Excerpt from Rick Warren's Daily Devotional - Pray!!!!

**Note: The following is an excerpt from Rick Warren's Daily Devotional App

"So my question to you today is this: Are you praying about your goals?  Are you praying about your future?  Are you praying about your dreams or are you just kind of keeping them to yourself?

Your prayers reveal a couple of things.  First, they reveal how serious you are about your goals.  If you don't pray about them, you really don't care about them that much.  If you only pray about them once, they are not a desire, they are just a whim.

The other thing your prayers reveal is how much you are depending on God to reach your goals.  If you never pray about your goals, never pray about your job, never pray about your finances, you are not depending on God in any of those areas.  The more you depend on God, the more you'll pray."

Well, dang.  What else is there to say other than "amen?"

Life More Abundantly

I love how God can use the valleys to elevate you.  But we can't be defined by the valleys.  The valleys were used to groom you, to teach you a few things.  But you are not meant to stay in the valley.  Nor are you meant to keep on the weight of the valley.  When you get out of the valley, you must leave somethings behind.  Leave misery.  Leave doubt.  Leave guilt.  Leave shame.  Leave it all there.  God didn't come for you to continue to carry those things that He has delivered you from.  This dead weight stops you from living live to the fullest.  John 10:10 says "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Thank You, God, for taking me out of the valley.  Thank You for raising me out of that mess.  Thank You for forgiving me for my part in making that mess.  God, I know that You see me as more than I can ever imagine.  Thank You for not seeing my faults.  Help me see myself as You see me.  Let me take off the mourning clothes and put on Your robes.  Help me to live life more abundantly.  I love You and thank You.  Amen.

Speak, Lord, Speak to Me

Being in the presence of the Lord is a wonderful thing.  I need to wrap myself up in Him and remember that He never stops speaking to me.  He never stops seeing me.  He never stops loving me.  HE is always with me.

Every person in America should know this clip.  Reconciliation.  Deliverance.  Healing.  God will pull you back.. even from the juke joint.

More Than Enough

"Father, help me to remember that You made me and You don't make mistakes.  I am more than enough.  I am Your child so that makes me great.  You are so awesome and all I need to do is to trust YOU.  You will not lead me astray.  I love You and thank You.  In Jesus' name, amen."

#MyriadPrayer - Health and Healing

Isaiah 53:5

 "But he was pierced for our transgressions,

    he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was on him,

    and by his wounds we are healed."

"Father, thank You for health and healing.  Father, I so often take health for granted.  I so often forget to honor You by honoring my temple.  Jesus, I am grateful for the use of my body.  I know there are many people who do not have the use of their limbs or are filled with constant pain.  Thank you Father for protecting me and my family from serious illness.  Father, I love You and thank You.  Amen.  Amen."

#MyriadPrayer - Prayer Time

"Father, thank You for today.  Thank You for the power of prayer.  Thank You for providing us with a vehicle to speak with You.  Thank You for being receptive to our cries, our moans, and our words.  How often we forget that everything gets better after a conversation with You?  It goes beyond 'casting my cares' on You.   It is listening to You when You speak to me.  Thank You for thinking so much of us that You listen to us.  You care about us.  And You want the best for us.  Father, I love You and thank You.  In Jesus' name, Amen."