Good Wednesday!

The Destiny Campus of Life Christian University was beautiful last night… absolutely beautiful! I’m sad this was the final class for a few months… looking forward to the end of August for the class of 2009-2010! 

The weirdest thing happened to me last night… I had a friend offer me transformational advice in a DREAM. The experience was so REAL… wouldn’t it be cool if he had the same dream? I’m going to call this friend today during normal awake hours and say thank you!  

Ephesians 6:19-20 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, WORDS MAY BE GIVEN ME so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it FEARLESSLY, as I should.

These verses came alive to me last night and then again this morning. The Apostle Paul ASKING FOR PRAYER… not for his comfort or for some earthly blessing… he wanted his friends to PRAY that GOD would GIVE HIM WORDS for EVERY TIME he opened his mouth… that he would be able to FEARLESSLY keep on declaring Gods words.

Praying for each other is one of the most beautiful gifts we can offer our friends. Can you break down your prayer request to ONE THING today? Think about what’s going on in your life… and if God did this ONE THING… all would be WELL for you! 

Even though there are so many things we could ask God for… maybe instead of praying a buffet of prayers, we should FOCUS on ONE THING and go after that with all our hearts. 

When God asked King Solomon for anything he wanted: just ONE THING Solomon… just ONE PRAYER REQUEST… what do you want more then ANYTHING ELSE? Solomon asked for wisdom so that he would be ABLE to lead Gods people well -- as the KING of Israel. 

1Kings 3:7-9 “Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead (or in succession) of my father, David, but I AM LIKE A LITTLE CHILD who doesn’t know his way around. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! GIVE ME AN UNDERSTANDING HEART so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”

If I could reduce my prayer request down to ONE THING today… I suppose I would ask the same thing Paul asked his friends in Ephesians 6:19-20. That I would stay my course with JOY… and that I too would be GIVEN WORDS from the Lord for EVERY TIME I OPEN MY MOUTH… and that I too will be able to keep on FEARLESSLY declaring the Good News about Jesus Christ… that I would NEVER get sidetracked… that I would never lose sight of the prize… that I would always stay true to the heavenly calling on my life. (slightly expanded version)

Leave your ONE THING requests and let us PRAY for each other today! Here’s a video for you to play in the background while praying… have a super day… don’t forget church at Destiny Family Center TONIGHT @ 7PM!