“Don’t Pray When You Feel Like It”
Showing up to Pray by Shannon Stiff
A Year of Gratitude – February
Grow in Christ by BeckySue Troutman
Don’t Lose Sight of the Harvest – Melissa Jupp
A year of PAUSE! – Stephanie Shipman
Working in The Rain by Wendy Robinson
Heroes of the Faith Scripture Journaling Calendar
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Ephesians 6:18
These men and women, through faith, overcame extreme conditions and lived out their faith to the glory of God.
Scripture Journaling:
Remember that Scripture Journaling is a tool to help you as you develop or deepen in your walk with the Saviour. This is a time to meditate upon Scriptures, express yourself, seek out truths of the Scripture, and learn how to deepen your walk with God.
- Pray for God to speak to you as you read the selected passage that day.
- Write out the specific passage of Scripture chosen for that day.
- Write any truths of the Scripture that stood out to you.
- Write any questions you may have about the passage.
- Write how you can apply the passage to your life at this moment.
This can also be used as an heirloom to leave for your children when they are old enough to appreciate the wealth of knowledge you gained from searching the Scriptures. Have fun, learn, and enjoy!
Journal Entries 4-7 Nov 2018
Nov 4
6:56am Joe woke me up gently this morning thankfully because I was in the middle of a bad dream. It was weird. I told Joe about it he said he thinks my brain is trying to heal itself cuz it’s going through events in my life I’m trying to figure things out
Symptoms: left arm had shooting pain from shoulder to fingertips, lower back hurts, bags crampy and achy, slight headache
9:38 muscles twitching and spams in left arm near elbow. Its bad emough its jerking my arm
11:43am- spams in left arm near elbow continue and are bothersome. Red spot on left hand bright red and inflamed
11:59 rt ear ringing
Nov 5 – no entry
Nov 6 – no entry
Nov 7
6:30am Rough night. Woke several times. Head aches. Eyes watery. Leg muscles spazing. Stuffy nose. Feet tingly. Hands ache and tingly. Skin itchy.
11:49am – 3rd-5th Choir kids practicing for upcoming Christmas program. Singing little bit with them. Starting to hurt in upper chest and back region. Had to spot (stop).
2:00pm – son lost his phone. Spent an hour stressing & praying that we’d find it. Found it in grandma’s car where it slipped down crack.
3:00pm- thundering and raining outside. Pain levels increasing. Body tensing every time the thunder roars. I can feel it rumbling in my bones. Son tries to reassure me that everything’s going to be okay. Headache is gwtting worse. Try peppermint under tongue first.
4:00pm – Took tension headache & 250 mg magnesium.
5:00p- ate dinner. Headache starting to ease. Rest of body hurts horribly. It’s thundering & lightning with periodic rain. Joe’s drving is scaring me tonight, but I’m already tense from storm. Prayer is absence of fear. Lord, please help me not to fear.
Prescription for Worry & Fear
“The reasons our problems often seem overwhelming is [that] we allow the things of time to loom larger in our gaze than the things of eternity. The tiniest of coins, when held close to the eyes, can blot out the sun.” -Selwyn Hughes
Philippians 4:6-7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
God’s prescription for worry & fear is to be thankful in all things. Sometimes that’s a hard pill to swallow.
Worry tends to cloud our minds. Fear tends to immobilize us. Both make our problems seem like a mountain, not the molehill they are. Both have no room for God.
Thankfulness is an important key to have in our lives. For when we are thankful for what God has done in and through our lives, it gives us the power to change not only our attitude but also our perspective.
Prayer is also another important key. When we allow the cares of this world to occupy our minds, we cause static in the communication lines making it difficult to hear when God is trying to speak to us.
Prayer is our lifeline to God.
Take time to talk to the Lord in prayer. Thank Him for all He has done past, present, and future.
When we choose to pray, we decide to have a thankful heart regardless of our circumstances, this allows God to guard our hearts and minds. Prayer & thanksgiving not only magnifies Christ but also delivers us from fear (Psalm 34:3-4).
Doubting Castles
