Prayer Circle: May 7

Wow!!!!!!!!! Today is the last day of my Prayer assignment. Whew!!! I made it. Thank for helping me accomplish this goal. I can’t even lie; this is one of the hardest assignments I received from God to date. It seemed simple enough in the beginning. It really did.

I felt like I was fed the bread of adversity and made to drink from the cup of iniquity over the last 3 months. I was tried like FIRE, but God was with me… The enemy stole, killed, destroyed some things in the last 3 months, but God was with me… Every monumental hurtful moment that I experienced over the last 36 years, I re-experienced in the last 3 months, but God was with me… I got hit by the kitchen sink, the iron, pots & pans in the last 3 months, but God was with me the ENTIRE time, whether I felt his presence or not. And I wouldn’t change it for the world and I am ready for my next assignment. I am empowered, edified, equipped, and encouraged to keep going.

You guys are heavyweights in the Kingdom. The enemy was mad that I was praying for your change and he was just as mad about me being determined to do what God said. I am determined to take back God’s Kingdom one prayer assignment at a time using the force that He gifted me with. I am more focused and prepared today than I was in March. 

In humbled gratitude, I thank you for participating by reading and responding to the emails, the blogs, and joining the conference calls.

Our final conference call will be tomorrow at 8p. The number is 1-862-902-0240 the access code is 312-2921. I am looking forward to hearing all of your voices. If you want to me send a reminder text, please email me your number.

Today I want to bless you with a prayer today…

Loving and Faithful Creator God,

Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for the new season of our lives. Thank you for the mercy and grace given and received during this time of newness. Thank you that we have a cleansed heart and renewed spirit. Thank you for putting your law in our inward parts and writing it on the table of our hearts and in our mind. We have the same mind that was also in Christ Jesus. We have a perfect heart with you Lord as David did. We are greater because you are in us. You made two great lights. The Greater Light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. We are leaders that have the capacity to manifest our dreams. We are rulers on this earth that can bring things to light out of the darkness. We are a light that cannot be hid. We shine because of your Glory on our lives. You and I are the light of the world. A town built on a hill that cannot be hidden. Remember people do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, we have to let our light shine before others, that they may see our good deeds and glorify our Father in heaven.

Thank you for selecting us to be Called and Chosen. Thank you fortifying us with additional benefits for being Called and Chosen according to 1 Sam 16:8, Is 41:9, Matt 20:16, Matt 22:14, 1Pet 2:9, and Rev 17:14. Our foundation of renewed faith has been waterproofed with these benefits and nothing shall penetrate and decay our faith, trust, and love for you Holy God.

The Blessing, Experience, Enlightenment, Favor, Growth, and Increase contained in your love are propelling us into excellence and greatness. Today we reach up to heaven with expectancy, we place claim to our Blessing, Experience, Enlightenment, Favor, Growth, and Increase, and we bind them our hands.

 Ladies, people of Zion, citizens of Jerusalem, your time of tears is over. Cry for help and you’ll find it’s grace and more grace. The moment he hears, he’ll answer. Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the right road. Walk down this road …” This is the way you should go, and whether to the right or to the left. Your teacher will be right there, local and on the job, urging you on whenever you wander left or right.

We stay in a place of awe, fear, and reverence because your love protects and shields us from the devices of our enemies. Even when we leave an open door for the enemy to come in, you raise up a standard against him. We are resolved to be perfected, established, and settled by you so that our lives can be a witness to Your Power and Glory. Open our hearts, sharpen our ears, and enlighten our eyes of understanding so that we can follow the path that exercises our faith. We are willing to put in work. We are prepared so demonstrate your love in the earth. The greater is coming and no one can tell me differently for it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 

We thank you for pouring life into our purposes. Father I thank you for exposing my sins (even against my wishes) to others for your Glory and Greatness. I strive to have a good name by living righteously not perfectly. I thank you that righteous living doesn’t require perfection but perfects me along the way.  I plea the Blood of Jesus over our lives, our families, our possessions, and over all things given to us by You Father in Heaven. We receive the power to be holy and the power to make the right choices. What we see as a mistake, God uses that imprint/footstep to bring us closer to Him. I decree that your grace has been bestowed over us and infused into our DNA. There's nothing that we can do about God's love towards us. He has sent grace and mercy to follow us all the days of our lives.

Thank you for changing us within and cultivating a Kingdom mentality. We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that we should shall praise your name because you called us out of darkness into Your marvellous light: We come to you with open arms and nothing to hide. We surrender to your love. I am grateful that you have Called and Chosen us to this path of blessing, experience, enlightenment, favor, growth, and increase. This is our season for grace for favor to reap what we have sown in tears in money in friendships in time in talent. Everything is working together for our good. 

In Jesus’ name we pray… Amen

Prayer Circle May 6:

Gen 25:21-26 KJV - 

"And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger. And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, [there were] twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare them."

Hello Saints of God,

When I embraced the moment to pray for each of you, I did not fully understand, examine, or analyze what the ramifications would be. I'm not regretting the ramifications but I did not count the cost. I've never experienced carrying the load of a spiritual assignment and how the enemy will come to distract me from simply praying for friends. The enemy’s tactics are the same... kill steal and destroy (John 10:10). The tactic activities for one could be binge eating, cussing, drinking, cheating, lying or even a bad attitude; For me the tactical activities that the enemy uses to distract me is depression, men, sex, drugs, and alcohol. And believe you me the struggle is on... When evangelizing we encourage sinners by saying you don’t have to get it all together before you come to God because He is the source of power that thrusts you into your renewed life. (And God is showing me the same theme when it comes to Kingdom Living and Affairs.) I am not afraid of the struggle and by getting additional knowledge, revelation, and hands on training from God I feel empowered to take on the challenge of cultivating my birthed gift of Kingdom Intercession.  

I want to apologize for being MIA for the last 2 days but I've definitely been encountering new situations, new struggles, learning how to cope & rebound successfully. Last week Angela J helped me when I was struggling with suicidal thoughts & a bout of depression. The overwhelming feeling of sadness was preventing me from believing the Truth of God. Equipped with the understanding that I don't live based on my feelings I pushed through with prayer. My worship experience gave me a sense of relief and peace but the sadness was still there. I continued to keep up with my responsibilities and commitments but the sadness regrouped and transformed into a new activities which intensified the struggle.

Today I had an opportunity to be a part of a prayer call hosted by Aretha Tanner. Pastor Darrin Allen released a word from the Lord on the call. The foundation of the prayer was from Genesis chapter 25 versus 21 thru 26. One of the main revelatory messages is “God is using the struggle to stretch us”. In my time of intercession today God focused my attention on this message.

The struggle within us is based on the fact that we are pregnant with twins. One twin will be greater than the other one & the second born shall receive the inheritance blessing. Naturally the first born is supposed to receive inheritance blessing. Therefore, things in this hour will not always appear as they seem. We will need to trust God and a whole new way because what we are accustomed to will not be the norm.

The struggle can be a variety of things depending on what God has predisposed for your life. I spoke to Deandra Jenkins and she said the twins represented ministry & marriage for her. For me the twins represent… righteous living vs old habits & ways.

The stretching comes during a preparation moment during a transition, during a time of pregnancy. There is always a stretching moment and if you do not stretch during that time then you can cause injury to yourself and not finish the race. As a runner prepares for a race he incorporates stretching into his training regimen... even at the starting line there is a time to stretch. As a mother's body is prepared during pregnancy her stomach and body goes thru a stretching... and even in the final moments there's a huge stretching so that the baby can birthed.

I don't know if you are at the starting line or in a transitioning place but don't neglect to stretch. The stretch may seem unnecessary, mundane and an unimportant but it's a valuable & uncelebrated time that promotes self-perseverance.

Let's look 5 benefits of stretching…

Increased flexibility and joint range of motion:

As you age, your muscles gradually become shorter and tighter, reducing your overall flexibility. This restriction makes you more susceptible to muscle, tendon and joint injuries. Stretching is primarily responsible for increasing flexibility and reduces these risks. Increased flexibility also allows you to exercise more easily. Also stretching effectively increases your range of motion enables you to keep better balance. Better balance means you are less susceptible to falls and the resulting injuries.

Improved circulation:

Stretching increases blood flow to your muscles. Blood flowing to your muscles brings nourishment and gets rid of waste byproducts like lactic acid in the muscle tissue. Releasing the lactic acid will allow for healing in the muscles to take place and for a greater performance in your next workout. Improves circulation can help shorten your recovery time if you’ve had any muscle injuries. Stretching reduces muscle soreness after working out. The less sore your muscles are, the less painful it will be to work the same muscles and to exercise in general, and the more comfortable your day to day life will be.

Better posture:

Frequent stretching can help keep your muscles from getting tight, allowing you to maintain proper posture. Good posture can minimize discomfort and keep aches and pains at a minimum.

Stress relief:

Since stretching is an exercise, it has the same endorphin-boosting effects, improving your mood and the way you feel in general. Stress causes your muscles to contract, becoming tense. Stretching relaxes tight, tense muscles that often accompany stress.

Enhanced coordination:

Maintaining the full range-of-motion through your joints keeps you in better balance. Coordination and balance will help keep you mobile and less prone to injury from falls, especially as you get older.

Listed above are physical benefits for stretching our physical body. We are made of flesh, soul and spirit and the Holy Spirit showed me that there are many physical stretches that we can do to receive soul-ish and spiritual benefits. Praying, worshiping, studying, practicing foundational Kingdom principles, sharing the love of Christ, intercession, fasting, etc are some ways that I can think of immediately. 

What are some stretching exercises that you have found to work for you?

Prayer Circle: May 3rd

Jdg 5:2 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves."

Heavenly Father,

Today we stand in awe of you. Our appreciation of your love grows every day. Our realization of your demonstration of love keeps us humbled. We lift our hands in submission to You. Today we pick up our cross with purpose and purposely decide to dwell in a heavenly atmosphere created by our worship unto you. We lift up our voices unto to you in adoration, honor, and praise. Your mercy never fails and your loving kindness keeps peace within our hearts. Create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit within. A man’s heart is evil from youth however your word that we have hid in our hearts keeps us from sinning against thee. The steps of a good man are ordered by you through your word and a good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: We bless you for the good things that you placed in us and allowed us to bring forth. We are honored that you have chosen and called us to be used by you to bring goodness into this world and your kingdom. Let the goodness that we bring forth bring glory unto you.

Let everything that has breath, praise ye the Lord. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. For it is good and pleasant to sing praises unto our God; Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. The Lord shall reign forever.  Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise ye the Lord.

Loving Father we Praise you for Deandra. We praise you for the love that she desires to share with you, your children, and the lost souls of the world. Thank you that she is bringing forth goodness through the prophetic anointing on her life. Thank you for her time to be favored in her upcoming jubilee year. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Angela. We praise you for her desire to believe in you, trust in you, and have complete faith in you. As the walls of doubt fall in her heart, as the chain of self unforgiveness is broken, shift her paradigm about your love towards her. Let the same mind that was in Christ be also in her. Thank you for the perfect peace established in her mind. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Aretha. We praise you for her desire to have renewed and strengthened faith. Thank you that she is bringing forth goodness thru her dedication to be disciplined and a better steward towards her finances. This is her season to bring forth fruit. This is her season to allow others to eat from her tree of righteousness. Thank you for her season of giving. Thank you that she can give food to the hungry as Christ  gave a drink to the thirsty. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Sonseeahray. We praise you for her determination to be focused on Kingdom building. For the Kingdom of God suffers violence and she is general in your army ready to take the Kingdom back by force. I praise you for the power in her voice that she shatters and destroys fortified places of the enemy. In one shout like the Israelites, she can make the walls of Jericho come crumbling down. We take a praise break right now for the birthing of her voice into the world. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Lynda. We praise you for her willingness to be surrender to you according to your word in Psalm 37. Heaven and earth may pass away but your word always remains. In your word is truth, love, healing, joy, and patience. Let all the goodness infused in your word rest in her heart and mind. I pray that she is blessed to see your Promises in this lifetime. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Lori. We praise you for her yearning to hear your voice concerning matters that are near and dear to her heart. Thank you that she is bringing forth goodness by listening diligently unto your voice. And all the blessings she desires shall come on her and overtake her for hearkening unto your voice. Your voice is precious to her and she shall forever praise your name. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Loving Father we Praise you for Antoinette. We praise you for her petition to believe in you, trust you, and have increased faith in you. Father, fill her heart and mind with the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen... Through this substance and evidence --things which are not seen will appear. Abilities that she doesn’t have will come into full manifestation of being. Thank you that she is bringing forth the goodness of faith in herself and demonstrating it by walking triumphantly in places that she has never been. We decree and declare her life is dedicated to bringing glory to your name.

Creator God, thank you for this Prayer Circle. Bless the foundation of our union. Allow each of us to pull on the gifting of others within our circle for we are united as one. We shall make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Sending up praises unto you with an earnest expectation that our blessings to come down. We declare we love you, trust in you, believe in you, and will bring forth goodness out of ourselves and to others. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Prayer Circle May 2

2Pe 1:12

12 Because the stakes are so high, even though you're up-to-date on all this truth and practice it inside and out, I'm not going to let up for a minute in calling you to attention before it.

2Pe 1:5-11

5 So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding (knowledge), 6 alert discipline (self-control), passionate patience (perseverance), reverent wonder (godliness), 7 warm friendliness (brotherly love), and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. 8 With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. 9Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books. 10 So, friends, confirm God's invitation to you, his choice of you. Don't put it off; do it now. Do this, and you'll have your life on a firm footing, 11 the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2Pe 1:8 NIV - "For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

The hardest part of creating these daily encouragements is deciding the level or degree I should breakdown the information that the Holy Spirit enlightened me with. We had women within our Prayer Circle that has been chasing God for up to 3 decades. I don’t want to alienate their attention because their exposure to God’s revelation and mysteries is at a high level nor do I want to insinuate to the newer Christians to “catch up”.

In the body of Christ today, we become so easily offended and miss the Truth that God is trying to add to our lives. Mature saints believe they deserve meat at each mealtime and push away the nutrient laced breast milk that refuels their cells. I’ve read where it’s healthy to drink a glass of water (liquid) 30 minutes before you eat. It will ensure that you don’t overeat and take in too many calories-- preventing fat buildup and storage. It’s harder for obese people to breathe, move, and do the simple things in life. However, how many of us slightly overweight people actually do that? Drink some breast milk from time to time… sit in a refresher course about the basics of salvation, deliverance, and being a Christian.

Basketball today is different than it was 15 years ago. Today the greatest players don’t have to be the best at the fundamentals (dribbling, passing, shooting)… it’s about who can dunk the ball the best. When I was growing up Christianity was about showing the love of Christ to each other and bringing others into the knowledge of Christ. Today it’s about God working miracles thru the disciples; can you pray in a financial blessing, can you heal my body, etc???

In one way or another we all want greater faith… we want to remove doubt from our belief system, we want to restore the faith that was lost because of circumstances, reality, and bad behaviors. Today the Holy Spirit led to 2 Peter 1:5-12. He showed me that greater faith isn’t the solution. He brought to my attention that there are other factors that are needed that will produce the greater faith that we all desire. What are these factors?

GOOD CHARACTER- what are people saying about you in the streets? A good name is more precious than silver and gold. Regardless of your intentions… what persona do you display?

SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING (KNOWLEDGE)- what are you learning about God? What do you know about him? Do you have an established study schedule, prayer life, and worship time? Everyone is different… some of us may meditate everyday and others may have a current covenant with God to devote Tuesday and Friday mornings to him. We are not here to judge each other’s schedule.

ALERT DISCIPLINE – (SELF CONTROL, TEMPERANCE)… I used to cringe at these words because I was SUPER deficient in these areas. Is it really necessary to check everyone who is ignorant or misunderstands you? When you feel rage rising, will the consequence be a tornado aftermath? Are you able to smile, speak life into darkness, and pierce another man’s heart with a blessing?

 PASSIONATE PATIENCE- are you consistent? Do you blow with the wind depending on who you are with or where you are? In the New Testament this is a characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith by even the greatest trials and sufferings. Are you easily distracted from what God has commanded you to do?

REVERENT WONDER (GODLINESS)- Do you promote godliness? If so, is it to just the church saints or do you practice it at home with your family and loved ones. I’m not saying who here is perfect because believe you me… I’m disqualified. But after you realize where you went wrong… do you show remorse, repent, and turn from that behavior? Or do you just brush it off, shrug your shoulders, and keep moving – not really learning from the situation or promoting godliness.

WARM FRIENDLINESS (BROTHERLY LOVE)- How do you treat your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ? Do you easily get irritated or upset when people make mistakes (because they should know better by now)? Each person in Christ makes up the body. Do you expect the eye to hear things and the neck to support your legs? We need deliberately practice showing God’s love. In the house of God is the perfect playground for us to show mutual affection towards one another. Understanding how delicate you are should be the foundation on how you treat others. Love others as you love yourself.

GENEROUS LOVE- This is agape love. The kind of love that God shows us. It is full of mercy, grace, understanding, compassion, patience, kindness, gentleness. This kind of love with show if you have matured fruits of the Spirit within.

Use the rest of this month to practice and incorporate each factor into your life. Each factor will keep you effective and productive in the body of Christ. Each factor complements faith and will produce that greater faith that we all are looking for.

Faithful Father,

We come humbly before your throne to worship you, bless you, and praise your holy name. Thank you for showing us today each element that’s needed for us to be elevated to a greater faith level. Your word is so powerful. It cuts and heals at the same time. Thank you for cutting out foolishness and healing our wound forever. Today we take on the responsibility of practicing the fundamentals of Christianity. Thank you for new knowledge and revelation. In Jesus name we pray… Amen.

Prayer Circle: May 1

THE VALUE OF SELF ESTEEM

1 John 3:18-20 Message

My dear children let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.

1 John 3:20 NLT

Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

Many times our feelings can mask and disguise the Truth about who we are and what God is preparing for our future. We begin to doubt if His plan will actually be initiated and manifested into our daily life. This is especially true when we find ourselves in a disastrous situation created by our own hands.

The excerpt below is from a personal reflection journal during a time of regret and remorse.

I know there is something wrong with my mind. My thinking keeps me suspended in a chaotic world of bad choices and a pained heart. There is an apparent disconnect between how to get from here to there. Magnetically pulled into a destructive atmosphere filled with regret, disappointment, bitterness, loneliness, and hurt… my nightmare is transitioning into my reality.  No one sees the grief that is overwhelming the eyes of my understanding. No one hears my heart crying in anguish. No one to talk to, no one to trust, no one to support me, no one to love me. 

Have you ever been in this place? A place where tears flood your eyes as soon as you say utter “Je” and before you say “sus”. A moment where you want to give up on everything, a moment where you feel your efforts are fruitless towards achieving your goals, a moment of low self -esteem. Low esteem causes depression, unhappiness, insecurity and low confidence. Inner criticism, that nagging voice of disapproval inside you, causes you to stumble at every challenge and challenges seem impossible (http://www.more-selfesteem.com/self_esteem.htm). If we are honest within… each of us can be touched by this circumstance at one time or another. How can we arrest this situation?

1 John 3:18-20 becomes the lamp unto our feet and a light to our path. Love. Loving on God with all your passion (powerful and compelling emotion or feeling) and prayer (conversation) and intelligence (knowledge whether received or imparted; aptitude in grasping truth) and energy (available power); Followed by loving others as you love yourself. When you open yourself up to loving on God, He will fill you with His blessing (peace, love, invocation of good), making your life rich (prosperous, happy, building up), and he adds no sorrow (grief of mind, anger, hurt, pain) with it. When you open yourself up to loving on God, you enlarge your capacity to receive and give love. 

God’s love is more powerful than your feelings. Keeping your mind focused on God in these times releases perfect peace (completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, tranquility, contentment) and shows God that you trust in His judgment despite your circumstances, your behaviors, and your feelings. Keeping your mind focused on God increases your self-esteem or your overall sense of self-worth or personal value. Filling yourself with absolute truth leaves a strong foundation for you to stand on. When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation. It’s upon the solid rock or strong foundation that God built his church through his people. And we are His church.

We build value within ourselves and promote godly change by practicing real love with God. Casting our cares upon the Lord especially when we are heavy laden and lowly in heart. He will give us rest. Take His yoke and learn of Him; and we shall find rest (blessed tranquility) in our souls.

Gracious and Loving Father,

Thank you for hearing our cries. Thank you for being with us in our times of desperation, hurt, grief, and low esteem. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to release our stress at your feet. We wash your feet with our tears and break our alabaster box in your presence. At your feet we gain our place of victory for you have placed all things under your feet. And you have given us the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. We step on the neck of depression, low self esteem, hopelessness, misery, sadness and despondency. We stand victorious in you. We declare and decree that an open window in heaven is releasing love, goodness, holiness, and righteousness. We open our hearts and minds to receive the fullness of your blessing.

Thank you for changing us within and cultivating a Kingdom mentality. We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that we should shall praise your name because you called us out of darkness into Your marvellous light: We come to you with open arms and nothing to hide. We surrender to your love. I am grateful that you have Called and Chosen us to this path of blessing, experience, enlightenment, favor, growth, and increase. This is our season for grace for favor to reap what we have sown in tears in money in friendships in time in talent. Everything is working together for our good.

Bless Deandra today with your love father. Continue to teach her how to love your people as Christ loved the Church. Allow your love to anoint her prophetic gift and prepare her for her year of Jubliee.

Bless Angela J today with your love father. Continue to teach her that your love is everlasting. Remove any doubt that you have plans to prosper her and not to harm her, plans to give her hope and a future. Father your word declares you give beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, praise for heaviness, please give her faith for doubt.

Bless Aretha today with your love father. Continue to teach her how to strengthen and restore her faith in your love. Allow your love to mature your fruit of temperance within her. Wrap her in your love and give her wisdom in areas are deficient.

Bless Sonseeahray today with your love father. Continue to teach her about your true purpose for her in your Kingdom. Allow you love to keep her mind focused on kingdom assignments. The harvest is plenteous but the labors are few.  She is worthy of her reward and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

Bless Lynda today with your love father. Continue to teach her how to surrender to your love according to Psalm 37. Allow your love to keep her in a place where she can practice true love and trust you always in any situation.

Bless Lori today with your love father. Continue to teach and train her ears how to hear your voice. Let not her emotions in her heart and mind deceive her about the words you have spoken over and into her life. Allow your love to reconfirm what she has already heard you say.

Bless Antoinette today with your love father. Continue to teach her how being connected to you connects her with the ability to do all things thru Christ. Let nothing separate her from your love. Allow your love to increase her faith in You and your word.

Collectively we praise and worship you today. Thank you for connecting us in this prayer circle, thank you for connecting us with your love. In Jesus name I pray… Amen.

Name	Location	Summary of Request
Reverend Deandra Jenkins	Columbus, Ohio	Increase in Love gift and prophetic anointing; Year of jubilee (50th Bday)
Angela James	Silver Springs, Maryland	Increase in Faith, Removal of Doubt, and Change of Perspective about God’s Love toward her
Pastor Aretha Tanner	Clarkston, Tennessee	Strength and Restoration of Complete (Uncommon and Unusual) Faith, discipline, structure and increased wisdom regarding finances
Sonseeahray Foster	Jacksonville, Florida	Kingdom mindset and Kingdom focused, God’s true purpose being birthed out
Lynda Dorman	Silver Springs, Maryland	To fully surrender all to God as instructed in Psalm 37
Lori Rheubottom	Burtonsville, Maryland	Hearing the voice of God regarding matters of the heart
Antoinette Woodland	Washington DC	Increased faith and confidence in abilities

Prayer Circle April 7 Day 38

Greetings, 

Time is flying by so quickly. We are on the 7th day of the 2nd month of this intercession assignment. Tomorrow we will have a conference call to touch base with each other and bask in the Glory of God. I would to schedule the call for 8:30 pm EST. I will traveling tomorrow and I know that many of us have to work during the day and care for our family in the evening. The call will only last about 15 minutes so I hope each and everyone will be able to attend. The conference call number is 1-862-902-0240 and the access code is 312-2921. 

Today I have written a condensed version of my intercessory prayer for you today. Be Blessed and I look forward to hearing your smiling voices tomorrow. 

Heavenly Father,

You are magnificent to us. We stay in a place of awe, fear, and reverence because your love protects and shields us from the devices of our enemies. Even when we leave an open door for the enemy to come in, you raise up a standard against him. Your sovereignty, omnipotence, and omniscience is a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our path. Uphold us according unto thy word, that we may live. We are your servants; give us understandings, that we may know your testimonies. Order our steps in your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over us. We trust you with all our heart and refuse to lean into our own understanding. We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Father you have never left or forsaken us. Thank you for giving us a platform to be genuine and authentic. A platform free from shame and guilt even though we are open to scrutiny from you and the world including your church. Lord you continuously search our heart and try our reins keeping us honest keeping us truthful keeping sincere keeping us upright keeping us scrupulous. The world and the church seem to love to chop down trees of righteousness because of missed opportunities or a false starts. Even when you Lord give us the bread of adversity and the water of affliction on this open platform in front of the world we will not be moved. We are resolved to be perfected, established, and settled by you so that our lives can be a witness to Your Power and Glory. All things work for our good… why?? We love you and you have called us according to your purposes. No longer will we cover up like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. No longer will we be trees with leaves and no fruit, no longer will we have a form of godliness and deny your power, no longer will we be lukewarm.

Father we accept the fact that we will make mistakes, Father we accept the responsibility of picking up our cross on a daily basis, and when we become tired and heavy laden we will use the same mind that was in Christ Jesus. We will do what Jesus did and cast our burdens on you. We will enter into your presence and rest. We will take care of our spirit man through prayer and worship, we will take care of our soul through repentance and mind renewing techniques, and we will take care of our bodies through diet and exercise. We are free, healed, delivered and the chains of bondage are broken off of us... We will no longer be slaves to sin but be liberated to demonstrate your eternal plan through salvation and deliverance. No can hold be back from transforming your word into reality nothing can keep me from abounding. I plea the Blood of Jesus over my life, my family, my possessions, and all things given to me by You Father in Heaven. I receive the power to be holy and the power to make the right choices.

Today I am requesting an outpouring and a refreshing for each lady in our Prayer Circle.

Thank you for the life of DeAndra Jenkins. Thank you for connecting her to a church home and a Pastor that care about your gifting inside of her. Give her Pastor eagle eyesight for her future and give him wisdom to share with her about how she can stir up and increase the love and prophetic gift you have given her. Allow her to meet other like-minded disciples where she can be sharpened. In her love walk let her see the needs of others who need a refresh drink of Jesus. Keep her prepared in season and out to help the ones you have called her to. In her upcoming season of Jubilee, restore all. Holy Spirit guide her tongue so that she cannot refuse, deny, nor miss what belongs to her.

Thank you for the life of Aretha Tanner. Thank you that you have strengthened and restored her faith. Her hope in you is greater than it has ever been before. Her uncommon and unusual will faith will attract resourceful people unto her business, ministry, and home life. Thank you that #TeamTanner (mother and son) is a love story of uncommon and unusual faith. As she works the fields for you instruct others to favor her. As she gives, let it be given unto her; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, This is what men shall give into her bosom. For with the same measure that she poured out it shall be measured to her again. Father I decree that she shall find a suitable resting place that is profitable for #TeamTanner. Remove the stress, hassle, and nervous tension of relocating. Father give her discernment regarding money. Let her discover books, computer programs, and professionals that can accelerate her understanding of finances.

Thank you for the life of Sonseeahray Foster. Thank you that her mind is focused on your Kingdom. Your word declares that the harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few. Father she shows up daily to work for you… Give her a plan of action that will satisfy her desire to see your Kingdom advanced and your people blessed. There is so much POWER in her voice and I pray that your will be done to broadcast your glory that’s infused in her sound. Let each day be filled with dreams and visions showing her exactly what needs to be done. Birth her out in 2014. Connect her with an integral, spirit filled leader that can take her from breast milk to cereal to table food. Balance her life so that work doesn’t overpower ministry, ministry doesn’t over power family time, and it all doesn’t dominate the precious time you guys spend together.  

Thank you for the life of Lynda Dorman. Her sweet spirit and love for you automatically draws people to you Lord. We all have an evangelistic ministry to spread your good news and we become a bridge for others to walk from one side to the other. As people are walking on her, teach her your judgments according to Psalm 37. Show her how to love according to your word so that another man’s fall will not tarnish her spirit. Spirit of God breathe on all four corners of her life, bring a refreshing and newness to her life in 2014, and give her the desires of her heart. Let this be a year that she is celebrated and not tolerated. Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.

Thank you for the life of Lori Rheubottom. Thank you that you are sharpening her ears to recognize and know your sound and your voice. Your word declares that your sheep will know my voice and they will not follow any others. Lord as her shepherd you have given her many promises in Psalm 23. Thank you that there is not any lack in her house. Thank you for that table that you have prepared for her even while her enemies are present. Thank  you that goodness and mercy shall follow her all the days of her life. Thank you Lord for speaking to her about matters of the heart. Please show her if her relationships are healthy, integral, and spiritually sound. Give her strategy (wisdom, knowledge, and understanding) on how to use the enlightenment and eternal truths for her life.

Thank you for the life of Antoinette Woodland. She is a precious jewel in your kingdom. Thank you that each encouragement over the past 30+ days gave her confidence about who she is in you. Thank you that this confidence can be translated into increased skills and abilities to serve you Lord at work, home, and at church. She is a Called and Chosen saint and I pray that you will show her how to use all the resources and tools available to her. Give her “ahh haa” moments while reading your Word that will guide her footsteps on her path of blessing, experience, enlightenment, favor, growth, and increase. Show her how your faithfulness, mercy, and grace towards her is not predicated on her deeds but based upon your love towards her. For Lord you know the thoughts that you think toward her… thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give her an expected end.

Thank you for the life of Angela James. People forget that we can entertain the company of angels and I thank you that you have sent the angel of Angela to our Prayer circle. Thank you for her changed perspective on your love towards her. Thank you that he has received an impartation of who she is to you. Thank you that your faithfulness toward her has dominated the evil myths of the enemy. No weapon formed against her has been able to prosper and every tongue that rises up in judgment against her has been condemned. She has embarked on a new era of life and I thank you for the refreshing and newness. Thank you for being the potter and molding her. Thank you for being the true vine and allowing her to be the branch. Each time that she was purged only because she was bearing fruit and the purging helps her bring forth more fruit. She felt like she was losing, but Jesus you was only setting her up to be cleaned through the word which you have spoken to her. Now you Father are being glorified, because she bears much fruit and she is a disciple of you.

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Father seal this prayer with the blood of Jesus that sealed our fate with you. In Jesus Name I pray... Amen 

Prayer Circle April 6 Day 37

Happy Sunday,

I hope you had a blessed and prosperous day. Today I was inspired and ignited by hearing the Word of God and witnessing a baptism. I literally could feel the floors in heaven shaking from all the praise dancing as this youth participated in a demonstration of her love for Christ. It was such an awesome reality to see. It was another reminder to me that there is always something I can do to demonstrate my love and appreciation for Christ.

 Everyone’s love offering may look different, however the effect should be the same—advancing the Kingdom of God. This was a perfect setup for today’s encouragement from God’s Response of the life-word I freehanded some weeks ago.

This is the year that I transform His Word into reality.

Rom 12:2 KJV - "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Prov 4:23 Good News Translation – “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

Pro 23:7 KJV - "For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee."

Heb 6:6 NLT - "and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame."

I am striving to create a consistent pattern in my life of worship through study. Study… research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject. Study implies an attempt to obtain a grasp of something by methodical or exhaustive thought according to dictionary.com. There are many days that I read the bible but I never enter into the mode of study. Purposely reflecting and considering the Word of God will reshape my thoughts and transform who I am. Think about it… do you read or do you study? Is this why we have so many Christians that can quote scriptures until they are blue in the face but turn their back on God every 2nd Thursday after a full moon? Their (including me) inability to be transformed places humiliates notion of having a Christocentric lifestyle. I cannot bite the hand the feeds me any longer.  

This is the year that I step out on faith.

2Co 5:7 KJV - "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"

Rom 8:24 KJV - "For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?"

Heb 10:38 KJV - "Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Heb 11:1 KJV - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Job 8:7 KJV - "Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase."

Hab 2:2 KJV - "And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it."

Hos 4:6 KJV - "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."

I’ve learned that it is ok to start small. Today I am believing God that I will study my Bible in a consistent manner. In order to sustain my faith walk, I have to see something that is not there. Writing down a plan of action that promotes consistent behavior actions is a great way to visualize my success story. I will keep my focus on the prize and not stress out about what I see around me. What is your small start? How will you walk on water?

This is the year that I abound. 

Pro 28:20 NKJV - "A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished."

1Th 4:1 NKJV - "Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;"

2Pe 1:8 NKJV - "For if these things are yours and abound, [you] will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Success is waiting for us in abundance and there isn’t a short supply. There is no lack as long as we are faithful to the godly vision for our faith walk. God has given us a fail proof plan.

Let’s Pray…

Thank you Father for pouring out your gracious love on us in this Prayer Circle. We are excited about your Word, your purpose for our life and your plan to give us good success. Open our hearts, sharpen our ears, and enlighten our eyes of understanding so that we can follow the path that exercises our faith. We are ready to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling as you have commanded us in Phillipians 2:12. We are willing to put in work. We are prepared so demonstrate your love in the earth. The greater is coming and no one can tell me differently for it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. ... Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. ... By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, ... By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. ... By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. By Faith we will walk like our predecessors and abound. We thank you by faith for our good success. In Jesus name we pray… Amen