Tag Archive for: God’s Love

Prayers: Wisdom

God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Lord, my God.  How awesome is your Word!  You are faithful beyond belief.  I praise your name in the midst of my pain.  I present my heart to you, dear Heavenly Father, asking all over again that you stand by me forever.  The more I learn, the more I know that I cannot make it in this world without you.  My days, my weeks, and even my months, LORD, are all rolling together…I realize how insignificant I am to your master plan for my life.  I find myself looking at life events pass by knowing that I have no control.  The only thing that I can do is trust you, Lord.  How helpless are my hands!  How weak are my limbs.  My mind and thoughts are racing back and forth.  When I try to hold on, I find that I am falling away!  When I try to let go, I see you close by!  What is this, Lord?  How do I manage? Today I know, and tomorrow I wonder.  How can all of this be?  That which my eyes see, my mind cannot comprehend.  O Lord, my God, how glorious are your teachings.  Fear surrounds me and yet I will not stop.  I remember all that you have said and done.  I am considering you, LORD.  This revelation alone holds me closely in your midst.

As I look through the lens of life that you have given me, I hurt so badly.  Sometimes, Father, I hurt so deeply inside that I find myself helpless.  Why, God, does it have to be?  If we all know and love you the way we claim to know you, and love you, then why is the world…the Christian world in such a crisis?  Why do we follow our own hearts and resist your precious Holy Spirit?  As I read your Word, I see a Loving God that is always pleading for the created souls to return to you and accept your love.  The world is so wrapped up in the natural things that are seen and have no clear eyes to see who you truly are!  Please help us, Lord!  Help me, Lord God. Let the Holy Ghost power of your Spirit possess my soul.  Let Wisdom control my every thought.  Mold me, Lord, into whatever you desire.  Today, Lord, I rededicate my all to serving you.  No matter how difficult the road, and how dark the way…I will follow!  I will follow you to the end, as I absolutely surrender my heart to you! Help me, Lord, to hold on to your unchanging hand.  I am strengthened by your presence and your love.  No matter what I see, I know you will never leave me and for that I say thank you, LORD God Almighty.  Amen, Amen, and AMEN.

Words of Wisdom: Wisdom

Words of Wisdom and Scripture:

Greetings to all.  Over the past month, I have experienced the love and protection of the LORD like never before.  I have been tried and tested beyond measure, and yet am I standing.  I found myself in situations of confusion, hurt, and harm with no way out and nowhere to go.  Everything that I have ever believed was challenged.  I found that I could not pray and I could not even read the Word of God.  All I could do was “remember.”  I remembered that I had a God that loves me more than words can ever express!  I remembered that God promised me that He would always be with me and would never leave me!  I could not see Him…I could not hear Him, and O how my soul ached for His arms.  But…I could remember.  I held on to the power of the mystery of WISDOM.  I remembered that God had already given me understanding of the meaning, relevance and power of WISDOM!  This is what saved me during this difficult time.

Once again, God has allowed me to suffer as the enemy was granted access to my life.  When things go wrong, and it seems that there is no hope, remember, remember and then continue to remember!  Amen.  Believe all that you remember and know that God is there trusting that you will always remember all that He has taught you.  I pray now that you have teachings in your “Soul” that you too can remember.  Get Wisdom and hold Her in your heart.  Receive Her and you will find all answers to life.  When you are restored you will come though stronger than ever before.  Tonight, I dry my eyes.  Tonight I prevailed in the LORD.  Tomorrow is another day and may the LORD continue to have mercy on my soul. Amen.

Scripture Reference:

5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.  (Prov 4:5-13)

Prayers: Vanity of Vanities

God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before your throne of Grace and Mercy this day.  I come, Lord God, just to experience your presence.  It is in your presence that I long to stay.  I am safe from all danger when I am with you, Lord. Each day, as I smell the sweet savor of your breath, Dear LORD, I am so glad that you have shown me how to walk and talk with You.  You have taught me what it means to be a wife, a mother, and a friend.  In all my educated wisdom, loving you has taught me that I knew nothing at all before I met you.  For all this and more, my God, I am grateful.

I am still “Considering” you, O LORD.  There are so many things that we look upon with our natural eyes and mind and we marvel at the wonder of it all not realizing its spiritual significance.  The Bible teaches us, Lord, that you made the sun, the moon, and that you also made the stars.  These heavenly entities will one day pass away.  They were created to bring light in the midst of darkness for a given period of time for the benefit of mankind.  Man has developed ways to capture, worship, and even improve earthly knowledge.  We act in ignorance because we know not what they are.  O LORD, have mercy on us!  Forgive our sinfulness and our desire to be so intellectually superior to others that we prove ourselves truly ignorant before you instead.

I understand the cries of King Solomon when he declared, “Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity.”  Seeing the world through your eyes, Father, creates doom in the eyes of the beholder, yet it brings joy everlasting when one realizes that he has been “saved” from the dangers of the battle that is raging all around!  O God, sometimes it feels like walking through the valleys and shadows of death with the enemy pulling on all sides.  But, O, in the midst of it all, even in the light of the dangers that are seen, you still remain God Almighty.  You still provide unspeakable peace.  By your Mercy, LORD, I have “Considered” all the workings of the world under the sun, and I am grateful that you protect those that love you.  Oh how I love you, Lord God!  Help me to never stop loving you, Father God.  Amen.

I pray now, Lord God, for the faithful followers you have given me.  Help them to continue to seek your presence, Lord.  Keep them safe from danger and hold them close as they seek your wisdom.  Help me to stand for them, Lord, when they cannot stand.  Help us all to remain on one accord while following your directions to us, Father.  Make us all one in your sight and continue to Dissect our souls, Dear Lord.  Shed your sweet loving Holy Ghost upon us, I pray.  Amen.

As I humble myself in your presence today, Father, I have “Considered” as Your Spirit has directed.  O God, what a thought!  To consider my life without you brings tears to my eyes; to consider ever that I must stand alone in this battle is fearful indeed; to consider that the God that is God of ALL things in heaven, in the earth, and in the sea beneath the earth, “loves” me, provides me with a greater faith, strength, and the assurance that I can endure to the end.  To be “Considered” by you, Dear God, is to make you proud and give you joy.  I have “Considered” You, as You continuously “Consider” me!  To this end, My Everlasting Friend and Savior, I do submit my TOTAL being to You in Love.  Amen, Amen, and AMEN.

Prayers: The Love of God Almighty NEVER Ceases To Be!

God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, LORD God Almighty.  I humble myself to you today acknowledging that you ARE God.  Thank you, Father, for the many blessings, teachings, trials, and tribulations that have come my way.  Thank you, LORD, for delivering me from the hands of my enemies.  I praise your Holy Name, my Lord, for loving me as you do.  I am not worthy of all that you do for me.  Please continue to search my heart, my Lord, and know that there is nothing or anyone more important in this world to me than you.  Without you, Lord Jesus, I cannot stand.  I would not survive one day in this miserable place called Earth without you.  My eyes are opened to see the devastations and the evil lurking at every corner.  Help us, LORD.  Do not forget your people, LORD!  Remember to help us because we are not capable of helping ourselves.

Each day, as I consider the magnitude and depth of your love for all men, I am left speechless.  You maintain an outstretched arm even when we sin against you, God.  You keep trying to reach us to teach us how to live for you…how to truly love you.  Yet we reject you for instant pleasures and wisdom gained from this world instead.  Help me, LORD God, to receive your love more and more each day.  Help me, LORD, to know that your love is everlasting and that nothing can stop me from loving you, if this is my desire. Help me to know and understand that through the love relationship that we have developed, there is no fear that you will ever stop loving me.  Amen.  Nothing can ever separate me from your love!  Yet, Sweet Jesus, I understand that you will not tolerate my evil heart. Clearly this is why you have commanded that we love you with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all of our strength.  When we love you as you desire, there is no room for evil to take control.  So thank you, Father God.  I give you permission to continue to “Dissect My Soul,” dear Lord.

I pray now, Lord, for the members of Dissect My Soul.  I pray for all those that have joined the “Love Jesus” Movement.  Keep them safe, Lord God.  Help them to always remember that the only way to overcome the evil in this world is to maintain an intimate love relationship with you.  Dear Lord, the world is changing around us, second by second.  You have taught me not to be shocked or alarmed at the evil that is increasing in the world today.  Help my followers and disciples to be unafraid.  Help them, Lord, to be bold and truthful in their daily walk with you.  Protect them, Father God, as they go.  As they seek your face, minute by minute, bring them into your presence that they might know and understand the degree of your love for them.  Please do this for me, Lord Jesus! Grant them peace and shelter within your Presence.  Thank you, LORD Jesus, for your love.  Amen.

Words of Wisdom: The Love of God Almighty NEVER Ceases To Be!

Words of Encouragement:

Do you realize how much The LORD loves YOU!  The God who created all things is madly in love with you.  Every day, I discover and understand the love of God in ways that I could never imagine before.  Consider the true story below:

“Tell him that I love him:”

A few weeks ago, I was having trouble with my laptop.  I knew that I needed to get it repaired immediately as I was leaving the country in a few days and would need it while I was away.  I began to search on Google for a service center that could help me with short notice.  I immediately found a nearby shop that could see me that day.  As I spoke to the gentleman on the phone, I encountered a “spirit” that I could not identify at the time.  It was informative, yet aloof; semi-kind yet rude.  When I arrived for my appointment, I was greeted and assisted by a very personable young man.  This was clearly not who I had spoken to over the phone.  There was another gentleman there that appeared to be the boss.  He was very demanding of his employees and seemed to micromanage their every move.  I inquired of the whereabouts of the gentleman that I had spoken to on the phone, as I had gotten his name. Not surprisingly, the gentleman on the phone was the same as the man that appeared as the boss.  He was the boss.

At the end of the service visit, some 5 hours later since the laptop had to be left with them, I noticed a sign in the shop that appeared to be of a Christian nature.  The “boss” had begun to introduce me to various types of software that would be helpful to me in the real estate business, and my husband and I listened attentively.  Suddenly, the conversation changed to life issues regarding the government and how he believed that “Big Brother” was forever watching our every move.  On the surface of what he was saying I had no objections, but spiritually I knew there was more to the story.  I found this man to be extremely intelligent and very well read.  He was educated and boasted of his knowledge as a neurophysicist.  He continued to talk about various subjects that further demonstrated his vast knowledge of the physical world.  I looked at the poster again and I asked him if he was a Christian.  He hesitated slightly and then said he was neither a Christian nor an Atheist. He explained himself as a man of wisdom that looks at everything based on scientific fact.  Our conversation was too detailed to recap it all here, but I then knew why God had sent me to this place.

God had a message for this man.  I was instructed to let him know that Jesus loves him no matter what he believes.  No matter what I said to him, he would ignore my words and wanted only to debate the reality of the true existence of God.  I refused to debate.  I was able to honestly say to him that I did not have to debate because I am “absolutely” sure that God is real.  I explained that I do not rely on the words or testimonies of others as I have personally seen and heard the voice of God Almighty.  I explained that there is nothing that he could say that could change my mind as I KNOW that my God IS God!  We ended this conversation with me begging him to go to my website and read my testimony to understand how I came to “Know” absolutely that Jesus Christ is the living son of God and that God is real.  He promised me that he would.  By the end of our conversation, I saw the human spirit within this man that had an unspoken yearning to know if I was speaking the truth.

Since that day, I am compelled to pray for him daily.  I only pray that God’s will is accomplished in his life.  I do not know what will happen.  But I do know, even while he was denying the existence of my LORD, God was holding an outstretched arm trying to pull this man into His presence.  Today, the LORD shared with me that this man has been chosen by him to be a Messenger to this dying Christian world!  He will continue to pull at his heart until he accepts.  O LORD God, what an awesome loving act this is.

How can this real life story encourage us all?  Know that God is love.  He has the answer to all our problems.  He has a purpose for this man.  Does He have one for you?  Humble yourself to gain a true relationship with Jesus Christ.  There is no other hope in this world.

The devil is deceiving the people of God daily.  Do not be caught in his trap.  Do not think of yourself as better than this man.  He has lived as he has lived by the grace of God and NOW God Almighty will mold him and equip him with “absolute” truth.  Truth that he has no knowledge of, but truth that he will soon come to love and adore.

Be aware of the influence of evil disguised as good!  A few days after my encounter with the man, I was in a church service and saw the people lifting up their hands and praising God! They sang beautiful, melodious songs unto the Lord God.  The LORD began to speak to me and said, “Look at them my child.  They lift up their hands, they shout, and they praise.  But they do not praise me.  They do not worship me.  Their hearts are far from me!”  God shared that the man at the computer shop would more quickly convert to loving Him completely than the hypocrites that were pretending to love Him.  “O LORD God,” I cried!  “Have mercy on us, LORD.  Help us to learn what it means to love and worship you with ALL of our soul.” Be careful that you give no place to the devil within your heart.  This can only be completed through surrendering everything to God in prayer!  You can never resist the devil and he will never flee until you surrender all.  Amen.

Scripture Reference for Meditation and Obedience:

Our fight in this world is not against flesh and blood.  We are not to fight against each other.  We are called to love each other as God loves us.  Do not wrap yourself up in the politics of this world.  Lean unto the LORD for all the wisdom that you need.  Your one true purpose in life is to fall in love with Jesus Christ, My Lord, and Savior.  Fighting each other will produce no spiritual fruit in our lives.  Loving the Lord God by trusting and obeying His commands will yield an overflowing of spiritual knowledge and blessings.  Remember, everything “spiritual” is NOT from God.  Satan is a spirit whose purpose is to present himself as God in our lives.

1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5  Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.  (James 4:1-8)

Prayers: The Love of God Almighty

God Hear Our Prayer:

May all evil spirits be bound in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ as this Prayer is read.

Dear Heavenly Father, how great is your name; how amazing is your Wisdom; how Powerful is your Love!  Every day you “stir up”my mind, my heart, and my soul and reveal even yet a deeper part of your Wisdom.  Thank you, LORD!  The depth of the name “Dissect My Soul” is overwhelming to my tiny little spirit.  I received the name and I ran with it, LORD, just as you asked.  I knew that it removed all the impurities and prepared my heart to be one with you, LORD God.  But, O My Savior, my Friend, it is so much more!  I now see, LORD, that until the heart of man is “dissected, changed, or altered” from its original state, that your love cannot penetrate.  You want to possess our souls completely. You, Lord Jesus, want to be one with us as God is one with you!  You, O Lord, want to guide and direct us as God, the Father, guided and directed you while you were on earth.  The same love you received as you fulfilled the mission of God is the love you are prepared to pass on to all that will receive you.  To receive your love, Lord, is to obey you and submit unto you.  Amen.

Help me, Sweet Jesus, to surrender all of me to you each day.  Help me to move forward every second of my day submitting my will unto you so that your perfect will can be done in my life.  Help me, Lord, to obey you because I am in Love with you and not because it is the “Christian” thing to do.  Help me, O God, to look beyond me and always see you.  Let my meditations, motivation, and my heart’s desire be surrendered unto you forever and always. Please, LORD God, Dissect My Soul!  I know, LORD, that I cannot do these things for myself.  I cannot save me, O LORD.  I cannot perfect my ways and submit my mind in any way.  It is you, O God, that MUST perfect me.  I am incomplete without you, and I am “perfect” with you.  How grievous is the sound to my ear that says we cannot achieve perfection in this life.  God forbid and have mercy on us all, Lord God!  Would you allow the Holy Scriptures to declare that I can be perfect, LORD, and they not be available to me?  Is this a mind game, Lord Jesus?  O how I trust your every word.  Amen.  How true are your promises, LORD God!  When you dissected my soul, you taught me how to trust you and to lean absolutely on you and you alone.  You created a holy union between my sprit and your Holy Spirit.  You then filled me with the Holy Ghost.  It is the Holy Ghost that has your everlasting love.  This love then flows from the Holy Ghost into me!  It is this Holy Ghost power that regenerates my spirit.  It is the Holy Ghost “Love” that gives me new life and the ability to declare that I am born again!  I am not clean enough or pure enough, and never will be, to approach you alone.  I must be filled with Your Holy Ghost.  O God, how marvelous are your teachings and your wonders.  It is through the Holy Ghost that I become filled with your love!  These things are all products of obedience to your will.  They result from me giving you total and complete access to my heart and my very existence.  O LORD, I have had the key all along and have not used it to the capacity for which it was intended.  Forgive me, Lord Jesus.  I accept you as my Lord and Savior and as my very best friend.  I will go forward in your wonderful name declaring to all that will listen that you are calling, begging us to allow you to dissect our souls.  Amen!

Father God, do I back down?  Do I erase these words that highlight my personal walk with you, LORD?  Should I be fearful of those who will say that I am claiming to be better or greater than others?  That, dear God, is not what I am saying.  Do I abandon what you teach me and reveal to me in order for others to feel better about themselves?  My prayer is to you, O God!  It is you that I fear and obey.  It is you that I love with all of my heart.  O LORD God, Dissect My Soul!  Help me, LORD, to carry out your mission and fear not the forward looks of the enemy.  I stand in the strength and the power of the Holy Ghost.

I pray, Lord, for all those that might read this prayer.  I pray, Lord, that they will understand and receive.  I ask, Lord Jesus, that you penetrate their understanding and pierce even the lining of the covering that leads to the soul itself.  There, there, O God, I pray that you will perform your spiritual surgery to make them…and make me more complete in you. Take us all beyond where we are and help us to know that you and you alone are God.  Bind Satan and all the followers of evil so that your people might be free.  Let all who read this, Father, be set free to worship you in spirit and in truth!  May the Holy Spirit of God be forever praised and worshipped. Amen, Amen and AMEN!

Words of Wisdom: Shadow of Death

Consecration and Scripture Reference:

The LORD is GOD.  He protects us from all dangers.  He often causes us to walk within the darkness of this world to carry out His missions.  We must never fear BUT always obey.  Pray your way through the scriptures below and see the love that God provides along the way.  If you can just believe this scripture alone, amazing visions of the Almighty God can appear.  Amen.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (Psalms 23:1-6)

Prayers: Divine Revelation of Clouds

God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Lord, my God, how awesome is your wisdom and knowledge.  Thank you, Father, for loving me better than I could ever love myself.  Thank you, LORD GOD, for the protective arm that you place around your children as the enemy rages close by.  Most of all, I thank you today for the revelation you have provided of the mysterious image I saw in the sky as I traveled through the mountains.  I love you, LORD GOD, for all that you are and I pray, LORD, that you will always direct my paths.  As I embrace this day, I need you to be with me every second.  Let the meditations of my heart be forever of thee, O LORD.  Today, I worship you and you alone.  Teach me thy ways, Father, so I can always be within your perfect will.  I give you my heart today and openly declare my everlasting love for you.  You are the greatest Friend that I have ever had.  Help me to always remain as loyal to you as you are to me.

Allow those that see or hear this revelation, LORD, to receive it as being from You, Father. Help them, Lord, to not lean upon their own understanding and to know that you are still speaking to your people and all souls that are willing to hear.  I give you all the honor and glory this day and ask, LORD, that you Dissect My Soul.  Amen, Amen and AMEN.

Words of Wisdom: Considered

Scripture Reference for Consecration:

Dear Christian Friends, know that God, the Almighty God, loves you and me!  Have you ever “Considered” life without God? Looking at the world alone without the presence of God…where would we be?  True Believers are to live by the words of the LORD.  We cannot govern our existence here on earth without submitting our hearts unto the LORD.  Many say that they know the Lord, and do not.  Others say they can live sinful lives and still be saved, but the word of God does not support this view.

Let us prayerfully study the Word and make a conscious choice to find our way to the throne of God.  Become a character in the story as you “Consider” the scriptures below:

  • Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.  (Prov 30:5)
  • Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.  (Isaiah 45:22-23)
  • Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.  (Psalms 119:160)
  • I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. (Psalms 119:101)
  • But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matt 4:4)

Prayers: Clouds

God Hear Our Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, my God Almighty, this day I submit my will unto thee.  I ask for forgiveness, Lord God, for anything that I might have said or done against thee.  Today I honor and worship you, O Lord.

Today, God, I saw a very interesting thing.  I saw a thing that has caused me to worship you even more.  Please help me understand, Lord Jesus.  I was traveling on the interstate in a mountainous area.  As a passenger in the car, I found myself “considering” the mountains, the sky, the clouds, and the wind!  O Lord, have mercy on my soul.

As the mountains loomed ahead and around, I saw a shadow slowly cover the major hilltops.  Some of the mountains were greatly lightened with brightness, but, O God, there was a “shadow” that covered a major portion of the hilltop.  I looked into the sky to see what was visible that could be casting such a strange shadow.  There was no cloud nearby.  In fact, there were no clouds…except a small oddly shaped figure in the sky above.  It stood afar off from the hilltop, as if gazing on from the inside out.  The closer I drew nearer to the mountains, the darker and more pronounced the shadow became.  Though my natural mind saw nothing out of the ordinary, my inner spirit began to reveal much more.  I instantly knew that a war was raging in the spiritual realm!  Lord, I did not understand.  All I knew was that your wonders of the world continue to amaze me.

As I entered the backside of the mountain, the most incredible sight was hovering over the top of the mountain.  It was a cloud…a very unusual cloud.  It was oval-shaped and had multiple layers that stacked upon each other.  It looked almost transparent as if each layer stood alone yet was mingled as one.  It was not very big, but it was the source of the shadow that was covering the mountain side!  The wind was blowing profusely and leaves on the nearby trees were waving in the wind.  It was truly an amazing sight, Dear Lord!

What did I see?  How could it affect one part of the mountain and not the other?  This whole experience helped me to see, once again, that the things we trust in this world may or may not be worthy of our trust.  The things created by you for mankind to rely upon, we forsake. Forgive me, Father, for my rejection of you in any way.  I might not ever understand the experience I had, but I will forever be grateful that you continue day by day to perfect the things around us.  Thank you, LORD God, for your love and protection.

Teach me, Lord, always.  Help me to remain open to all that you have.  Pour your Holy Spirit within my mind and help me to always be open to your wisdom, Father.  I pray, Lord God, for Dissect My Soul members, students, and followers.  Strengthen them, Lord, each day.  They are seeking your presence, Lord, so that we might ALL be in one accord with you.  You know my heart and my prayer for each of them individually, so I pray that your perfect will can prevail in our lives.  We know, Lord God, that it is through your perfect will that we are able to stand.  Amen, Amen and Amen.