Prayer

Desert Song

January 18, 2010 by mamakay Leave a Comment

We have sung this song at church lately and it has really spoken to me as I look back on the last few years. I really feel like we are heading into a season of harvest and the last line really struck me that after a time of harvest I need to sow the seed I’ve received. I hope to have time to chronicle more of our story of how God has moved greatly in our lives after we get settled. For now here are the lyrics to Desert Song by Hillsong:

Verse 1:
This is my prayer in the desert
And all that’s within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

Verse 2:
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

Chorus:
And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain

I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

Verse 3:
And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it’s way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I’ll stand

Bridge:
All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

Verse 4:
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I’m filled to be empited again
The seed I’ve recieved I will sow

Daily Life – June 16, 2008

June 16, 2008 by mamakay Leave a Comment

Here’s a glimpse of my life today:

My Bible Verse…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
(1Pe 1:3-5 ESV)

I am thinking…

about our church family and the struggles we have lived through these past couple of years. What can we do? Can this body get back on track?

From the kitchen…

orange chicken and rice for dinner tonight

I am wearing…

teal t-shirt & shorts

I am reading…

Raising Godly Tomatoes

I am hoping…

that the bank accepts our new offer on a 3.3 acre property we are hoping to buy this week

Around the house…

it is quiet time, only the sound of the ceiling fan turning above me, the a/c turning on (its supposed to be 112 today) and my daughter’s audio book playing in the other room.

My Prayer…

That I can learn to have a joyful spirit

I am thankful for…

my father, my husband, our children, my in-laws, air conditioning!, encouraging older women in my life: Karen, Betty, & Mary

Deliver Me, O LORD!

November 15, 2006 by mamakay 3 Comments

The due date for the baby we lost to miscarriage earlier this year was yesterday and I find myself grieving once more. I lost more than the baby. I lost myself. God has been peeling back the layers and revealing who I really am and what my purpose in this life is. I know that he is doing a good work in me refining me for his good purpose but the pruning hurts so terribly much. As I wallowed in my pain today I opened my Bible and he gave me this passage:

Psalm 143 — A Psalm of David.
Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.

For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands. I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah.

Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge!

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!

For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life!

In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.

I pray that though I may suffer that I will glorify him through it all! He upholds me in his hand and never allows more than I can bear. My life is for Him not my own pleasures or desires although he is gracious in allowing many of those. I am to glorify him. And so I say that although he has allowed this pain in my life he has brought me to such a greater understanding of who he is and who I am. He loves me so much that he was unwilling to allow me to continue down the path I was on but pulled me back to himself. What a merciful Father I have that while I am steeped in sin He loves me enough to rescue me and pay the price himself for my salvation. Blessed be his name in all the earth!