David's prayer: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13, 16-17<P>David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying:<BR>Praise be to You, O Lord,<BR>God of our Father Israel,<BR>from everlasting to everlasting.<BR>Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, an the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours,<BR>Yours, O Lord, is the Kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.<BR>Wealth and honor come from You;<BR>You are the ruler of all things.<BR>In Your hands are strength and power to exalt<BR>and give strength to all.<BR>Now, our God, we give You thanks, and praise Your glorious name.<BR>O Lord, our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building You a temple for Your Holy Name, it comes from Your hand, and all of it belongs to You. I know, my God, that You test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and with honest intent. <P>I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from?<BR>My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.<BR>He will not let my foot slip, He who watches over me will not slumber;<BR>indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.<BR>The Lord watches over me, the Lord is my shade at my right hand;<BR>the sun will not harm me by day, nor the moon by night.<BR>The Lord, will keep me from all harm, He will watch over my life;<BR>the Lord, will watch over my coming and going both now and forevermore. <BR>Psalm 121<P>I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in His word I put my hope.<BR>My soul waits for the Lord,<BR>more than watchman wait for the morning.<P>for with the Lord is unfailing love, and with Him is full redemption.<BR>Psalm 130 5-6,7<P>Search me O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts,<BR>See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<BR>Psalm 139:23-24<P>As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.<BR>My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.<BR>When can I go to meet with God?<BR>Why so downcast, O my soul?<BR>Why so disturbed within me?<BR>Put your hope in God,<BR>for I will praise him,<BR>my Savior and My God.<BR>Psalm 42: 1-2, 11<P>Father Lord, we offer praises and love to You for You called us and persued us. You saw through us and changes us through You Son, Jesus, who spread His arms for us. Lord, who are we that we matter to You. Lord thank you we bow before Your throne and offer thanks and praises for You are so worthy of our praises. Lord, You have been there for us always and unconditionally. Lord, you have been our comfort and our hope. Lord, Your promises are the foundation that we build our lives on. They are true and stable and able to give us strength and faith. Lord, these trials are hard and sometimes You feel far off. But when we step out in faith and believe that You are still there and that all in safely within Your hands You are faithful to answer and show us that You are indeed there for us. Lord Your love and character is unchanging. Your ways are greater than our ways. Lord, You work in ways that we could never imagine and Your ways are always better. Lord the scripture that has really apoken to me this week, is that: And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28). Lord when I look at my circumstances through this verse, I am not so weak. You strengthen me through Your word. Lord, how amazing the power of Your word to instruct, comfort and build faith and hope. Your wrod is a living word that grows within us, and helps us face these trials that You have predestined for our good. Nothing is out of Your hands and therefore You have allowed these trials, and therefore they will be used for our good. Wow!!!!!!!<P>Father thank You for this. Lord, thank You for this forum where many ladies have met to fellowship, encourage, share and help each other whilewe fellowship with You. Lord we thank you that You have chosen us to come and to share. That each of us has a peice of your purpose to fulfill. Lord, thank You that we can come to know You, that You so desire that we come to know You. Lord, who are we that You want us, It is too overwhelming to understand. Lord, lead us in Your ways and reveal to us one day at a time your purposes for our lives. Lord lead us to seek you one day at a time. Like Abram let us not be afraid to trust You, and follow you, even when the destination is unclear. Lord, let us so trust You that we follow knowing that wherever You take us will be better than anything we can imagine.<P>Lord, touch our husbands. Lord, many do not know your Son, or many have walked away. Lord put Your hand on there backs, lovingly turn them around to see You. Call to them to return or come to You. Let their hearts be softened, and their eyes unblinded. Let Your Spirit approach each one of them in such a way that they can not refuse to hear Your call, See Your majesty and desire a love relationship with You. Lord this is possible with You. Thank You Lord.<P>Father put Christain, God fearing men in their paths to plant and sow our husbands. Lord, We are women who so love You and Your Son, and we pray that our husbands would join us in a love relationhip with You. Lord, instruct our husbands at every turn and Father, touch them even in their sleep. Lord give them clarity of thought. Lord, loose their minds to the very thoughts of Jesus. Let every scripture they have read or heard rise up powerfully with in them and permeate their hearts, minds, and souls. Lord this is our most urgent prayer. Lord bring our husbands into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. Lord, for those husbands who believe, bring them into a deeper relationship with You. Give them each a heart on fire with desire to know You. <P>Father change each of us according to Your plans for each of us. Lord let us take the logs out of our own eyes and help us to win our husbands back without a word, but instead with a quiet and gently Spirit that is from You. Lord, we so desire stronger and deeper relationship with You Lord. Let us seek to know you first. Lord then be in the middle of each marriage here. Lord let Your way be made known to each of us. Lord help us to build our marriages on Your promises and Your foundation. <P>Father I pray for Sue, boldness with softness to speak God's truth in love to her husband. Let her develop a spirit of humitity and grace, compassionate and able to see into his inner heart. Lord give her Your wissdom to minister to his inner hurts and to recognize the sly attempts of the devil to sabotage her efforts so that she may rebuke him immediately calling on Jesus to come and intervene. Lord reveal Yourself in a mighty way to her husband and send a Godly man to mentor her husband.<P>Lord, for Karenna, help her to fight the periods of depression. Heal her body and her mind. Protect her from anxiety and despair. Help her and her husband and family to work through the stages of grief. Lord bring a miracle and good through this child. Lord wrap this family in Your ministering angels and protect them with Your love.<P>Lord, for carol she praises You for Your constant presence. Lord forgive her for her doubts, and discouragement. Lord forgive her for not praying enough and wondering about life without her h. Lord, we praise and thank Youfor the steps that they are making. We praise You that her h is still at home and we bind all thoughts of separation and divorce from his mind. Thank you for her friends and supports. Lord give her more strength and patience and courage to speak the truth in love. Fill her with Your love so she will not feel lonely because although her h claims not to love her at the present she is loved by the God who created her very life and all that she sees daily. Lord take her in Your arms and show her love like she has never known before. Lord give her a deep compassion for her husband for he too is hurting. Heal his wounds by the blood of Jesus. Give her sleep and peace and Lord release her husband from the bondage of alcohol. Light the fire of desire and love in her husband's heart for his wife and let him so desire her, loving her tenderly. Lord bind the evil one so that when he makes an effort to show love she will accept this and respond in such a way that his efforts are reinforced.<BR> <BR>Lord we praise You for bringing david home to AW. Lord we pray that david will come to know you more. That he will attend church with AW. Lord we pray that all desire to drink will be extinguished and that he will desire to spend time with his wife instead. Lord we pray that You draw this family together. Give AW courage to love her husband and to know where to draw boundaries. Lord build this famliy up.<BR>Lord we praise You that You have restored marriages: Lor, Taj, POGP, and Karenna. Lord continue to work in these marriages and husbands and wives so that they treat each other as you would have them treat each other. Lord, let them have hearts after Jesus and that wthrough His eyes they see their spouses and love them accordingly.<BR>Lord there are many other women who join us from time to time. Lord we lift them all up to You. We lift all those suffereing with husbands or wives that are caught in a web of deception and lies of adultry. We pray the fog is lifted from around them and that the blinders ae removed. Lord give them clarity of thinking. Lord reveal your love and conviction to them. Let them repent with Godly sorrow. Let them see their spouses that they currently have with renewed love and desire. Lord instruct them in how to love their spouses.<BR>Lord, touch those caught up in addictions of any kind. Lord reveal this idoltry and lift the blinders from them so they see the destruction their addiction is causing to both themselves and their loved ones.<BR>Lord sometimes the anguish is so deep. We cry out to you. But we cry our to You, Lord, knowing that You hear us and that You are present in every aspect of our lives and marriages. Thank You for that, O Lord. We deserve none of this, but You saved us when we were still sinners. We give our love and our adoration in response. We bow down and we worship You Lord, We bow down and we worship the King. <BR>Father thank You.<BR>Lord, lead us all to seek You to know You. Lord, reveal Your marvelous desires of rour lives. Lord lead us in Your ways for ever and ever. <BR>In Jesus name we offer our prayers to You.<BR><p>[This message has been edited by hw (edited August 23, 2000).]
