Power of Prayer

This post could be more insightful then it is,
It could be packed full of verses and deep thoughts
It could be a rambling of all the prayers God has answered for me

But it isn't
I just felt the need to share the simple truth that God hears your every cry and he is fighting for you. (Deut. 3:22)

He wants your heart and your life, give it to him!
Surrender and lose your life, just let go.

Pray, pray, pray
until your knees ache
until your eyes are dry from your tears
until your knuckles are sore from knocking
until God tells you to stop, not when you think you are done.

Prayers are to Glorify God, the one who is worthy (Psalm 18:3)
Don't we want to glorify God?

Say no to your flesh and kneel before your Lord

Lets us all be praying together!

Sick Scale!

My family is sick and no fear because I don't mind getting sick, knock on wood. It doesn't last long, you don't have to work or go to school, everybody is really swell to you, you get special things like orange juice and tea and chicken noodle soup...anywho my bbrother and me discussed illnesses that is their symptoms and put them in a scale of worse to less worse. (This is only an opinion based on past experiences and each symptom can be worse given circumstances. Many of them are related and having more than one always makes worse. And hey if you are sick you are just worse not matter what!)

Cough while having a sorethroat
Stomach Ache
Ear ache
Headache
Dizzyness
Throwing up/Nausea
Mucus
Sorethroat
rash/itching
cough
runny nose

Get Well All and watch out you nondiseased

Tribute to Junction City

This story begins the morning of the 31st 2006, 5:30am to be precise, Nick wanted to get on the road right a way. When we left I-70 was closed that is the road that takes you across Kansas and into Colorado, just the route we wanted to take. We took it easy hoping that the roads would clear up as we got to them. Another team had left before us and so kept us informed of the conditions. The road was closed off atSalina and the tail end of the snow storm was passing through. The closer we got to Salina the quicker hotel rooms would be going and so we stopped in Junction City, Kansas. 5 boys and 2 girls grabbed the cheapest rooms at anEconlodge and grabbed cheap food at Walmart, Survivor time! Two other teams arrived in the same city but parked themselves in a different Hotel. With nothing to do we visited our other brothers and sisters. We were all coming back fromFaithwalkers with High Spirits and excitement about what we learned. That is when the idea to put what we learned into practice right a way! We all prayed for our time and guidance. Then we set out to various locations, door to door, Walmart, Grocery store, other churches and Hotels.

My story of Faith took me back to the Econolodge where a few of us hung out with this family we met there. An Army Guy and his wife and three kids ages 18 months, 3 years and four years. The wife was on the phone most of the time and so we talked with the dad and played with the kids. I started playing with the girl, Laura 3 years old. Shy at first but like any other kid was packed full of energy. I was unsure of what God wanted to do with this time but that meant I had to take it by faith. I just played and laughed and what not. Laura began to becomefascinated with the cross around my neck and asked what it was, it took me three times to finally tell her that it was a cross that represented Jesus death on the cross for mine and your sins, I told her that God loved her. I have always had a hard time understanding how a small child could grasp the love of God and so here God was poking at me to share his love with this child. She played with my necklace the rest of the time and started flipping through my bible as well.

We all met up later and shared stories which I find I would not tell just as well but all of them we steps of faith I'm sure the Lord was pleased with. We worshipped and prayed and who knows there might be a little church springing up in this little town of Junction City? We rung in the New Year Together, there is not other way I wished to ring in the Year! To our Lord we gave the year! Next time you drive by Junction City, Kansas please stop and take a step of faith.

The beginning of 2007

We are to proclaim the glories of God and so here is one. I'm late telling the story but let that not take away from God's Glory. This is my last day in Arizona, I came here for a week after Faithwalkers to see my cousin, Aunt, Uncle and grandma. The plan was to fly out of Denver on the first to meet my mom and brother in Phoenix. My flight was scheduled to leave from DIA at 2:35pm on the 1st and here is my entry from that day...

Hard to believe that it is a new year, a year of praises to my God. I start this off with the first amazing story of God's provision. Well since we got stuck in Kansas (that is another story to be told next) I was quite some distance from the airport and my flight was scheduled to leave at 2:35pm. My caravan and the others we ran into all prayed and we set out early to get me to my destination. For along time I was unsure that I was going to make it on time. The roads were ice in spots and so we had to slow down and the first gas station we stopped at was completely frozen in ice! I was at peace for being on standby but everyone was committed to getting me there on time. Fast and choosing to grab and eat on the way instead of stopping and eating. Chris mad dashed me to the airport and I arrived around 1:50 probably enough time if the lines weren't so long! I realized I would have to go standby and so I stood in the much shorter additional service line. To my surprise I discovered that my flight was delayed by almost an hour and I barely made the cut of time to check in. Praises to God flowed out of my mouth. Even the ticket lady mentioned that somebody was watching out for me. I don't know why things happen to us but I do know that there is a big God out there who is sovereign over all. Trust in him and his will for your life. If you are ever delayed or things seem to be going against you all he does is good. I was blessed by this delay while from a different point of view it is easy for us to grumble but don't because God is Good! I wish I could bestow this peace and joy on those who might see it as an inconvenience but until we die to ourselves and our plans and choose to trust God's plan we will not expression the Spirit of God. May I not forget this time when I'm on the other side.