For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under
heaven.
A time be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and time to harvest.
A time to kill and time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time build up. A time to cry and a time to
laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
God’s purpose is that people should fear him. What is happening now has happened before,
and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the
same things happen over and over again.
And people should …enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts
from God.
So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in
their work.
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8,
14-15, 13, 22
God has brought me into a season of deepening prayer and
Bible study. I don’t know what He’s
preparing me for, but I am trusting that He is paving a path, strengthening my
trust in Him, for whatever is to come. I
am praying that I can be faithful to Him in the midst of any temptations and
trials that come my way, because I know that as I draw closer to Him, the enemy
will be threatened.
The Holy Spirit is teaching me to pray using His Word. It is comforting to me to see how there
really is nothing new in life – what I’m experiencing, what I’m taking to God
in prayer, are things that have already been brought to Him many times over. I
am grateful for the way He is revealing this to me through His Word. It’s just another way of Him saying to me,
“I’ve got this!”
Praying God’s Word is keeping me focused on His will. I am finding that He points me to verses that
are specific to my needs and to the needs of those in my sphere of influence; I
can feel Him speaking to me through these passages. My
sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10: 27
Our school exists, not because of what any of us has done,
but because of what God has orchestrated.
His handiwork is evident from before the doors opened until this
day. I love our school. It is a huge part of who I am. My roots run deep here. What happens at our school matters to
me. I have shared previously that I know
this school is my mission field. I am
grateful for what God has done, and is doing, through our school.
We all are in this school together, committed to a singular
mission. I want you to know that I am
praying for you, and for all aspects of our school, not once, but again and
again. Jesus told his disciples, “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and
you will receive what you ask for. Keep
on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to
you. For everyone who asks,
receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be
opened. Luke 11:9-11
I tell you that I am praying for you because I hope you will
be alert to notice God’s power and presence moving in your life and in the life
of our school. I hope you will tune in
to His voice; I hope you will see his fingerprints around you. So I
will keep on praying for you, asking our
God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all
the good things your faith prompts you to do.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
For me, prayer is intensely personal, so I much prefer
privacy and quiet where I can pour out the burdens of my heart to God. Be clear: I do not want to appear like the
hypocrite who seeks attention for his babbling prayers, nor am I the one who
will offer the blessing at lunch in a group.
Nevertheless, in the coming days I will be sharing scripture-laden prayers with you in hopes
that you will unite with me in developing a prayerful spirit over every aspect
of our school this year.
In Matthew 18:19 Jesus declares that if two of us agree here on
earth concerning anything we ask, our
Father in heaven will do it for us.
Will you agree with me to continually pray scripturaly for our school,
our students and their families, and each other?
May you feel the
power of these prayers and be blessed each day.
The Lord is
near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly
on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward
they will ever get. But when you pray,
go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in
private. Then your Father, who sees
everything, will reward you. When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of
other religions do. They think their
prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows
exactly what you need even before you ask him!
Matthew 6:5-8
