Friday, December 29, 2017-Prayer Only
Friday, December 29,
2017
Good morning! This morning, when
my husband greeted me (with coffee, I might add. This alone would have been
enough reason to marry him!!), he shared that he had read that this time
between Christmas and New Year is like the twilight of the year. I love that
image. We are calm, relaxed, awaiting the change of the day (year), and a
little blissfully disoriented. This year, we have been afforded the luxury of
almost two full weeks of vacation with the whole family, a first for us. The
time of connecting, the opportunity to rest (and heal) and enjoy each other and
beloved family, is a treasure that we cherish far beyond extravagant vacations.
In this twilight season, I pray that each of us will find a deeper level of
connection with the Lord, with our family, and with those around us. May this
gently closing season of Christmas and the New Year leave us with a sense of
laying to rest the struggles of the past and a dawning of hope for the future.
God bless you today as we pray for our children!
Scripture:
Psalm 63:1-4
1 O God, you are my
God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
Prayer:
Thanksgiving:
Great and mighty
God, I give You glory this day. I thank You and lift my hands to You in Your
Name. I bless You, Lord, and honor You. I love You and desire to be more like
You each day. The heavens declare Your majesty, Holy Father!
Confession:
I open my heart to
You each day and bring my confession. I release any wrong or habitual choices
as sin, and recognize that only You can cleanse me. Teach me Your Way, Lord!
Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
(Take time to
journal what the Lord has shown you. This time of confession is a daily
opportunity for a beautiful, fresh start!)
Supplication:
I lift my heart and
life to You and thank You that You are in complete control. I relinquish the
control I try to take from You and give it back to You. Let Your Kingdom come,
Your Will be done in my home and in my life. (Take time to journal needs,
requests, progress, victories and answered prayers.)
Intercession:
I lift my children
to You today. I ask You to intervene in their lives. Again, I relinquish any
control I have tried to hold onto. You are their true Father, and I bow to Your
authority. (Journal needs, requests, progress, victories and answers to
prayer.)
Thanksgiving and Consecration:
Thank You, Lord,
that You have met me here! Seal this time for Your Kingdom and Your glory
today. I praise You, God! In Jesus’ Name I pray, amen.
Blessing and
Benediction:
May the dawning of
the New Year find you fixed on the light of the Son, and may the glory of the Lord rise fully in
your hearts!
God bless you!
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