Spread it out before the Lord

http://bible.us/111/2KI19.14.NIV Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord . Bible.com/app

Prayer puts us in alignment with gods word.

Hezekiah praised God First. 

Father, I lift my eyes up to you.  You have created the heavens and the earth and all that is in it.  You alone sent your only son to save us.  Father, forgive our sins.  Forgive my sins Lord.  Lord jesus, you have redeemed your people, father, saving Miranda and deven is not impossible for you.  Please lord, open their eyes to your goodness.  I fail somoften its no wonder they dont follow you since im the only real example they see.     Draw our hearts togther father.   Draw them...call them...

Lord I also lift up my marraige.   I feel stuck father.  Thank you Lord for bringing such a kind man to my life,  lord I dont know what to do.  Father, I give you my relationships and ask father....I spread them out before you.  Please strengthen them so the enemy doesnt have a foothold.  

Father ..vlcs is yours  thank you for the way you have brought everything together.  Inpraise you Lord for the work you are doing.   I praise you for the staff you have put tigether and the families you have brought.  Nothing is chance Lord!  Thank you jesus!  I feel like we are being attcked.    Heal bodies and spirits lord.    Angela needs you...david needs you... father draw rhonda closer again....give her your spirit and grace.    Help us to be undaunted Lord.     Give me your wisdom....be with our board.    Lord, please save us and protect us.  

http://bible.us/111/COL3.1.NIV Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Bible.com/app

God Isn't Glorified Through Our Suffering

Many Christians live under the false idea that God wants them to suffer. This creates a nonstop victim mentality.

Suffering is inevitable, but God is not glorified through our suffering. He is glorified when we have a good attitude during our suffering - and He wants us to be victorious!

So why would we choose to remain bitter, angry and wounded or depressed?

There's one surefire way to overcome suffering with the right attitude: Set your mind, and keep it set, on things above, not on things of the earth. You must be armed with right thinking, or you will give up during hard times.

Set your mind and be fully aware that moving from being a victim to being a victor will not be a quick process. It will take time, but your experience will make you stronger and enable you to help others who are facing similar battles.

Get excited about your future and realize that going through something with God means that you will come out on the other side with a victory that cannot be taken away from you.

Prayer Starter: God, I need Your help to overcome a victim mentality. I choose to set my mind on things above so that I can have the right attitude. With Your thoughts and truth inside me, I know I can overcome.

God forgives me.    I am cruel and unkind at times, but He sees me through the blood of Jesus.   Why do I never see people through the blood of the Lord?  Heavenly father, I dont want to be naive, but I dont want to be cynical any longrr.  Lord, I desire to see people the way you see them.   I really need help today...in loving my husband.    I am hurt, but I want to let go of that hurt.    I want to live him as you do.    Father, I dont even know how to communicate with him anymore.    I do desire do lead live and love as you do.    

I know who I am

I dont care if they like me.... I didnt come here to make friends.  I dont even care if they respect me.....I know who I am.....

Jackie robinson.... 42

Start with kindness

I used to pray rhis verse when I was single.....wanting a husband so badly.   God was verynkind and gave me an incredible man.  Thank you Jesus for my husband. 

I have been feeling as though I was not lived and cared for by him.   Ive prayed that god woulf change my heart.  It wasnt working.   

I did hear God speak to me though.   He told me to remain in his word.     As I read "lead like jesus" I read about simply being kind....because jesus was.    Amazing!  This is something Craig had accused me of not being and the same thing I felt at times that I was missing the mark with our employees.    This is my new prayer...that I would be filled with the spirit to be kind.    Thank you jesus  

http://bible.us/111/ECC4.9.NIV Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Bible.com/app

Prayer

http://bible.us/111/1TI2.8.NIV Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. Bible.com/app

Lord, I feel lost again.   Disconnected from my husband.  Help me...show me..feel my heart with peace and joy... I dont want to be an angry wife that is always disputing..... when I lift my hands I want them to be holy.....

To see Gods Glory

http://bible.us/111/EXO33.12.NIV Moses said to the Lord , “You me have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
Lord, teach me your ways that I may find favor with you.....

The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.” Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord , in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.” Bible.com/app

How???

http://bible.us/111/EPH4.1.NIV
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

How does one do this? 

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Ephesians 4:1-32 NIV

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.  But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”  (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.  Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.  So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.  That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and
slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

James 3:17-18 NIV

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.