pray with me

Dear Marketplace Friends,

As you and I take our place as ministers and agents of transformation - prayer will and must be an essential. Below is a 'helps'. Sometimes we just need a jump start and then everything starts to flow from there. May the prayer below be that for you.

Blessings,

Patrick



Heavenly Father,

I come before you and praise Your holy name! Praise the Lord! I recognize who you are and magnify your name! I ask that you would glorify yourself throughout the earth today. Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Everything I have comes from You. Everything I am is because of You. I invite You in to my life today to take full control and jurisdiction. You are Lord.
I receive Your forgiveness anew today. Cleanse me Lord! Purify my heart. Heal me with Your very presence, grace and mercy.
Your purposes for my life are redemptive. Thank you for redeeming me. Crown me with Love and Compassion as I walk before men as Your redemptive ambassador.

You said, ‘to ask and it would be given to me, so Lord I ask for - ______________. You said, ‘Seek and you will find.’ So Lord, I’m seeking an answer in this area of my life _________, today. You said, ‘knock and the door would be opened.’ Lord I need a door to open for ____________________. And Lord, in all of these areas that you have promised answers, I renounce any preconceived ideas as to how you are going to bring about the results. I trust you and believe You have my best in mind. So Lord, not my will be done, but Thy will be done, right here, as it already is in Heaven.
My desire is to be in fellowship with you and to intimately know you as I am known by You. In this I will bear fruit that will glorify Your name. Outside of this and apart from You - I can do nothing. With You all things are possible.

Lord, increase faith in me today. Increase my confidence in Your abilities, Your love, Your power and purposes. Give me the ability to persevere, so that when Your will is done, I will receive what You have promised. Teach me to live by faith in ways I’ve never done before.

Lord, You are my shepherd. I want for nothing. Cause me to rest in pleasant places and lead me in ways that not only bring restoration to me, but those around me. Guide me today on the right path. I will follow. Even if there is a valley experience or shadow of uncertainty – I will have no fear – because You are with me. If I get off course, bring alignment and get me corrected quickly. Even if I find myself in the enemies camp – prepare a table for me there. Lord, I receive the anointing upon my head today of Your rich presence. May I overflow with You in everyplace and with every person I meet. Goodness and Love will follow me as I go in Your name, and the reality of Your life in me and my life in You will be evident. Forever.

Forever, that’s who You are God. Everlasting. You don’t get tired and weary like I do. You don’t get anxious when You can’t figure something out, because all wisdom and understanding belongs to You. So Lord, when I stumble and fall, bring hope to me like water from a fountain. Renew my strength and help me to soar far above the ordinary. Help me to run this race with a supernatural pace that only comes from You.

Lord, I love You and have been called by You for Your purposes. Cause all things to come together in accordance with you plans. Conform me into the likeness of Your Son Jesus. God, You are for me. So, what could come against that? You are not stingy or one that withholds, but You give and give and give again. You are not a condemner – You are a justifier. You – Jesus, sit and pray for me daily. You tell Father how You see me. Not as sinner or unworthy, but as one who is loved completely. What can separate me from that kind of love? Therefore I am thrust from places of trouble, hardship and persecution to places of peace, victory and abundance in Christ Jesus.

Lord, you don’t ask for much, just faith, trust and obedience. Help me in this way. Increase this faith, even if it is the size of a mustard seed. Allow me to seek you and to seek you with all of my heart. Draw near to me, even now.

Finally Lord, let this day bring Glory and Honor and PRAISE to You and You alone.

In Jesus name!

A sweeping move

The picture I got was of a heavenly broom and a heavenly dust pan in the hands of the Lord.



He was sweeping things together. He was sweeping things into place. His sweeping wind of change was blowing across the lives of people who were desirous of Him. His sweeping hand was gentle yet purposeful. The sweeping was a gathering together of hearts who have been and will continue to seek after Him and position themselves as set apart for Him.



The broom quickly changed into a winnowing fork and the Lord began to lift and sift that which was gathered.



Separate unto Me, consecrate unto Me, get ready, get ready, get ready. For this is the 'Day of the Lord'. For a day is like a thousand years - and a thousand years is like a day. The culmination of years is being formed into One Day. This is not a day as we know it, but a day in God's economy where many things that have been on hold will begin to release. It will be a day when those things which were held back will be ushered quickly into existence. It will be a day of mercy, grace, direction and positioning. Watch, says the Lord. Watch as I lift many of you out of what was insignificant and restraining and place you into position for such a time as this. The waiting - the wandering - the wondering is coming to an end, and the beginning is like that of a new day in His presence with great clarity, confirmation and calling being fulfilled. Bless His Holy Name!

New Year Manifesto

With a brand New Year upon us I wanted to share this New Year Manifesto that I will attempt to embrace for the coming year. It's from an article by Mark Batterson called Chase the Lion.



"Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention.

Keep asking questions.
Keep making mistakes.
Keep seeking God.

Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Enjoy the journey.
Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and the last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshiping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze a new trail. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quite running away. And remember: If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Happy New Year! And may the God who created you in His image and designed you to fulfill a significant purpose - equip you with His grace and truth - so that you might know Him better and serve Him longer.

Patrick McBane