Thursday, May 20, 2010

Good Morning! (breakfast time)

Thank you for participating in this day of prayer and fasting. As I stated last night, we are going to be asking God to heal Adam and completely restore his health. To do so, requires petitioning the God of the universe. This communication with our Father requires not just talking, but listening, too. To open up the lines of communication, we need to acknowledge God for who He is. We also need to thank God for His provisions. When we better understand our relationship with God, communication with Him will flow more freely.

Since you won't be taking time to eat breakfast, let's take some time to worship God.



Today, we are here to worship. At regular meal times, or when those pangs of hunger strike, take time to worship God with praise and adulation, prior to bringing your prayer requests to Him.

After offering some praise to God, thank Him. You may want to thank Him for some or all of the following:
  • Creating us
  • Loving us
  • Sending Jesus to save us from our sins
  • For so generously providing for us that we rarely experience hunger
  • Allowing Adam to be part of lives
  • For keeping Adam alive this past week
  • For medical professionals that are caring for Adam
  • For your brothers and sisters who are joining you in prayer and fasting today

After thanking God, pause and reflect on the good things God has done in your life.
 
Before ending your morning prayer time, ask God to help you through this day. Ask Him for strength. Ask Him for stamina. Ask Him to use your hunger as a reminder of His greatness. Tell God that you have joined with others all over this land, this day, to fast and pray for the healing of Adam Root, a patient at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, husband of Amy Root, and son of Jack and Cookie Root.

Tell God that you and the others will be asking for a complete healing of Adam, and that you want to know how to best communicate this throughout the day. Then listen for a few minutes. Remember, communication requires listening. Don't panic if you don't hear anything. You have the rest of the day.

As you end your morning prayer time, read John 11:1-44 that you may continue to pray with confidence of a full and complete healing. Remember that Jesus is the Great Physician. He can even restore the dead.

4 comments:

  1. “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”- Romans 15:5-6 Mary (Apex, NC)

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  2. Mary,

    Thanks for sharing those verses, and thanks for praying with us!

    Uncle Doug M
    Tualatin, OR

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  3. We had a great morning prayer time.

    Adrienne, Isaac, and Annabell Terada
    Wichita, KS

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  4. I got a vision of someone in the hospital saying, "Let him take of the gown and let him go."

    Hillary

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