Why do we question?

 

I am very thankful to say that this verse is very alive in my life right now.  Being aware of His presence in my daily life helps me to accomplish more than I could every hope or imagine.

Recently a prayer was answered for me in a big way.  My reaction?  I questioned why and only thought of my inadequacy to accept what was being given so freely to me.  Why did I do that, I was being given what I had been praying for months for and abundantly more!  God is probably looking at me and thinking, “Just say thank you, be blessed and give me all the glory!”

Sometimes we are just silly sheep who are lost without our shepherd.

I accept this wonderful blessing that has been given to me and I will bless others socks off with what will happen through me!

 

Thankful Thursday~ Prayer

Today I am thankful for prayer.  When I have burdens on my heart I have a place that I can go to release them.  My heart and mind have been full of compassion for people that are hurting today, for circumstances that are out of our control and unexplainable.

I have not felt this kind of heaviness in a long time.  But that is okay, because today I can be thankful that I can go to my knees and find the peace that I am longing for.

Joanne is someone I know through online conferences who is a 39 year old wife and mother of two daughters who is fighting for her life.  This is a message from her husband Toben:

“Please do not waiver in your prayer for Joanne. She is still fighting for her life. Fall on your knees, fall on your face before God and lift her up to his throne.”

It is an honour to be able to go to His throne and put before our prayers and petitions to a God that hears and answers our prayers.

Special Reading for today: Hebrews 4

Bonnie @ Where Did All this come From?

OK, Seriously

Enough is enough already.  For some reason when I go and speak my life seems to start to fall apart.  Next week I am going as the camp speaker to Camp Kinasao.  But this past week both mine and my husbands vehicles have needed hundreds of dollars in repairs and now we found out that everything from out of our boat has been stolen when we are leaving for a fishing trip when I get back from camp.  So instead of getting ready today I have been dealing with the police, the insurance company and calling pawn shops looking for our stuff.  This is not making my husband very happy about my going away to speak.  I am not that happy about going away to speak now either. 

This has happened way too many times.  Before I spoke at a girls conference our vehicle broke down and then my youngest ended up sick in the hospital.  When I went to speak at another conference my back was hurting to bad I could hardly move.

So, am I to take this as a sign that I am not supposed to be doing this, or that God is going to speak through me so mightily that I need to be attacked.  What is the deal!

Answers and prayers greatly appreciated!

Would you join me?

This past year has been a time of learning for me.  Learning about who God created me to be and where I fit in, in the world.  I’ve had some hard decisions to make and I continue to grow and develop in character through each experience.

Over the years I have realized how important and integral prayer is.  As I have been involved in various ministries I have seen the affect of prayer on people and circumstances.  When I planned the girls conference in my area I could see and feel the difference prayer made.

This summer and fall I am going to need a lot of prayer.  As I am beginning to see where God is choosing to use me I know that having prayer support is going to be necessary.  This summer I have to opportunity to be the Resource Pastor at Camp Kinasao, I am very excited to face this challenge and see how God is going to use me there.  Also this summer I will be putting the final touches on the “I am Unique!” online Bible Study that is starting in September. 

In the fall not only will I and my family need your prayers while I am leading the online Bible Study but also all the teen girls that are taking the study with me.  There is the opportunity for up to 200 teen girls to take this study.  That is a lot of girls that I can have a positive influence on. 

I will also continue to lead free online webinars for women who want to learn how to live Titus 2.  In August I am speaking at the God’s Girls online conference with A Woman Inspired.  I am also writing a monthly article for 2:21 magazine for teen girls.  And finally, I am having more teen girls that are coming to me for life coaching, I need wisdom and encouragement for these young ladies. 

If you are able to spend the next six months dedicated to praying for me, my family, the teen girls and the ministry that God has placed before me I would be happy to mail you one of these special prayer magnets.  Please email me your address at carolyn@cjcarleton.com and I will send it out in the mail today.  Thanks!