July 6, 2015

click here for Hillsong's From the Inside Out

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame

My heart and my soul, I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise




God above all others
our Father in heaven
Maker of all

oh, to be intimate with You
to know You more

"Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows. But the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun. These are but streams, but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean..."Jonathan Edwards

Lord thank You for these 'drops'--these multitudes of blessings. But we do want to swim in Your ocean. We want to be overwhelmed, consumed by You. 

And we need You to change us from the inside out.
Change our soldiers Lord.
Change our neighbors.
Change our childrens' friends.
Change our husbands' co-workers.
Change our nation Lord God.
Change our chapels.

And Lord please start with us. 
We pray for each other, centers of our homes. May we always be rooted deeply into You.
We pray for our friends dealing with cancer:_________________
We pray for our friends dealing with other serious diseases:________________
We pray for those with sick children:______________________
We pray for those with hurting marriages:_____________________
We pray for those with empty nests:____________________
We pray for wisdom with our children
We pray for a deep love for our husbands

And Lord, for those other dreams, those silent wishes, those callings You have placed on our hearts: Give us the courage and the urgency to do what You want us to do.  Consume us!

We humbly bring before You our regular concerns:
for the depressed veteran. Rescue them Lord from the terrible miry pit!
for the safety of our soldiers everywhere.
for our leadership, including the Chief of Chaplains office

Amazing Lord, that You would want to be with us. 
Oh to be closer to You!