Pray for Marriages (Power of love)

Greetings Incognito Prayer Warrior,

Pssst.   Yes YOU.  Can we talk?  Have you ever just not been in the mood to be loving, kind, and self-less especially in regards to your spouse?  You don’t have to be honest with me, just yourself.  Hmmm.  I suppose Jesus also had days that he had great difficulty being kind, but loved because it was the will of the Father.  Loved, because he knew the power sacrificial love had to change hearts.  Loved, because there was so much to lose by not loving.

God in the beginning created human beings and made them subject to their own free choice. If you choose, you can keep the commandments; loyalty is doing the will of God.  Set before you are fire and water; to whatever you choose, stretch out your hand. Before everyone are life and death, whichever they choose will be given them. Sirach 15:14-17

Pssst.  Perhaps we need to pray more so we can love more like Jesus did and does.  Perhaps we should also pray that we come to know and accept the will of the Father.  Let’s pray for others as well, okay?  It’s easier to pray when we have committed to someone else that we’ll pray with them and for them, even if it’s just a virtual gathering.  Hey, why don’t we invite more people to this virtual prayer party?  Pass it on…..

Peace , Joy J, and Love,

Janet

The more prayer angels, the merrier the saints are.  Pass it on!  

Pray for Families (Spiritual Compass)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

Every generation must exclaim, “What a crazy world we live in!”  Yet when we examine what the issues were at different points in history, no matter if they were legal, moral, societal, political, they don’t seem so bad now.  Is that good or have we been desensitized over time?

True or False: Everything that is legal is beneficial to both you and others.

True or False:  If it is legal, it must be for your edification as well as that of others.

True or False:  If everybody does it, then it’s acceptable and no one can be hurt by it. 

 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds up.  No one should seek his own advantage, but that of his neighbor.  1 Cor 10:23-24

The answers may seem obvious, but they depend upon who your compass is.  You are either following Christ and His teachings or you are not.  And if you are not walking with Him or toward Him, guess whom you are walking toward!

But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.  

John 16:13

Centered in Christ, guided by the Spirit, our behavior can be a compass for others, especially family members. Continue to pray for them, audibly, in silence, and by your actions.  Then pray for yourself, that you may be given the grace to remain centered in Him.

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Guide others to the Truth by your prayer and example.  Pass it on! 

Pray for Marriages (Imitating Christ’s Love)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

I remember when I got married decades ago.  It was necessary to book the church well in advance to get your desired date.  Today, there is no wait because church weddings are now the exception not the rule.  Christ literally has been kicked to the curb.  Aren’t couples forgetting something?

Consider the following, which I recently read:

The most profound thing about a Christian sacramental marriage is the couple’s knowledge that: “We are a living image of the love between Christ and the Church.”

That is a love that is lifelong, self-giving, faithful, steadfast and sacrificial.  It’s beautiful love, and a holy ideal. Consider the societal impact if everyone loved his /her spouse in this way.  What Light it would cast into the world!

I will betroth you to me forever: I will betroth you to me with justice and with judgment, with loyalty and with compassion; I will betroth you to me with fidelity, and you shall know the LORD.  Hosea 2: 21-22

But we are weak, which is exactly the reason we need Him!  Thus, we persevere in prayer for all marriages, that they may be strengthened, uplifted, and built on Christ.

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Imitate steadfastness. Pass it on! 

Pray for Families (Pentecost Awakening)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

One can hardly turn on the news without hearing about violent murders, physical assaults, lack of respect for human life, and evidence of a culture that has lost its moral compass.  Change will not result from constant new legislation and the enactment of more laws.  It will come from the conversion of hearts, an awareness of the laws written upon each of our hearts, and a hunger for virtue.

I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.  Jeremiah 31:33

With the purging of prayer in schools, the elimination of any celebration of Christian holidays in the workplace, and the secularization of society, many people never have heard the Good News.  Chances are, they’ve never been taught the 10 Commandments either.  But both children and adults learn from what they see, so let us pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that we will have the courage to boldly witness in action, word, or deed the Gospel messages.

Send forth your Spirit, ….renew the face of the earth! . Psalm 104:30

Your prayer for all families is needed more than ever.  Keep praying!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Pay it forward.  Pass it on!  

Pray for Marriages (Trust in His plan)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

I'm sitting in a cafe in rainy Southern California today, contemplating the irony of my getting away from the rainy Pacific Northwest in search of sun, only to end up leaving the sun and landing in rain. I guess one just has to trust in the Lord's plan.

Light is sweet! And it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:7

Like the weather, marriage isn't always what you are expecting. Stretches of sunshine can be followed by clouds, storms, and gloom. But if one perseveres in prayer, with all humility, the light of the Son will break through bringing the hope of a new dawn. Like the beauty of a dove soaring to new heights, the Spirit will lift you up, if only you surrender your will.

So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7

Trust in the LORD forever! For the LORD is an eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:4

I guess one just has to trust in the Lord's plan. He knew it was better to send rain to quench the fires of Southern California than to fulfill my personal desire for a couple days of sun. He also knows that you can weather the storms of marriage if you trust in His plan.

Pray that you will be given the grace to trust in the plan the Lord has for your marriage.

Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet

Keep praying. Pass it on.

Pray for Families (L.O.V.E.)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

In the gospels, Jesus makes it clear that we are called to love one another. There is no doubt he is referring to an action not a feeling.   It sounds so simple, but sometimes it's hard to execute.   How does one  start or even keep it top of mind?

L-Live your life in  imitation of Christ.

O-Open yourself to give as well as receive.

V-Visit the sick, homebound, lonely, and don't forget family too!

E-Externally focus on the needs of others: spiritually, emotional, physical.

No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. 1 John 4:12

Prayer is also a sign of love.  Love more; keep praying!

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Pass it on!  Love, that is!

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