Hello Friends in Christ,

Let’s think about some of the miracles of God’s making and things that just simply could not take place without his hand leading the way.

I bet you have heard this before, but I still like to think about it often. It really makes me think. “How cool is it that the same God that created the mountains, oceans and galaxies also knew that the world would need you so he created you for the world?” Author unknown. I get goose bumps when I think about God’s first thoughts of creating me. What was he thinking and what was my purpose to be? No one has ever loved me that much, no one could.

Have you ever had a creative project that you were so proud to claim as your own? I have and I would one day love to share it with the public. The biggest difference in my creation and God’s creation is that I cannot breath life into mine. God breathed life into me, helped me grow. He trained my body to respond to my brain and he etched my heart into a compassionate organ that not only gave me life, but also gave me love. He made all of us teachers and we all learn along life’s way. We have individual talents and purposes.

I would have never thought I would be writing a blog that could potentially reach a sizable amount of followers. Whereas I don’t have any problem opening my heart up to others, I have to be very careful that what I write is in God’s will. I have to make sure it is truthful and not misunderstood. I can never misrepresent God’s word so I have to do my homework. I am finding this blog to be a real joy and blessing.

What is your talent? Why did God give it to you? How can it be represented? How can others benefit from it? I think these questions are legitimate. What would be the reason to work diligently at something that has no value?

Let’s look at teaching for an example of valuable worth. Teachers are a large part of the foundation of our country. They continue to help the world grow, not only through the classroom, but by their students then sharing their knowledge. There are teachers in every field of life. What about technology? I’m sure you know where I am going with this. Someone had to teach and someone had to learn. The past thirty years of computer technology has been incredible. Where does this all fit into God’s word for us?

I have to say there is no disputing that God knows my heart. He heard my prayers and he is answering them. He knew I wanted to learn his word and share his word. That being said, God also knew where I had been and the effects of my history on my self esteem. He knew if I was overwhelmed I would shut down. This is why God gave me this blog. I know it is going to grow and eventually attract many people. Do I know how or when? NO, I do not. I have stepped out on faith. I am being obedient. I am pushing forward. I am fulfilling a promise I made to God. I promised I would write it and so I am. I have no idea what to expect next.

If there is something you want to do and you need help, God is the best consultant there is. If you need to find a way to build and strengthen your relationship with God ask him to help you. God is showing me and he will show you too.

It’s never too late to learn something and remember, God is never late with his plans for us. God is always on time. If it is important to you to move forward then pray about it. God doesn’t want to hold you back.o9 He wants you to be blessed. None of us want the exact same things in life as the next person that is why we all teach things differently and we all learn differently. The important thing is to stay in God’s word. You haven’t missed out. You just need to be ready to say yes to God when he is ready to change your direction. I said yes and I couldn’t be happier. God’s presence is with me all the time now. When Satan attacks I show him God and the control he has over my life.

Spend some time thinking about what you want out of life. Then think about the fundamentals of those things and where they can lead you. How many directions can you go? Not once did I say, God I want to write a blog. Not once.

God’s word tells it all.

Proverbs 16:1-3 1To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. 2All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. 3Commit to the LORD, what ever you do, an your plans will be succeeded.

Dear Father,

Thank you Lord for this opportunity to serve you. Please continue to teach me and let wisdom come my way. Please touch the lives of all who are seeking a better life. Increase their time spent with you so their relationship with you will grow and strengthen.

Please forgive me of my sins.

I pray these thing is Jesus Name,

AMEN

God loves you and so do I. Please join me in praying for all issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Please come back to this site next week. Please let me hear from you and invite your family and friends to read and pray along with us.

Sue Whaley – Huntsville AL

Dear Father,

Please lead me in every word I write. I am not a Bible Scholar. I am a Christian trying to be obedient to you and how you want me to serve you. Please let me write only what you would have me write and please let it be received by every individual in the way it is most pleasing to you. Please forgive me of my sins.

I genuinely pray this in your Sweet and Holy Name,

AMEN

Hello Friends in Christ,

Oh boy have I ever sinned. I thank and praise God that I cannot remember all of my sins. I also thank and praise him that eventually I did learn from them and understand the heartbreak it brings to God.

Of course I still sin. I will never stop sinning. None of us will, but I have become more aware of the sins I am about to let into my life and into the lives of those that will negatively affected by them, therefore, giving me a moment to think and consider my actions. Yes, I know that can be considered to be my conscience. To me it is more than that. At some point we have to turn loose of the “conscience” and realize I am making this decision. I am responsible for this decision. I will prosper or suffer from this decision. The conscience will remain with us to give us waring, but it will never prosper or suffer.

I’m sure you have seen the illustration of someone in the decision making process with an Angel on one shoulder and Satan on the other. Each one trying to persuade the person to think like they do. The Angel talking to them about how it would be wrong to do whatever they are considering while the devil is trying to convince them there really is no harm in what they are considering and then or course, throws in some temptation to sweeten the deal.

I think the illustration is very good. Is it enough though? Why is the big picture never revealed? Why is it Just good vs evil? What if the angel went further in the talk about how God will bless them if they choose to obey Christ. What if they could visualize some of the blessings? What if they knew without a doubt they would be blessed and knew how they would be blessed? Do you think they might then choose Christ over Satan? On the other hand (or shoulder) there is Satan. He is painting a picture of such wonder it makes it very hard to resist. I believe it is because God is counting on us to have faith in him. Remember how I mentioned earlier how I had learned from my sin? Is the angel testing our desire to follow Christ and to have faith without proof? Isn’t living our lives proof enough? We have sinned before. We have lived or are still living the consequences of our sin and yet here we are faced with more temptation and more decisions. Shouldn’t the decision be clear? Should we really have to weigh the good from the bad? Don’t we already know that there is no substitute for following Christ? Sounds easy doesn’t it? The more we practice it, the easier it will get. Less time will be spent on decision making and more time will be spent recognizing God’s glory. More time will be spent thanking God instead of asking for forgiveness. More time will be spent enjoying God’s blessings instead of trying to dig ourselves out of the hole we have dug.

Think about this blessing:

Proverbs 2:10-12 10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11Discreation will protect you, and understanding will guard you. 12Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

You should not be surprised. I am once again trying to convince you to repent of your sins and turn away from your evil ways so God can and will work in our favor and in the favor of our country. Here is another big picture. Not only are we pleasing God when we say goodbye to Satan on our shoulder, we are increasing the possibilities of God saving our country from itself.

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Dear Father in Heaven,

You are my Father. I pray to you knowing you are listening to my prayer. Knowing that you love me and knowing I will forever be your daughter.

I ask you Lord to please make me (us) aware of our sins before we act on them so we will truly consider the consequences. Most of all, let us think of guarding your heart against our sins. We do not want to break your heart. There is not one sin worth one tear shed by you, our Lord and Savior.

Please protect us from Satan’s deception. Wake us up at the sights and sounds of Satan at work and let us rebuke him immediately and forthcoming.

Let your word penetrate the hearts of all souls. Save us from ourselves and save our country from all the evil that is present and all the evil that is working its way into our country.

I love you Lord. I truly love you. I thank you for all you have done in my life. I thank you for laying this blog on my heart and I thank you that I never once had Satan on my shoulder in making the decision to be obedient to this plan you had in my life.

Please forgive me of my sins.

I pray these things in Your Sweet and Holy Name,

AMEN

God loves you and so do I. Please join me in praying for all issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Please come back to this site next week. Please let me hear from you and invite your family and friends to read and pray along with us. As God’s children, we can make a difference through prayer.

Sue Whaley – Huntsville, AL

2Timothy 3:1-5 1But mark this. There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Dear God,

In as much as you have taught us these words and in as much as I want them to come and go so I can escape this earthly world and take my place in your kingdom, I cringe at the thoughts of my son and his wife having to watch my granddaughters and their cousins and friends enduring the life described in 2Timothy 3:1-5.

I realize and recognize that the majority of these words written to Timothy by his father Paul, are taking place now. It is mindfully painful to think of these occurrences increasing to the point of evil overriding the ability to love.

God, I come to you asking you to please take control of all of this evil that is desperately trying to overcome this world. I’m afraid we may let it slip our minds that it is not just America you are returning for, but you will be coming for all human life. That being said, the reality of evil strengthens and fear increases. Yes, Lord, I pray you will heal our land, but I don’t think that should mean just the USA. Our prayers need to broaden and focus on the world as a whole unit. Americans are not the only ones that need salvation. Healing our land, doesn’t mean healing only America. The Bible is for everyone to read and its word applies to everyone. Remind us please, that when we pray to be generous with our prayers and to include everyone. To be deliberate in thinking worldwide and asking for worldwide help. That is “our land”.

Dear God, as for America, please heal her Lord. This is where we reside, where our children are growing up, where our elderly are needing the help of others. If our country does not heal, we will be without homes, our children will grow up under the influence of evil and our elderly will pass away unnoticed. It sounds grim and terribly negative, but so does the scripture. We need to take heed when Paul told Timothy to have nothing to do with such people. Thank you Lord for that scripture so we can know how to live and how to pray.

I ask these thing as humbly as I know how and ask for you to accept my prayer because I love our land, our children and most of all, I love you. I want the people of our land to show you respect and love.

I pray all of these things, in you Sweet and Holy Name,

AMEN

Dear God,

Please know that I want to please you in all the things I do. That includes praying. Please forgive me for the times I have been nonchalant with my praying. You deserve more than that and so do the people trusting in me for praying on their behalf.

It seems praying with heartfelt sincerity is most often done when motivated by fear, depression, urgency or anxiousness. I apologize to you for that Lord. All prayers are serious and should be treated with respect.

I want to be conscientious with each prayer. I want to talk to you, let you know why I think it is important for the circumstance or situation of each prayer to receive your blessing.

There will be times when all I can do is to pray for your will to be done and of course, I want that every time, but you have commanded us to pray, so I will.

1John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Ephesians 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and request. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Jeremiah 29:12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

God you are so good to answer our prayers. You are the living God who performs miracles. I need to do better acknowledging you and praise you for all you do.

James 5:13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.

Daniel 2:20 and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.

Deuteronomy 10:21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.

Please God, help me rebuke Satan when he interrupts our time together. Help me stay focused and steadfast during my time of prayer. Let me listen to you more than speak.

I pray Lord that you will use this blog as a source of reaching those that have been in my shoes and want to give the power of prayer the attention it deserves.

I love you Lord. Thank you for listening to me. Please forgive me for my many sins and bless those who love you. Seek the souls that need to find you and bring them to knowing who you are. Continually speak to the hearts of everyone so we can feel your Holy Spirit residing in us. Let it lead us to submit to your will.

In Christ Name I Pray,

AMEN

God loves you and so do I. Please join me in praying for all issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Sue Whaley-Huntsville, AL

Ephesians 6 : 1-4 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2″Honor your father and mother”-which is the first commandment with a promise- 3″that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday was Father’s Day. The day we honor our fathers and tell them how much we love them. Most likely, we have all heard, “Any man can be a father but, it take a special man to be a daddy.” In my opinion, those words hold true for so many wonderful daddies.

I had a wonderful daddy. He held the same job for thirty-three years and took care of all four of his children. He made many sacrifices in order for us to have what we needed. He drove cars and trucks that nobody else wanted. He worked weekends when he wanted to be fishing or hunting. He drove me to high school every morning. I was proud to kiss him goodbye at the school’s front door while inside one of those worn out vehicles. Daddy passed away in 1997 and Father’s Day has never been the same.

So many families didn’t spend their Father’s Day together this year. Daddies in the overseas military, and here, close to possible danger were working hard to make sure their children and our children are protected from the evil that is surrounding our lives. A lot of men in our lives and in the country know how this feels. Some are experiencing it for the first time time this year. Some were able the FaceTime or Skype with their children as they blew kisses to one another. Then there were the ones without a remote opportunity of communicating with their children. For everyone on duty we are truly sorry and appreciate each and every one of you. It breaks our hearts to know you are missing out on so many things with your family.

Dear Father in Heaven, God we come to you today thanking you for all the daddies that love their children. They provide for them and protect them. They make their children feel safe knowing that their daddy wants the best for them and is willing to fight to make sure they get the freedom they deserve. Yesterday was a sad day for daddies away from their children.

Whereas, they are so diligent in their work, we know, Lord, you are in control. We ask you Lord to provide for our military. Give them encouragement. Let them feel the love we have for them and let them know they are appreciated for all they do. Please Lord seek out those that do not know you as their Lord and Savior and let their hearts be touched with your spirit so they can have inner peace knowing your true love for them. Protect them from themselves Lord.

Proverbs 3:5-6 5Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding: 6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

IN CHRIST NAME

AMEN

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not parish, but have ever lasting life. What a perfect example of the love between a father and his child. God had the perfect plan for his son. His son was perfectly obedient of his father’s plan. WOW!!!! And because of it, we have perfect victory over Satan because we will have ever lasting life with our Father, his Son and the Holy Spirit. What a marvelous life that will be.

We have only a short time on earth, but oh…eternity is well… eternity. We have to be ready to leave this world with the skip of a heart beat.

Please pray for our military. Pray for their safety, their time in service being exhausted so they can return home, prayerfully unscathed. Pray they leave the trauma behind them. Pray they will come home healthy and independent. Pray they will find employment so they will be able to provide for their families. PRAY, PRAY AND PRAY

Until next time, know I am praying for you and I request that you pray for me also.

God loves you and so do I. Please join me in praying for all issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Hopefully, next week I will have some widgets that will help you voice your opinions of this blog and will allow you prayer request. You can always contact me at my email by clicking on the “contact” button at the top of the page. Please leave your comments for me to read. I appreciate your support.

Sue Whaley-Huntsville, AL

Hello Friends in Christ,

A couple of months ago God laid on my heart his desire for me to launch a prayer blog. I know nothing about blogs and I am not well spoken. I am not a Bible Scholar. In fact, I have no skills to launch a blog of any kind. I love the Lord so much and have been prayerful to be in his will. I have asked him to allow me to be of service to him for a very long time even though I felt inadequate and undeserving to serve him. Honestly, I just couldn’t figure out how to submit my whole being to the ONE LIVING GOD OF ALL THINGS. How does one do that?

God is showing me the way through this blog. He is using my passion and love for my country to help me dig in and pray for him to heal our land and to heal the evil and mislead hearts that are destroying our country. I will not be limited to praying for our country for I know there are far more issues in the world and in our homes than just that of our country.

I love God, my family and the United States of America. I want praying for my country to big a large segment of this blog but, I am not going to give an outline or synopsis of this blog. Frankly, I don’t even know what to expect.

I can tell you that my plan is to publish a prayer on a weekly basis. The postings will be on Monday mornings. What I will pray about or how it is to be presented is yet to be seen. I am expecting God to lead my thoughts and to help me put them to pen.

Today I ask you to please pray with me that this blog will be comforting, encouraging and helpful to each one of you that reads it and prays with me. Most of all, please pray that God will be honored and well pleased with my work and your dedication to support my efforts as you join me in prayer.

Dear Father in Heaven,

The day you have lead me to is here. I have never felt more secure in any task I have undertaken and I give you all the credit for that. I know I am starting this journey in my life because you revealed your desire for me to pray for others in need. I hope I serve you well. I ask you to forgive me of my sins so I can focus on the good and not the negative. I rebuke Satan in your Holy Name and ask you to protect me and my postings from his deception. I put this blog in your hands and thank you for allowing me to be apart of it.

In Christ Name I pray,

AMEN

God loves you and so do I. Please join me weekly to pray for all the issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. To God be the Glory.

Sue Whaley – Huntsville, AL