Praying for the Next Generation - Don't Take it Lightly

A couple of weeks ago I had an unusual experience that directed my attention strongly to the next generation. As a result, I began to pray and God reminded me of King Josiah & other young kings of the Bible that turned their nation back to God, even though the kings and government before them were extremely corrupt. I began praying that the next generation of America will be the one to turn our nation back to God; that they'll recognize our ungodliness, repent, and be the voice of restoration.

Today as I was praying, I saw young people moving forward like an army, strong, relentless, no fear, taking territory for the kingdom of God, expanding as they went. And to make it even better, I saw our own children leading the way...glory to God!

Please don't take this final week of prayer for the next generation lightly; God is doing something big...really big.

Week 3 - Focused on the Hurting

I believe that God is truly making us a church that is sensative to the hurting. We started this week with Psalm 34:17-19, which says "The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed."

God has been leading me to pray for people with broken relationships. Many times they can't just "get over it" because it's not all up to them - there's another person in the picture. God wants to bring complete deliverance and restoration to these relationships - BOTH parties.

Many hurting people will be set free this month as we pray; let God lead you as you pray, then share your comments with us. God is ready to do the miraculous, so expect it!

Harvest Prayer - Kick It Up a Notch!

This week has been incredible and a life-changing experience for me. I believe that this month of prayer and fasting marks a new LIFESTYLE of prayer for many of us.

I've been using the daily prayer calendar, and God had been speaking to me through His Word. As I was asking Him to fill me today with passion for a broken world (Zechariah 8:2), the thought came that ONLY GOD can get to the heart of the matter. Only He can bring life where there was death, or light where there was darkness, or hope where there seemed to be no way out. Only God knows exactly what the issue is, and exactly how to get to the person to fix it...our part is to pray and give Him access and the freedom to do it.

Let's kick it up a notch in our fasting and prayer this week. Last week we prepared our hearts to pray. This week our focus is on the lost. God's will is that NONE should perish, but that ALL would know Jesus and experience real and eternal life. No limits, we serve a mighty God!

It's Harvest Prayer Time!

I am so pumped about Harvest Prayer this month! Prayer is the avenue by which God's power is released in the earth, and as we pray together, focused on the lost, the hurting, and the next generation, we WILL see our city changed.

Do you know someone who is unconnected (no relationship with Jesus) or disconnected (no local church)? Start praying for them today because this is their month! Be sure to check out the prayer outlines on the Harvest Prayer webpage of www.churchatmirrorlake.com. They're very helpful in knowing how/what to pray, and will keep us all on the same page (in unity and agreement).

We want to hear from YOU, so use this blog for comments, testimonies, if you just want to blab away about how great God is, whatever! This is our month to connect in prayer and change our world so let's talk about it!