God's strength

I am reading a book by Donna Partow called Becoming a Vessel of God's Power and she writes about letting God tell you what and who to pray for... so yesterday I did just that - started with a blank piece of paper instead of a "prayer list" and God led me to pray for a sister in Christ. First He led me to His Word and then the prayer follows. Feel free to substitute your name :)

Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives the power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. But those who wait on the Lord will find strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Daddy, I come before you as your humble daughter.

I praise you for your power and your love. Your mercy. Your strength.

You are the king of kings and lord of lords.

Thank you for all your good gifts.

Precious Father, I lift up my sister, Jan, to you.

You give power to the tired, overwhelmed and the weary.

You freely give your strength to those who are weak.

Lord, I submit Jan to you as one who is tired and weak. As one who needs and deeply desires Your power and strength.

Your call is for her to wait on You so that You may give her new strength -

Your strength.

May she feel as if she is flying high on eagle's wings.

She will provide meals and love to her family and not grow weak.

She will serve You with tasks for Emmaus and her church family - all the things that need to get done and not grow faint.

Lord, I pray that she fully surrenders to you.

Further I ask that what you need her to do will get completed and what she does not get completed she will rest in the knowledge that it was not hers to complete.

Help her to live in Your Freedom and Love.

May all she accomplishes, in Your strength, be for your glory for I know that is her deepest desire.

Beyond the tasks and cooking, Lord, I pray that Jan finds rest for her soul.

Help her to sit at your feet even as she goes through busy days.

Father, be her Shepherd, so that she will not be in want.

Make her lie down in green pastures.

Lead her beside still waters and restore her soul!

Lord, we know that your yoke is easy and your burden-light.

Jan comes to you weary and with heavy burden so that you can give her rest for her soul even in the midst of busyness.

Help her to hear your invitation to learn the rhythm of Your grace.

Your grace is more powerful than her work and our Enemy.

Help her trust your Love more than her own efforts.

In Jesus' name.

Amen.

Truly Free

Galatians 5:1,6,13
So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law.
For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.
For you have been called to live in freedom - not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.

I have set you free.

The chains of sin and law have been broken.

Run to Me.

Pursue Me.

When you pursue Me you pursue love and My way, which is to die to self.

You are a new creation.

Seek new revelation of Me.

My freedom is in Love.

Surrender.

Trust.

Believe.

Live.

Live free from unbelief.

For My promises are for you - not just for everyone else, but you.

Live.

Live free from guilt.

For I did not come to condemn you, but to free you to live now for Me

and for others.

Live.

Live free from worry.

For if I am for you, and I am, who can be against you?

Live.

Live free from fear.

For I did not give you a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love

and self-discipline.

Live boldly.

For a righteous person's prayers are powerful and effective.

Believe and act on - KNOW that the power that raised Jesus from the dead -

My Power - lives in you.

Move towards perfection, completeness, wholeness.

Grow into forever.

Love is the key.

I am the answer.

Be Love.

Live as a saint not a sinner.

For you are free!

Character not comfort is what I am growing in you.

A life surrendered to Me.

A life spent with Me.

Free to serve others in love and humility is a life lived in freedom.

Be complete and whole in Me.

Ask Me in - allow Me to transform you into

who you are meant to become in Christ.

When you are willing to suffer for Christ then I will know

you have decided to stop sinning.

Rather than wasting your life chasing after your selfish desires

be anxious to do My Will.

I anxiously wait for you to be finished with being satisfied with things

that bring godless people pleasure and be satisfied in Me alone.

You are Mine and I am yours.

Give as freely as you have received.

I dare you to try to outgive Me!