A Voice for a Generation

As I have been preparing my heart to pray for my Children and Grandchildren. My hearts cry is, that they will be used of God to be a voice for Him in their generation.  I am praying for each one specifically. May God grant direction and guidance.

So, I seek God on the words to pray that line up according to His will. 1 Jn 5:14-15 "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of Him." How bout that for a promise! Always keep in mind that the commands of the Lord are to be obeyed and His promises are by faith.

Ciara & Maddie,14 &13, Summer & Denise, 13 & 17...will they be a voice for God in their generation? I pray they will delight in Him and have a life-changing personal relationship with the ONE who loves them best. Jesus Christ. I believe God has touched their hearts. May they learn to love Him with a whole heart and follow after Him. I pray for ears to hear His voice clearly. And a submissive heart and spirit to obey as He speaks. Willingness to go where He leads and fufill His perfect will for their lives. Praying they will shine BRIGHT LIGHT in the darkness and lead many to the kingdom of God.

Ashleigh and Hannah, 21& 18...will they be a voice for God in their generation? God has already touched their hearts. I had the privilege to pray with them for salvation when they were very young. My prayer for them is that God will have His way in their hearts and that they will learn to love Him wholeheartedly and be BRIGHT LIGHTS  in darkness leading many to Christ. Voices to proclaim God's goodness and grace through Jesus Christ. Speaking truth of His word to broken hearts, and comfort to those who are torn by broken homes. Advocates for those abandoned, the fatherless and orpans. Witnesses for Christ.

 

Hayden 15...will he be a voice for God in his generation? Praying God to raise him up as a "mighty man of valor". I am praying for a submissive heart willing to be lead of God. I pray for Hayden to be a leader that is strong in conviction and demonstrates God's power through faith in Christ. I pray that God will make known His plans for his life and he will be all that God purposed to bring Him glory. A man after God's own heart. A man of prayer. An example of a godly man, husband & father. That he will never forget those that society ignores, and be a light to those who set in darkness. Setting captives free through the power of the Holy Spirit. To be a LIGHT not a JUDGE!!

Madison 10, Stormy Lee 6, Lilly 5, Sydney 11 & Harry 2 ...will they be a voice for God in their generation? Praying for their little hearts to be good soil for God to plant His love for His Son Jesus. May God raise them up to be His hands and feet for serving Him. And a voice to be heard of His great love and mercy. Hearts to love others and especially the downtrodden and needy.  That God will give them an anointing to do more than any generation to bring many souls to Christ. Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow!!!

                                                                                                    

I am believing God for His good work in our Grandchildren's lives. He has a good plan for each one of them (Jerm. 29:11) and I trust that He will complete it to His glory, honor and praise. I'm standing on the promise that I shared in 1 John. No matter how things may look in this realm, God is at work answering prayer when we pray according to His will. God is not moved by our emotions, but He is moved by our faith... "and without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." Hebrews 11:6

Today, believe him to work in your life through prayer. Find what he says about what you are asking for and then choose to believe Him for it. By faith are His promises true.

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" Eph. 3:20-21

Simply His,
Alta Lynn

From the Front Porch

It is a a beautiful afternoon on the front porch. This morning it was a tad bit cool. I am always drawn to the the beauty of spring with all the new life and flowering trees. So I am posting a picture of one of our flowering Crabapples. We have a few that blossomed really full this year. Makes me smile:-) Makes me want to praise the One Who holds the Universe. And holds you and me in His arms.

  Think about this: "When we praise God and bring our request to Him in prayer, by faith, we plug into His almighty power...and when we offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving we open a door for Him to rescue us and bless our lives, and we also prepare the way for Him to rescue and bless other people as well." R .M.

Do you worry about asking Him in prayer? Paul puts it this way in his letter to the Philippians. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Phil.4:6
By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving...here's our key to receiving. God loves a thankful heart. What we are doing here is saying, "thank You God in advance for what You are doing and going to do"...faith at work!

I love this quote from S.D. Gordon. "no human imagination can take in the startling, revolutionary power, softly, subtly, but with irrestible sweep, that flows down from the crowned Christ among grateful men and women...that flows through the lives of individuals wholly under the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit...through people who simply live in full-faced touch with Christ, and who take that power as the need arises and the Sovereign Holy Spirit leads."

Ruth Myers adds to this, "thank You God, that I am part of a vast army of people around the world--people who live in full-faced touch with Your Son and move Your mighty hand to bring about Your gracious purposes."

 Prayer is the key to living in full-face touch with God, with Christ. When we trust Him to do what He says He will do and believe we hear His voice, all things are possible.
God has given us the blessed Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth and He makes known to us the heart of God.
Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit says the LORD."

If you find yourself today wandering or wondering... stop!!!! Ask yourself, "have I even asked God about this? does He even know I am struggling here?" He delights for us to seek Him first, and to trust Him. Don't call a girlfriend, don't wish and whine...start believing and receiving my friend. PUSH=Pray Until Something Happens:-)

Know you are loved and prayed for daily. Jesus loves you and I do too.

Simply His,
Alta Lynn