Jeremy's Blog

A CALL TO INTIMATE PRAYER

Saturday, February 04, 2006 13:21

HELLO EVERYONE

TO ALL THAT ARE READING THIS I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS MY FIRST ENTRY EVER SO FORGIVE ME IF IT IS NOT VERY GOOD OR UP TO PAR FOR PRO BLOGGERS OUT THERE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS CRAZY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE ARE GETTING PREPARED FOR SPRING TRAINING THAT IS STARTING IN 2 WEEKS. WE ARE READY FOR A NEW SEASON THE OFF SEASON WENT BY TO FAST BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW SEASON AND THE BLESSINGS IN STORE FOR US. I AM NOT ONLY ENTERING INTO A NEW SEASON IN BASEBALL BUT HAVE ALREADY ENTERED INTO A NEW SEASON SPRIRITUALY. I JUST GOT BACK FROM A TRIP TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE I JOINED A TEAM CALL "THE JOSEPH'S COMPANY". THEY ARE A BRANCH MINISTRY FROM THE "THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER" IN KANSAS CITY. THEY GO INTO CITIES AND TEACH ON CHRISTIANITY IN THE MARKETPLACE. ENCOURAGING MARKET PLACE CHRISTIANS THAT THERE ROLE IN THE KINGDOM AS A MARKETPLACE WORKER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PREACHERS AND PRIESTS WHO WORK WITHIN THE CHURCH FAMILIES. WE WHEN IN TO TRAIN ON PRAYER AND REPRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE MARKETPLACE AND CREATING A ENVIRONMENT TO BRING THE LOST TO CHRIST WITHIN THE WORK PLACE. IT WAS AWESOME. I THOUGHT I WENT THERE TO HELP AND INSTEAD I ENDED UP LEARNING AND BEING TOTALLY UNDONE BY OUR CREATOR. I LEARNED ABOUT HE A.C.T.S. PRAYER MODEL AND IT HAS TOTALLY TURNED MY WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. THE "A" STANDS FOR ADORATION, THE "C" STANDS FOR CONFESSION, THE "T" STANDS FOR THANKSGIVING, AND THE "S" STANDS FOR SUPPLICATION. THE INTIMACY I HAVE COME TO ENJOY WITH OUR GOD AND SAVIOR HAVE PUT ME ON NEW LEVELS WITH MY BEST FRIEND THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER EXPERIENCE. WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE. STARTING MY PRAYER WITH JUST ADORING GOD I FIND MYSELF COMING INTO MORE KNOWELEGE OF WHO HE IS AND HOW GREAT HE IS. THEN MOVING INTO CONFESSING NOT JUST MY SINS BEFORE HIM BUT SCRIPTURE OVER MY LIFE. THE CONFESSION OF SCRIPTURE ALLOWS MY HEART TO CONNECT WITH THAT GOD HAS FOR ME AND ALLOWS ME TO RENEW MY MIND. WHICH ALLOWS MY CONFIDENCE IN WHO I AM AND WHO HE THINKS I AM TO RISE AND EMPOWER ME WHEREVER I GO TO PROCLAIM HOW AWESOME HE IS. THEN THANKING HIM FOR WHERE HE HAS BROUGHT ME FROM TO WHO I AM TODAY. FEELING AT TIMES IN MY PAST LIKE HE WASN'T THERE AND THEN SEEING HOW HE WAS THERE AND "HOW HE LOVES ME WELL!" THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM AND I THANK HIM FOR DYING FOR ME AND SHEDDING HIS BLOOD FOR ME. EVEN IN MY DARKEST HOUR HIS REDEMPTIVE BLOOD IS ON ME SAVING ME FROM THINGS THAT TRY TO DESTROY MY SOUL. THEN PRESENTING MY REQUESTS BEFORE HIM KNOW IN CONFIDENCE THAT HE WILL ANSWER ME AND DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ME. I AM CALLING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY WHERE TO ENTER INTO INTIMATE PRAYER WITH OUR CREATOR. KNOWING THAT GOD WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE AT AND KNOWING THAT HE CALLS US TO TO TALK TO HIM AND CONVERSE WITH HIM (PSALMS 27:8,9). YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ENTER INTO CONVERSATION WITH GOD BECOME EMPOWERED TO CHANGE A CITY, STATE, AND NATION. WE ARE GOD'S ARMY, WE ARE HIS SOLDIERS TO FIGHT AGAINST IMMORALITY AND REBELLION THAT IS IN OUR NATION TODAY. TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS. TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A CRY SO LOUD FOR GOD TO MOVE THAT IT WILL SHAKE HEAVEN. HE WILL GET UP OF HIS THRONE AND OPEN UP A WINDOW IN HEAVEN LOOK DOWN AND SMILE ON US. WHEN HE SMILES ON US REVIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN OUR LAND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

TIP:WHEN ADORING GOD READ THROUGH THE CHAPTERS 1-60 OF PSALMS AND UNDERLINE VERSES THAT ADORE GOD AND PRAY THOSE OUT LOUD. HE WILL MOVE!!!!