GOD, I'M ANGRY, UPSET, AND AT MY WHITS END

Good evening Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
        How is everybody doing? I know that some are well, some are fine, some are ok, some not so good, and some just at their whits end. There's a missing jet liner full of people God only knows where, and hopefully not at the bottom of the Indian Ocean or crashed somewhere. There are thousands of exploited and abused children, maybe even millions, all over the world that are crying out for help, salvation and deliverance from their plight. There are many an exploited and abused wife, employee, even elderly person also crying out for someone to notice. Some can speak clearly, others cannot speak out at all yet in their own way are still reaching out for help and solace. Many are homeless and hungry while others are so full of themselves they can't help but be puffed up with pride and sanctimonious selfishness that anybody else in comparison is looked down on and treated as if they are nothing because they view themselves as above reproach. They feel that they have made it to the top and treat everybody else as though they are beneath them. ... In this light everybody seems to be in some sort of situation that they can't seem to handle rightly, or some such. However there are some who actually have their head on straight and are quite wise, humble, operate with graceful integrity, and are kind and generous beyond belief, and have the most loving and joyful disposition. There's such an in-explainable peace about these people that there's no denying that there's something particularly special about them. Such people are the kind who are truly rich and with whom it is most glorious to associate with. These kind of people have so much to teach us that we would do well to not only acknowledge them but to also hold them in high esteem ... and hopefully view them as magnificent mentors.

       But then there are those who are habitually bitter, angry, upset, and at their whits end because they've lost all hope and are utterly exasperated with life. They are beyond frustrated and don't know what to do or how to improve their situation so that they have a better life experience. Many of this grouping are so beaten, abused and tortured that it's all they can do to simply survive their situation. They see themselves as worthless and wonder why God has thrown them to the wolves. Some even wonder why God made them for sport to fuel His sadistic whims and have no knowledge of how much God really does love them. They have no idea that it's not God that put them in such an ugly state of hostility, but the devil. They don't understand how ruthless the devil really is. All they know (or believe) is that there can't really be a God Who Loves and Truly Cares for them. This is their world. Their world is so full of ugliness, treachery, chaos and darkness that they dare not even dream of Heaven manifest ... of Jesus Christ come in their midst revealing the Truth of God's Glory, Perfect Love, Tender Mercy and Amazing Grace. Their spirit dead within their living shell of a body; their world anything but kind or generous. They can't even put to words what's really within themselves for all the torment they have suffered at the hands of their abusive captors. They were taught that they have no right to life. They were taught that they were nothing but a cruel joke created for sport and that they are unworthy of loving compassion, protection or grace. Many are born into such a state, other sold into such a state, and still others married into such a state. They are so hurt, so tormented, so dismayed, shamed and at their whits end ... their only choices are to live just to survive or survive just to live, or to give up and hopefully survive the life or give up and hopefully give up the ghost within themselves to a Merciful God who would actually love, accept and cherish them.

       Are you such a person? Are you one of any of these found written about in this page? Where do you fall into place among these words? Do you need help? Are you reaching out for help in any way? Can you at least cry out to God Who Does Hear the cries of His beloved? You are God's beloved child you know. And if you don't yet know it, God will most certainly make it clear to you somehow someway. I myself am still learning this. There are times when I think I've got it and there are times when I don't. For some reason it seems to be a process, though I wish it were not. However, I do understand that some people need a lot of convincing just because of their tragically harsh experiences. I understand this quite well. I've been there. Can't say for sure that I'm not still there. Sharing this much with you is a great help to me. I don't know what all is wise to share and what is more prudent to keep to myself. So if I seem a bit vague I humbly apologize.

        The Bible says that we are to be the head not the tail. It says that we are to be above only, not beneath. I like to say it this way... God meant for us to be the head above not the tail beneath. I do not believe that God ever intended for us to experience anything less than His omnipotent goodness in life. However, how many of us can actually say that this has been or is actually the case in our own life. I sure can't, especially when I look at the schtuff I've experienced and from the people involved. When I take my eyes off God and look at the details of my life I am hard pressed to find much goodness or happiness in it. However, when I focus on God and make God my attention I can't help but experience peace, love, and joy. It's so easy to look at the muckity-muck because that's the overwhelming vast majority of my life. I think the same is true for most people. Not all, but most. And how many of us actually know how to forgive? And even if we can actually forgive, there's seems to be no way of escaping the imposed suffrage we are forced to endure - some within the brokenness of spirit, some the stark reality of severely harsh substandard living conditions that seem to leave no room for improvement. But there is hope. God is very much still on The Throne. God is very much Love. God is very much Light. God is Your Salvation. God is very much The Joy and Lifter of Your Head. He is The Lover of Your Soul, The Redeemer, Strength and Savior of Your Life. His Word is Health and Wholeness to All Your Flesh as well as to All Your Life. And you know what else? GOD IS NOT A MAN THAT HE SHOULD LIE, NEITHER IS HE THE SON OF MAN THAT HE SHOULD REPENT. In fact, THERE IS NO EVIL WHATSOEVER THAT DWELLS IN GOD OR THAT PROCEEDS FROM GOD. NOR IS THERE ANY DARKNESS IN GOD. GOD IS LIGHT AND IN HIM IS NO DARKNESS AT ALL, NOR SHADOW OF VARIANCE. For GOD IS LOVE. ... GOD IS LOVE... GOD IS LOVE AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LESS THAN LOVE. GOD is in fact and in all ways NOTHING LESS THAN ALTOGETHER DIVINE AND ALL THAT GOD DOES IS NOTHING SHORT OF DIVINE. And when GOD SPEAKS A WORD, IT IS ALSO ALWAYS DIVINE, PRODUCING NOTHING LESS THAN DIVINE RESULTS.

         Please pray this prayer with me and let the miracles manifest in God's own wonderful way.

        Most Holy God, 
   
                I don't know You. I want to worship You, but I am unfamiliar with Who and What You are and with what You actually stand for. It matters a great deal to me that I be truly loved, accepted and cherished. I don't know what that feels like. It's something I am unfamiliar with. It's not been part of my life experience. If it has, I have forgotten it because it has been overshadowed by lies and overwhelming abuse.

                I'm angry, God, upset and at my whits end. I feel a torrent of emotions that I don't rightly know how to deal with or process. I feel as though You have abandoned me. I feel as though You have hated and despised me and fed me to the wolves, lions, snakes and bears. I feel as though I was never meant to have or enjoy life on any level. But, Dear God, You know the real truth concerning me. You know the real truth concerning my life. And I believe that You are well aware of my plight and that You are The One who can not only help me, but also save and deliver me. I believe You can work miracles in my life and in this horrible situation and use this experience for Your glory to bless and benefit others in similar situations. But I need to know that I know that I know ... that You really do love and cherish me. I am so hurt, Dear God, and so broken, that I need to know The God Who Truly Does Love and Cherish Me. I also need to know that You Really Are For Me since my main knowing regards those who have been or are against me. I need to know The Truth concerning You, Dear God, and how involved You truly willing to get into this situation and in my life as a whole. I need to know how much I truly do matter to You. Will You please help me and show me how much You really care? I want to live for Your glory. I want to experience the power of Your glory in my life and affairs. Will You please take my life and all that I am, as well as all that I am not, and do something with it so that I am given a testimony that richly tells of the glory of God's perfect love, tender mercy and amazing grace? Will You please lift me up, Dear God, and give me beauty for the ashes of my life? I offer to You my life and all that is part of it - the good, the bad, the ugly, past, present and future. I give You myself and every part of my life because if anybody can turn my life around and make something good come out of it and that will glorify God and bless others, it is You, Dear God. And I praise You for it in Jesus' Name. 

         And as regards those who need to be forgiven for the things they have done to me, I don't know how to forgive them right now. Please help me to forgive them and to completely release them to the workings of Your brand of justice, Dear God. Please also help me to truly forgive them for the wrongs they have done unto me. And help me to forgive You, too, Dear God. You are my only way of knowing and understanding The Truth that sets me free. I want so much to love You with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and with all my strength, Dear God. I just don't know how to right now. Please help me. I have hated my life for so long because of all the hate I have had to endure that I just don't know who or how to trust any good that might even come my way, and I have learned that even You have hated and despised me and that I meant nothing to even You. So please clarify things for me, Dear God. Show me the real Truth concerning how You really feel towards me and how much I really matter to You. Show me how powerful You really are to redeem, save, deliver and heal ... even the likes of me ... and how willing You are to use me and my experience for Your glory as well as for the sake of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Show me how much You really do delight in me and how powerful You really are to wipe away my tears, give me beauty for ashes, and joy instead of mourning. Show me how willing You are to adopt even the likes of me and to make a place for me in Your Kingdom. 

         I have no more fight in me. I don't know how to fight anymore. I don't know who to trust or who to believe because I have been lied to so much and severely used, abused and tortured. Please help me to trust You, Dear God. Help my unbelief so that I can fully and freely believe. I don't want to hurt anymore, Dear God. But hurting is all I know. Please help me to know something better. Please help me to know that it really is OK for me to experience better - that I can even be, do, have and enjoy a much better life. I ask all of this of You, Dear God, because if You do it for me then I know You can also do it for others through me and my testimony. I hold on because I believe I am meant for so much more than I have previously known. I am holding onto hope that You are my Answer, Dear God. That's why I pray this prayer to You, confessing my truth, bearing my soul, and releasing it all to You for righteousness' sake. And in humble gratitude I give thanks for all the wonderful ways You enlighten me, for all the wonderful ways You redeem, save, deliver and heal me. And in short, for all the wonderful ways You bless me, heal me and make me whole so that I can be the blessing I was always meant to be and freely help and bless somebody else who needs as much help as I do right now. I praise You for all the ways You strengthen me and for all the ways You revive me. I praise You for all the ways You reveal the glory of Your infinite power in every phase of my life and affairs. I praise You for all the ways You restore righteousness in my life and for all the ways You give me double for my former trouble. And I especially praise You for giving me an awesome testimony that tells of the glory of God's perfect love, tender mercy and amazing grace ... and for all the ways You influence change for the better in me, through me, and all around me for the sake of all concerned. Thank You, Dear God. Thank You very much indeed for all the ways You bless and prosper me, and for all the ways You make me the head above my enemies instead of the tail beneath them. Thank You also, for all the ways You contend with them and for all the ways You cause Justice to prevail. I love You, Lord. And I love that You really do love and cherish me ... and for all the ways You prove it. Bless You. Amen.      

(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)

ENCOURAGING HOPE, STRENGTH AND VIRTUE

Good morning Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,

         Isn't it amazing, this life we have been given? Isn't it astounding how God gave each and every one of us life and time and amazing wonder with which to have and to hold as well as to behold? God is so good to us that we often don't recognize how good He really is to us. And when we're in a funk of some sort, we may even take for granted God's goodness or not recognize it at all because we are so consumed with our own issues.

         Remember to thank God for how wonderful He is. Remember to love on The Lord with all you've got within you, if for no other reason than to change your own mood and the atmosphere in which you find yourself but can't stand to be in. Worshiping God is the best way to lift your spirits. And when you need to hear something to help you feel better or to simply gain your composure, remember to ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you in good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over. How do I know? Because I dared to ask and I was amazed at what I heard. ...

         ... Joel Osteen said something today that amazed me yet that also encouraged me and lifted me up. He commented about God's Favor and how God's Favor is on those under attack. He commented about when you seemed to be singled out for abuse that that's a sure sign that God's Favor is upon you. ... Now mind you, these are not quoted verbatim, just near as I can put it down to say in my own words. By the way, I found these words of encouragement in Luke chapter 6, which confirms what Pastor Joel had said.  :0) --- Sure hope I can pull up his website and hear what he had to say on the subject again. Anyone who seems to be holding on for dear life and struggling to hopefully do more than merely survive their current situation would do well to go to www.JoelOsteen.com for some encouragement. I only happened to come across his teaching today (Sunday March 16th) by channel surfing. I needed to hear these words from God. I needed God's Word to encourage me and lift me up, as well as to give some meaning to my life. And you know what? God's Favor is never without purpose. This means that there is an Anointing upon the one favored by God and that God's specific Will, Plan and Purpose for your life is something pretty spectacular, a wonder to behold. We might not be aware of what it is, but rest assured Satan does. Why else would he try so hard to knock you down, keep you down, work you over, spit you out, and do everything possible to keep you from knowing God's Divine Will, Plan and Purpose for your life by overloading you with all sorts of abuses, chaos, etc. etc.? Because he knows something you don't.

          Satan knows that if you were to ever get hold of how awesome you really and truly are in God's sight and how powerful you really were to become (and actually truly are) because you realize that you are a child of God Most High, and that you also have The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness at your personal disposal ... he knows how much you'd be handing over to him the whoop-ass he deserves. Instead, he tries to give you a whoop-ass of your own that is so intense and often relentless with little reprieve so you start beating yourself up and caving in to all the antics of his minions. But the reality is, we don't have to take it. We have a powerful ally on our side to help us out. We have God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, The Blood of Christ, The Word of God, as well as The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness on our side. All on the side of Righteousness, Justice and Truth. ... The Devil will do anything to keep us from worshiping God. He will do anything to cause us to lose our focus so our attention is diverted from that which is right, just and true. And we, like the saps we are, repeatedly fall for it. We are so often caught unawares because we are so ignorant of his devices, something God commands us not to be, by the way. We seldom pay attention to ourselves, what's really going on in a given situation (or behind the scenes in the situation), or what it's really all about. We easily succumb to the banter in our minds as well as in the hearing of our ears because we are stupid enough to not pay attention. We therefore do ourselves a great disservice and often a great injustice to the body of Christ as well as to The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. And we most certainly prove ourselves quite unwise and unintelligent and unenlightened beings. And we prove ourselves not on The Path of The Highway of God. Why? Because we are human beings. Because we don't pay attention to what is really going on in spirit and in truth; only to what we deem truly credible with our physical senses, which is not the most reliable source of truth or light.

           Thankfully, God created us to be one family. We have each other to rely on, for goodness' sake.  God's Truth for us, about us, and readily available to us, is something we'd be foolish to ignore or treat lightly or disregard. God never meant for us to, nor did He design us to live in the dark. God would have never said, "Let there be Light" if that were the case. God said "Let there be Light" because it was, is, and ever shall be of utmost importance that we live, move, and have our being in, through and by The Sun of Righteousness - Jesus Christ. We must always remember this. That's why Jesus Christ is The Way, The Truth, The Light and The Life of men ... of our lives. We just need to let go and let God. We need to let go and let Christ glorify God in us and through us so God can be glorified all around us for the sake of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. It is imperative that we understand this. We must all come to our senses. We must all put the devil in his place ... under our feet and out of our minds, bodies, affairs and relationships. We must take the authority God gave us and use it wisely, even stripping away the authority the devil thinks he has over us and instead using the authority God gave us over him. God never intended for us to be losers. He made us to be victorious.  He has done everything to give us hope as well as a wonderful future. He even devised a Plan with a Purpose for us that causes us to flourish in accordance with God's omnipotent goodness. GOD IS LOVE and nothing less. And we are here to serve Almighty God, Our Father in Heaven, here on earth for the express purpose of blessing, expanding and increasing The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness on earth as it is in Heaven, to the glory of God The Father, in Jesus' Name. Amen.   

(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka (Prayer Writer Terri)      

POWERFUL LIFE-AFFIRMING WAY

Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
         Today I was reading from Luke Chapter 6 from the Amplified Version. What I read in this version of God's Word was astounding to me. Thoughts I had had from time to time, nearly exactly as written in this particular version, were all there in black and white. And what I didn't have or had questioned within myself was plainly spelled out. This particular bit of Scripture is something very needful for the whole world to thoroughly digest, assimilate and put into practice. -- Right now I can't say much. I have much to say, mind you, but now is not the time.  However, I wholeheartedly recommend this particular passage of Scripture, Luke chapter 6, be read from the Amplified version of the Bible.

         Upon reflection regarding this particular passage of Scripture, I pose this question; Can you bless your enemies?? Can you honestly and truly forgive any or all the offenses against you and truly bless your enemies?? -- This is all I can say about this right now. It's a pretty amazing passage of Scripture. Blessing your enemies is only a part of it, though a huge chunk. However, there are particular verses that help to readjust the heart & soul, mind & spirit of a person so that their thoughts (and words) regarding their offenders, themselves, and about their particular lot in life are set aright through enlightenment.

       This particular passage of Scripture is meant to shine light on the darkness thereby bringing order out of chaos. So for those of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues who have suffered a daunting life of abuse, this particular chapter in Scripture will minister to you in a very powerful life-affirming way. The Truth contained in this chapter is enlightening, corrective, even commanding. But it is for the highest good of all concerned as well as for all involved.

       There is much I could explain here, but it is more wise to keep quiet at this moment and let you read (and Hear) from God Himself.

       God love you, Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. God bless you and keep you. God make His Face shine upon you and be exceedingly gracious to you. God lift His Countenance upon you and give you peace beyond description. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen.

(c) 2014; Terri Spahr, aka: (Prayer Writer Terri)

THE UNINTENDED STRANGER

Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
       How are you all doing? Well I trust. How many of you reminisce about your life experiences? My husband does that quite well. Me, not so much. It's not my thing. However, I do enjoy watching The Waltons and hearing Earl Hamner reminisce about his life. He has some pretty amazing memories to draw on that convey a wonderful life. I do so enjoy hearing about a wonderful life. And the style with which Mr. Hamner shares his life is done with such beautiful eloquence that it's easy to be enthralled by such opulence. Although Mr. Hamner might not agree with my assessment of his life being opulent, I am sure that he would agree that his life was quite good nonetheless, compared to many. I am so grateful that his life was something he appreciated and did not take for granted, and that it was filled with amazing love. Not everyone can say that. Not everyone can say their life has been replete with love. I can't. In fact, there are many who cannot even say they experienced real love at all in their lives. There are many who have no inkling of what it means to be loved, honored, cherished or respected even a little bit. But it seems shows like The Waltons, Little House on The Prairie, even Christy and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman help to fill those voids that God never intended for any of us to experience.

        Such shows are nostalgic indeed, but nonetheless, leave a lasting impression of wondrous good. They prove that though love's experience might be lacking in the lives of some, it also proves that there are those whose lives are so full of love that they don't mind letting it overflow into the lives of others ... even into the lives of the unintended stranger. Such people go out of their way to make sure everybody who comes into their lives are by no means meant to be strangers in God's world or in theirs. They put to practice the real meaning of The Good Samaritan with a fervent abandon because as they see it, no one is designed to be lost or meant to be a stranger. They make sure that everyone who crosses their path is welcomed and worthy of utmost respect and kindness. They make sure to imprint the world with as much love and goodness as God Himself would have us all to experience, not just a select few.

       Such people are worthy of noting. Such people understand how much our lives intertwine for goodness' sake. Such people are worthy of our admiration and emulation. Such people whether they know it or not truly honor God, for they unwittingly manifest Heaven on earth. They may only know that they are living as honorable, integrity filled lives as they can, but in reality they are demonstrating the very essence of Heaven and manifesting It on earth.

Heavenly Father, 
       Thank You for giving us living examples of Heaven's glorious wonder manifest on earth. Thank You for showing us how wonderful Heaven really is in our own lives and how accepting of us. Thank You for all the wonderful ways we experience Heaven's tender mercy and amazing grace, even by television. Many of us need to feed off these wonderful television programs just to have a glimpse of hope spring up in us. Many of us also realize that for some such television programs also reflect the real life of others that we really wish was our own but for some reason was not. We can't be jealous of them, Heavenly Father, for You have allotted to each of us a life uniquely our own for the express purpose of Thy glorious praise. 

Heavenly Father, 
       For all the ways You encourage us; for all the ways You lift us up and give us hope, thank You. Some things are for nostalgia, but everything, even nostalgia, has its place for the sake of promoting highest good. Sometimes these television programs promote more good than we even realize, like peace, harmony, good will and love, for example. It might even be that these programs are our only means of experiencing Heaven in our lives for a time. That they are meant to be a bridge to help us get to where we are going on the way to where we are meant to be. Such programs are a part of our lives to help inspire us, even to help us experience the goodness that otherwise might be missing from our lives. Whatever the case may be, Heavenly Father, I thank You that there is nothing that You cannot use for goodness' sake or for Your glory and honor. Glory to God!

Heavenly Father, 
       For those members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues who find themselves without hope and/or without any sense of purpose or good Samaritan in their life due to all the chaos, turmoil and ugliness that has infected their world, I pray You make The Way of Heaven available to them in Your own wonderful way. To the Creator and Possessor of all the Universe displayed, You Yourself took control of all the darkness that was upon the face of the deep by saying "Let there be Light." So in humble gratitude I give praise to You for reaching down into the very life of every member of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, and into the very depths of their situation, even into the very depths of the darkness that entrenches their soul ... and I praise You for speaking into them as well as into their particular situations, and for saying "LET THERE BE LIGHT!". In humble gratitude I give praise that there is absolutely nothing that can withstand the voice of God and the power of His majesty. 

         I love You, Lord God. I love that You are Our Heavenly Father. I love that though people may fail us and do us great harm because they let Your enemy (and ours) have his way in and through them. But You in no wise will fail us nor forsake us. You are not in any way against us but in every way You are very much for us. So for us are You that even all of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is at Thy beck and call to help us. Thanks be to God from Whom all blessings flow, even all of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is available to us. Glory to God Most High!. 

Heavenly Father, 
        Am I the only one to know this? I can't be. But even if I am, I pray You help me reveal this Divine Truth in such a way that will be most beneficial to The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness on earth. I pray that the members of The Church of Jesus Christ on earth would welcome this Truth with the integrity with which You have designed to empower us for the ultimate experience. Jesus commanded that we overcome evil with good, and there is no greater good than the omnipotent goodness of God and The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. He even declared that "this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith." And our faith must be in God's omnipotent goodness as well as in the glory, honor, power and majesty of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Such things are freely available to us and intended to work in us and through us for the sake of all concerned and all involved. None of us is an island completely to himself, not even God. God needs us and we need God. And the ultimate experience is beyond anything we can currently comprehend, but even a mere glimpse of It is the most amazing treasure to behold, to have, to hold and to enjoy. 
===========================================================         Jesus Christ is very much indeed The Hope of Glory, for which in humble gratitude I give praise. But is He the ultimate hope of glory or is it The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness at work in and through Jesus Christ, and manifest as a result of Christ, that is the ultimate hope of glory. See, even to put it in words like this may seem to be beyond comprehension. But have you ever considered what Heaven's hope of glory might be? The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness being Heaven? Might it be that Heaven's hope of glory is us understanding God's glory and in all our ways of living, being and doing giving God glory in like manner as Heaven? Might it be that we join Heaven in truly worshiping God and giving Him the glory He is so rightly due?
=========================================================== Heavenly Father, 
        This last paragraph as well as the last part of the paragraph before it could be addressing everybody, not just You. It seems that in retrospect that I might be addressing more than just You, Heavenly Father; like the sentiment had transitioned. However, the works of my hands are meant for Thy glory and praise. I trust You know what it is that needs to be conveyed. I also trust that You know the correct and proper answer to the questions asked and who will most benefit from them. 

Heavenly Father, 
        Is Jesus Christ really The Answer or is it The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness? Might it be The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness manifest as a result of Jesus Christ? Whatever the true answer might be, in humble gratitude I give thanks that Jesus Christ is The Sun of Righteousness and that at His beck and call is the glory and power of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. And I give thanks that the glory of The Kingdom of God is Jesus Christ exalted, God The Father glorified, and God The Holy Spirit magnified. I believe such is the essence of truly blessing and being a blessing to The Kingdom of God for which we are all a part of. Should You find my assessments to be in error, I give thanks that You will correct it in Your own wonderful way and set me strait. Thankfully, You know me. You know my heart. And You know that I am open and receptive to learning what I need to learn so that I can be of benefit to God Our Father, to God The Son, to God The Holy Spirit, as well as to The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. For the sake of God's glory, honor, power, praise and majesty I must be open and receptive to my Teacher's Wisdom, Insight and Instruction. I don't know who of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues my learnings can help or which of my learnings will produce a tremendous harvest of omnipotent good. Thankfully, we are all in class together whether we all realize it or not. And thankfully, we have no greater Teacher more present in our lives and affairs than Christ Himself and The Holy Spirit of God Most High, and no greater Help at His disposal on our behalf and for our benefit than The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Glory to God in The Highest!

Heavenly Father, 
       What a wonderfully powerful blessing it is that Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords, and that we have been commanded to seek first The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. In understanding this we learn the truth that sets us free from the kingdom of darkness, sin and shame. I pray the lessons associated with this Truth will work marvelous miracles and create bountiful blessings in all our lives and affairs for God's glory. In Jesus'  Holy and Blessed Name, to God be the glory. Amen. 

(c)2014; Terri Spahr, aka: (Prayer Writer Terri)

SPRING FORWARD

Heavenly Father,
      What a precious gift You have seen fit to implement in our lives. Every member of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, has so much to be grateful for. You saw fit to help us spring forward in time to a place filled with more light, more time (even though on the surface it appears we lose time), and all around more good than we even realize. Heavenly Father, You saw fit to allow for time adjustments in our day to day lives periodically throughout the year. Whatever time we may lose during these adjustments You somehow make sure to redeem and give back in Your own wonderful way. There are times when we have so much light that we don't need much sleep and other times there is much less light, so we either strain to keep going or are forced to shut down and recuperate.

 Heavenly Father, 
        This past winter has been hard on the nation and on other parts of the world. So much has happened and many are aghast with the thought of dread and wonder as to when it's going to be all over so we can enjoy the dawning of spring's fresh renewing. Others are more attune to what You are doing and what You are attempting to convey to us. You have warned us and warned us concerning our ways, Heavenly Father. Even Mother Nature (as they say) has spoken volumes concerning our behaviors, thoughts and words against each other, the earth and You. Please forgive us for all the ways in which we have chosen to transgress Divine Law, Divine Love, Divine Truth, Wisdom and Justice. Forgive us for all the ways in which we refused to let Righteousness reign supreme in our hearts & souls, minds & spirits; and for all the ways we refused to let Righteousness reign through us for the sake of all concerned. 

Heavenly Father, 
        We have been warned to keep watch to the skies for they tell of The Lord's coming. Yet how wise it is for us to simply keep watch to guard our hearts & souls, our minds & spirits, and all our ways of being and doing from moment to moment, day by day, year by year so that we can know the Wisdom of God and live, move and have our beings in God's wonderful light. Till we do this we will always fall short of the glory of God. And yet there is still a more excellent way. There is a more excellent way which would behoove us to appreciate, to study, welcome and adore ... the way of Jesus Christ, The Sun of Righteousness, Who is a True Shepard, a True Leader, Guide and Teacher. He is The Way, The Truth, The Light and The Life of us all ... if we will but let Him be King of kings and Lord of lords in our lives, affairs and relationships. By Christ is God Our Father in Heaven glorified and The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness manifest and magnified on earth as it is in Heaven. 

Heavenly Father, 
        You have brought us forward in time for a reason. You have brought us forward in time to taste the essence of Thy amazing grace, tender mercy, perfect love, and wonder working power. You have brought us forward in time so we could experience the power of Thy loving embrace and empowering virtue. And in the springing forward in time, we are so richly blessed by the experience of Heaven and Nature singing praises and glory unto You, God Most High, Creator and Possessor of all the Universe displayed. How I pray that we would all wake up and realize just how wonderful it is for us all to live and move and have our being in the midst of Heaven and Nature and to enjoy their illustrious delight in doing what we are often derelict ourselves in doing ... worshiping God The Father, God The Sun and God The Holy Spirit. This is something by which Heaven and Nature can never be found guilty, for it is their pride and joy. And we who dwell a midst their delight have ourselves become blinded, illiterate, deaf and dumb to something so intrinsic to life's true reality because we were/are stupid enough to take it for granted. 

Heavenly Father, 
        You are right in correcting us. You are right to get upset. Yet how awesome of You to keep in mind that we are mere mortals whose frailties and shortcomings seem to be in many ways superficial and without merit, yet in many ways because we are fallen short of the glory of God, we cannot help but live a life intrinsic to failings and shortcomings. So how is it we make up the difference, Heavenly Father? Thankfully, Jesus Christ is The Answer. Thankfully, The Sun of Righteousness is our help in every need, and Who lights our way every moment of our day ... Who is our Wisdom, even our Health as well as our Strength, ... Who is nothing less than the glory of God manifest to us, in us and through us ... the Benefit of us all with Whom we are foolish not to welcome, receive, respect, learn from or enjoy. Jesus comes with so many benefits that we are foolish to simply choose disgrace and dishonor in lieu of choosing Grace, Honor and all the Virtues of God and Heaven which Jesus represents and actually is. 

Lord Jesus, 
        You are The Sun of Righteousness. You are The True King and Lord of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. You are the Truest Friend anyone could ever hope to know or be so richly blessed to have in their life. Many of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues need You right now, Lord Jesus. Many are in desperate situations so grave that You are their only real hope of surviving. You are their only chance at obtaining a testimony for God's glory. You are the miracle they need, Lord Jesus. Please help them. Minister to them. Reveal God's Omnipotent Goodness to them in a way that makes it clear to them that God is very much indeed for them, not against them. That God has a Divine Plan and Purpose for their lives and that there are others who need to know their testimony just so they know that they are not alone. That if God did it for them, He will do it for them as well, because God is no respecter of persons. What God does for one He will also do for another...Even when it comes to getting all of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness involved and sending His Archangels to help save and deliver them. Even if it means They minister to them God's love, or They feed them from God's bounty. Whatever God's Will is for them, they experience It in a wonderfully powerful way. Whatever it takes so they have their own personal testimony to share that glorifies God in The Highest. 

Lord Jesus, 
        Heaven ministered to You in Your times of need. The Angels of God Most High tended to You. And since what God does for one He will also do for another, I give great thanks that God will also do for others of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues as He has done for You. I also give thanks for all the ways You Yourself minister to the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, even as You did to Your disciples; to Mary and Martha; to the woman with the issue of blood; to Thomas; to Zachaeus; the Roman Centurion; to the ten leapers and the man chained in the graveyard; even to Saul of Tarsus.  These are but a few with whom You ministered, Lord Jesus, listed as Biblical reference. There are many many more besides these. But if You freely ministered to these, surely You will also freely minister to the rest of us the glory of God's amazing grace, tender mercy and perfect love. Surely You will freely minister to the members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, so we all can have an awesome testimony regarding the glory of God's omnipotent goodness. And I thank You for doing just that, Lord Jesus, since there are many of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues whose life is in the balance and who are holding on with everything they've got only to be scarcely holding on because of their fierce opponent, God's opponent. Lord Jesus, encourage them. Strengthen their hearts & souls, mind & spirits. Make available to them all of Heaven's resources. Forgive them of their sins and iniquities. Heal them and deliver them, Lord Jesus. Shine the glory of God's marvelous light into the midst of their situations and let God be praised, Lord Jesus. 

Lord Jesus, 
         We can't make it without You. We can't even do right or serve God without You. There is no way we can bless God or be a blessing to The Kingdom of God without You. Neither can we testify of the glory of God's amazing grace, tender mercy, perfect love or marvelous light without or apart from You. Thank You for all that You are to God, Lord Jesus. And thank You for all that You are to us. Thank You for all the ways You cause us to worship God and give Him the glory He is due. Thank You for all the ways You help us and bless us, Lord Jesus. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. ... And thank You for all the ways You help the various members of my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues to spring forward into a new life filled with so much of God's omnipotent goodness that they can't help but experience hope and a future filled with God's glory. Thank You for all the ways You help us all to spring forward into our rightful place in God's Kingdom, Lord Jesus, for the sake of all concerned, Lord Jesus. 

         To God be the glory, honor, power, praise and majesty, now, forever and always, in all ways, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. 

         God bless you Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues. God bless you and keep you. God make His Face to shine upon you and be exceedingly gracious to you. God lift His Countenance upon you and give you peace ... and an awesome testimony that you can't help but share with others concerning the glory and power of His redeeming amazing grace.   :0)

SUMMERSIDE PRESS and THE SUN Magazine

Wonderful day to you my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues!!

I want to share something with you today. It has to do with Summerside Press, a publishing company. I have purchased a wonderful little book that dawns their name inside as its publication source. The comment states that they are an inspirational publisher offering fresh, irresistible books to uplift the heart and engage the mind. ... This particular statement honors its integrity with the particular book I was wise enough to purchase from a local store. And it's something that I can  hardly wait to get their approval to publicly use so I can share with you in my own particular style and grace. So if you appreciate what it is that I bring to the world, please contact Summerside Press to let them know. Thank you very kindly. On behalf of all concerned, thank you very much. After all, there is none of us an island completely to himself. We all need as much help as we can get to help us do more than merely survive everyday life. We are here to help be a blessing to each the other in a way that honors us all as well as God.


I also found another publishing company of a particular magazine with which I am also totally unfamiliar. I need to study up on them. My style of writing is so unlike what's out there in the public forum that it may take a miracle for them to accept what I have to offer. However, their statement of value is that they do not take any journaling of any kind and that they only accept that which uplifts, encourages and brings an over-all feel-good sentiment to what is submitted to them and posted in their magazine. Which, by the way, does not offer any sort of advertisement whatsoever. How about that? A magazine that does not advertise anything in it except the writings it contains to bring a bit of peace, love, joy and encouragement to one's soul. Now isn't that amazing?! I think so. It's called The Sun. Anybody ever heard of The Sun Magazine before? I never did. Anybody familiar with this magazine, please feel free to drop me a note letting me know if you'd appreciate my writings being submitted to them. If so, then I pray you all rally for me concerning this magazine. That means not only praying for me, it also means showing your appreciation by contacting The Sun on my behalf. As of yet I have not contacted them. Instead, I am seeking the advice of those who appreciate my works to see if it be a worthwhile venture. Please let me know. Thank you. The Sun's main requirement is the love of writing and touching the reader's heart. I pray that my written works does just that for that is my intent. I pray that my writings impact the soul in a powerful, uplifting, supportive way. I may not know every person among my Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues, but that does not mean I cannot endeavor to touch and bless each and every one somehow someway.

Well, God richly bless you all in all that is good, right and most beneficial. God bless you and keep you. God make His face to shine upon you and be exceedingly gracious to you. God lift you up and give you peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

And thank you all for all the ways you show your support of my works and how much you value what it is I have to offer. I appreciate you all and wish only God's best for you. And thank you kindly for all the ways you prove to be Dear Friends and Precious Partners in this venture for the good of all concerned. God richly bless you. Amen.   :0)

SPECIAL SHOUT OUT

Hello Precious Family, Friends and Life Colleagues,
         How's everybody doing? Well, I hope. Better, I trust.
         Miss me while I was off-line? I missed being able to do this. I missed communicating with you all and lifting you up in this special way. But praise be to God Most High!, He corrected this issue through my Uncle Ron, who lovingly and graciously provided me a new computer. So, in appreciation for his benevolent generosity in providing me a new computer, please give my Uncle Ron in Wichita a shout out. Let him know how much you all appreciate my writings and how much they mean to you. Remember to thank God for it, too, and praise Him also, for the wonderful way He made sure to get me back online and for keeping me there for goodness' sake, in Jesus' Name.

          I came across something from Summerside Press. I'm so excited about it and putting my own spin on it that I can hardly wait to share it with you. However, I must get permission from them first. Feel free to contact www.summersidepress.com to let them know how much you appreciate my works and how inspiring they are to you. Let them know that it's to our mutual benefit to approve my request regarding the use of their published works. Thank you.

          Something else I greatly enjoy besides prayer writing is creating beautiful jewelry pieces. Haven't gotten into selling it yet, but if anybody's interested feel free to contact me. Once I learn how to post pictures I will do so, or maybe even create another site if that be a better way of doing things. Keep in mind that I am new to this and still have much to learn, so I am open to suggestions as well as information. Prayer writing will always be my greatest passion even though I do enjoy doing other things as well. However, regardless of what it is I do, it is my intention to plant blessings that reap a harvest of bountiful good.

Now, continuing on with what I do best ...

... Our Father Which Art in Heaven,
           Hallowed be Thy Name.
           Thy Kingdom Come,
           Thy Will Be Done,
           In us and through us as well as in and through every facet of our lives, affairs and relationships AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
           Give us this day revelation of Thy abiding Presence, Wisdom, Truth and Supernatural Insight, so that we may live, move and have our being this day in the glory of Thy marvelous light; that we may accomplish all that You desire of us; that we may also do all that we can to be the blessing we are meant to be, thereby exalting Christ, glorifying God, and manifesting Heaven every day in every way.
           For it is You, Abba Father, Who does not lead us into temptation, but Who does deliver us from evil. Because it is You, Abba Father, Who has promised to never leave us nor forsake us, and Who truly does have a Divine Plan meant to bless and prosper us and to give us hope and a future.
          And thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is The Way, The Truth, and The Light of our lives, and Who has intervened on our behalf before God and His enemy Satan, even unto death, because He was, is and ever shall be fully aware that ....
         Thine alone, Almighty God, is The Kingdom, Glory, Honor, Power, Praise and Majesty, forever and ever. And He did it for all our sakes. For the sake of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, Jesus did what He did to redeem us from Satan's power, to deliver us from the kingdom of darkness, and to translate us into The Kingdom of Thy Marvelous Light.
         And for whatever ways we have taken this lightly or not treated such amazing grace, tender mercy and perfect love, with the cherished respect due, Abba Father, please forgive us, in Jesus' Name. And Lord Jesus, please also forgive us. Were it not for You, Lord Jesus, we would be utterly without hope and our futures would most definitely be bleak and utterly disparing. But thanks to You, Lord Jesus, we do have hope and even a Divine Plan set in motion designed to create a spectacular future for the sake of God's glory. There is little wonder why You are King of kings and Lord of lords, Precious Jesus. No one else is fit for such honor. And most certainly, no one else could even possibly wear such a crown. No, that right is meant for no one else but You, Lord Jesus, for You are very much indeed The Sun of Righteousness.

         Be exalted to the glory of God The Father, Lord Jesus. Be exalted to the glory of God The Father. Even in and through us, Lord Jesus, be exalted to the glory of God The Father, from this time forth and forevermore. Amen.
         

Lord Jesus,
         Thank You, also, for all the ways You use my writings and this blog to glorify God. Thank You for providing me an outlet with which to share with others what is in the soul of my being for You. Do You think they realize how privileged they are to join in our conversation? Do You think they realize what an honor it is to join in such worship while at the same time also being lifted up? I pray they realize what a tremendous blessing and precious gift of amazing grace they are welcomed to participate in.

Lord Jesus,
        Many are in a world of torment and upheaval right now and don't know where to turn. I pray that for their sakes they are given eyes to see the glorious wonders of The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness at work in their lives and affairs, even in the very midst of their circumstances. Lord Jesus, encompass them all with the miracle of Thy omnipotent goodness. Let Thy omnipotent goodness flood their darkness with God's Holy Light. And as a result, Lord Jesus, I pray they experience more goodness, more victory, power and strength, then they have ever experienced before.
         And for those who are well versed in health, wealth, success and happiness in their personal endeavors, thank You. Thank You for all that they have achieved and for the wisdom that helped them to do so. But thank You also, Lord Jesus, for the love that moves them to help and bless others so they are lifted up to new heights. What great joy and sheer delight to all concerned and all involved to be of such a mind. To have such a soul is truly an awesome treasure to have, to hold ... and to behold.

Lord Jesus,
         Thank You for all the ways You use to grow us all up in Christ for the sake of God's glory. Is there any greater miracle than You, Lord Jesus, to help God realize all His joy, and us as well? Thank You for being The Light of our lives, Lord Jesus. Glory be to God Most High! Amen and Amen.