Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?

    Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him,

    my Savior and my God.

⁶ My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you

from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.

⁷ Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls;

all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—

    a prayer to the God of my life.

⁹ I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me?

Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

¹⁰ My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me,

saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?

    Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him,

    my Savior and my God.

 PSALM 27:4-8 (NIV)

Whenever you're feeling down, the best place to turn is the Psalms. In today's passage, the writer asks: "Why are you in despair, O my soul?" (v. 5). Surprisingly, this question is the first step in overcoming discouragement.

Look within. Before you can deal with your despair, you need to know what is causing it. If you're not sure, ask the Lord to help you figure out what's going on inside you.

Look up. The next step is to lift up your eyes to the Lord and place your hope in Him. Remember, discouragement comes to everybody at one time or another, but it doesn't have to stay. In the course of time, you "shall again praise Him for the help of His presence" (v. 5).

Look back. Despair has a way of erasing our memory of all the good the Lord has done for us over the years. Instead of wallowing in our present misery, we must make an effort to remember His past care and provision. Then our faith will overpower discouragement (v. 6).

Look Ahead. Knowing that God's plans for us are good, we can look forward to what He going to do in the future. His lovingkindness will support us by day and bring comfort by night as we trust Him to work all things out for our good (v. 8).

When your focus is right, you'll respond correctly to discouragement. The key is to fix your eyes on the Lord. Circumstances may cause you to think He's forgotten about you (v. 9), but His Word promises that He's there and will bring you through the valley. Even if you feel lonely, you're never alone.

6am Prayer on January 2nd, 2013

I was so blessed by 6am prayer this morning.  Thank you to the ladies that prayed  and those who called the conference line.  I just wanted to share some things that God shared with me after prayer this morning. 

God is nourishing you spiritually (You shall be like tree, planted by the rivers of living water-Psalm 1:3), clothing you spiritually (Garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness - Isaiah 61:3), and giving you all the things you need to function properly.

Nourish: to provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; to foster development of or promote.

"Rejoice in the hope of experiencing God's favor; access the favor of God through your faith"

-Joyce Meyer

Shared scriptures:

Romans 4:20-21
Romans 8:24-39

Happy New Year POW!! Hello 2013!!

Affirmation!!

I decree and I declare that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am covered by the blood of Jesus and the love of God who created His son! I declare that Jesus' blood has everything covered this week! He has my mind covered! He has my body covered! He has my finances covered! He has my resources covered! He is my source! Everything I need is covered! Even my desires are covered! I believe God for the best becasue He placed His best inside of me! He made me to lend and to not borrow! Every move that I make is to fulfill the destiny He put in me to make good choices that will bring Glory to His name! Since I am covered by His blood! Everything I do has His stamp on it! I decree and declare that everything that God has stamped my name on and sealed it in His blood is mine! I send every demon and demonic curse hat has been sent my way back to the sender in Jesus name Amen!

Let us PRAY!!

A Sister's Daily Prayer

Lord God in the name of Jesus I pray for Applied Knowledge. Give me the understanding about the skills, work of my hands, gifts, undertakings, enterprises, businesses and talents that you have blessed me with and show me how to use them practically, properly, in a useful manner and effectively to the Glory of God every day!

Lord, cause my mind to catch up with your will and desire for me.  Cause your desires for me to become my desires. Lord I bind mind racing and worry. I come against every thought and imagination that exalts itself above the knowledge and understanding of who God is. I pull it down right now in the name of Jesus and put it under the subjection and obedience of the word of God and the control of His Spirit  Lord, give me the mind of Christ.

Lord, cause my thoughts to move to the rhythm of your Holy word.  Lord give me a hunger and thirst for your word and let me meditate on it day and night that I may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then I shall make my way prosperous, and then I shall have good success.

Lord, when I speak let your character proceed from me and your joy rest inside of me.  Lord let your character be reflected in how I respond to my boss, co-workers, employees, siblings, parents, friends, neighbors, and strangers. Let your love be reflected in every word I utter and let my words bring glory to the Kingdom of God. Now give me the tongue of the learned that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: Lord thank you. Thank you for you waken morning by morning mine ear to hear as the learned.  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.

As a result of conducting myself as a women of God and trusting you in all things I walk in peace and I am filled with your joy! Lord you said that the joy of the Lord is my strength. Lord, fill me with your joy that only comes from fully relying on your strength and truth for all things. Help me to maintain a garment of worship that will overpower any spirit of heaviness that comes to wipe out the joy that you have placed inside of me. In Jesus name!

Lord let my praise be worthy and my worship for real. Lord, show me how to live a life style of worship. Let my thoughts, actions and words exemplify your character and your image. Let not my praise be empty of faith and clear understanding of who you are. Give me a fearlessness that guides me through every challenge and circumstance. Empower me to understand that you have all my needs spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally covered. I have the spirit of faith, love, power and a sound mind. I resist the spirit of fear and I believe you for all things.  Let my worship at every service, encounter or celebration be a picture of the private time I spend with you and the way I conduct myself with others on a daily basis. In Jesus Name! 

Lord let me be an asset and not a liability. Lord, show me how to submit to the authorities at my job, marital relationships, and in ministry. Lord whatever I do let it be done with excellence and in a way where I am able to serve in such a way that I cause everything around me to flourish, grow and be productive.

Lord, let victory be my outcome and prosperity my portion. Lord finally in the name of Jesus whatever I am dealing with in this season whether it be a test, a trial, persecution, circumstances beyond my control, financial difficulty, physical or mental illness, and emotional heartache let victory be my outcome. Lord you said all things work together for the good, the best and the most excellent of them who love the Lord and are called according to your purpose and plan.  So let BEST be my outcome!  And let prosperity, good success, productivity, wealth, and  a boom in businesses, relationships, all undertakings and works of my hands be my OUTCOME!

In Jesus Name I Pray,

Amen!

Good Bye 2012!!

Video Diary #3

Wonderland Wednesday Prayer

Hello POW,

This month, we launched the our 6am Prayer line.  Every Wednesday at 6am, we call the prayer line and pray together for 1 hour.

How it works:

A few people are designated to pray on the line.  These people pray one at a time (10-15 minutes each).  Then, we take prayer requests and pray those request.  If there is time left, we discuss the word of God, share scriptures and testimonies, and share personal revelations.

The main goal of our prayer ministry is to pray for The Collective POW, one another, the Body of Christ, and for the world.  Most importantly our goal is to encourage every participant to pray and to make prayer a lifestyle.  

I hope everyone calls in on Wednesdays!