Dear Ones,
Hope you have a prayerful day! Al will be going to Men’s group and later we are having granddaughter Paige and Devin coming for Finnish Pasty. We are also looking forward to seeing many more relatives when we have the picnic at the Point. So glad the weather forecast looks good.
Much prayer is needed for the families of all the children wounded or killed in the shooting at the Catholic school. Such a tragedy.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Prayer is so important in the life of each person who knows the Lord. It is like a life line and very powerful! It is good that there is not just one way to pray, but as many ways as there are people. It says in Eph. 6:18, “Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God’s people.” We may have special  times when we pray and have certain prayers we recite each day, but it is also good to be spontaneous and pray throughout our day.

We can pray in any situation that we encounter. Nothing is too small or too big. But we need to pray with the Spirit’s help so that what we pray is according to God’s will and not what we think is best in our own eyes. We come to know more of His will when we spend time in the Word and sense what the Spirit is saying to our hearts. He lets us know when our attitude may be wrong or there is sin that needs to be confessed so that we may better hear what the Spirit is trying to get through to us.

We are told we can make every kind of request for all of God’s people, and we find that He lays the needs of others on our hearts. It may be for family members or far away missionaries, or someone at work, but we sense a burden to pray for them. We don’t always know the exact circumstance, but we pray in the Spirit until we feel released. I remember waking in the night with a burden to pray for one of our kids.  Morning comes and they share about a tight, scary situation they were in and felt danger and the need to leave quickly.

We always want to pray according to the will of God, for He knows what is best for us and for others. We don’t always see the results of our prayers immediately, but we are to persist and not to give up. Like Ephesians 6 says, we can pray any kind of prayer as we feel led by the Spirit, for He knows what we may not see. Let us be alert when the Spirit is prompting us, and then pray prayers that are led by Him.

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to use you as a prayer warrior and pray according to the Spirit’s prompting.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy