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Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
I just want to let you know that I am not neglecting you. What I have to say really matters. How it is conveyed means a great deal. I am here and you are most certainly not forgotten. It is to your benefit that I take a break from time to time so I can really learn from the lessons all the wisdom I have to gain and listen to what God is saying to me for all our sakes.
When it comes to relaying anything to you or even as regards to my prayers unto God, it benefits no one if they are not filled with beneficial substance. However, I am open and receptive to your concerns and needs for prayer. You are allowed to contact me for prayer if you like, or to comment your appreciation for the insights and revelations you receive as a result of the prayers of my heart, the conversations of my soul and the lessons or help you receive from God. It's in all our best interest to help support each other with as much loving-kindness as we have to offer. Wisdom and faith are key in expressing helpful support. And sometimes we cannot help or benefit another until we have learned the wisdom we ourselves need. And sometimes it is wisest to wait on The Lord so we can renew our strength, soak up some sun and even to play a bit. Other times we must neglect play time in order to make sure necessary work gets accomplished. Nevertheless, I give thanks for all the ways God uses us to help bless and encourage one another in loving-kindness, tender mercy, amazing grace, and in all that is right, just and true.
God bless you and keep you, Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues.
God make His Face to shine upon you and to be exceedingly gracious to you.
God life His Countenance upon you and give you peace and amply supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus for the sake of all concerned. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
PRAYER WRITING, BLOG STYLE
MY VERY FIRST ATTEMPT AT BLOGGING
Hello Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
Like I said in a previous letter, I am so new to Google+ that I don't know exactly how it works. I tried looking into all that I have either written or posted in my blogs to see what might be beneficial to post here. This particular letter was my very first blog attempt. It tells a bit about myself, the purpose of this blog as well as to who is being addressed - both my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues and to God Our Heavenly Father.
Please drop me a note saying how much you appreciate what I am doing and how much it blesses you. Feel free to also send in personal prayer requests. After all, we are here to bless and support each other as best we can since we are designed by God to be family, friends and life colleagues, and there is not a one of us truly an island unto himself. We need each other and we each have differing gifts and talents uniquely our very own. This is mine and I want to wisely use it to help bless, support and prosper you to make life sweeter and hopefully help manifest a bit of Heaven on earth and in your life.
God bless us and grow us all up in Christ. Amen.
(c)2014; Terri Spahr, aka: (Prayer Writer Terri)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Personal Prayer Writing, Blog Style
PRAYER WRITING, BLOG STYLE - Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Hello to my Dear Friends, Family, and Life Colleagues who happen to check in to see what's up with this particular blog. :0 )
This is my first blog. Not sure how to work this. I intend to use this blog as a type of diary, so to speak. It will not be anything like what most of you are familiar with. It is an extension of myself and in some ways might come across as ethereal. Just understand that I intend to share a part of myself that is deeply personal yet might come across as nondescript. That's as best as I can explain it. In my own self I come across as someone with very little understanding or intelligence, yet my writing style reflects something quite different. Where my natural abilities in communication may be lacking, my writing seems to communicate in ways my mouth seems to be unable to.
Mostly, I write prayers. I write to The One I know is truly accepting of me and that does not turn me blindly aside or treat me as if I have no right to life or am beneath contempt. And it is my heart felt prayer that this would not only open up a whole new world of greater good to me. But it is also my heart's cry that what is produced through the speech that emanates from my hands that it would be of great benefit and tremendous blessing to others who might find themselves in their own sight as nothing and nobody worth knowing or even setting eyes on. It is my sincerest hope that what you read in my postings will lift you up and encourage you beyond measure.
No, I am nobody any more or less special than you. I have just found my niche and what makes me happiest and am still working on figuring out how to get what I do put into a format that will bless all concerned. I am just as human as anybody else with my own shortcomings and failings and humanistic ways, though my writings may not always reflect that. When I write it is as though I am taken into another dimension of life that transcends my own troubles. My focus gets redirected to something way better than I can even put into words. By nature I am a prayer writer. Some might view it as journaling, but God Himself correctly called me Prayer Writer, when I didn't even have a clue where to begin or how to even bill myself just to get started. A dear friend of mine refers to me as Prayer Warrior - and the best prayer warrior she has ever known. Whenever there's an issue going on in her life that she needs help with so that she either gets a better perspective on it or needs redirecting ques, I'm her go-to person for the job. Why? Because she knows that I really don't have the answers to what she needs but that God does; so in essence, I am her prayer-support.
So, as I begin this journey of Prayer Writing, Blog Style, I pray that it will exalt Christ and glorify God, and bless all concerned - and even open up a world of more good than any of us have ever known before.
And now, Lord God,
In Jesus' Name, be Thou glorified on earth, even through this Prayer Writing Blog, as You are in Heaven. And thank You so very much for all the blessings and for all the good that results from this, and for every one who benefits from finding this blog just to read it, and maybe even to participate in it so that Heaven becomes a reality in their own lives because they have discovered for themselves how great and awesome God really is and how much they really matter. Dear Lord, there's just so many people who have no clue as to how important they are or how prevalent their gracing the world with their presence really matters. And sometimes, Lord, it really sucks when you see yourself as nothing, less than nothing, and nobody. And it sucks even more when there are others in the world who either reiterate that point or having to deal with people who do whatever they can to force you to believe that crock of crap but have no idea how to see things any different despite what they really know to be true. So I pray that You use this Prayer Writing Blog to pour out bountiful blessings and to create marvelous miracles in the lives of those who are touched by what they read. And I pray, Lord God, that You anoint these hands of mine with more good than I have ever known before so that they produce works worthy of Your praise, glory, and honor. Because, Dear Lord, You are worthy of all our praise.
In Jesus' Name, thank You, Lord. Amen.
Hello to my Dear Friends, Family, and Life Colleagues who happen to check in to see what's up with this particular blog. :0 )
This is my first blog. Not sure how to work this. I intend to use this blog as a type of diary, so to speak. It will not be anything like what most of you are familiar with. It is an extension of myself and in some ways might come across as ethereal. Just understand that I intend to share a part of myself that is deeply personal yet might come across as nondescript. That's as best as I can explain it. In my own self I come across as someone with very little understanding or intelligence, yet my writing style reflects something quite different. Where my natural abilities in communication may be lacking, my writing seems to communicate in ways my mouth seems to be unable to.
Mostly, I write prayers. I write to The One I know is truly accepting of me and that does not turn me blindly aside or treat me as if I have no right to life or am beneath contempt. And it is my heart felt prayer that this would not only open up a whole new world of greater good to me. But it is also my heart's cry that what is produced through the speech that emanates from my hands that it would be of great benefit and tremendous blessing to others who might find themselves in their own sight as nothing and nobody worth knowing or even setting eyes on. It is my sincerest hope that what you read in my postings will lift you up and encourage you beyond measure.
No, I am nobody any more or less special than you. I have just found my niche and what makes me happiest and am still working on figuring out how to get what I do put into a format that will bless all concerned. I am just as human as anybody else with my own shortcomings and failings and humanistic ways, though my writings may not always reflect that. When I write it is as though I am taken into another dimension of life that transcends my own troubles. My focus gets redirected to something way better than I can even put into words. By nature I am a prayer writer. Some might view it as journaling, but God Himself correctly called me Prayer Writer, when I didn't even have a clue where to begin or how to even bill myself just to get started. A dear friend of mine refers to me as Prayer Warrior - and the best prayer warrior she has ever known. Whenever there's an issue going on in her life that she needs help with so that she either gets a better perspective on it or needs redirecting ques, I'm her go-to person for the job. Why? Because she knows that I really don't have the answers to what she needs but that God does; so in essence, I am her prayer-support.
So, as I begin this journey of Prayer Writing, Blog Style, I pray that it will exalt Christ and glorify God, and bless all concerned - and even open up a world of more good than any of us have ever known before.
And now, Lord God,
In Jesus' Name, be Thou glorified on earth, even through this Prayer Writing Blog, as You are in Heaven. And thank You so very much for all the blessings and for all the good that results from this, and for every one who benefits from finding this blog just to read it, and maybe even to participate in it so that Heaven becomes a reality in their own lives because they have discovered for themselves how great and awesome God really is and how much they really matter. Dear Lord, there's just so many people who have no clue as to how important they are or how prevalent their gracing the world with their presence really matters. And sometimes, Lord, it really sucks when you see yourself as nothing, less than nothing, and nobody. And it sucks even more when there are others in the world who either reiterate that point or having to deal with people who do whatever they can to force you to believe that crock of crap but have no idea how to see things any different despite what they really know to be true. So I pray that You use this Prayer Writing Blog to pour out bountiful blessings and to create marvelous miracles in the lives of those who are touched by what they read. And I pray, Lord God, that You anoint these hands of mine with more good than I have ever known before so that they produce works worthy of Your praise, glory, and honor. Because, Dear Lord, You are worthy of all our praise.
In Jesus' Name, thank You, Lord. Amen.
GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE
Hey Precious Family, Friends, Life Colleagues and Supporters,
Nice to meet you through this new venture called Google+. I am so new to this that I don't know exactly what I am doing on it just yet. Just doing as best I can figure on working it. My name seems to be set though I want to change it to Prayer Writer Terri. Couldn't find how to do so in the Google+ settings so will have to make due. O well.
Feel free to drop me a note or leave a comment that will bless and benefit everyone. Because we all get so inundated with negativity I created this site to be a safe place to regroup, refocus, and get balanced. Of course that means unloading all the crap that may be bombarding us or that is trying to consume us. Best way I know to fix that issue is to worship The Lord.
Worshiping God may be an unexpected weapon of epic proportions. Worshiping God is most certainly an invaluable tool when we remember to put it to use and use it for good. It's not something one finds common to combating the war one finds himself or herself in. Letting negativity have its way in us and through us is an ugly thing that we often quite easily cave into unawares because we are so unguarded and unmindful of what's really going on and whose really involved. We see on the surface the people and things associated with them that grate us the wrong way completely overlooking the fact that in spirit and in truth we war not against flesh and blood, (2 Cor. 10:3), though flesh and blood is what we see and so easily comprehend and are most familiar with. By the focus and attention we give whether positive or negative, and the words that come spewing out our mouths, for good or not for good, is in essence worship. We either worship God or we do not. And the best way to give the devil his due is to worship God.
It's so easy to get distracted, upset, and turned around and upside down. It's so easy to give up, give in and bow down and cave in to negativity's darkness due to all our experiences with negativity. On the other hand, worshiping God and seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is not something that so easily comes natural to us once we lose our innocence. It is something we have when we are little, that's why it is always wise to enjoy the blessings of happy babies and toddlers. It's something they understand and can communicate quite well when they are not bombarded with the negativity of adults. But it is in worshiping God and seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness that we find true peace and real joy. Think about it. A wee babe has no concept of anything but true peace and real joy until he/she is forced to endure the onslaughts of negativity. Their enemy is also your enemy and he will do anything to make you lose your focus and cause you to experience anything but true peace and real joy. He will do whatever he can to divert your attention away from God and from the true peace and real joy that comes from seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Why? Because he's jealous of you. He doesn't want you to know who you are, Who's you are, how powerful you really are and can become if you knew the one weapon that can destroy him ... and that's exalting Christ and glorifying God by seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness in order to manifest Heaven on earth. He knows all that you have going for you as well as all that you have available to you. He just doesn't want for you to know it. But guess what? The devil lost his rights to enjoying all the blessings and benefits Heaven has to offer. He chose to see himself above God and attempted to dethrone God because he was jealous of God and all His glory. He thought he could steel The Kingdom of God and undermine and usurp His Righteousness. He wanted to experience all the glory and grandeur God was privy to. He wanted to experience what it was like to be worshiped and adored like God and to have as much power and authority as God. But he gave all that up when he took on a fit of stupid. And God bestowed all that upon us instead.
There's so much I could say right now to continue this conversation but I need to communicate with Scripture referencing to fill in the blanks and reveal the truth concerning this subject which is quite extensive. Suffice it to say, lets give up all the negativity and darkness and give the devil his due by worshiping God. Worshiping God is the one thing that the devil is doing his best to make sure you never do. That was his original job, worshiping God. Now that's our job. Worshiping God is our job in every facet of life - heart and soul, mind and spirit, body and life ... even in thought, word and deed. In every possible way in which we express ourselves, in all that we think, say and do, even in how we live, work and play, we are to worship God. It's the best way to give the devil his due. He is the only thief in our lives who comes to steal, kill and destroy our true peace, real joy, and love for God and appreciation for The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Sadly he works through people and events to do so. But on the bright side, so does God. God will also use people and events, but only to our advantage and for our blessing and benefit and nothing less. While the devil may try to tear us down, tear us apart and worse, God is on our side to bless and prosper us, to help us, to benefit us in every good, perfect and beneficial way. And the more we recognize this truth and thank God for it, the more we give the devil the walloping he so richly deserves. So lets give the devil his due. Let's worship God in spirit and in truth. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
(c)2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Nice to meet you through this new venture called Google+. I am so new to this that I don't know exactly what I am doing on it just yet. Just doing as best I can figure on working it. My name seems to be set though I want to change it to Prayer Writer Terri. Couldn't find how to do so in the Google+ settings so will have to make due. O well.
Feel free to drop me a note or leave a comment that will bless and benefit everyone. Because we all get so inundated with negativity I created this site to be a safe place to regroup, refocus, and get balanced. Of course that means unloading all the crap that may be bombarding us or that is trying to consume us. Best way I know to fix that issue is to worship The Lord.
Worshiping God may be an unexpected weapon of epic proportions. Worshiping God is most certainly an invaluable tool when we remember to put it to use and use it for good. It's not something one finds common to combating the war one finds himself or herself in. Letting negativity have its way in us and through us is an ugly thing that we often quite easily cave into unawares because we are so unguarded and unmindful of what's really going on and whose really involved. We see on the surface the people and things associated with them that grate us the wrong way completely overlooking the fact that in spirit and in truth we war not against flesh and blood, (2 Cor. 10:3), though flesh and blood is what we see and so easily comprehend and are most familiar with. By the focus and attention we give whether positive or negative, and the words that come spewing out our mouths, for good or not for good, is in essence worship. We either worship God or we do not. And the best way to give the devil his due is to worship God.
It's so easy to get distracted, upset, and turned around and upside down. It's so easy to give up, give in and bow down and cave in to negativity's darkness due to all our experiences with negativity. On the other hand, worshiping God and seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is not something that so easily comes natural to us once we lose our innocence. It is something we have when we are little, that's why it is always wise to enjoy the blessings of happy babies and toddlers. It's something they understand and can communicate quite well when they are not bombarded with the negativity of adults. But it is in worshiping God and seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness that we find true peace and real joy. Think about it. A wee babe has no concept of anything but true peace and real joy until he/she is forced to endure the onslaughts of negativity. Their enemy is also your enemy and he will do anything to make you lose your focus and cause you to experience anything but true peace and real joy. He will do whatever he can to divert your attention away from God and from the true peace and real joy that comes from seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Why? Because he's jealous of you. He doesn't want you to know who you are, Who's you are, how powerful you really are and can become if you knew the one weapon that can destroy him ... and that's exalting Christ and glorifying God by seeking first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness in order to manifest Heaven on earth. He knows all that you have going for you as well as all that you have available to you. He just doesn't want for you to know it. But guess what? The devil lost his rights to enjoying all the blessings and benefits Heaven has to offer. He chose to see himself above God and attempted to dethrone God because he was jealous of God and all His glory. He thought he could steel The Kingdom of God and undermine and usurp His Righteousness. He wanted to experience all the glory and grandeur God was privy to. He wanted to experience what it was like to be worshiped and adored like God and to have as much power and authority as God. But he gave all that up when he took on a fit of stupid. And God bestowed all that upon us instead.
There's so much I could say right now to continue this conversation but I need to communicate with Scripture referencing to fill in the blanks and reveal the truth concerning this subject which is quite extensive. Suffice it to say, lets give up all the negativity and darkness and give the devil his due by worshiping God. Worshiping God is the one thing that the devil is doing his best to make sure you never do. That was his original job, worshiping God. Now that's our job. Worshiping God is our job in every facet of life - heart and soul, mind and spirit, body and life ... even in thought, word and deed. In every possible way in which we express ourselves, in all that we think, say and do, even in how we live, work and play, we are to worship God. It's the best way to give the devil his due. He is the only thief in our lives who comes to steal, kill and destroy our true peace, real joy, and love for God and appreciation for The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Sadly he works through people and events to do so. But on the bright side, so does God. God will also use people and events, but only to our advantage and for our blessing and benefit and nothing less. While the devil may try to tear us down, tear us apart and worse, God is on our side to bless and prosper us, to help us, to benefit us in every good, perfect and beneficial way. And the more we recognize this truth and thank God for it, the more we give the devil the walloping he so richly deserves. So lets give the devil his due. Let's worship God in spirit and in truth. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
(c)2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
REMEMBER THANKSGIVING pt 2
Heavenly Father,
Thank You so very much for all the ways You love us. Thank You for all the ways You care for us and tenderly provide for us. Thank You for all the ways You educate us and wise us up. Surely You are more amazing than we realize and more awesome than we give You credit for.
Surely God is great and God is good. God is love and God is just. God is wise and God is true. God is real and God is very much a part of our lives and active in our affairs for the sake of all concerned and all involved.
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You are awesome in our lives, Mighty God. You are awesome always, Abba Father.
You are worthy of all praise. We can't help but give You thanks.
You are awesome in our lives, Mighty God. And we love You.
Heavenly Father,
This song is what comes to mind. It's what's in my heart for You. You're just so wonderful, Abba Father. I can't help but give thanks for the Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues You have so graciously given to me and allowed me to be a part of so we can exalt Christ and worship You together... And for the good of all concerned, let Heaven work in us the miracles necessary so The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness can manifest on earth through us as It is in Heaven. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Thank You so very much for all the ways You love us. Thank You for all the ways You care for us and tenderly provide for us. Thank You for all the ways You educate us and wise us up. Surely You are more amazing than we realize and more awesome than we give You credit for.
Surely God is great and God is good. God is love and God is just. God is wise and God is true. God is real and God is very much a part of our lives and active in our affairs for the sake of all concerned and all involved.
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You are awesome in our lives, Mighty God. You are awesome always, Abba Father.
You are worthy of all praise. We can't help but give You thanks.
You are awesome in our lives, Mighty God. And we love You.
Heavenly Father,
This song is what comes to mind. It's what's in my heart for You. You're just so wonderful, Abba Father. I can't help but give thanks for the Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues You have so graciously given to me and allowed me to be a part of so we can exalt Christ and worship You together... And for the good of all concerned, let Heaven work in us the miracles necessary so The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness can manifest on earth through us as It is in Heaven. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Monday, March 31, 2014
REMEMBER THANKSGIVING
Hello Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
How is everybody doing?
So much happening in the news lately that I don't rightly know what or how to address things. Feel free to discuss such topics here though, if you like. We can pray about them together and make a real impact that way since prayer goes a long way in promoting amazing good. It's no secret how powerful prayer can really be ... especially when we back that prayer up with good works. It might be that one is worthless without the other. Ever think about that? Probably not. I know I haven't, but it makes sense. I mean, in reality there's really not a single person among us who doesn't pray. We all do. There's just no getting around this fact. Even if some should think that they don't pray and even say so, the truth is that they really do. They may not think so, but they do. We all do. Even in how we sort things out in our thoughts or how we communicate with one another. It's all prayer. It's just a matter of whether or not it's worshipful prayer or destructive prayer. Whether our prayers are encouraging and beneficial to the integrity and well-being of all involved or all concerned, or if they are merely self serving and angled toward the demise of another. This is what makes the difference. This is what reveals what's in the heart of a being making the prayer.
When you're mulling things over trying to figure things out to see how you might come to the best possible conclusion ... it's prayer. When you can't see the forest for all the trees or all you can see is the muck through all the mire with not a shred of hope to grasp hold onto ... then what's your prayer reveal? Not so healthy or necessarily wise, huh? Sometimes it takes a great deal of searching and grasping to find even a shred of light. But as long as you're looking to find any hint of love or light in a given situation you are praying for the goodness to manifest. The same is true regarding any architect, fashion designer, builder, sculptor, writer, or any artist of any kind. We are all artists in our own individual way. Some are even master chefs while others are mere cooks or service workers in various departments of life, say, firefighters, doctors, nurses, pilots, scientists, actors, musicians, teachers and professors, etc.. There are so many categories to list here that I'm doing good to list the few that I am even aware of here. So many of us work behind the scenes and often go unrewarded with even a hint of thanks. However, many of us do receive thanks just not in the usual conventional ways, like hospitals, farmers, news reporters,, bed and furniture makers, publishers or IT folks in charge of making sure our electronics are up and running as smoothly as possible - tv folks, cell phone and computer folks, airplane pilot towers, and so on. You get the idea. So much we take for granted not realizing or paying attention to all that goes into what we are privileged to have at our disposal at any given moment.
We have so much to be grateful about yet we neglect to give thanks for it all because we take so much for granted. We have so much that we don't even keep in mind all that we have to be thankful for. It is imperative that we remember thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not meant to be a one day event in the course of a year. Thanksgiving was meant to be a lifestyle, a remembrance and acknowledgement of gratitude designed to be expressed for the benefit of all that we have as well as for the benefit of all concerned. Thanksgiving helps encourage us and gives us reminders of how wonderful we really do have it. On the surface that may not always be the case, I know. But I wonder how many miracles would take place if we simply gave way to a humble heart of gratitude. Instead of looking at what we don't have, at what's missing, and instead focusing our attention on God from Whom all blessings flow and thanking Him for creating us in the first place, and that for His glory, honor, power, praise and majesty ... I wonder how much things would change for the better. Might it be that even the deserts might become a wellspring of life? Might it be that all death and darkness would flee away? Might it be that poverty would lose its place in our lives, in our world? Might it even be that we would somehow experience Heaven on earth and all war and fighting would cease to exist? Such notions might seem elementary and simplistic as from a child grotesquely innocent, however, such notions I believe were meant to be considered and even acted on. How is it God commanded us to live anyway? "Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7).
More than five years ago I was forced into some extremely unpleasant circumstances and severely uncooperative situations and nearly two years ago the evil that saturated those subsequent turbulent years led up to something that even more strenuously tested my faith. Ironically, what occurred nearly two years this coming June proved to be a pivotal turning point in my level of maturity despite all that I was being put through by certain individual who were emphatic about displacing me from a life that I had believed God was instrumental in creating and had dedicated to Him. It was sorely difficult and the people involved were not at all welcoming nor honest concerning my presence in it. However, God is my Vindicator. He is The Righteous Judge in this matter and I trust the power of His omnipotent goodness to work things out for the good of all concerned.... especially since I prayed concerning the matter regarding my enemies having a dramatic encounter with Christ Himself. You can never go wrong praying this way, not when you are seeking God's glory. Is the situation healed now? By the Blood of The Holy Lamb of God and by the power of His Word and according to His Will it is. God will always send His Word in accordance with His Will, which is always good and which will only produce that which is good, right and beneficial to His glory, honor, power, praise and majesty. Sometimes it seems like life has given some a raw deal, but it might be that those with the hardest lives might be the ones with the greatest testimony in the end. It might be that they are the ones who are especially chosen by God, given a special anointing, a special calling, and are more powerful than they really know. But that's really the point, isn't it? The devil will do anything to keep us from realizing who we are in Christ, to Whom we really belong, and what we really have going for us and how much we really have backing us. He will do anything to keep us from realizing the Truth that will and does set us free. He knows but does not want for us to know. Thankfully, God also knows and God will make sure we know in the best possible way for us to know. He will make sure that we are not alone in our plight to suffer all by ourselves or without a way of escape. God is in with us to help us win it for His glory. And that makes all the difference. We are not in it alone. God is in it with us. God is with us because He does very much love us. God is our victory in anything we endure. God is our victory in anything we face. God is The Truth we need in any given situation, condition or relationship.
There is more I would like to say, more that is worthy for my continuing on. However it might be more wise to save that conversation for a later time.
God bless you ... and you can't go wrong when it is always wise to give thanks. So always remember thanksgiving. Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
How is everybody doing?
So much happening in the news lately that I don't rightly know what or how to address things. Feel free to discuss such topics here though, if you like. We can pray about them together and make a real impact that way since prayer goes a long way in promoting amazing good. It's no secret how powerful prayer can really be ... especially when we back that prayer up with good works. It might be that one is worthless without the other. Ever think about that? Probably not. I know I haven't, but it makes sense. I mean, in reality there's really not a single person among us who doesn't pray. We all do. There's just no getting around this fact. Even if some should think that they don't pray and even say so, the truth is that they really do. They may not think so, but they do. We all do. Even in how we sort things out in our thoughts or how we communicate with one another. It's all prayer. It's just a matter of whether or not it's worshipful prayer or destructive prayer. Whether our prayers are encouraging and beneficial to the integrity and well-being of all involved or all concerned, or if they are merely self serving and angled toward the demise of another. This is what makes the difference. This is what reveals what's in the heart of a being making the prayer.
When you're mulling things over trying to figure things out to see how you might come to the best possible conclusion ... it's prayer. When you can't see the forest for all the trees or all you can see is the muck through all the mire with not a shred of hope to grasp hold onto ... then what's your prayer reveal? Not so healthy or necessarily wise, huh? Sometimes it takes a great deal of searching and grasping to find even a shred of light. But as long as you're looking to find any hint of love or light in a given situation you are praying for the goodness to manifest. The same is true regarding any architect, fashion designer, builder, sculptor, writer, or any artist of any kind. We are all artists in our own individual way. Some are even master chefs while others are mere cooks or service workers in various departments of life, say, firefighters, doctors, nurses, pilots, scientists, actors, musicians, teachers and professors, etc.. There are so many categories to list here that I'm doing good to list the few that I am even aware of here. So many of us work behind the scenes and often go unrewarded with even a hint of thanks. However, many of us do receive thanks just not in the usual conventional ways, like hospitals, farmers, news reporters,, bed and furniture makers, publishers or IT folks in charge of making sure our electronics are up and running as smoothly as possible - tv folks, cell phone and computer folks, airplane pilot towers, and so on. You get the idea. So much we take for granted not realizing or paying attention to all that goes into what we are privileged to have at our disposal at any given moment.
We have so much to be grateful about yet we neglect to give thanks for it all because we take so much for granted. We have so much that we don't even keep in mind all that we have to be thankful for. It is imperative that we remember thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not meant to be a one day event in the course of a year. Thanksgiving was meant to be a lifestyle, a remembrance and acknowledgement of gratitude designed to be expressed for the benefit of all that we have as well as for the benefit of all concerned. Thanksgiving helps encourage us and gives us reminders of how wonderful we really do have it. On the surface that may not always be the case, I know. But I wonder how many miracles would take place if we simply gave way to a humble heart of gratitude. Instead of looking at what we don't have, at what's missing, and instead focusing our attention on God from Whom all blessings flow and thanking Him for creating us in the first place, and that for His glory, honor, power, praise and majesty ... I wonder how much things would change for the better. Might it be that even the deserts might become a wellspring of life? Might it be that all death and darkness would flee away? Might it be that poverty would lose its place in our lives, in our world? Might it even be that we would somehow experience Heaven on earth and all war and fighting would cease to exist? Such notions might seem elementary and simplistic as from a child grotesquely innocent, however, such notions I believe were meant to be considered and even acted on. How is it God commanded us to live anyway? "Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7).
More than five years ago I was forced into some extremely unpleasant circumstances and severely uncooperative situations and nearly two years ago the evil that saturated those subsequent turbulent years led up to something that even more strenuously tested my faith. Ironically, what occurred nearly two years this coming June proved to be a pivotal turning point in my level of maturity despite all that I was being put through by certain individual who were emphatic about displacing me from a life that I had believed God was instrumental in creating and had dedicated to Him. It was sorely difficult and the people involved were not at all welcoming nor honest concerning my presence in it. However, God is my Vindicator. He is The Righteous Judge in this matter and I trust the power of His omnipotent goodness to work things out for the good of all concerned.... especially since I prayed concerning the matter regarding my enemies having a dramatic encounter with Christ Himself. You can never go wrong praying this way, not when you are seeking God's glory. Is the situation healed now? By the Blood of The Holy Lamb of God and by the power of His Word and according to His Will it is. God will always send His Word in accordance with His Will, which is always good and which will only produce that which is good, right and beneficial to His glory, honor, power, praise and majesty. Sometimes it seems like life has given some a raw deal, but it might be that those with the hardest lives might be the ones with the greatest testimony in the end. It might be that they are the ones who are especially chosen by God, given a special anointing, a special calling, and are more powerful than they really know. But that's really the point, isn't it? The devil will do anything to keep us from realizing who we are in Christ, to Whom we really belong, and what we really have going for us and how much we really have backing us. He will do anything to keep us from realizing the Truth that will and does set us free. He knows but does not want for us to know. Thankfully, God also knows and God will make sure we know in the best possible way for us to know. He will make sure that we are not alone in our plight to suffer all by ourselves or without a way of escape. God is in with us to help us win it for His glory. And that makes all the difference. We are not in it alone. God is in it with us. God is with us because He does very much love us. God is our victory in anything we endure. God is our victory in anything we face. God is The Truth we need in any given situation, condition or relationship.
There is more I would like to say, more that is worthy for my continuing on. However it might be more wise to save that conversation for a later time.
God bless you ... and you can't go wrong when it is always wise to give thanks. So always remember thanksgiving. Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
TWEET TWEET
Hello my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
I just threw out a tweet on Twitter. Lots to learn about Twitter and how to properly use and make good use of it. But one tweet I just put out was ...
God is love and love never fails to prevail. And when you love like God, you will also prevail ... to victory. However I wanted to put so much more in it. Prevail to victory ... may be the ultimate word of choice when all the words are summed up together. -- Prevail to succeed. -- Prevail to a more congenial state of heart & soul, mind & spirit ... even more congenial relationships. -- Prevail to apprehend, comprehend, understand ... etc. ... Prevail to obtain a good & welcome outcome. -- Prevail to grow, mature and become wise. ...
... You get the idea. Like I said, lots to learn when it comes to tweeting on Twitter. Maybe someone will help me understand how to better & more wisely use Twitter. Thank you. :0)
God bless you, Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. God bless you all with all that is wise, just, good, beneficial ... and that testifies of God's character, glory and grace. In Jesus' Name, Amen. And thank you for your support. It's nice to be appreciated and to be a part of such a wonderful family and to have such special friends and life colleagues as you. God bless you very much indeed. Amen.
I just threw out a tweet on Twitter. Lots to learn about Twitter and how to properly use and make good use of it. But one tweet I just put out was ...
God is love and love never fails to prevail. And when you love like God, you will also prevail ... to victory. However I wanted to put so much more in it. Prevail to victory ... may be the ultimate word of choice when all the words are summed up together. -- Prevail to succeed. -- Prevail to a more congenial state of heart & soul, mind & spirit ... even more congenial relationships. -- Prevail to apprehend, comprehend, understand ... etc. ... Prevail to obtain a good & welcome outcome. -- Prevail to grow, mature and become wise. ...
... You get the idea. Like I said, lots to learn when it comes to tweeting on Twitter. Maybe someone will help me understand how to better & more wisely use Twitter. Thank you. :0)
God bless you, Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. God bless you all with all that is wise, just, good, beneficial ... and that testifies of God's character, glory and grace. In Jesus' Name, Amen. And thank you for your support. It's nice to be appreciated and to be a part of such a wonderful family and to have such special friends and life colleagues as you. God bless you very much indeed. Amen.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
GOD DESERVES SO MUCH MORE
Hey Guys & Gals,
Funny thing occurred. I happened to check on the stats concerning my blog just to see who might be checking in for a read and from where in the world because I took notice that there were no views. Well as it turned out, my posts had not made it online. Somehow that part was turned off. Here I thought I was communicating with the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, least ways I was in Spirit though not as I thought I was by way of the internet. My apologies to you all. My intentions were honorable, its just that my actual follow through was misguided.
Now that that's took care of though, I pray that we get to know each other a bit better. At the very least, I hope that you appreciate my writings and let me know by dropping me a line or leaving a comment from time to time. Thank you. I know not everybody appreciates being brow beat with Scripture and others are quick to sense a Bible-thumper. That's not me by a long shot, though when I learn something from God's Scriptures I do enjoy writing about it but in prayer form and rarely noting where it is found.
When I am in writing mode I am as real and as raw as I can and know to be. I don't go for pretense and don't believe in fiction. There are many a fiction writer who are well able to make a successful and prosperous living at it. I'm just not one of them. And then there are those who are well versed in nonfiction and can turn out a spectacular biography or eloquent beautiful life story or life history, or what have you concerning anything that might help one to get a clear picture or teach others something necessary. Not sure I fall into that category either. I am just me. That will have to be good enough.
The bulk of my writing is worship based. I long to have a life that pleases and honors God while at the same time encourages and uplifts others. Sometimes we just don't know how or can't worship God because we either can't get past ourselves or all the hoopla in our particular life situation and we forget ourselves, where we are in life, and what it is that we need to do. We forget God and we forget to worship God. We get so mixed up because our awareness is more earthly based rather than spiritually based. We forget that what we see and experience on the surface might not actually be the truth of what actually is so in tense moments we forget that Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords. In tense moments we forget who and Who's we really are. We let our guard down and we let the darkness take over - and even a tiny bit of being such a fool is much more costly than we realize, all because we did not keep our whits about us.
When you go to God, how is it that you go to Him? When you know that God is worthy of all glory, honor, power, praise and majesty yet you are in conflict to such degree that you can't get a grasp of things in your own heart or soul, mind or spirit, do you become a blithering fool? a stammering idiot? Do you hold your peace or simply cut loose because you know that God understands that you are human and that you come before Him flawed, marred, beat up and broken? Are you able to put all your feelings, frustrations, mistakes, weaknesses and misnomers aside and simply worship The Lord in a manner that truly exalts Christ, that glorifies God, blesses and honors The Holy Spirit of God as well as The Kingdom of God and that also magnifies God's Righteousness? We all know that in our everyday living that this is key to a victorious lifestyle. Yet we also realize that this is an area where most, if not all of us, fall short of The Glory of God Our Father in Heaven. We all know and understand that there is not a moment in our lives that we are not meant to worship God in all our ways of living, being and doing. We all miss it in this regard yet we also realize that this is our highest goal of achievement - a goal so high that we have an enemy, God's enemy, who will do anything to keep us from obtaining this ultimate achievement. On the other hand, can we subject ourselves to such benevolence toward God and The Kingdom of God, that we can truly enter God's Gates with thanksgiving in our hearts and enter His Courts with praise?? This is why I write as I do. It is my main objective to worship God and give Him the glory He is so rightly do. When I do this ... I cut loose all the crap and hold to my focus on God's Holiness. It's not that I don't ever bring my complaints to God or seek His help and intervention ... but God deserves so much better, so much more than our complaints and grievances. And when you get such a revelation it is beyond humbling. Does it mean that you do so much better in life from the moment you gain such an epiphany? Not necessarily. However, I believe it means that you are well on the way to recovery and your life on the path of true healing mends. It's a start in the right direction when you realize how you have actually been praying ... till you find that there is a much better, much more powerful and glorious way to pray. Such things the devil will do anything to keep secret because he doesn't want you to know The Truth that will actually set you/us free.
People, do you realize how amazing you really and truly are? I would venture to say most likely not. Some might, but most don't even have an inkling of a clue. We have so much more going for us than we have ever been lead to believe. And even at that, only a select few have known. And of those, only a mere pittance is willing to teach others as regards their knowledge concerning all that we have going for us - of the all that they were made aware of, that is.
God made us each an individual wholly dependent upon Him and each other for help and support. God saw to it that not a one of us could ever be an island all to himself, not even God. We need God as much as God needs us, and we all absolutely need each the other in order to survive, experience God's blessings as well as to prosper. God needs us so He can work in us and through us for the sake of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. And we need God to work in us and through us so we can be of value to The Kingdom of God and let His Righteousness in us operate through us for the benefit of all concerned. God gave us each a gift that not one other person has - a piece of information and powerful anointing concerning Himself and The Truth - that no one else has. He communicates to us and through us in such wonderful ways that we take for granted and even overlook because we don't take the time to realize how awesome God truly is. No, we don't know it all ... that is individually. But collectively ... we can't help but know it all ... in Spirit and in Truth. God is a brilliant communicator. He created us to brilliantly communicate as well. It is our communications from and with God as well as with each other that helps us to grow, mature, and to know The Truth that sets us free ... and even to work the miracles necessary that will not only improve our lives and our over all life experiences ... but that also translate into more good than we have ever known. And for some, the need to experience the omnipotent goodness of God is truly a matter of life or death, blessing or cursing ... or the blessed life in lieu of the cursing that feeds on death. ... ... ... What would happen if everyone in all the world would just stop, turn their attention toward God and simply worship Him? None of us would ever be the same again. The world would not be as we currently know it. It and we might even become The Eden God first created ... Heaven in earth and on earth.
So when you take the notion to read what it is I write, I pray you join me in worshiping God and giving Him the glory and honor He is so rightly and overwhelmingly do. Understand that I do not in any way put myself above you. More often than not, I struggle to even see myself your equal, and what comes through my hands helps to raise me up. But even by what I do manage to put into words, it not only keeps me humble, but it is my way of being able to even kiss The Lords feet ... and hopefully, bless you all my peers - my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues as well.
Heavenly Father from Whom All Blessings Flow,
You know me. You know my character. You know what it is that You have called me to. The same is true concerning all of us, Heavenly Father. This is my contribution in life to bless and honor You as well as the rest of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. I may be a nobody to many, Lord, but I am most certainly a great somebody to You. The little drummer boy had no gifts to bring for the coming of The Newborn King except the playing of his drum. I know of no greater gift that I could offer You or The Kingdom of God than the writing of these words that come through my hands. I pray that You would accept them from the heart and soul that deems them worthy to even note. I pray You deem them worthy to accept as well as to use for Thy glory and honor. I pray the words that come through my hands would be of great benefit to all concerned and valued as bountiful blessings, even marvelous miracles to boot.
Heavenly Father,
I pray that You would work whatever blessings and miracles are necessary through the works of my hands in the lives of those whom You would deliver these words. I pray they would also help grow my Precious Family, Friends, Life Colleagues and myself up into that place where Thou wouldst be ever blessed, exalted and glorified in our lives.
Dear God,
Thank You for letting me serve You in this meek and humble way. Thank You for taking stock in me and finding me useful and fitting for something in Your sight and for finding me a place in Thy Kingdom. Thank You for being so merciful to me and for being so exceedingly gracious to me, Lord God. But most of all, thank You for all that You do as a result in the lives of all concerned as a result of what You do in and through me ... and in and through us all as a result. We may all have our cross to bear; we may all have an ax to grind, but it is You Who teaches our hands to war, Lord God. You teach our hands to war for righteousness, justice, truth and love. This is but one way that You have to use my hands for such things, for which I cannot help but thank You, Lord God.
Be Thou glorified in and through us all, Dear God. In Jesus' Blessed and Holy Name, Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
Funny thing occurred. I happened to check on the stats concerning my blog just to see who might be checking in for a read and from where in the world because I took notice that there were no views. Well as it turned out, my posts had not made it online. Somehow that part was turned off. Here I thought I was communicating with the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, least ways I was in Spirit though not as I thought I was by way of the internet. My apologies to you all. My intentions were honorable, its just that my actual follow through was misguided.
Now that that's took care of though, I pray that we get to know each other a bit better. At the very least, I hope that you appreciate my writings and let me know by dropping me a line or leaving a comment from time to time. Thank you. I know not everybody appreciates being brow beat with Scripture and others are quick to sense a Bible-thumper. That's not me by a long shot, though when I learn something from God's Scriptures I do enjoy writing about it but in prayer form and rarely noting where it is found.
When I am in writing mode I am as real and as raw as I can and know to be. I don't go for pretense and don't believe in fiction. There are many a fiction writer who are well able to make a successful and prosperous living at it. I'm just not one of them. And then there are those who are well versed in nonfiction and can turn out a spectacular biography or eloquent beautiful life story or life history, or what have you concerning anything that might help one to get a clear picture or teach others something necessary. Not sure I fall into that category either. I am just me. That will have to be good enough.
The bulk of my writing is worship based. I long to have a life that pleases and honors God while at the same time encourages and uplifts others. Sometimes we just don't know how or can't worship God because we either can't get past ourselves or all the hoopla in our particular life situation and we forget ourselves, where we are in life, and what it is that we need to do. We forget God and we forget to worship God. We get so mixed up because our awareness is more earthly based rather than spiritually based. We forget that what we see and experience on the surface might not actually be the truth of what actually is so in tense moments we forget that Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords. In tense moments we forget who and Who's we really are. We let our guard down and we let the darkness take over - and even a tiny bit of being such a fool is much more costly than we realize, all because we did not keep our whits about us.
When you go to God, how is it that you go to Him? When you know that God is worthy of all glory, honor, power, praise and majesty yet you are in conflict to such degree that you can't get a grasp of things in your own heart or soul, mind or spirit, do you become a blithering fool? a stammering idiot? Do you hold your peace or simply cut loose because you know that God understands that you are human and that you come before Him flawed, marred, beat up and broken? Are you able to put all your feelings, frustrations, mistakes, weaknesses and misnomers aside and simply worship The Lord in a manner that truly exalts Christ, that glorifies God, blesses and honors The Holy Spirit of God as well as The Kingdom of God and that also magnifies God's Righteousness? We all know that in our everyday living that this is key to a victorious lifestyle. Yet we also realize that this is an area where most, if not all of us, fall short of The Glory of God Our Father in Heaven. We all know and understand that there is not a moment in our lives that we are not meant to worship God in all our ways of living, being and doing. We all miss it in this regard yet we also realize that this is our highest goal of achievement - a goal so high that we have an enemy, God's enemy, who will do anything to keep us from obtaining this ultimate achievement. On the other hand, can we subject ourselves to such benevolence toward God and The Kingdom of God, that we can truly enter God's Gates with thanksgiving in our hearts and enter His Courts with praise?? This is why I write as I do. It is my main objective to worship God and give Him the glory He is so rightly do. When I do this ... I cut loose all the crap and hold to my focus on God's Holiness. It's not that I don't ever bring my complaints to God or seek His help and intervention ... but God deserves so much better, so much more than our complaints and grievances. And when you get such a revelation it is beyond humbling. Does it mean that you do so much better in life from the moment you gain such an epiphany? Not necessarily. However, I believe it means that you are well on the way to recovery and your life on the path of true healing mends. It's a start in the right direction when you realize how you have actually been praying ... till you find that there is a much better, much more powerful and glorious way to pray. Such things the devil will do anything to keep secret because he doesn't want you to know The Truth that will actually set you/us free.
People, do you realize how amazing you really and truly are? I would venture to say most likely not. Some might, but most don't even have an inkling of a clue. We have so much more going for us than we have ever been lead to believe. And even at that, only a select few have known. And of those, only a mere pittance is willing to teach others as regards their knowledge concerning all that we have going for us - of the all that they were made aware of, that is.
God made us each an individual wholly dependent upon Him and each other for help and support. God saw to it that not a one of us could ever be an island all to himself, not even God. We need God as much as God needs us, and we all absolutely need each the other in order to survive, experience God's blessings as well as to prosper. God needs us so He can work in us and through us for the sake of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. And we need God to work in us and through us so we can be of value to The Kingdom of God and let His Righteousness in us operate through us for the benefit of all concerned. God gave us each a gift that not one other person has - a piece of information and powerful anointing concerning Himself and The Truth - that no one else has. He communicates to us and through us in such wonderful ways that we take for granted and even overlook because we don't take the time to realize how awesome God truly is. No, we don't know it all ... that is individually. But collectively ... we can't help but know it all ... in Spirit and in Truth. God is a brilliant communicator. He created us to brilliantly communicate as well. It is our communications from and with God as well as with each other that helps us to grow, mature, and to know The Truth that sets us free ... and even to work the miracles necessary that will not only improve our lives and our over all life experiences ... but that also translate into more good than we have ever known. And for some, the need to experience the omnipotent goodness of God is truly a matter of life or death, blessing or cursing ... or the blessed life in lieu of the cursing that feeds on death. ... ... ... What would happen if everyone in all the world would just stop, turn their attention toward God and simply worship Him? None of us would ever be the same again. The world would not be as we currently know it. It and we might even become The Eden God first created ... Heaven in earth and on earth.
So when you take the notion to read what it is I write, I pray you join me in worshiping God and giving Him the glory and honor He is so rightly and overwhelmingly do. Understand that I do not in any way put myself above you. More often than not, I struggle to even see myself your equal, and what comes through my hands helps to raise me up. But even by what I do manage to put into words, it not only keeps me humble, but it is my way of being able to even kiss The Lords feet ... and hopefully, bless you all my peers - my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues as well.
Heavenly Father from Whom All Blessings Flow,
You know me. You know my character. You know what it is that You have called me to. The same is true concerning all of us, Heavenly Father. This is my contribution in life to bless and honor You as well as the rest of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. I may be a nobody to many, Lord, but I am most certainly a great somebody to You. The little drummer boy had no gifts to bring for the coming of The Newborn King except the playing of his drum. I know of no greater gift that I could offer You or The Kingdom of God than the writing of these words that come through my hands. I pray that You would accept them from the heart and soul that deems them worthy to even note. I pray You deem them worthy to accept as well as to use for Thy glory and honor. I pray the words that come through my hands would be of great benefit to all concerned and valued as bountiful blessings, even marvelous miracles to boot.
Heavenly Father,
I pray that You would work whatever blessings and miracles are necessary through the works of my hands in the lives of those whom You would deliver these words. I pray they would also help grow my Precious Family, Friends, Life Colleagues and myself up into that place where Thou wouldst be ever blessed, exalted and glorified in our lives.
Dear God,
Thank You for letting me serve You in this meek and humble way. Thank You for taking stock in me and finding me useful and fitting for something in Your sight and for finding me a place in Thy Kingdom. Thank You for being so merciful to me and for being so exceedingly gracious to me, Lord God. But most of all, thank You for all that You do as a result in the lives of all concerned as a result of what You do in and through me ... and in and through us all as a result. We may all have our cross to bear; we may all have an ax to grind, but it is You Who teaches our hands to war, Lord God. You teach our hands to war for righteousness, justice, truth and love. This is but one way that You have to use my hands for such things, for which I cannot help but thank You, Lord God.
Be Thou glorified in and through us all, Dear God. In Jesus' Blessed and Holy Name, Amen.
(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)
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