Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Taste and See

I want to say thank you to those of you who left comments wanting to join on the prayer journey. I really do feel like the Lord has put a burden on me for this, so if you are just now reading the previous post or were hesitant to leave your name, feel free to do so if the Lord impresses. 

The reason I would like to know names is so that I can pray for each person by name. The gals who left comments are the ones I've been taking to the Lord all day. 
If you would like to be a prayer warrior for the hearts of the women seeking him, pray for theses ladies:
Karen
Jennifer
Mary Katherine
Kristina
Jessica
Cassie
Sam
Ashley B.
Ashley H.
Amy K.
Lindsey
Mandy
Brooke
Amy B.
Ashley I.

I wanted to share what the Lord brought to my mind throughout the day. I was reminded of Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. For anyone who is still questioning wether or not the Lord is good, or possibly if the Lord is really for you...taste and see. Give the Lord a chance to show you his goodness. Take thoughts and emotions that don't align with Jesus captive.  Speak the name of Jesus aloud when satan tries to still your joy. There is power in merely speaking the name of Jesus. 

Also, I've been challenged recently to spend time each day on my face before the Lord. I literally mean on ~ my ~ face.  Every day, at some point, I lay prostrate on the floor of my house. Some days I speak out, some days I'm silent, yet other some days I feel like I'm taking refuge. I believe the Lord has blessed my time of complete surrender. It isn't long. One day it may be 4 or 5 minutes, yet there have been days that it has turned to much longer.  Though I had done this from time to time, I had never, until recently, made a daily practice of it.  I felt like I should share that because I feel like it may be for someone else too. I encourage you to try it!



 

4 comments:

Jessica Davis said...

thank you! I will add these beautiful ladies to my prayer list also. :)

Lying prostrate on the floor? I may have to try this... but it might need to wait until the new house. :) I have absolutely NO idea what's on my current floor! I jest I jest.

I think any moment of plain "stillness" is undervalued and certainly under achieved. MOSTLY in my own life. I will make a conscious effort to do just this!

Lezlie Andrew said...

Thanks for this entry! Your blog is a daily encouragement to me. I want desperately to be more disciplined in a lot of areas in my life. You challenge me in my prayer/spiritual life and I thank you for that. I have to say that I haven't been on my face before the Lord in a while but looking back those are some of the best times I have spent with Him. I vow to spend some time on my face today. :)

Speaking of discipline...I went to that cycling class this morning. Holy crap!

Ashley said...

My eyes are full of tears knowing that you are so intent on praying for me.

Cassie said...

I do not know all of these ladies, but I honestly have so much respect for the ability of a woman to take a real look at her faith, her faults, her plans, and her heart. I will pray these names as well!