Twelve Day Christmas Prayer Challenge [5]

Day Five: Five Golden Rings.

Objective: Pray for five marriages.

Reflection: Today was good, prayed for my parents and four other couples. I also prayed for myself and other single people that I know of. Straight forward and good.

Today I was also reminded of hope, faith and love. Still need to work on them, on believing them in my heart. But today my head was lifted. For all the times that I wished that these situations that I've gone through haven't happened, for all the times that I wished this pain would be taken away and for all the times where I just haven't understood the purpose behind all the effort I put into just getting through the day. I took it all back. I completely trusted in the plan that He had for me. I realized that it was part of a greater purpose. I realized how my character was was being refined. I realized how I am learning what endurance means, and what it takes to run a race with endurance. I realized that this was at where I was closest with God. I depend on Him for every single moment, every single thing and rely on His strength to simply make it through another day.

I had lost sight that all these things are worth it. Are worth the pain and everything else that I've given up or lost. God is WORTH IT and I have had a new understanding that He is ENOUGH. Getting through the day which seemed impossible with His help, makes Him rejoice over me. Putting my physical pain aside to study and do other things makes Him exclaim in joy. Choosing Him and His help to get through a tough day His strength is amplified within me. It's not even the prize at the end that motivated me today, it wasn't the promise of Him using this time because sometime in the future it was going to be used for the greater good of His purpose. Today it was simply, because He has called me to it, I will bear it under His name. It was simply because He loved me, and I trusted in that fact. I trusted in His promise that He knows what's best for me.

I'm thankful for Him this evening. I am thankful for this new revelation He has given me. I pray that it'll be here to stay. That these truths will resound in my heart for the rest of my life and I will have unwavering confidence to walk this path that the Lord has chosen for me.

Twelve Day Christmas Prayer Challenge [4]

Day Four: Four Calling Birds. Represent the four gospels.

Objective: Think of what the Gospels are all about. Reflect about the life Christ lived and ask for new revelation of Jesus in your life.

Reflection: I read most of Mark today. I reflected on the lief that Jesus lived: the miracles, the example, the stories and the blameless life. I pray for continued revelation every single day as I continue to focus to Him and use His life as an example .

"And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Mark 14:36

Lord, today I pray that your will be done in my life. I wish that this cup be removed from me, but your will, not mine.

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Day Three: Three French Hens. Stand for Faith, Hope & Love.

Objective: Pray for more of it in your life and pray to show it to others around you.

Reflection: Hope, a four letter word, that has been a very hard concept for me to grasp today. Love another four letter word that I feel that I know how to give freely, but receiving is another story. Faith a word that describes the root of my being. Meditating on these three words today has been good. I've needed a focus of where my thoughts are lately and this prayer challenge has been good. It's been a way to keep focused on God for me, instead of just trying to take on an overwhelming amount of God at a time. Still need to do a lot of praying and meditating on these words. But It's coming. My hope is in the Lord, I love the Lord and my faith is rooted in the Lord.

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Day Two: Two Turtle Doves. Symbolize the Old & New Testaments. Sign of sacrifice.

Objective: Meditate on the fact that his sacrifice fulfilled every requirement of the law, for me.

Reflection:

I felt SO loved. Like I haven't in months. I sacrificed Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and TV. I focused on God instead of filling my life with other things, I filled it with the presence of God. I continually asked for His thoughts of me, His feelings, His words He wanted to speak over me. I realized how I've been walking around defeated once again. I've felt more alone these past couple months than I ever have. Felt like I've been left behind by everyone I know, and left alone to deal with all my issues. I realized finally today, that I am never alone. Though I may not always feel Him so near, or realize that He's holding me so tight, I am beginning to believe that He is, no matter the situation. And as I go through the day, I ask him where He is, and He reveals Himself to me. He shows me that He's there, all I have to do is ask and receive that He there. God is good, and as I reflect on His sacrifice, I realize the immense love that His sacrifice represents and when those thoughts of doubt come into my mind, I remember that Christ gave His life for me, and THAT'S HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME.

Verses the lord speaks over me today:

"Praise the Lord, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will praise His Holy name. Praise the Lord, I tell myself, and never forget the good things He does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly." Psalm 103:1-6

'For this Good News--that God has prepared a place of rest-- has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn't believe what God told them. For only we who believe can enter his place of rest." Hebrews 4:2-3

"Since He Himself has gone through suffering and temptation, He is able to help us when we are being tempted." Hebrews 2:18

"He personally carried away our sins in His own body on the cross so we can be dead to sin and lie for what is right. You have been healed by His wounds." 1 Peter 2:24

"Be careful. Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour. Take a firm stand against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are." 1 Peter 5:8-9

"I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love, I have drawn you to Myself." Jeremiah 31:3

"Yes, says the Lord, I will do mighty miracles for you, like those I did when I rescued you from slavery in Egypt. All the nations of the world will stand amazed at what the Lord will do for you. They will be embarrassed that their power is so insignificant. They will stand in silent awe, deaf to everything around them." Micah 7:15-16

"See, God has come to save me. I will trust in Him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation. In that wonderful day you will sing: Thank the Lord. Praise His name. Tell the world what He has done. Oh, how mighty He is. Sing to the Lord, for He has done wonderful things. Make known His praise around the world." Isaiah 12:2-5

Twelve Day Christmas Prayer Challenge

Day One: Partridge in a Pear Tree. The tree is Jesus.

Objective: Focus on Him and see Him in others around you.

Reflection: God, I see you all around me. I struggle with this, but I truly do see you working all around me. I pray that You will continue to open my eyes to the things around me, and to the things that You're doing. Open my heart as well, to the magnificent thoughts You have of me. Open my ears to hear what those around me need prayer for, and also to listen to give praise and thanks alongside my fellow believers. I want to stay focused on You this Christmas season, and I want You to be the centre of all my days. Jesus You are the tree, which root's run deep. I long to be a branch in your divine plan Lord. A branch that produce wonderful fruit for Your name, that is my greatest desire. You are with me, I believe that, every single step of the way. I truly see you within others around me. Their smiles, their words of encouragement, I see you in them, and I receive what they have to say. As I set my mind upon You, I pray that You will be glorified in my life and I will be able to see your glory shine through me and the people around me. I love you Lord.

Remember This.

Working on this tonight.

Believing in these promises.

Allowing them to sink deep into my heart.

Praying that they'll become TRUTH in my life.

And that I'll be able to live out my life accordingly.