Team
We are just about to finish up week four and things are starting to get into a rhythm, team dynamics are getting settled, and it is time to avoid complacency and seek the Lord on what He has for us to do with a unified and authentic team. One possible idea which has presented is to have a prayer booth set up. Prayer booth - Sign stating "Prayer Booth" is placed in front of booth and those within the booth ask those who are passing by if they would like prayer. A simple way to just go out and be non-aggressively uncomfortable for the sake of the Gospel. We are going to pray about it until Sat night and see if it is something God is leading us into or just some idea.
- Please pray for our guidance and for the advancement of Christ and the Gospel in what ever we do.
Program
It is also a time where people are starting to put on their spiritual hawtness goggles. They are comparable to beer goggles. In this close spiritually focused environment, people naturally become more attractive to one another than normal. It has the possibility to distract peoples focus away from Christ and cause them to pore themselves into a member of the opposite gender.
- Would you please be praying for all members of the program to have self control and wait until after the program to pursue these desires.
Work
God continues to do business at work. Recently had a sweet convo about my history with Christ with one of my Jehovah's Witness co-workers. I expect and desire to hear more of her story. She seemed really interested in discussing spiritual matters. As we discussed another co-worker kept pausing near us like he was interested but wasn't comfortable enough to join in. I am excited to see what God continues to do there. He puts the words in my mouth as He did with Moses.
- Please pray for the Spirit to continue to move in me and for God to open the hearts and minds of those I am working with.
Me
There is a dumb stupid cartoon that I got hooked on by my, at the time 9 year old, cousin two years ago. I feel God calling me not to watch it at least for the remainder of the program and possibly forever. But in the midst of this call from God my sin nature and desire to disregard the call of God have been enhanced all the more. Through it I have realized that I would have picked the apple as Adam and Eve did so I have been learning much through this struggle. I feel God calling me to trust Him with this so He can do business in other areas. The show comes out on Thursday mornings at 8am. In my brief success until 4pm I already sensed God bringing up deeper sins, and yet I failed and watched the show. Man is fickle. I am a man and I suck and I need Christ.
- Please be praying for me to submit and gain victory against this idol.
Because of the blood of Christ and the Spirit's on going work in my life.
Jon
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The prayer booth sounds like a really good idea! I've heard of that before. I hope you all get to do that. At least once!
ReplyDeleteAnd it was either Chambers or Spurgeon, probably both, that talked about the way we go through the mundane things of life making us the most holy. I think that's why it's so hard to surrender the seemingly small things like a cartoon. Almost seems easier to go on Edge or something than give up what glorifies our appetites.