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Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 18, 2012 at 10:41am

FRIDAY INSPIRATION AND PRAYER
IN GOD WE TRUST
Several years ago, a couple was invited to spend the weekend at the husband's employer's home. The wife was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and the wife was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. The wife knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of the couple. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment. The wife wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?

Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value. A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this? 'Look at it.' He said. 'Read what it says.' She read the words ' United States of America '. 'No, not that; read further.' 'One cent?' 'No, keep reading.' 'In God we Trust?' 'Yes!' 'And?' 'And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!

Later the wife had this testimony, "When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, 'In God We Trust,' and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful! And, God is patient".
Our Father, we thank You Lord for the many simple reminders You give to us to trust You. We pray for Your strength and courage throughout this day so we will remember (even if we don't find a penny), to trust You with all our hearts and lean not to our own understanding; In all our ways acknowledge You first and trust You to direct our paths. We give You praise for a beautiful day, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 17, 2012 at 9:45am

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to be a part of one more day. We thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We thank You Lord for always looking out for us, always leading, guiding and directing our path, always loving us, even when we act as if we don't love ourselves. Father, You are an "always" God, the same yesterday, today and forever--we thank You for being the only constant we have. We pray one for another, asking that You will help each one to remember, You've done "it" before and You will do "it" again. If trouble comes, help us to remember You've delivered us before and You will deliver us again. If sickness comes, help us to remember You've healed before and You will heal again. Whatever the problem, You've done "it" before and we should trust You to do it again. We all have different "its", but the great thing about You is, You can handle them ALL, all at the same time. Your Word tells us, In everything give thanks to You, help us to give thanks now, just because You've done "it" before and our victory is in our praise. Help us to know praising You now before we see that You have done "it" again, is our act of faith and You love it when we trust You enough to thank You in advance for the victory. We praise You, we worship You, we adore You and we thank You in advance for a victorious day today, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Honor Rae Patterson Drake on May 16, 2012 at 12:36pm

Amen, Amen, Amen! Yes Lord, you are truely worthy to be PRAISED! Thank you Lord for your goodness and your mercy and you ever Loving kindness. Thank you for direction, guidance and protection. I repear, LORD, you are truely worthy to be PRAISED!

Peace & Blessings to all

hrpd c/o 79****

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 16, 2012 at 11:47am

WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
It's another days journey and we're glad about it!! Thank You Lord for opening our eyes to see another beautiful day that You have made. We don't know what this day will bring, but we know Who created today, so today we will trust You in all and through all. Lord, help us today to speak words that will bring life, words of love that will encourage and uplift. We waste so much valuable time speaking words just because we can, we insist on "speaking our mind" just because we can; Help us this day to let our conversation be full of grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that we will know how to respond to each person we speak to. You have blessed us with many means to communicate, telephone, text, email, facebook, skype, etc. --today give us the wisdom to use all that You have blessed us with to Your glory. Help us think before we communicate, ask ourselves, "How will what I communicate bring glory to God?" If the answer is, "It does not", give us the strength to keep it to ourselves. Help us to remember, we represent You and our love to You should be a life that points back to You. Father, You're so worthy of our praise, You're so worthy of our worship, You're so worthy, worthy, worthy! Today we will take the time out to praise You, not just with our lips, but with the lives we live, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on May 16, 2012 at 1:27am

AMEN!!






Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 15, 2012 at 10:48am

TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We thank You for our health and strength. We thank You for providing all of our needs. Lord, yesterday things may not have gone the way we would have liked for them to go, but we thank You for stepping in and causing all things to work together for good. We may not see that it is good with our natural eye right now, but with our spiritual eye we're looking through faith and calling it good. Lord, we thank You for Your Word, for in Your Word You promised to take care of us. In Your Word You promised to never leave us; In Your Word You promised that we can always look behind and see Goodness and Mercy following us. In Your Word You promised when our enemy comes against us with full force, You will lift up a standard against him. God, we believe You today and we're standing on Your promises. Lord, You have given us breath, so we will praise the Lord! We're praising You through it all, believing there is a blessing on the other side of through. It's a great day today and we thank You in advance for letting nothing separate us from Your love. We love You Lord, we love You, we love You, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 14, 2012 at 8:35am

MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank and praise You for blessing us to see another Monday morning. We thank You for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a victorious week. We begin this week with our hands lifted up, our mouths filled with praise and a heart of thanksgiving -- we're rejoicing because we know You are a mighty God and with all Your might You're working all things together for good in our lives. Help us this day to practice not speaking about anything that happened in the past, but instead declare, "This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!" We can rejoice because You have made available to us peace that surpasses all understanding; We can rejoice because we can taste and see that the Lord is good; We can rejoice because there are weapons being formed all around us, but they will not prosper; We can rejoice because our Savior is the reigning King. Father, You have given us so much to rejoice about, give us the strength to not waste time talking about old news, but instead rejoice because the breaking news today is, You have given us another chance to put the past behind us; Another chance to walk away from our distractions; Another chance to say yes to Your will; Another chance to rejoice and be glad in a new day of living. Thank You Lord in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 12, 2012 at 5:09pm

To All Of Our Mothers.

Just want to Wish you all, A Blessed HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY1

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on May 12, 2012 at 3:17am

Amen Bishop Willie to the Inspiration and Prayer!!

 


Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on May 11, 2012 at 8:53am

Friday Morning Inspiration and Prayer:

Even If

Your heart is breaking
Your mind is unclear
Your tired and restless and full of fear
Come to Me-
even if
You say words you shouldn’t
You don’t do things you should
You doubt and try to change,
but never think you could.
Come to Me-
even if
You thought an evil thought
You thought the thought again
You turned the thought to action and now your bound in sin.
Come to Me-
even if
You say “But I knew better, I belong to you”
Child, I am not surprised by anything you do.
I made you in my image I fashioned you with care,
When you cried tears into your pillow, remember I was there.
I have always been and always will I be.
For even when you do those things, you still belong to Me.
Even if you do these things, Oh child, don’t you see?
Even if, even if, you still can come to me.
There is a secret place I have created where you may seek My face,
this place I have for you is called “The Father’s Warm Embrace”
And when I have held you in my arms and rocked you, listening closely to your fears,
I will place you on my lap and wipe away your tears.
Then, I will smile. A smile to let you know I am pleased.
For when you hurt and when you sinned, still- you came to Me.
So, do not draw back from Me My child,
I am Abba Father to you, remember in my word I said -Behold,
I make all things new.
I will forgive you, heal you, restore you,
I will shower you with grace.
I will never turn my back to you, but you will see my face.
On your journey home, when I see you I will run…..
Even if, Even if, My child, even if just come.
(By Darlene Eastes)
God, we thank You for Your faithfulness to us. We thank You for being the only constant we have, friends come and go, family sometimes can't be there, but You're always there no matter what. We love You and we give You praise for this beautiful day, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary.

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

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