think he’s fighting something deeper and it is whipping his butt.

Continue filling me with Your love so that I can show him patience and kindness, oh, and longsuffering.  Am I keeping a record of wrongs done, Lord, or am I just being cautious?  He hasn’t apologized, said he was sorry, or even asked for my forgiveness on anything.  He hasn’t admitted even an ounce of error on his part, so I think I am okay to keep my distance, right? 

Please show me how to deal with him properly when he’s around, Father.  I just want to do what’s right, honestly…without getting run over. 

He needs Your help, Lord.  He needs You to stop him on the road of destruction he admittingly said he is on.

Guide us both. Amen.

I can’t keep living like this, Lord.

I can’t pray effectively if I know I’m doing things that You disapprove of.

I can’t function properly if I keep filling my head with porn.

I can’t reverence You if I am concerned with pleasuring myself.

I can’t go on like this, Lord, wavering between two ideals, trying to serve two masters.

I can’t move forward without Your help; please deliver me with the fullness of Your glory.

I can’t remain the same once You’ve given me a revelation of Jesus and what He really means to my life and to the world.

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My prayer is still to move them, Father; move them out of her life.  They are adding no value to, no substance to her life.  They are trying to take her down a very dark road.

Shine Your light into their lives so they may see the error of their ways.  We can’t bully people, Lord.  It’s not right.  We can’t try to pimp them just to get our way.  It’s not right! 

Grab her and let her know where she misstepped.  Show her the errors she made in order to give her a chance to repent.  Give her Your spirit so that she will have the inclination to repent and turn from the foolishness.  Give her Your strength in order to make the decision to get out of the situation that she feels trapped in.  She can do it with You, Father.

I don’t like prayer-hating on anyone, but You know I will do it in a heartbeat, especially if it looks as if someone is being taken advantage of. 

Thank You for the opportunity to minister to my friend.  Thank You for giving me the words, the thoughts, the scriptures, the compassion, the authority, the unction, the boldness in order to offer her freedom, Lord.  You are the author and finisher of our faith, so please finish what You started in her.  Please begin something new in them. 

Don’t forget to remove them from her life, Father.  That is my plea!

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Lara needs clarity in her life, Lord, as so many of us do.  She needs Your wisdom in order to apply Your words to her life.  What are You saying to her when she reads or hears Your commands, Your counsel, Your inspired instructions?

With so many people taking Your words and using them for their ill gain, it is definitely hard to understand what we are supposed to do.  That’s what Lara is going through right now. 

Are the poor and/or broke to allow people to just run over them in the name of Christianity?  Are they to give their last to men who call themselves by Your name, who claim that their church or organization is ordained by You, then go home and look at an empty pantry, or stare at a newspaper’s bleeding classifieds?

I think not, Lord. 

Help us to understand Your will in our lives, Father.  Help Lara to see Your hand in her life.  Touch her husband and her children with Your mighty love.  Give Lara the desires of her heart as she runs after You.  Give her Your gift of discernment and Your gift of wisdom.

Father, please show these spiritual leaders the error of their ways.  Please give us strength to persevere through the deteriorating religious system.  Give us a clean heart so that we will continue to desire Your true word, so that we can filter through the bull, so we can hear Your voice with pristine clarity.

Fill Lara with Your light, Your power, Your love so that her family will see that she spends time with You.  Talk to her.  Teach her good stewardship so that she can properly manage the small funds that they have.  Bless her indeed, Lord!

I’m not asking anything awry, Father.  I’m asking for that good and perfect gift for Lara – Your Holy Spirit.  For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, Lord. Forever!  Amen.

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I don’t know what it was about today, Lord, but I haven’t enjoyed time with You like that in so long.  You said You would prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies and You are doing just that.  Thank You for Your tenderness, Your longsuffering, and Your strong arm.

Today was the first day of the cleanse and it has been remarkable.  I didn’t mean to spend so much time praying for others because I wanted to focus on You and I, but it seems You kept placing my friends and family on my heart so I had to mention them to You.  Hey, You take care of me so well, so I believe that You can and will do the same for them.

Thanks for allowing me to, no…thanks for keeping Your word and giving me the desires of my heart.  Thank You for keeping Your word and adding all “these things” to me because I am seeking first Your kingdom and Your righteousness.  Thank You for patiently guiding me, nudging me, wooing me.  I’ve made the greatest decision in the world.  Even when things are blah, the joy I have with You is beyond comparison.  Thanks for teaching me how to look at things properly, how to gain clarity.

You are Wonderful.