December Prayers from Dado

Psalm 4:1, “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have given me relief when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.”

Psalm 145:18, “The Lord is near to all them that call on him, to all that call on Him for truth.”

Colossians 4:2, “Continue steadfastly in prayer.”

December 2014. Dad typed up a barrage of prayers and sent them our way throughout month. We needed them! I read and re-read them. Sometimes I don’t know what to pray and I use a few of these prayers from dad. I have also found respite reading prayers from The Valley of Vision. Even when you don’t know what to pray, use the prayers of others and Scripture. Lay your requests before the Lord. 

Just a Few….

December 10

Good Morning Lord,

We thank you for your mercy that are new every morning. I pray the future will be with David today and his new endeavor with his new job, that you'll give him wisdom and direction may he do well because you are in his decisions every step of the way. Bewith Paige as she deals with the leaders that are under her give her wisdom in her daily task and may they both be pleasing to you as a witness and proclaim you Lord of all. Protect them today on the highways. May they find favor with You and with the people they deal with today. 

In Jesus name Amen.

December 12

Father, bless my daughter and son in law today and empower them for the duties and acts of which you have called them to do.Speak to them clearly and do not allow them to pick up burdens that are not theirs.  

I pray that You would make them a good receiver of your grace and blessings through others, and put people in their path who are called to bless them without expectations.  

Call their church to prayer on their behalf concerning having children.

Give them a clear vision for their lives, serving You and give them an easy yolk as they answer Your call to Your body.  

December 19

Father, I pray that you would make this a special Advent season for David & Paige. 

I pray that they would sense Your daily Advent into their lives and that You would find a welcome place in their hearts moment by moment. Abide with them and take them to a more intimate place with You this season.  

Give them time with You; in the midst of the busyness, call them aside and minister to your son and daughter.  Warm them with Your voice; Your words of mercy and love.  

Give them the joy of relating to their loved ones through your eyes and ears.  

Give the joy of Christmas to David and Paige, I pray, in the name of Jesus, Amen.

All of us are waiting on something, often wondering if God has forgotten us. 

In your waiting, let the birth of Christ encourage you. This very minute He’s working for His glory and for our good. 

Though circumstances say otherwise, God is going to come through, on schedule, fulfilling His long-appointed plans for us. 

Don’t give up before the time is right.

Take hope in the manger and know that you are loved and prized by the God who stepped down from heaven and arrived at the perfect time for you.

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

"And because we are His children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” (Galatians 4:4, 6 NLT)"

December 23

Father, 

As we endeavor to give expression to your Advent in our own hearts - which is waiting on You, we are aware of the enemy and his schemes to try and divide us, he tries to fill us with pride and tries to get us to act on temptation.

We ask you to give us discernment and wisdom in many of the decisions we need to make over the next few weeks and months.  We wait and anticipate Your Plans for our lives, and we pray You defeat Satan by Your Great Power.

Protect us, Lead us, guide us, as we await the Miracles You are waiting to bless us with. Work in us and our extended family, heal our wounds, heal our bodies, open wombs, heal hips, and help us to get into the real meaning of Christmas which is... Worship to You, not giving, not food, not fellowship, not family, true Christmas is worship to You.  All other aspects are great, but it's about worship.

Help us to resist playing hero or martyr, except when it comes to You.

Remove baggage that may be keeping us from worshiping You

In the midst of circumstances, may we STILL WORSHIP YOU...

We give ourselves as an offering to You, please forgive us of our trespasses, renew our minds and our spirits today, protect us in our travels, and receive our worship today as a sacrifice of praise.

For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory - Forever

In Jesus Name, Amen, Amen, Amen