have asked that question to more people than I can count. Only on two occasions did the person I asked not have an idea about their “Big Dream.”
have asked that question to more people than I can count. Only on two occasions did the person I asked not have an idea about their “Big Dream.”
It does not set well when the answers to our prayers are not what we were looking for. We want answers; we want them now! If I don’t get what I want, to me it then becomes obvious the Lord does not care about me. But….does this mean that God doesn’t love or care for us?
The federal police getting involved in school board meetings is an open attack on local authority and the First Amendment. It is directly chilling of free and open expression of thought and speech. Sending FBI agents to school board meetings is raw strong arm politics that we have seen in communist countries.
I would encourage you to prayerfully intercede on behalf of your personal church or perhaps even the church that is down the road from you. I believe we can all agree that with what we are seeing in our society, in our city - there is much that wants to influence our churches and God's people.
At this moment, employers all over the country are competing to recruit employees. Wages are rising because of the free market system. There are more jobs than workers. Is this the time to identify job creators as oppressors and workers as oppressed?
We prayed over our city as the sun was going down and the lights of the city were coming on. We prayed for victories and healings to take place within the people. We prayed for each event of the 10 Days, praying that people attending would sense the power of God’s presence.
All behavior is communication. What if what we see as “defiance” is really a student who is scared or struggling. What if the “disrespect” we see is defeat?
In a 2016 Arizona Youth Survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders across AZ in 249 schools self-reported the following:
Lived with Adults Who Insulted You – 53%
Parents Separated or Divorced – 47%
Lived with Alcoholic – 25%
What are one or two prayer needs within the church?
Pray for conversions through the faithful proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for clarity for our elders for hiring some key staff positions in the next year.
Sources of integrity and truthfulness are out there, we just have to look. Christians have taken and will continue to take a stand, and be of influence within this medium of communication. The Lord in His infinite wisdom gave man the ability to create and what an awesome gift that is. I pray all who are blessed in this area will use their gifts and talents to Glorify God, not to create greater separation from God.