March/April Prayer Focus
“Call unto ME, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not!” Jeremiah 33:3
Praise Reports
- Father God has sustained us through great difficulty, and we are beginning to experience the “count it all joy” revelation (Jas. 1:2-4, 12 , 4:12-13)
- We have been able to keep our home (literally), and family priority
- We have stayed healthy this season, with only a few minor illnesses
- Our Children are an awesome blessing and continual joy (3 John 4)!
- Chip and Hope love each other more than ever!!!
- Eternal things are far more satisfying then natural things, Selah…
Prayer Requests
“The principle of all-prevailing intercession lies in the soul entering into the thoughts of God and turning them into prayer.” -anon
Ministry
- Wisdom and direction from the Lord in planning for this next season, and in expanding our men’s mentoring, leadership and ministry small groups
- Travel protection, speaking grace, and relational favor with itinerant ministry in KS/MO, TN, KY, NC, etc
- Grace, strength, time and diligence in all areas of writing: blogs, website work, articles, teachings, pamphlets, books
- Increased financial partnership (Phil. 4:15-20)
- Open doors, divine appointments, and invitations for Chip to preach and teach (Rom. 15:23-24, 29-33; Col. 4:2-6; 2 Thes. 3:1; 2 John 12)
- Finances and favor for website, technology, legal and practical support
- “The DEEP End” – Begin once a month ministry meetings -night and location+ (Rom. 11:33, Job 26:14, Is. 42, Ez. 47:1, 5-6, Hab. 3:2, 10)
Personal:
“There is no pit so deep, but Christ is deeper still.” –Corrie Ten Boom
Chip and Hope:
- Faithfulness to mine the depths of God’s loving kindness and truth, and to interpret them properly
- Wisdom to glean the pearls of God’s ways and perspectives from our last season, in order to enjoy them, along with clarifying and communicating them to the body of Christ
- Greater intimacy with God and more revelation of His heart and mind
- More contracts in cell tower work/other work for Chip –“our daily bread!”
- Continued grace in loving, guiding, and maturing our 3 teenagers
- New and stronger relational/kingdom connections
- Grace to build stronger relationships with established friendships
- new vehicles (mid size SUV for work/ministry and a family car), both with low miles and high mpg
- replacing our dishwasher , washing machine, back deck and house siding/window sills
“O what peace we often forfeit, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to GOD in prayer!” –J. Scriven
Alexis:
- To be saturated in the Spirit of power, love that surpasses knowledge, and a sound mind; captured by His presence, and to live in God’s joy and pleasure
- God’s grace for journalism/writing, and His guidance as she begins seeking what college to attend, what to major in, etc
- Needs to get Driver’s License and Job (even more babysitting opportunities)
- Nice camera with great lenses, and a Mac notebook for her Journalism pursuits, schoolwork, creativity, and to help with 20 Twenty
- Growth in understanding and expressing her leadership skills, and relational wisdom
“The prayers of God’s saints strengthen the unborn generation against the desolating waves of sin and evil. Woe to the generation of sons who find their censers empty of the rich incense of prayer, whose fathers have been too busy or too unbelieving to pray, and perils inexpressible and consequences untold are their unhappy heritage. Fortunate are they whose fathers and mothers have left them a wealthy patrimony of prayer.” –Leonard Ravenhill
Samuel:
- Passionate pursuit of God’s heart and revelation in His word
- Planning/hosting special birthday blessing party and time with dad
- Diligence in training athletically for football and opportunities/challenges at summer camps
- Growth in God and wisdom relationally
Simeon:
- To experience the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ Jesus, and to know by personal revelation the goodness and greatness of the Living God
- Diligence in practicing the drums, and keyboards—and focusing on his musical gifting—getting God’s heart for the use of His gifting…how he could use it for God’s glory
- Diligence in training athletically for football
- Growth in wisdom, stature and favor with God and people
- Grace in his identity in Christ, and his special role in the family
Why we pray-“Give us this day our daily bread.” -Matt 6:11
“Some may have trouble in understanding how the Lord can teach us to pray for Gods’ name, God’s kingdom, and God’s will, and then suddenly turn to the matter of daily bread. It appears unfitting to take such a plunge in prayer from the sublime to the very mundane. But there is a good reason for our Lord’s words. He knew only too well that those who are devoted to the will of God will become involved in fierce hostility; that those who pray kingdom prayers will inevitably draw upon themselves Satanic attacks which will threaten their very existence.
Bread is man’s elemental need. If he is to stand for the will of God to be done on earth, he must be kept alive… hence, the relevancy of his asking for daily bread if he is to be true to God in this evil world.” –Watchman Nee
“Pray one for another” –Jas. 5:16.
“Such prayer is the sweetest God ever hears…so, remember again what wonders intercessory prayer has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. When thou art favored to draw very near to His throne, and the King saith to thee, “Ask, and I will give thee what thou wilt,” let thy petitions be, not for thyself alone, but for the many who need His aid.” –Charles Spurgeon |
