May 2011 prayer

This last months time in the Lord's Word has been very interesting to me. These prayers reflect some of my thoughts that I brought and still bringing to the Lord:

Lord, there are days that I really don't understand my fellow man - open my eyes to what I need to see.

Lord, I want to know your word so that my insides will be clean as snow.

Lord, I beg you change me from the inside out. And if it is only the inside that changes and no one sees that - may that be my prayer!

Lord, may your kingdom be in me always.

Lord, I want to be a little child in your kingdom - pls open my eyes to see you as a child sees you.

Lord, may I be a delight to you as my children are to me.

I pray that I open my heart to fully hear You.

Lord, open my eyes to those I should see and not just pass them by

Lord, may I honor you with all that I have.

Lord, may I not miss the different miracles you have done - even today.

Lord, there are times where I need a firm look from you to hear you - open my eyes to read that in your word and respond.

Lord, may you find me with fruit in my hands rdy to give you at all times.

Lord, I'm scared that I'm going to misrepresent you.

Lord, open my eyes to your word each day so that I might grow in it for your glory.

Lord, keep my eye on what is forever and not on what is temporary.

Praise be to you Lord for giving me the Words I need to say when they need to be said.

Lord, what I'm to learn help me learn - the rest I can do without.

Lord, your words will last forever - may I share them that way.

Lord, open my eyes to the truth and may I not run from it but turn it over to you.

Lord, may people know your truth from the young.

April 2011 prayer

These are my simple prayers to the Lord after each of my devotional times this past month.

Lord, open my eyes to see how to pray to you.
Lord, May I listen to your words and obey them – bless me Lord to do that.
Lord, you light in me - make it ever brighter.
Lord, I need your wisdom to take the next step.
Lord, open my eyes to why you have given to me what I have & what you want me to do with it - I want to be a good steward of all that you have given me.
Lord, help me to balance prayer, care, & share so that care doesn't overcome the other 2.
Lord, use me.
Lord, may I be fruit producing.
Lord, thank you for playing by your rules, help me to understand what I need to so I might be a player for you.
Lord, I hear your word but I don't always obey it - I'm sorry lord forgive me please.
Lord, may you help me understand your blessings.
Lord, may I evaluate all that you have given to me & may I put it out your feet.
Lord, change me.
Lord, there are days that I really don't understand my fellow man - open my eyes to what I need to see.

SYMC 2011 pre-thoughts

Here are some of my thoughts before the conference.

8th grade night on Sunday video

We did something different for our worship time. Check it out here:



Here is a picture of the complete mural they made:

New Prayer update for 2011

After talking with a number of my middle schoolers the idea of praying has come up. I shared with them that I enjoyed sharing the prayers I did from my devo time and they wanted to see them. So I'm back on here to share those prayers. This might be all that I put here for now.

Here are some prayers from my devo time from the beginning of 2011:

Lord, may I be an instrument in your hands to share the gospel to all those in my influence area.

Lord open my eyes to what I must seek - glory, honor, & Immortality and what I must avoid rejection of truth & following evil.

Lord, open your word to me more than ever so that I might be useful for you in all that I say and do.

Lord, may I be worthy of being credit righteousness.

Lord, may I be seen as a righteous man - not because of anything I have or will do but because of what you have done already.

Lord, open your word to understand what your righteousness means. May Your truths start to impact me more and more.

Lord, I'm a wretched man (Rom 7:24) & I need you to take care of me and my sin - walk with me and guide me to your truth in all that I do.

Lord, help me remember todays truth from your word today and always - so that when suffering and pain come I can glorify you in it.

Lord, I'm hoping for many things right now and I wait patiently for your answers - your will be done.

Lord, sometimes I really don't understand what you have for me - open my eyes to see what you want me to see and help me be comfortable with that.

Lord, may your righteousness be seen in me.

Lord, introduce me to those who feel alone so that I might be your instrument to let them know they are not.

Lord, I'm so unworthy of you - I so need you to constantly love on me & forgive me - thank you for your grace that so overwhelms me - always.

Lord, open my eyes to see you in your Word and may it penetrate my soul more than ever before.
Lord, may your righteousness shine out from me so your Kingdom might be seen.

Father, open my ears to hear what I need to hear.

Lord, may the light of your goodness shine so bright that the darkness that evil brings cannot exist.

Lord, there have been many signs that you have interacted with people on the earth since the birth of John, but I have to say there are times in my simple life that I wonder if you are wanting to reveal yourself again. I know your spirit lives in us but there are times that the mystery of all that feels like nothing. You are God and you are real and you love us help me with my weakness of feeling like nothing.

Lord, open my ears to listen carefully to everything I hear from my middle school kids & from my family.

Lord, I am so blessed to be your son – thx

Thank you Lord for creating me and allowing me to share your love and truth to your creation.

Lord, may I open my eyes to see what is happening around me - help me not miss what you are trying to share with me.

Lord, help me to know my next step to grow for you and then may I do so.

Lord, may your good news spread through me in to every part of my being.

Lord, I don't want to miss “it” and I want to “get it” - all about you.

Lord, I'm here and I want to be doing what you called me to do - open my eyes, ears, & heart to that calling more.

The end of this blog - for now

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MESSFEST2010

I know there isn't many of you who check this blog but for those who do here is a slide show from this years MESSFEST2010