Pray the Hardest, when it is the hardest to pray

           I know the title might sound a little iffy but there is a point to it. There is also a point to this entry I am writing and it is not to better myself or anything along those lines. It just goes to show how passionate I am about the children in my life. In my almost 10 years of being in the childcare field, I have seen it all. All from rich families to poor families to families taking drugs. A friend of mine was ranting about how he saw a few boys on the dirt roads doing something that was worth hiding from everyone. Drugs, maybe? Doesn't know. And I am not saying that confronting them and thinking about it all day is not hard. I know for my friend, youth age really hits home for my friend so it could have been hard to see that especially around where my friend grew up.             Now I will say growing up in one of the top meth capitals of central MO that would be no problem for me. I would have probably said some...

             My first reaction when I started going to two churches was that I had to pick just one by comparing them. I was going to write an entry called "Comparing Churches" but then I came to realize something. God must want me to go to both churches for a little while because of what is being taught. I have been going to the two churches for about a month or a little more and I am getting a lot out of both of them. Though it does get really busy after awhile, I am trying to hang in there until I feel like letting go of my old church. I will admit last Sunday I almost cried for the first time at a church for awhile but that week before was just a really hard week for me. Could have been a little bit of both.              I will say my Saturday night church really hits the personal for me and it seems like it is what I need at that moment in time. I was going to stop going to my Saturday night church but the sermo...

          I just have to write this out because I just thought it was strange yet a good aunt and nephew memory. This is more of a memory entry, which means it is going to be a short one instead of a long one. I hung out with my nephew last Sunday because he is in Fayetteville and I barely see him to start with. I know that is sad so I made a point to see him this month. We really didn't plan anything to do so we just planned it by ear, which was fun in itself.           It is not surprising what we did. It just shows what family we come fun. I went up to Fayetteville after church last Sunday and we did have lunch and coffee planned at the place where my nephew works because I never tried their coffee and wanted to so I can the chance. We spent about a hour there and ate lunch. I had a yummy crepe for lunch, which was different because I usually just have desert crepe. It was filled with sweet potatoes, some little rice, and other thing...

What does God's Word say about this? (Write it down) What is His promise in this situation? (Hold tight to that) Where is He leading me? (Take one step toward that)

Prayer: "Will you renovate me?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Psalm 4:4-5   The Message (MSG) 4-5  Complain if you must, but don’t lash out. Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking. Build your case before God and wait for his verdict. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Anger gives us:        -a message        -opportunities        -It is a secondary emotion usually there is         another feeling under it like fear or         or helplessness anxiety or frustration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Argument with God          -Inadequacy                 -promise          -Ignorance                  -Rev...

          I usually don't write to talk about the news or match up with it but I had my eyes opened lately and it hurts. We never know when a person will come into a school to hurt people in any ways that person can. I know here lately that my niece's Jr. High had to move to the high school because of a threat. Honestly, I didn't think anything of it till I had a scare near me. I don't think I can say much about the situation but I will say this.             The person can have a gun or just be under the influence of drugs. It doesn't matter if when outlawed guns because people would find a way to kill if they wanted to do it. They would take enough drugs to think they are strong and can beat people up. If they are mad enough, they can either find a way or make a way. Either way, those people are dangerous and they could be anywhere. They literally are everywhere because of the world we...

John 2:13-16 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Clears the Temple Courts 13  When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,  Jesus went up to Jerusalem.   14  In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,  and others sitting at tables exchanging money.   15  So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.   16  To those who sold doves he said,  “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house  into a market!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hebrews 12:5-7 New International Version (NIV) 5  And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,      and do not lose heart  when he rebuke...

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page  here . How Prayer Can Change a Man’s Heart SHARON JAYNES February 12, 2018     “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16b (NIV) Today, let’s pray for husbands. If you’re single, then use this guide to pray for the important men in your life. Dear Lord, I pray for ________________. His Shoulders  — No matter what my husband goes through today, assure him that nothing is too hard for You. Empower him to cut cords of worry with the saber of praise and to place his burdens on Your able shoulders.  (Genesis  18:14 ; Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm  9:10 ) His Heart  — Place a hedge of protection around his heart to keep corruption out and purity in. (Proverbs  4:23 ; Proverbs  17:20 ; Proverbs  17:22 ) His Back  — Protect him in the physical and spiritual realms. Keep him from the devil’s schemes that ...

"Have you ever put a period where God puts a comma?"-Mark Batterson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             I love this quote! It is my new life quote. It is a good reminder that God is in control of everything and that we are not. We can go ahead a put a period where we want but God as the right to take it away whenever and however He wants. All you have to do to put the comma there is say ONE LITTLE YES, even when it is hard to say it. We could always get the idea for ourselves and can see it in other people too or at least I can. That doesn't mean anything though but to pray for them more. I will tell you about 2 experiences that I have been through or going through right now that God is putting a period in one spot and comma in another. Then I will use an example of something else that that could happen but not tell you the whole story.             The first experience is ...

           A wise friend that gets me and my anxious self said something that really stuck with me in most areas of my life. I ran out of gas in my car one day and I was blessed that she was near by. She saw my car and texted me to see if I needed help. I did need help to get to a gas station and get more gas. I could have walked but I would have had to cross a main highway. Mind you this is the first time I have ran out of gas in my car. I told my friend this and that is when she said what stuck in my mind. She said, "Sometimes you have to learn the hard way, even of that way is learning multiple of times." This should be my quote for this year or for my life, really.           I never thought of life that way but it's true. With me, working with children, it's so true with them too. I think about how many times I had to mess up or forgot or relearn things. We have to be shown by God multiple of times to get it. I can see a...

A Good Hearted Person A good hearted person is hard to come by these days. When I say good hearted, I don't mean just doing something because you know it's right. I mean doing something because you feel it's right inside of you. A good hearted person is usually a person who Sacrifices a lot for other people. They have good discernment when it comes to others. We can all be a good hearted person in our own ways. Working with children in need. Volunteering at places to help out. Taking people on adventures or experiences they haven't had in life. Giving a huge present to someone we love. Just giving back to people. Those are huge things. Putting money in the offering at church. Giving money to a homeless person on the side of the road. Understanding or at least trying to understand a person's situation. Showing up when you say you would. Staying off your phone at important times. Even though, I compared these things it's how each ...

            This week was really hard for me. A lot of things were shown to me this week about my life personally and the situations I were in. It seemed like God had to show me something in every aspect in my life and end it the hard way. To be truthful, I also cried a lot more this week then I have had in awhile and I don't know why. I started this week off really upset and just mad at myself. It was like I had too much time last weekend to think about my life and it didn't hit me til Monday. Monday rolled around and the children were just being children but that was even getting to me.              It was so bad that the slightest thing set me off, crying. That is also when I heard the word "micro Managing" used in the same sentence with me. I asked a few people if I was or could be that and I got different answers. I just didn't know how I would handle all of the new information and things I learned this past month wi...