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09/14/2009

Prayer

Dear God,

I need you today, to revive my spirit, my emotions, my body. My mind wanders in directions that confirm I'm prone to wander. I think it's because I have not prayed the prayers of thanksgiving to feed the life of you living in me. As Oswald Chambers says, the lack of prayer will not kill us, we can live just fine without it, but it does kill your life within us. I choose now to say, 'Praise the Name of Jesus, Lord and Savior of my life. Revive my emotions as they are in unison with your spirit living in me, and restore the brokeness of my flesh as it is sapped by the lack of faith in your promises.'

As I look to you for provisions of the adoption of Helen, I pray for childlike faith, that you, father, will give us the funds necessary to rescue her from instutional living. I don't know how you will provide, as it seems the revenue generators I planned to provide the money necessary are so weak and frail, they will not support the tens of thousands necessary to complete this project. My imagination ends up thinking that I will walk away with great debt on top of greater responsibility requiring even more funds. Help me to live like a child of the King even when it feels like I'm the pauper of the land.

Lord, I'm sitting down at the table now, like George Meuller, and giving you thanks for supplying the needs of my family and this adoption. I can't imagine how you will provide but I thank you that you will.

I pray for my needs as I teach in Church for victory in the spiritual battle that rages around me. I and my family have been greatly wounded. Let me trust in you for victory over the giants in my life. For I know your mercies are new every morning and it is your desire that we rise up in the strength and righteousness of your Son Jesus Christ to claim victory!!! Redeem and cleanse us oh LORD that we will praise your name for all Wallen generations to come until you return to take your children home.

AMEN.