Our Daily Bread

Lord, thank You for guitar.  Thank You for allowing me to learn even what i have.  it is a a huge blessing in my life, and very encouraging to me that i can learn something like that in my late 20’s.  Lord, i pray that You’ll help me to continue to get better, and that I would be able to sing and worship You while playing.  I LOVE the idea of leading worship!  I also pray that You would wake something up inside of me when i i’m playing/singing music that would be a connection with Your spirit, rather than just pure recital of what i’ve practiced.  Lord, I know You can do that for me, as You have done it for so many others.  Lord, i also pray for this desire that You’ve put inside of me to do something great.. something that matters.  Lord, i pray that You would help me to get to a point in my life where i feel like i’m doing something on this earth that is actually mattering in Your kingdom.  And if that means staying in what i’m doing and learning to glorify You in it, Lord, i pray desperately for that.  I don’t want to have my light be hidden under a bush.  Lord,  i love You.  I also pray for Meagan.  I know i’m not making things easy on here, and i pray You’ll help me to make that right, but i also pray that You’ll give her the grace to be able to deal with it/me.  I pray that You’ll continue to help us both become better parents.  Lord, i pray for DAve and Keith.  Help them both to focus on You.  I also pray that You would reconcile their relationship, and that they would become extremely close like David and Jonathan.  I also pray that You would give me a friend like Jonathan.  I pray for our church.  Sometimes i can’t help but feel like we’re going nowhere fast, but Lord, You are in control and know what You are doing.  I pray that whatever You are doing is making the church stronger, and that ultimately Your glory will be made known more because of what’s being done in our church now.  Lord, i Love You so much.

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Our Daily Bread

Lord, thank You for a great church service and message yesterday.  Lord, i LOVE when I feel emotionally connected to You.  It’s the most amazing feeling in the world, and makes me drop all of my other desires.  Lord, why is it so hard to emotionally connect with You?  I know that we’ll have eternity for that, but Lord, while i’m here on earth, i’m such a fickle being.  I’m always content to going back and playing with mud-pies after being shown the sea. I think just like every good vacation, they are not sustainable.  at least for me.  Lord, i want to have more moments of feeling You.  I somehow feel that that’s being immature, but it’s just true.  Lord, i pray that You will give me more of You.  When i feel You, I’m such a better person.  Lord, i pray that You will let me do something that makes me feel You more often. Thank You for CR, and what it meant to me, and how i connected with You.  Thank You for using it in my life to be close to You for so long.  Lord, i just want to say thank You so much for my job.  It is an amazingly fun and challenging job, and i love it.  But Lord, i miss You!  Lord, i also pray for my attitude and my relationships.  I’m struggling with being an ornery begrudging person, and I can’t seem to figure out this husband/dad/employee/idea-starter/social thing.  Lord, i know my balance is out of whack.  PLEASE help me to balance it.  Lord, help me to be a great husband and dad, and to model your love in my family’s life.  Lord, i pray that You’ll allow me to connect with You.  When that happens I’m such a better servant.  I love You.
Lamentations 3:25-26
New International Version (NIV)
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.

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Lord, thank You so much for such an exciting weekend for us.  It was such a great opportunity to go and worship with Elevation Church, and see their passion for You.  It’s clear that You are doing things there, and i thank You that You are.  Thank You for keeping Your hand on Pastor Stephen, and giving him people around him to keep him strong.  Lord, i pray that You will be with this situation and i pray that my hope would be in You, so that if my hopes are crashed in this opportunity, that i would not fall, but be on the right foundation.  Thank You so much for Pastor Stephens message that spoke to that.  That being said, Lord You know how badly i want this.  I want it so bad, to be able to go work in such a creative environment, and not only that, but in an environment that’s vibrant and growing, and can’t point to anything but You for their success. Lord, i want to be there.  Lord, but You also know, i only want to do it if it’s right, and i trust that You will make it clear if it’s right or not.  Lord, i thank You again for my incredible job, and life situation the way it is now.  You have provided so much for us, and we love You for taking care of us.  Lord, i love You even if You don’t “take care of us.”  At least i hope that would be true.

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