I Stand

Promises I am standing on for Daniel and Micah (transferred yesterday, August 26th, 2010 at 3:30pm in Las Vegas at the Sher Institute)

Psalm 128:3- Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your sons will be like olive shoots
around your table.

Psalm 127:3-5- Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
... when they contend with their enemies in the gate

Psalm 125:4- Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
to those who are upright in heart

Psalm 130:5- I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.

LORD, GIVE US THESE BOYS. MAY THEY IMPLANT AND BE HEALTHY AND GO TO FULL TERM. SHOW YOUR GOODNESS TO US IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. SATAN, YOU CAN NO LONGER HAVE OUR BABIES!!! THEY BELONG TO THE LORD AND I SPEAK FORTH LIFE IN JESUS NAME

Help My Unbelief

God,

I want to believe. I want to to have rock solid faith. I want to stand on your promises. Like the father of the demonic child; Please Lord, help my unbelief. Give me the faith to believe for our three babies being transferred in Vegas this week. Give me the faith to believe with my wife that they are sons and all three of them will live and not die. Lord, I so want to believe, but it is such a battle. So much heartache, and empty, painful caverns in my heart. I hide them so well with a facade, but inside my faith is weak in this area. In the natural, after so many losses, my automatic response is to protect my heart and don't let myself be vulnerable again. I don't want to operate in the natural; it is only filled with mediocrity and brokeness. I want to operate in the spiritual where you are asking me to believe and not waver. I don't want to doubt, because I know your word says I won't receive anything from the Lord. Like a broken record, I know that by protecting mine and Andrea's heart from pain again, I am tying your hands and your provision in my life. Believe me God, I don't want to do that. Give me the faith to stand firm this week and in the weeks to come. Give me the faith to believe that our three babies are sons and I will hold them nine months from now. God, I want to hold them. God, I want to look in their eyes and see you saying back to me; these three blessings are because of your faith. Give me the faith to stand firm when Andrea has weak moments in her faith. Lord I want to believe. Lord I really want to believe. Please, please, please Lord, help my unbelief.

My Prayer From Psalm 112

Praise you Lord!!! Blessing is mine when I fear you. Let me find great delight in your commands. My children will be mighty in their time when I fear and follow you with all my heart. You will bless their generation too if they stay upright and fear you. Lord, help me to be the upright example they need for me to be, so they can follow me, like I follow Christ. Let righteousness reign in my house, so you will pour out blessings and riches for me and my family. Even in the dark times of our family; when financial trials and hard times come our way, the light that lives in us will gain victory. You will bring us through, when I remain gracious, compassionate, and righteous. You will do good to me even in financial struggles as long as remain generous and lend freely. I want to be a just man, and conduct all my affairs with justice and integrity. When I remain upright, I know I can't be shaken and my name will be remembered forever. Bad news won't scare me because my heart is steady in You. My heart is secure in you and I will have no fear. Victory is mine when I remain steadfast. The enemny will not triumph over me.

Valley of Baca

Psalm 84:5-7 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca,they make it a place of springs. the autumn rains also cover it with pools.They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion

My Prayer today: Lord, help me to keep my strength in you. Lord blessing comes when I purposely seek you as the strength of my life. Blessing comes to me when I turn away from things that offer false strength and temporary pleasure. You are the only strength of my heart. Lord, I am on a journey, a pilgrimmage to find you. I have set my heart to find you and not to turn to the right or left but to keep focused on you and totally surrendered to your will. Lord, I know on this journey, you will take me to valleys that are full of weeping, sorrow, and despair (Baca). Father, I understand that I go through these valleys so you can test me, prove me, and refine me into who you are molding me to be. These valleys are ironically valleys of springs and pools of refreshing because though on the outside I might be wasting away, the spirit man on the inside is becoming mature, strengthened, and steadfast. Through every valley, every mountain, and all the inbetweens; these are all leading to the day I will see you face to face. God, thank you for the valleys of baca; you are the potter and I am the clay.

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