Encouragement & Prayer:). September 30, 2014

October 1, 2014 - 6 minutes read

“I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name. O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2

Beloved,

Yes, you are loved and I pray you are experiencing the presence of our gracious God always. Praise Him with ALL you have and overflow His wonders to all who will listen:). In the midst of a crooked and depraved generation, we In Christ rely on supernatural power to endure, even be glad and rejoice through our trials… pain still hurts, we still cry and mourn with those who suffer loss and tragedy… I don’t understand it all… “Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:20-21

My sincere prayer is that you find yourself singing praise to our Lord Jesus most of the time, and through your trials you experience a peace that surpasses all understanding. God Indwelling! :). My encouragement to you is to find yourself praying and praising throughout everyday the Lord has made. It does take persistence and self discipline. Therefore, we need each other to encourage, prompt, stir, motivate, urge, cheer toward this supernatural way of being. My boy Luke shared with me that he prayed at least 3x throughout the day today:). I encourage him most mornings to pray through the day. He as heard many times: “ask our gracious God to empower you and give you wisdom.” At the end of the day, I ask him if he prayed… he is honest… I usually hear “no I forgot dad.” I usually say, “Okay, I’ll pray you’ll remember tomorrow.” Today was different! Praise God!

Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul Worship His holy name
Sing like never before O my soul I’ll worship Your holy name

How do you get intimate and close to our God? I mean practically, what do you do? Late at night, I enjoy sitting with ear buds and listening to praise music, hymns, Ah! ushered into the very presence of our Holy God! It’s great! Sometimes tears flow over things, sometimes it is excitement, joy, and energy…other times it is quiet, solemn, and comforting…. It is supernatural and intended for each one In Christ! Through your prayer time, praises, silence, even humble prostrate fall… we cry out for a sensitive heart that allows God to renew my mind and soften my hardened heart, abundant grace moves our senses to fully experience His compassion, comfort, power…:) May our God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit embrace you through your intentional asking, seeking, and knocking always!

A brother honestly acknowledged his gifts and admitted he tended to be more cynical than an encourager. I thought that was great! It highlighted for me our need for each other in the Body of Christ. He gives a word of prophecy, teaches the word, even pastors the flock… Another encourages through the daily grind or the valley of despair… even still another uses her/his gift of discernment, or wisdom, knowledge, serving, showing mercy, etc., We, In Christ, have been given gifts to build up, hence edify each other, the church! :). Pray with me, especially as we seek to love, serve, rally, the saints toward good works: loving each other, reaching the lost, growing and maturing in the Word. We desperately need your ongoing prayers brothers and sisters In Christ:).

The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

You’re rich in love, and You’re slow to anger
Your name is great, and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Jesus, I’ll worship Your holy name
Lord, I’ll worship Your holy name

Sing like never before
O my soul I’ll worship Your holy name
Jesus, I’ll worship Your holy name
I’ll worship Your holy name

“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.” 1 Cor. 16:23-24.

Randall:).

Persevere! My “family” In Christ…

Reference:

MATT REDMAN lyrics – 99 song lyrics sorted by album, including “Benediction”, “Come And See”, “Let My People Go”.
View on www.azlyrics.com