Despite My Enemies

SCRIPTURE


Psalm 23:5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.

(NASB)


PRAYER

Lord, there are those who do not understand (__________)’s pain, who have not looked closely enough to see her heart-processes, and have chosen to judge and condemn her. Their expressions vary from subtle smirks to harbored anger, to wagging tongues. Their misunderstanding makes them enemies of sort because their posture works against the healing and health of (__________)’s soul. Lord, I ask that despite her enemies, you would prepare a generous meal for her soul regularly. I ask that you would anoint her head with oil to keep the irritating insects from hovering around her mind and thus distracting her from enjoying you. I ask that the oil of your love would cause healing in her soul. I pray that your generous touch in her heart would overflow with abundant grace, Lord. And I ask that she would enjoy all of this in the calm safety of your presence, even with the threat of her enemies occasionally lurking in the shadows. Make her whole Lord, and keep her in that peaceful comfort of your care. Amen.

ENCOURAGEMENT

Dear girl, it matters not what they think. It only matters that you have the smile and gentle care of your Shepherd. He loves you, indeed.

His Closeness

SCRIPTURE
 

 Matt 28:20b (NASB)

“… and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

 

 Psalm 23:6 (NASB)

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

 

  

PRAYER

 

Lord, I ask that from this moment onward, ______ would feel the comfort of your constant presence. Brush her often with the wings of those angels you have sent to minister your care and strength in her life, so that she never doubts your love and involvement. And as she senses your presence I ask that her fellowship with you would be a sweet taste to her soul from now and forever. Make her to know the depth of intimacy with you that few in this world have known Lord. Revel yourself to her in very personal and powerful ways. Fill her soul with the richness that comes from dwelling with you Lord, not just seeing you occasionally, but living and abiding in your presence. Touch the deep place in her with you Lord God. May she never be the same because of it. Amen.

 

 

ENCOURAGEMENT

 

He is with you dear ______. He is, and always will be. Welcome him, enjoy him, long for him every moment. As you do, you will dwell in the house of the Lord now and forever.

 

Just Like Heaven

SCRIPTURE

Matt 6:10
10 "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
(NASB)


PRAYER

Oh God in heaven above, I ask that your Kingdom would come to ______’s heart, and your will would be done in her life, as it is done in heaven. Flood her heart with a sense of being under your kingship, honoring you with her life, obeying you, seeking to be close to you. I ask that all of the best things that you would will for her life would come true. I ask that you would permeate her with your incomprehensible peace, pushing out of her heart any trace of anxiety or panic. I ask that you would give her a deep sense on inner joy, no matter her circumstances. I pray that hope would spring forth as a spring blossom. Give her a faith that is calmly assured of those things she hopes for. And give her such a feeling of being loved that she just can’t help but smile. Fill her heart with light and life Lord. Make her taste today, those perfect gifts that you will one day will into her life in heaven. Today Lord, give them to her today… Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in ______ as it is in heaven. Amen.


ENCOURAGEMENT

The enemy of soul your has been rebuked. The God of heaven is coming to work his will in your heart and life. Yearn for it. Expect it. Savor it. Light and life is being prayed into you dear girl.

A Restored Soul

SCRIPTURE

 

Ps 23:2-3a

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul;

(NASB)

 

PRAYER

 

We grow so weary some days Lord. We feel the depletion that comes from running a spiritual marathon. Our souls are parched, and our hearts are exhausted. And Lord, some days ______ has no tears left to cry. Oh Lord, I pray that you would refresh her this moment. I pray that you would cause her soul to stretch out in a pasture that is cool, green and shady. As she rests there, feed her Lord. Give her those thoughts, those truths, those encouragements that her weary heart needs most. Revive her Lord. Give ______ cool waters to refresh her in a place free of anxiety, a place of peace. Renew her. Bring her soul back to a place of calm assurance and readiness. Repair her brokenness. Heal her wounds. Restore her soul I pray Lord. Amen

 

 

ENCOURAGEMENT

 

He is your Shepherd ______. He will give you green pastures and quiet waters. Savor them, and he will restore your soul. He will dear girl, he will. Trust him.

 

LIfe and Peace

SCRIPTURE

 

Romans 8:6

6          For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

(NASB)

 

 

PRAYER

 

Life and peace Lord, is what I ask for ______ at this moment. I ask that she would focus her mind on that which the Holy Spirit within her would bring. Push out those dismal ponderings of dark futures, and move her to dream of beautiful possibilities Lord. Break into her mind with light and paint hopeful, joyful, futures. Make her know that you take even the dark events of her past and weave them into light. Help her to feel your forgiveness and love and confidence and smile. And Lord, as ______ is filled up to overflowing with the ponderings of your future blessings, please fill her with life and peace. Please flood her emotions with your peace as a result of filling her mind with your Spirit. May her purposeful intentions be to digest in her mind only those brilliant and hopeful blessings that you have yet to give. Amen.

 

ENCOURAGEMENT

 

The thoughts you choose to meditate upon will have a profound effect upon your emotions. Choose to dwell on the hope of his lavish blessing. Choose.

 

 

Hope Indeed

SCRIPTURE

1 Peter 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
(NASB)

Romans 5:3-5
3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
(NASB)

Romans 8:24-25
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
(NASB)


PRAYER

Lord Jesus, thank you that your resurrection gives us great hope for forgiveness from the past, power for the present, and heaven in the future. Thank you that the resurrection speaks of new life, new hope, and new beginnings. I pray that this Easter brings hope to ______’s heart. Lord, she has experienced a storm of tribulation this past year, and that tribulation has built the stamina of perseverance, which as shown the beauty of her character. Now Lord, with this Easter Sunday I ask that you would well up in her heart hope of every sort. Make her feel your complete forgiveness. Make her know your power to persevere in her present. Make her feel beautiful of heart and character. And give her the faith to feel the assurance of those hopes and dreams that linger in her heart. Give her the faith to feel a conviction that those things she has yet to see are indeed coming one day. Flood her whole person with an overwhelming sense of hope that washes away her doubts and fears forever. Amen.


ENCOURAGEMENT

Dear girl, our Lord has seen your pain and your perseverance. As he rests his eyes on your proven character he calls you beautiful of heart indeed. Have faith, rest in hope, and bask in his undying love.

Pour out your Pain

SCRIPTURE

 

Luke 22:41-44

41        And He [Jesus] withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,

42        saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done."

43        Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

44        And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

(NASB)

 

 

PRAYER

 

Lord, as ______’s heart feels the agony of her current lot, I ask that you would move her to pray her heart with great fervor. Turn her agony into pleadings. Give her freedom to bring her requests to you unashamedly, and yet melt her will into yours Lord. May she feel her agony, release her pain, and submit her will. And as she is in the midst of that agony Lord, I ask that you would bring an angel from heaven to her side to strengthen her so that she might walk the road you have set before her with dignity and grace. Amen.

 

 

ENCOURAGEMENT

It’s ok to feel your pain and pour out your agony in prayer. It’s ok.