Be Strong in the Lord

Be strong in the Lord, and be of good courage;
Your mighty Defender is always the same.
Mount up with wings, as the eagle ascending;
Victory is sure when you call on His name.

So put on the armour the Lord has provided;
And place your defense in His unfailing care.
Trust Him for He will be with you in battle,
Lighting your path to avoid every snare.

Be strong in the Lord,and be of good courage;
Your mighty Commander will vanquish the foe.
Fear not the battle, for the victory is always His;
He will protect you where ever you go.

Be strong, be strong, be strong in the Lord;
And be of good courage, for Hi is your guide.
Be strong, be strong be strong in the Lord;
And rejoice, for the victory is yours.
by Linda Lee Johnson 1947-


Lord, we stay strong in you for the battle is yours to win. Give Sarah the strength that you see that she needs on this day. Keep her voice strong, her words clear and her message from the heart. Lord, thank you for her and her family. Bless each one on this Lord's day. Give them time to be with you and with each other. Give them the courage that they need and Lord, we will thank you for what ever happens on Tuesday. Thank you for being our guide through this election. I am glad that we can lean on you and trust in your unfailing love.
I pray in the name of Jesus
Amen

Protect the family in the next 5 days

Lord,
I thank you for the Palin Family. We only have 5 days left before election, so Lord give them strength. Give them the energy to continue what they have been called to do. Keep their spirits high and their hearts tender. Lord, I pray for the girls, keep their heart in tune with you. Protect them from all the evil that has be thrown their way. Lord, I pray that they will understand who their mom and dad are and they will dismiss the ugliness. Let them hear the good that is being said. Bring people around them that love them and encourage them. Lord, let them have a good over all experience.

Lord, be with Track and his unit on this day. Keep them safe and Lord, help him to know that he is in our prayers and we hope and pray for his safe return.

Lord, little Trig thank you for his life. Help him to grow up knowing he is loved not only by his parents but by you. Thank you for creating each of us. Thank you for Trig.
I pray in the name of Jesus our creator.
Amen
In the name of Jesus I humbly pray.
Amen

We desire to glorify You, our Father.

Our Father,
You are a good God, I know that what ever happens on this election the end will bring you glory. If I may make one request, Lord, I thank you for giving us a voice. I pray that those who love you will be heard not only today but in years to come. I pray our message will resonate throughout our nation. We will speak boldly of You as God our Creator, the giver of life. Lord let us share with others the hope and peace only You can give.
I thank you for Sarah and how the Palin family has spoken out for you. Thank you that they have lived their lives like all of us with mistakes and successes. Lord, give Sarah and Todd the voice they need today as you bring the people to hear. Give them the strength they will need to do what they have been called to do. Thank you again for this family. Give them safety and please make the truth known on this day to the whole world.
I pray in Jesus name
Amen

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision
Words by Mary E. Byrne 1880-1931

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me save that thou art:
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
Walking or sleeping thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord:
Thou my great Father, I Thy true Son,
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.


Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5 NIV

My great Father,
I pray that Thine will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Thank you for giving us a beautiful day. The sun shines for your glory. I praise you for you are a mighty God. Thank you for being with me and giving me the wisdom I need. Thank you ,Holy Spirit for praying for me yesterday.

Thank you for part of the Palin family being together yesterday. Thank you for their spirit of gratefulness they share with the country. Lord, I pray that today you will be Sarah and Todd’s vision. Let them know that you are in control. Let them see your hand at work in their lives and the lives of those around them. I am grateful that they have given you an important place in their lives.

Thank you for the wonderful hymn Be Thou my Vision. Today the words have blessed my soul. Thank you for letting us rely on you for our completeness. I love you Father and I pray that Your will be done on this day.
I pray in Jesus Name
Amen

Pray For Me

Good Morning Lord,

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26

Today I find myself empty and without words. How do I cry out to you my God and my Savior? Holy Spirit pray for me today. You know my heart and you know the Father’s will better than I. You see the needs of the Palin family today. Lord, I lift up Todd, Sarah, Track, Bristol and baby, Levi, Willow, Piper and Trig. Lord, see the need and let your will be done in each life. Take care of them on this day. Bless them with your blessings.
I pray in Jesus name
Amen

Bless Joe

Dear Lord,
I thank you for a nation who has people who work hard for their dreams. I thank you for the freedoms we have to dream a dream and the ability to pursue them. We pray that our American nation will remain a nation in which we have the freedoms to pursue our dreams, where we are not punished for our success and blessings.
Lord, a hard working man asked an honest question and now he is mocked and his life is being torn apart. Give him this day a way to hold his head up and dream his dreams even when he is being scorned. Let him know that many of us understand how he feels. Thank you for Joe, Bless him on this day. Keep him strong.


Lord, Give Sarah and Senator McCain the words to encourage all of us who are like Joe. Thank you for a ticket who desires to help us and not take what we have earned. I pray that Sarah will have the strength to do all that is laid out for her today. Keep her healthy and strong in the next 3 weeks. Each day is one less day to speak the truth so Lord give her many opportunities to touch people's lives and encourage us to be the best Americans we can be. Let her touch and see the hurts and the blessings we all share, help her to understand and be compassionate. Give her the freedom to share her heart and her generous spirit. Thank you for her. Bless the Palin family today as they travel and speak. Thank you for the blessings they have been to so many.

I pray these things in Jesus lovely name.
Amen

This is my Father's World

Dear Lord,
Thank you for the beauty of this world. This time of the year the Northeast is a gorgeous place to be. Lord, I pray that Sarah and the family will enjoy the fall colors and the people in that area. Thank you for the learning opportunities they will share as a family as they go from state to state. Lord, let there be wonderful memories that they will share for a lifetime. Thank you for this unique moment in time for the Palin Family. Bless them today as they meet people let them know that the American people appreciate them. Thank you for the McCain's for having the for sight and wisdom to ask her to be the VP. Thank you for last night the debate was good and I am grateful for the strength and courage you provided for Senator McCain. Please continue to provide for their needs and provide wisdom to run a campaign. I pray that what is said and done will glorify you.
I pray in Jesus Name
Amen

Answers to Prayer

We prayed that Piper would be able to spend time with a parent this weekend. She and her sister Willow went to the opening Flyer's game with their Mom.


Our second answer to prayer is for Bristol and her relationship with Levi. Levi speaks to the press about all the rumors going around about his relationship with Bristol. He answers many questions in an article done by the AP you can find it @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081013/ap_on_el_pr/palin_wasilla_heartthrob

God is a good God and He even hears our simple request. Lord, Thank you for hearing our prayers.

I continue to ask that the truth is spoken clearly. Lord, thank you for giving Sarah the courage to speak about Abortion and her desire to protect Life. Thank you for her convictions on this matter. Lord, Thank you for a candidate who desires to speak out.


Give her and John McCain the gumption to proclaim the Truth loud and clear. Be with them on the campaign trail in North Carolina. Lord, thank you for what will be said. I pray that the media does not distort their message.
I pray all these things for with a grateful heart. Thank you for answering our prayers.
In Jesus Name
Amen

God is our Hope

Dear Father,
Today is your Day Lord. It was good to be with believers this morning. I pray that Sarah and Todd and the kids get a chance to be with believers. I find it encouraging and uplifting. Thank you Lord, for your Church. Sorry we have messed it up so badly. I pray for the church that in the next few days, weeks, months, we will be able to show the world that there is hope. Our hope is not in our elected officials but in You. You are our rock and our fortress, You are my guiding light. Thank you, for your salvation and love. I pray for those who have no hope, for they have not you. Lord, help us to share with this world your hope and love.
Lord, I pray that just as you filled David when he was anointed king you will fill Sarah today. I know that she the only way she can do the job she has been called to do is with your filling. Holy Spirit flow through her. Use her this day as she walks and talks. Let your love and hope flow out through her so others can see and know you. I know that her hope for today is in you and not in our government. Lord, give her the right words to say. Let truth be spoken with boldness and clarity. Thank you again for giving us a person with principles and morals. Lord, let her speak from her heart and let the world hear You.
I pray all this in Jesus lovely name.
Amen

God's plan

Every power, every hinge on which history pivoted, involved God's plan.
Ravi Zacharias

Lord,
thank you for having a plan. Thank you for using each one of us. I am glad that Sarah is part of your plan. I am glad that she is willing to run for office and to serve our country. Lord, protect her through these next few days. Protect Todd in the events that will unfold in the next week. Thank you for their willingness to stand up for what is right, even when it cost.
I pray for the children on this day. Be with Trigg as he grows, help each step of his development. Send the right people to help him learn to love you. Lord be with Piper on the weekends help her to have some time with one of her parents. Be with Willow as she deals with what is being said about her family, keep her heart tender and willing to forgive. Thank you for Bristol, and help her in the last three months of her pregnancy. Keep her child safe and help the child to be healthy. Lord, I pray for the father of her child that he will be willing to be a great dad and wonderful husband to Bristol and the child. Thank your for Track and all that he is doing in Iraq. Help him to walk in you each day. He will have many life lessons in the sand, help him to learn them daily.
Thank you for working in our lives and country. Keep all the men and women who protect our freedoms safe. Lord, help us here at home to protect our freedoms that are being threatened during this election. Lord, all I can pray is thine will be done. Help me to except your will. Use these events to bring others to Christ.
I pray all of these things in the Name of Jesus
Amen

How to answer everyone

Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone



Lord,
Day after day Sarah is answering questions of all types. Some are helpful and some are hurtful. Lord I pray that her conversation will be full of grace and seasoned with salt. Lord, I pray that she might rely on you when she speaks. May truth be spoken and a clear message proclaimed. Today, she has three campaign stops. Give her the strength, wisdom and joy to do all three. Bring the people to hear her and Lord, Help them to encourage Sarah today. Let her know that we appreciate what she is doing and the sacrifices she is making to be our VP. Lord, help us to stand by her in prayer today. Protect her and keep her. Bless the kids today and be with Todd.
I pray in Jesus Name
Amen

Counting down the days

Each morning means one more day closer to Nov 4Th. Stand firm, Remind yourself as to why you are fighting. Pray with out ceasing. The Freedoms we hold dear depend on us today.


Lord,
As I read through the emails and blogs America's future can look very scary. I know that evil is real and it would love to take us down. It desires for Christians not to have the freedom to speak of you freely, to pray to you openly, to honor you as our God in public. It wants us to run and hide. To put our light under a basket. I say no! Lord, I say let my light shine. Let the world see you and your love. Lord, help us protect our freedoms. Let us stand steadfast no matter the cost. Let us fight for you. Lord, protect our land so that our children can learn of you. Lord, Let your will be done on November 4Th. I can do all thing through Christ that strengthens me.
Lord, let the true motives of evil be reveled today so people will not be led astray. I am the Way the Truth and the Life no man comes to the Father but by me. Thank you Jesus for being my Way, my Truth and my Life. Thank you for being the only Hope for this world.



Today Lord, be with Sarah and her family. I know that Sarah will be in Florida for the next two days. Lord bring the people by the thousands, help them to hear a clear and truthful message. Lord, Help Sarah to speak the truth with the authority that only you can give her. Place a shield of protection around her and her family. Lord, Track has been on my heart the last 24 hours. Be with him today for only you know what he needs, Lord I ask you to be his provider. Keep him safe. Keep his unit safe. Make their way straight. Thank you for the men and women who serve our country. Bless them today.
Lord, provide a blessing for Sarah today. Let her know that many are lifting her up in prayer. Let her feel your presence around and about her on this day. Lord, bring scripture to her mind, Holy Spirit empower her so that others will see Jesus through her. Bless her staff and the Secret Service detail that shield her everyday. Let them see Jesus.
Thank you Father for your many blessings.
We trust in you for our tomorrows, for we know that they are in your hand.
In Jesus most precious name I pray.
Amen.

A beautiful day!

Dear Father,
Thank you for the beautiful day we had here in the south. I thank you for your love and grace on this day. I thank you that Sarah is able to campaign out in the west this weekend. I hope they will have safety in travel. Lord, I pray that she will be able to tell people what is on her heart. I pray that her speech will be clear and honest. I pray that many will think about what she has to say and make a decision to vote on November 4Th.

Lord, thank you for the rights we have in our country. I pray that many generations to come will still have the right to vote. Lord, help us to keep America a place with the freedoms we hold dear.
Lord, give the Palin family time together this weekend and help them to rest and maintain their strength for the next 32 days.
Thank you again, for a family willing to serve our country.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Day 2

We Give Thanks to You Oh, GOD
For Your Goodness
For Your Justice
For Your Love
For Your Salvation
For Your Holiness
For Your Righteousness
For the Beauty of Your Creation.


Lord,Thank you for the Palin Family.

for Creating them.
for using them.
for their faithfulness.
the love they have for You and our Country.


Thank you for the union of Todd and Sarah.


Thank you for Track who is keeping our country safe.


Thank you for Bristol
keep her safe.


Thank you for Willow help her to enjoy this time
Thank you for Piper, thank you for her smile.



Thank you for creating Trig, thank you for the Love around him.
Thank you for this family, protect the unity and love they share.


Thank you for Sarah.
Thank you for her love for you.
Thank you for her willingness to serve you.
For her willingness to be guided by you.
For her to speak of her faith.

For her ability to speak out about the needs of our country.
For the love of life and desiring to honor each life.

With a greatful heart
I pray in Jesus name
Amen

Three days

Today is Tuesday and we have three days to set ourselves aside for fasting and prayer. I keep thinking of Ester and Mordecai and the people who fasted for Ester before she went before the king for the sake of her people and you and I.
We have three days before the VP Debate. I feel a strong moving to Fast and Pray until the debate is through. Will you join me?

I know that God has a plan here and he is working his plan. I pray that we will continually lift up Sarah and her Family in the next three days.
Pray for:
Wisdom
Courage
Honor
Freedom to speak her heart
Freedom to be herself
Willingness to let God fill her and be her strength
To be God's vessel
To hear Godly counsel
To feel God's empowerment
To Rest

For Todd
That he will be a strong tower for her
That he will rely on God
That he will be an encourager

For the Kids
They will understand and be proud of Mom
They will encourage her
They will lean on God through this week.

Lord, over the next three days Sarah and her family will need you more than ever. You have promised in your word that we will not be tested with more than we can bare or you will create an escape. Escape does not look possible or beneficial, so Lord we ask of you to give her the wisdom, understanding, psychical strength, and the sense of your presence and comfort. Lord, I will rely on you to provide all the other things she will need. I will trust you to be faithful and I pray that not my will but thine be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Thank you Father for hearing my prayer.
I pray in the blessed name of Jesus
Amen

No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. I Cor. 10:13 NRSV

1b. Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3a For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: Isa 43 1-3 KJV

On this Lord's Day, He gives us Peace

Good Morning Lord,
I pray that to day we rest in You, and take the time to worship you. Thank you Lord for those who have prepared for this day so that we may worship. Lord, I pray that the Palin Family will be able to worship you. Provide for them your rest and peace. Lord, I continue to pray for the protection and proclamation of Truth. I pray that only truth will come from Sarah and the Family. I pray that her words will not be misused or misquoted. I pray that she and her family will be protected from the hate of this world. Keep her in perfect peace as she rest in you. Oh Lord, I thank you for providing us your peace. Thank you for your promise of peace. Lord, I read John 14:27 back to You. You said "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Thank you Jesus for keeping your promises.
I pray in the Name of Jesus who gives me peace.
Amen