Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 

So many times we pray to God for the needs of others and the needs of ourselves because that is what we are suppose to do.  But the verse above tells us we need to BELIEVE that God will answer our prayers.
 It is also important to remember that God will answer our prayers in His time and in His way. This is a hard concept to grasp considering we  think we know what is best for us. But God always has something better in store for us. He knows exactly what we need at exactly the right time. 
As I go forth I intend to truly believe that God can and will answer each  one of my prayers no matter how big or small they may be. And will trust that He knows what is best for me. 


Prayer: Thank you God for being a God who listens to and answers each and everyone of our prayers. Help me to remember that as I prayer for the needs of others as well as myself that you are in control of every fiber of our being and know what we need better than we do. I trust in you that you will handle every concern, issue, trial and tribulation. Amen!

A broken heart

A new approach to missions. I have written about this in several different ways here and there. I have prayed that God would reveal to me where I should serve, cause as Christians we should all long to serve somewhere' right. I have definitely struggled when so many around me are serving in foreign countries or in the lowest part of a huge metropolitan city and I organize interest groups for  ladies in my church and community. I have felt that I have fallen short of truly sharing God's Love with those who need it the most. God is working on those insecurities as we speak and helping me accept my calling of ministry to women. And even though I am still struggling with feeling unworthy in my goal to equip women to be women of God, I am learning that we all have our place and that if we are intentional in serving God blessings will come pouring out. So back to the broken heart...a new approach to praying for your mission. Pray that God will break your heart to a situation, any situation, because when our hearts break that's when we tend to act, wether we fly half way across the world or walk across the street and knock on the neighbors door we try to do something to make a change. Through this lesson  I plan on stopping being so hard on myself, and focus on each and every situation that comes my way. Truly trying to help those that need me in anyway. I pray that God will break my heart to those situations around me and that I will be intentional to do whatever I can to share God's love through a platter of cookies, a conversation, a prayer, or even just a smile. There is broken ness all around us...we  just need to open our eyes and see it. We are the solution to the problem.