Since writing this post I came across another blog post by Lisa Shea. She was writing about the need to intercede. It’s a sweet article. You can read it here… I know this may sound selfish, but please copy and paste this list and print it off, memorize it, write it on your eyelids, do whatever, but I am asking you to pray. You can’t say I’m selfish because I did say that I would pray for you too. So, here is the repeat of the list from yesterday…
- Pray for a place for my wife, kids, and I to live. We have been living with a family for the last several months. We are craving our own space. The family has been greatly generous and loving towards us. It has nothing to do with them. Just everything to do with the desire to be together again as a family unit.
- Pray for me to lead the ministries that I have oversight with, with integrity of heart and skillful hands. But pray in that order. Integrity first. Skill second.
- Pray for me as I am taking on leading and teaching “The Five”. This is a new service here at FBC that is seriously trying to make a difference here in this community by unashamedly preaching the Bible in a real life changing culture making way.
- Pray that God would give me great creativity as I teach and lead. I don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I want to discover teleportation!
- Pray for Godly guys that would surround me and hold me accountable.
- Pray for my wife
- Pray for my kids
- Pray for me as I still deal with the loss of my Dad. It continues to be something that weighs on my heart!
- Pray that I would be a great husband to my wife and dad to my kids.
- Pray for times of refreshing and encouragement in my life! It seems easy for Satan to find things to discourage me with.
- Pray for all the details to work out for my potential enrollment at Biblical Seminary starting this fall! (finances!!!)
Seriously, how can I pray for you? But don’t write Unspoken!
Thankful…
~Peter
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You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Continue to pray for direction in both mine and my wifes’ life. (I am not sure if the grammar is right…)
Hey Peter John,
I was listening to a tape today by Jeff Gowesky… a sermon on “Leaving a Legacy” and he was speaking about Fathering. His first point of five was to pray. He talked about how he committed to pray for his children. Praying to be able to communicate with them but how to also lead them towards a closer walk with God. The second point was to remain pure as a father. He was saying what a great gift that is to our children. I only heard part of the sermon so far… I realized that I’ve got to do more praying for my children and grandchildren. I’ve got a responsibility and a privilege to pray for them.
I need more prayer time in my life… you can pray that I’ll be obedient in following through with the challenge I heard today.