WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, for Your grace and mercy we say, thank You! For blessing us to see this beautiful Wednesday morning we say, thank You! For supplying all of our needs we say, thank You! We ask that You forgive us of our sin and help us to remember once You forgive us, that's it, that's all. Man often times will hold things against us, bring up our past and try to keep us hostage to our mistakes, but we praise You Lord because no matter what man sees in us, You always see the best in us, thank You Lord. We pray a special prayer for Brandon Wilborne, and Thomas Brinkley Sr., Apostle Rebecca Berrry and Bishop Ronald Stovall, and the family of Bishop Conward, who transitioned on Friday to be with the Lord.. We also pray one for another, asking You to bless each one with the courage to live today in love. Loving ourselves, loving those around us, loving those who mistreat us, loving those who upset us; For You told us by this shall all men know we're Your disciples if we have love one to another. Help us to remember loving is not an option, but all circumstances and situations are reason to love on purpose, because You said so. Let us declare today, this little light of mine I'm going to let it shine. It's going to shine in ours home, our neighborhoods, our schools, at work, driving in our cars, walking down the streets, waiting on the bus--everywhere we go and in all that we do, we're going to shine, shine, shine! We thank You Lord for giving us our joy and for letting us know the joy of the Lord is our strength. We're going forth today strong in the Lord and in the power of Your might and having done all we shall stand. We give glory to You Lord, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We praise Your Name Jesus because You're our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer and we're learning to trust You more and more each day. Lord, this is the day that You made, help us to know because You made this day there is NOTHING about this day that You cannot handle. There is nothing about this day that will take You by surprise; So Lord, since You know all about this day when things come up today that we don't understand, we'll talk to You first, then we'll trust You to lead, guide and direct our path. We'll trust You Lord to give us what we need to handle all that comes up today. We're praying for the youth all over the land, as they prepare for the Summer we pray that You will place a hedge of protection all around them, guard their hearts and minds against the attack of the enemy. Bless each one who reads this prayer, draw us closer to You so we will know Your voice, come familiar with Your ways and recognize the tricks and schemes of the enemy. Give us a praying spirit so we will talk to You all the time about everything, and help us to know if our desire is to please You we have to let go of our way and trust Your way. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION AND PRAYER Struggle a Little - Then Fly!
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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home. One day a small opening appeared he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours. It struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, but, it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly, he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and the body would contract. Neither happened!
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly.
The man acted with well-intentioned kindness but he didn't understand the consequences. The restricting cocoon and the struggle required to get through the tiny opening, were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we could never fly.
So the next time you are faced with an obstacle, a challenge, or a problem, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little - then fly!
Lord, we thank You for this another day that You have blessed us to see. God, we don't know what this day holds for us, but the one thing we are certain of is, the Lord our God is strong and mighty and mighty in battle; Help us to remember the battle is not ours, but it belongs to You. Lord, we're praying one for another asking that You will strengthen those who are in a struggle now, bless those who just came through a struggle and prepare those who are approaching a struggle. Father, whatever our position is to the struggle, we thank You because struggles, challenges, problems and obstacles come to make us lean and depend on You more. So, we thank You Lord for the struggles in our life and we declare by faith, we will come through stronger, better and wiser. Hallelujah Jesus! We will fly, in the Name of Jesus, Amen.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see another day. We thank You for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a victorious week. Bless each one to know You are the Great I Am and You're always on Your post. We may not see Your hand moving, but You're always working all things together for our good. Help us to accept the fact, sometimes things seem to get worse before they get better, but if we wait on You, You will renew our strength, mount us up with wings as eagles; we'll run and not be weary, and walk and not faint. Help us to know waiting on You is not sitting passively doing things our way, but it is continuing to seek and rely on You instead of our own strength. We thank You Lord that when we're weak, if we rely on You, You'll give us strength to do as eagles and soar over life circumstances and situations. Lord, there is nobody greater than You, and more than any other relationship, we need a closer relationship with You. Father, we praise You for drawing us to You, bless each one to not become discouraged and pursue a closer relationship with others, but instead everyday chase after You and come to know we need You more than material things, more than people in our lives, more than fame and fortune we need You. We need You to lead, guide and direct our path, so that everywhere You have prepared a blessing for us--we'll walk right to it. We give You praise in advance for the blessings You have prepared today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We thank You Lord for Your grace and mercy, for recognize it's because of You that we're still living, we're still moving around, and we still have our right mind. Lord, we thank You because things are as well as they are, there is so much that "could be" and there is so much that "could've happened", but Lord You blessed us to be where we are and we thank You. We don't know what today holds, but we praise You Father because we know You hold today. Lord, this morning we're asking that You help us let go and let You have Your way in our lives. Help us to know in order to let go we have to open our hands in submission to You, which means we don't have a choice in what we let go and what we hold on to, but it has to be Your way. We make plans everyday, we desire to see things go certain ways and often times we believe we're doing what's best for us, but help us today to know, we see right now, but You see beginning to end, and You plan on what You know. Father, we're letting go of our plan today and we're going with Your perfect plan. We declare by faith, something good will happen to us today and we praise You because today is the first day of the best days of our lives, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for our life, health and strength. We thank You for watching over us throughout the night and waking us to a new day filled with Your grace and mercy. We praise You Lord for all that You've done for us; And, we worship You for Who You are, confessing there is none like You. No one else can touch our hearts like You do. No one else can love us like You do. No one else can cover us and protect us like You do. No one else can provide for us like You do, so we worship You Almighty God because there is none like You! We pray one for another, asking You to bless each one with the blessings we stand in need of, and help us to know You know better what we need. We can ask You for what we want, but help us accept the fact, what we want is not always what we need and You promised to supply our every NEED. Help us to know what we need is not always what we want, but if You say we need it, it's what's best for us. Lord, we say we trust You, but where we lack help us to trust You more and more each day. We praise You Lord for this beautiful day that You have made and we declare by faith we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
As always, the Prayer is right-on-time. THANKS Bishop, and keep on keeping on. These prayers are much needed during these times, and as I pass them along, I believe many are being Blessed!
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we begin this day giving You praise, Hallelujah Jesus! We bless Your Name and shout out, "Thank You Jesus for one more day!" You have blessed us with one more day to praise Your Name, one more day to worship and adore You, one more day to draw closer to You, one more day to forgive our brother or sister, one more day to let go of grudges, one more day to choose to say no to our will and yes to Your will; Thank You Lord for one more day. We pray that each one comes to the realization that tomorrow is not promised, people are dying everyday, all we know we have is right now, so right now is the time to get it right with You. Right now is the time to stop insisting we know what's best for our lives. Right now is the time to stop running from You and start chasing after You. Lord bless each person that feels a void to know it can only be filed by You and right now is the time to surrender to You. It's a great day today and we shall not be distracted by the way things look to us, but instead we will give You a "right now" praise, because we know You're behind the scene working all things together for our good. Help us to know when things are 'worked together' it will not always feel good to us, but it's ours to trust You in all things, and believe Your grace and mercy will see us through. We give You praise for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
What if God couldn't take the time to bless us today because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday? What if God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't follow Him today?
What if we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when God sent the rain?
What if God didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it as His day?
What if God took away His message because we failed to listen to the messenger?
What if God didn't send His only begotten Son because He wanted us to be prepared to pay the price for sin?
What if the door of the church was closed because we did not open the door of our heart?
What if God stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for others?
What if God would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him yesterday?
What if God answered our prayers the way we answer His call to service?
What if God met our needs the way we give Him our lives?
What if? God doesn't have to, but it's because of His grace and Mercy.
God we thank and praise You today because You continue to love us unconditionally. Lord, we pray one for another that we never take advantage of Your grace, for You don't owe us anything, but we owe You our lives.You freely give to us always and we ask that You forgive us for being selfish, inconsiderate and stubborn. Forgive us for acting as if our lives belong to us, when clearly You told us we have been bought with a price and we are to glorify You. We pray Your forgiveness for the many times we didn't honor and praise You the way You so rightly deserve. Lord, today is the day to realize You don't have to, but You do because You love us, and for this we owe You the praise. We thank You in advance for giving us the strength to press through our distractions, and purpose in our hearts to praise, worship and honor You, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie W, Williams
The Prayer Ministry
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We thank You for another wonderful weekend and we look forward to another victorious week. We pray for Mercedes Snowden, Cheryl Williams Shirley Jackson, Thomas Brinkley, Marty and Derrick, Tawnette, Apostle Berry and we pray one for another asking You to help us remember who we are because of Whose we are; Help us to remember the scars of life will come, but if we keep our dancing partner (Jesus), we can dance with the scars. Lord we thank You for choosing us to be Your silent partner--we're silent because we trust You to make all the decisions; we're silent because when it's time to make a move, we trust You to do what's best for us. We're silent because You're God and You're God all by Yourself and You don't need any assistance from us. Lord, in the areas we lack in being silent and trusting You, give us the strength and courage to desire to do better. Help us to use our voice to offer praise to You, speak life and encourage ourselves in the Lord. Bless us today to remember our words are powerful and if we don't want it, we should not speak it. We give You praise for this beautiful day and we thank You in advance for a better day than yesterday, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER Lord You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We worship You for Who You are and we praise You because You have been so good to us. We praise You Lord because there has never been a time in our lives that You have let us down. Even after the many times we disobeyed You, the many times we walked away from You, the many times we insisted on doing things our way---You still remained faithful and showered us with new mercy each day. Lord we thank You for another chance to say yes to Your will and we're praying for each eye that reads this prayer, asking that we "think". Think about how much You love us. Think about the many times You kept us from dangers, seen and unseen. Think about the many prayers You have answered for us. Think about how You created the sun, the moon and stars. You created the heavens and the earth. You even created man and You did it all by Yourself, without any help or advise from us. Help us to know, no time is the right time to take matters into our own hands. No time is the right time to figure things out for ourselves. But, if we take the time to think things over, we'll come to the conclusion You didn't need our help in the beginning and You certainly don't need our help now. Lord, draw us closer to You so we can hear Your voice clearly saying, "I got this!" We thank You in advance for the mighty move of God that will take place today, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We praise You Lord for all that You have done for us, are doing for us and will do for us. We worship You Lord for Who You are--You are our provider. You are our protector. You are our peace. You are our friend. You are our reigning King. You are everything we need You to be, because You are the Great I Am! Father, this morning we're praying for Cheryl Wideman, asking for a mighty healing touch from You. We're praying one for another, asking You to bless each one with the blessings we stand in the need of and help us to know, more than we need anything or anybody, we need a closer walk with You. More than anything we need to experience a true love affair with You, but that love affair will not come if our desire is to take all You will give, and not appreciate ALL that You already gave. Your love to us is amazing, it never stops. You are the only One in our lives who has loved us unconditionally always, no matter what. You've done everything possible to show us how much You love us, then You proposed to us and asked us to be completely Yours--help us to know the rest is up to us. Give us the courage to surrender our will and accept Your proposal. Thank You Lord for all that You've done for us, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
As children bring their broken toys With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend.
But then instead of leaving Him In peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help
With ways that were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried, "How could you be so slow"
"My child," He said, "What could I do?
You never did let go."
God, we praise You for this day and we thank You for another chance to say yes to Your will. We ask today that You will give us the strength and courage to let go and allow You to have Your way in our lives. Help us to trust Your Word, "Eyes have not seen, neither ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for those of us who love You." All that You have prepared for us is Your plan and Your plan only works if we let go of our way and trust Your way. Lord, we thank You for this first day of the best days of our lives and we believe by faith, the best is yet to come! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the gift of life. We thank You Lord because we know it is in You that we live, we move and have our being. We thank You Lord because we know without You there is no way we could live. Without You there is no way we could love or be loved. Without You there is no way we could walk, talk, hear, see, taste, smell, rhyme or reason--You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives, so we lift our hands in total praise to You. Lord we thank You because You keep doing great things for us; You keep extending new mercy morning by morning; You keep giving us chance after chance to decide it's time we place our lives in Your hands and let Your will be done in our lives--You keep doing great things and right now we offer praise to You, with a shout out to the Most High God, hallelujah!!! Today there will be no whining, complaining, arguing, fussing, gossiping, or putting anyone down; Instead we will speak words that bring life, words that encourage, words that uplift, for we recognize our words are powerful! We praise You Lord for this beautiful day that You have made and we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24
In a morning meeting I recently attended, the person who opened the gathering began by praying, “Lord, thanks for today. It is the beginning of a new day we have never seen before.” Although the idea seemed obvious, that prayer got me thinking about a couple of different things. First, because each day is a new opportunity, it will be filled with things we cannot anticipate or even prepare for. Therefore, it’s important that we recognize our limitations and lean heavily on God—intentionally choosing to live in His grace and strength rather than relying on our own resources.
The second thing that occurred to me is that the newness of each day is a gift worth celebrating. Perhaps this concept was what prompted the psalmist to declare, “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24).
Of course, we face many unknowns today—and some could be difficult. But the treasure of each brand-new day is so special that Moses was led to write, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (90:12). Every new day is a precious gift. May we thankfully embrace each one with confident trust and humble celebration. —quoted
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure Gives unto each day what He deems best— Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest. —quoted
Each new day gives us new reasons to praise the Lord.
Greetings, I pray all is well. I must say, I really miss the morning prayers written by Bishop Williams, and I have others who have asked me, "where are they?"
Praise the Name of Jesus! From the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! For every mountain, You've brought us over; For every valley, You've seen us through; For every blessing, hallelujah!!! For this we give You praise!! We praise You Lord for all You've done for us and we worship You for Who You are! Father we thank You for being the same yesterday, today and forever, You change not. People change, situations change, seasons change, hardly nothing in our life remains the same, but we can always depend on You to be the same loving, kind, merciful, and just God. You have been faithful all the days of our life, even when we changed up on You, even when we decided to figure things out for ourselves, You never left us, but You remained right there and waited patiently for us to realize You do all things well and You always plan for what's best for us. We pray one for another, asking that You continue to draw us closer to You and help us to realize You desire a real, true, genuine relationship with us, all we need to do is love You back. Take some time to get to know You, spend quality time with You, think about all that You have done for us and appreciate You by living a life that points back to You, a life that glorifies You. This is the day that our Lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Everybody Knows: You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things equally well.
You can't do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.
So:
You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.
Then:
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness. You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you'll be a most vital mortal.
Dare To Believe:
That you are a wonderful, unique person. That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And we'll be able to stay one up on what used to get us.
Lord we thank You for opening our eyes to see a new day. We thank You for blessing us throughout yesterday and watching over us last night. Father, we recognize we are truly blessed to have the only true and living God in our lives. We're blessed because we are all equally important to You; You don't have favorites, You love us all the same. Even when we mess up Your love to us does not change. Your love to us corrects, directs, leads, guides, forgives, chastises--Your love to us is truly amazing and for this we give You praise. Lord help us to love and trust You enough to know when things are falling apart in our lives, that's when You're arranging things the way You want it. Give us the courage and wisdom to not want to hang on to the old arrangements in our lives but trust You to make all things new. Help us to surrender our lives to You and commit to praising You by being who You created us to be. It's a new and different day today, but we praise You Lord because the same God Who brought us through yesterday is the same God in control today, so we will trust You today. When the enemy comes against us, help us yield not to temptation and give us the strength to say, "Lord, I trust You". It's a great day today and we're thanking You in advance for the great things in store for us, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER This is the day that the Lord has made! We will rejoice and be glad in it! Good morning Lord, we thank You for another beautiful day. We are grateful to be alive, our needs are supplied, our family and friends are doing pretty good; Really Lord, we have nothing to complain about. Help us to see the blessing is in our praise, not our complaining. Lord, You desire to be glorified in all that we say and do, give us the strength to praise You right in the middle of whatever it is we want to complain about. We pray one for another, praying all we do today will point back to Jesus. We pray everywhere we go we will let our little light shine, that we not be tempted to use words unbecoming of Whose we are; That we not do things to cause others to doubt the God we serve. Keep us reminded that we may be the only Bible that the people in our lives read, help us purpose in our hearts and minds to not misquote Your Word by the things we do and say. We are Your people, we're glad You call us friend, and no matter what, You refuse to give up on us and walk away. What a Friend we have in Jesus!! Bless Your Name Jesus, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Hallelujah to the Lord Our God! We praise You Father because You reign forever! There is none like You and we worship You because of Who You are. We thank You Lord because You know everything there is to know about us, the good, the bad and the ugly, but still You continue to shower us with new mercy and cover us with Your unconditional love. Lord help us to place how much You love us at the forefront of our minds--when we're wronged, help us remember Your love. When we're hurt, help us remember Your love. When we're disappointed, help us remember Your love. In all things help us remember Your love to us and purpose in our hearts to let nothing smaller than Your love to us cause us to react to our circumstances and situations as if there is no hope. Help us to know Your love to us is amazing. You've always given us Your best and right now is not the time to ruin Your reputation in our lives--You will continue to be God Almighty, the Great I Am. You always keep Your Word, which lets us know in all things You're with us; And, because You're with us we're more than conquerors in all things! Lord help us admit we're not smart enough to plan our own lives and give us the courage to surrender to Your perfect plan. You made today and there is nothing about this day that will catch You by surprise, help us trust You one minute at a time and know You do all things well. We pray for Laurie Cannon, asking You to move mightily with Your healing touch in her life. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION You Can’t Please Everyone
An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village, the man was leading the donkey and the boy was walking behind. The townspeople said the old man was a fool for not riding, so to please them he climbed up on the animal’s back. When they came to the next village, the people said the old man was cruel to let the child walk while he enjoyed the ride. So, to please them, he got off and set the boy on the animal’s back and continued on his way. In the third village, people accused the child of being lazy for making the old man walk, and the suggestion was made that they both ride. So the man climbed on and they set off again. In the fourth village, the townspeople were indignant at the cruelty to the donkey because he was made to carry two people. The frustrated man was last seen carrying the donkey down the road.
We smile, but this story makes a good point: We can’t please everybody, and if we try we end up carrying a heavy burden. Well-meaning Christians may offer us advice, and much of it is valuable. But when we try to do everything other believers want us to do, we can easily become frustrated and confused. That’s why we need to remember that the One we must please above all others is Christ. And we do that by obeying God’s Word.
Carried any donkeys lately? You don’t have to if you’re trying to please Jesus. Please remember the Thomas family as they mourn the passing of their Mother.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for bringing us through the weekend and blessing us to see another Monday morning. Lord, sometimes we have the Monday blues because after two days off we have to go back to work, but Lord we praise You today because we have a job to go to. We praise You because the schools are open and we can go forth to learn. We praise You because the banks are open, the City and Government offices are open. We praise You because the parks have staff to make the parks safe. The street sweepers are out making our streets clean and the garbage collectors are keeping are neighborhoods free of trash and spoil. Lord, for all of our jobs we give You praise!! For all of the jobs we had and You blessed us to retire from, we give You praise! For blessing us to have jobs that we can take a vacation from, we give You praise!! Lord, You have always supplied all of our needs and we thank You for Your ever presence in our lives. We're going forth today with an attitude of thanksgiving, we're not going to complain about anything, but rather we're giving glory to You in all we say and do. This is the day that our faithful God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER O Lord, our Lord how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth!! The Name of Jesus is the sweetest Name we know. Just saying, "Jesus" soothes our doubt and calms our fears. Just saying, "Jesus" puts the biggest smile on our face, joy in our hearts and peace in our minds. In the Name of Jesus demons must flee. In the Name of Jesus healing takes place in our bodies. In the Name of Jesus deliverance is ours. In the Name of Jesus we are not just over-comers, but we're more than conquerors. Thank You for the privilege to be able to call on the Name, Jesus. We thank You Lord for another perfect day. We thank You for our health and strength. We thank You for giving us a mind to thank, praise and worship You, for truly You are the only true and living God. Lord, help us to pay close attention to Your voice today and follow were You lead. Help us to remember, we see now, but You see tomorrow and further down the road, and if we follow Your lead, You will take us where You have blessings in store for us. You will take us where someone needs to see our smile, someone needs to hear our encouraging word, You will take us where we're needed most. Lord, we want to be used by You, use us to make today better, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven, we lift our hands in total praise to You. We clap our hands in agreement that You are the reigning King. You are the mighty God. You're awesome, sovereign, loving, kind, just, righteous--You are the only true and living God and we thank You for Your amazing love to us. Just thinking about the many times we have messed up, the many times we insisted on having our way, the many times we were willfully disobedient to You; But still You never left us and You continued to shower us with Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord, help us to slow down today. Slow down long enough to think about how much You truly love us. Slow down long enough to take a look around and see the beauty You have provided for us. Slow down long enough to look up and see the beautiful blue sky, the clouds, the sun, the moon and the stars. Slow down long enough to remember the God Who stepped out on nothing and created the world is our Father and You always take care of Your children. Help us surrender our circumstances, situations, perceived problems and all that we're concerned about to You, knowing nothing we go through in life is bigger than the world being created, so You can handle all of our "its, this, and thats". It's a great day and we praise You in advance for all of the victories, healing, deliverance and blessings we shall experience today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Praise The Lord and ditto: "Help us surrender our circumstances, situations, perceived problems and all that we're concerned about to You, knowing nothing we go through in life is bigger than the world being created, so You can handle all of our "its, this, and thats".
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Lord, You're so good and Your mercy endures forever! We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You for keeping us in the midst of turmoil, strife and hatred. We pray one for another asking You to help us know every battle is not ours to fight, every cause is not ours to support, but if we pay close attention to Your voice You will direct us where we can be used most effectively. Lord, we pray that we will examine our own lives and not be distracted by what we feel someone else is doing wrong, so distracted that we forget You commanded us to have love one to another; And it's by our love one to another that people will know we're Your disciples. Help us to know Your love has no color, gender, lifestyle or religion and You didn't give us the right to pick and choose who to love, You simply said, LOVE. Help us today to let brotherly love continue. We watch how we act in front of pastors, but help us to be forever conscious of the fact that, the Great Shepherd is walking with us everywhere we go and because You're with us everywhere we go, You deserve our respect. We should watch how we walk and talk, while walking with the Most High God. This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, in Jesus Name, Amen.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Lord, You are good and Your mercy endures forever! Good morning Lord! We thank You for blessing us to be a part of another beautiful day. We thank You Lord because we recognize we're still here for a reason. We're still here to worship and praise the only true and living God. We're still here to live out the purpose for which You created us to do. We're still here to declare Your goodness and expect Your greatness. We're still here to let the world see You through us. We're still here to love and forgive. There is so much we're still here to do, so we pray each one of us will recognize there is no time for arguing, fussing, complaining or insisting on being the only one right all the time. There is no time to hold on to grudges, nor is there time to hold on to people that You have made perfectly clear it's time to let go of and move on. We pray that each one will be conscious of the words we speak today, for our words are powerful--if we don't want it, we should not speak it. Your Word tells us we will reap what we sow, help us to remember every seed we plant, it's coming up again. Right now we're reaping the seeds we have planted in our past, whether they're good or bad, we planted the seeds. We thank You Lord for Your unconditional love to us, for even in our wrong, Your promise to never leave us is still in affect. You're with us all the time and since You're with us we know we can make it to our "Break" and expect to breakthrough!!! Hallelujah Jesus! We give You praise for this beautiful day and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER Praise the Name of Jesus! We thank You for being our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, our Friend, our Provider --Jesus, You're all the world to us, our life, our joy, our all in all. Lord, You are our strength from day to day, without You we would fall. We thank You Lord because when we are sad, to You we can go and we praise You because there is no other one who can cheer us so. You are the only One Who can turn our sadness into gladness, thank You Lord for being our very best Friend. Lord, we thank You for providing us with music that has meaning, words that remind us how faithful You are at being everything we need, when we need it. We pray one for another, asking You to help us remember how sweet it is to know that You live on the inside of us. Help us to remember because You live inside of us, we can face today expecting our Greater to conquer anything that seems great. We can live today without fear or regret, because goodness and mercy are always following us. Lord, because of You we can face this day with our head up and our feet walking in victory, knowing no weapon that is formed against us shall prosper. We have the victory today, so we're praising You in advance, hallelujah Jesus! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER O Lord, our God we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord we thank You for always supplying all of our needs and for blessing us with the things we desire as well. Lord, we praise You because nothing You do for us is based on how good or bad we are, but it's all because You're good and Your mercy endures forever. Lord we thank You for making all of us different, each one of us has our own unique special flavor to add to the world. We pray one for another, asking You to give us the courage to be who You created us to be, help us to know trying to be like someone else goes against why You made us individually unique. We pray that You will help us to not be jealous or envious of others uniqueness, but instead praise You for giving us our flavor. We're perfect just the way You made us and today we will go forth living a life that says, "To God be the Glory!" We thank You Lord for all You've done for us, thank You!! In Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! We thank You for this day, another day that You have made for us to rejoice and be glad in. We glorify and magnify Your Name, for Your goodness and mercy continues to reign! You're wonderful, holy, righteous, just, faithful, loving . . . and we purpose in our hearts to let the praises ring in our mouths and show in our lives that You are the reigning King! We thank You Lord for blessing us to see this day that You made, and the operative fact is, "You made it", which means nothing that happens today will catch You by surprise. There is nothing about this day that You cannot handle and there is nothing that we will do or say that You didn't already know, so help us relax today and appreciate Your loving kindness and tender mercy. Help us relax and take our minds off the pressures of life and sing a love song to You. "You are holy, O so holy". Help us take the time to look around and see how blessed we truly are. We pray each one takes the time to breathe in and out, be conscious of the fact that we're in the presence of the only true and living God and then take the time out to offer praise to You. It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold." I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, both my joys and sorrows I stored.
But though the gold became heavier each day, the black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why, And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said, "My child, they're all here with Me."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, Why the gold and the black with the hole? "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, the black is for you to let go."
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the two boxes You have given us; we pray for the wisdom, courage and strength to know what to hold on to and what we must let go. You told us to cast our cares upon You for You care for us, help us Lord to trust You, and come to the realization that we are not strong enough to carry the pressures, concerns and cares of life. Help us to be convinced, Your grace is sufficient for us, for when we are weak, then are we strong--for Your strength is made perfect in our weakness. Father today, help us to let go and let You have Your way. We thank You for this beautiful day and we will rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! We begin this day saying, "It's good to know Jesus!" It's good to know You are our Rock, our Sword and Shield. It's good to know You are our Savior, Companion and Friend. It's good to know You are everything we need You to be, You are the Great I Am. Lord, we pray for each person who reads this email prayer, asking that You will draw us closer to You and that we will desire a closer walk with You. Help us to know it matters not what others say or do, but it's about our personal relationship with You. The world is filled with people who are openly expressing their opinions, feelings and claim to be facts, help us Lord to not be swayed by things that sound good, but instead purpose in our hearts to let our personal relationship with You be the guide. Give us the wisdom to take time out of our busy days to offer more praise to You, take time to worship You and take more time to meditate and listen for Your voice. There are many voices speaking right now, but Your sheep know Your voice, give us the wisdom to take the time to listen, hear and obey. Help us to know there is no special place we must go to talk to You, praise or worship You, there is no special place we must go to have a personal relationship with You, because everywhere we go You're already there. Everywhere we go You're right there with us, it is in You that we live, move and have our being. You promised to never leave us, help us remember today You're with us always and it's always good to recognize Your ever presence in our lives. It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name. Pray for Apostle Berry, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord we thank You because You not only see the best in us, You bring out the best in us. We thank You Lord for growth, we're not where we want to be, but we offer praise to You because we're not where we used to be. This time last year we would have reacted to a negative situation by cursing, crying or getting even; But today we're praying, smiling and moving forward. We thank You Lord because we don't worry, fuss or complain as much as we used to--a change has come over us and we thank You because we know the more we surrender our lives to You, the more You're changing our lives and making all things new. We pray one for another, asking that You strengthen our desire to want to do better. Help us to see there is so much we go through on a day to day basis that we have control over--all we need to do is walk away. There is so much we listen to on a day to day basis that we should not be listening to, give us the strength to walk away. Give us the courage to walk away from disrespect and vulgarity; Help us to remember we are children of The King and we should not stay where we're not treated as royalty. We thank You Lord for Your unconditional love to us always and we pray for strength to share the love You so freely give to us. It's a great day today and we thank You in advance for the victory, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen. Pray for Apostle Berry!
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank and praise You for waking us to another beautiful day. We thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We thank You Lord for supplying all of our needs. Lord we thank You for revealing to us that You are the Great I Am and greatly are You to be praised. You're to be praised not just with our lips, but with the lives we live. We pray one for another, asking for a special blessing upon Apostle Rebecca Washington-Berry and the Gray Family, we're also asking that You will help us to remember people are listening to the words we speak and they are watching the things we do; Help us love enough to speak kind words and not let our actions point to malice, hatred, envy, strife, jealousy, rudeness or deceitfulness. We pray all we do, we do it to the glory of God. We pray that each one will make ourselves available to be used by You to make today better. Help us to have the attitude of, "Someone needs my smile today and I'm going to give it!" It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! Thank You for blessing us to see another day. We are alive and well, lungs breathing, blood flowing, hearts beating and our brains are functioning well; For this Lord we give You praise. We praise You Lord because we recognize without You we couldn't breathe, without You our blood would stop flowing, without You our brains would be useless and our hearts would stop beating. We praise You Lord because we know it is in You that we live, we move, and have our being. Lord, You have made each one of us to be different, we are unique, wonderfully and beautifully made, help us today to appreciate who we are because of You. We may be a little down, some may be struggling, some may be sick,and we lift Apostle Berry unto YOU; some are experiencing bereavement, some are faced with difficult decisions---whatever our situations are today, lead us to the Rock, the Rock of our Salvation, knowing that Rock is Jesus and You are the Answer. Help us trust You even when it looks like things will never be right again and give us the strength to keep holding on to our faith, no matter what. Give us the courage to praise You in the middle of whatever our "it" is and believe there is a blessing on the other side of through, then hold on and go through. There is a lot going on, but nothing that's going on is Greater than the God we worship, so we will continue to worship You O Mighty God, because there is none like You. This is the day that our God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER What a mighty God we serve! Angels bow before You, heaven and earth adore You! What a mighty God we serve!!! Thank You Lord for the blessing and privilege to be a part of another perfect day that You created. All of us can probably think of three things to complain about, three things we don't like, three people who have gotten on our nerves or three things we would change if we had the chance; But, instead we will praise You for three things: Life, health and strength. We are still alive and we thank You for every good and perfect gift, because we know they came from You. We thank You Lord because even the things we perceive to be bad, by faith we can call them good because You're mixing all things together with everything and causing it to be good. We're excited about today because we believe victory belongs to us. We're excited about today because we know there is no weapon formed against us that will prosper. We're excited about today because yesterday is gone and we have another opportunity to press forward into the things You have planned for us. We're excited about today because goodness and mercy is following us, but most importantly, You're with us everywhere we go! We're excited about today because no matter how great what we see may seem, greater is He Who lives in us, which automatically means we win!!! Victory, victory is ours, yes Lord!!! We give You praise for the victory today, victory for Apostle Berry, Victory for Bishop Stovall, Victory for Bishop Bonner, victory for the family of Bishop Walter Cooks, victory for all our family and friends near and far. Victory in Jesus Name, Amen.
Good morning Lord! Thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You because it's good to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises to Your Name! You are so wonderful to us! You're everything we've ever hoped for, You're everything we need! You are so beautiful to us and we thank You for being our all in all. Lord, we pray one for another, asking that You will provide strength to the weak, healing to the sick, comfort to the lonely and deliverance to those who are bound by chains hindering them from letting go and moving forward. Bless each one to know it is in You we live, we move and have our being, and because of You we can have an attitude of, "I Can". Because of You there is nothing we can't conquer, there is no situation we can't overcome, there is no mountain we can't climb, no valley we can't go through. Because of You we can speak to that person we have been avoiding. Because of You we can forgive, we can love where hatred seems to rule. Because of You we can smile (in love) in the face of the one who continues to stab us in the back. Because of You we can realize our dreams. Hallelujah Jesus! We can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. We declare today, we are children of the Most High God, the Reigning King and we shall think, walk and talk like the royalty we are; And we shall let nothing stop us from rejoicing and being glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Dear Lord, we give all praises to the Almighty God! Great is the Lord and greatly are You to be praised! We thank You for one more beautiful day, filled with Your goodness, kindness, mercy, grace, and saturated with Your unconditional love to us. Lord, we welcome You today to be our Guide. We thank You in advance for staying close by our sides and we ask that You give us the wisdom to allow You to pilot us throughout this day. Help us to know You are the Chief Pilot and You do not need a co-pilot, nor do You need any help or advice from us, for You do all things well, all by Yourself. Give us the strength to do the work of being who You created us to be, the courage to love who You made us to be and the wisdom to appreciate our journey. There is nothing about our journey that has taken You by surprise, in fact, You planned on what You already know and Your plan is working all things together for our good. Help us to know where we are now is a stepping stone to where You have assigned for us to be. Lord we praise You because eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for us; The best is yet to come! We ask a special blessing for our children who are now back in school, build a hedge of protection all around them and keep them safe. We ask a special blessing on the teachers, administrators and other staff, praying that they purpose in thier hearts to be a blessing to each child in their care. It's a magnificent Wednesday and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER We praise You Oh Lord! We magnify Your Name! We worship You Oh Lord! Lord, we clap our hands in praise to You! You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives, so we lift our hands in total praise to You! We look to You Lord, for You are the Author and Finisher of our faith. We look to You as we run the race that is set before us, for You are our inspiration. Your love to us inspires us to put the past behind us. Your love to us inspires us to want to be a blessing to someone else. Your love to us inspires us to keep pressing forward and believe we can make it against all odds. Your love to us inspires us to feel loved, be love and show love. Lord, we don't know what today holds, but we know You are the Great I Am and because You're holding our hands we will make it safely through. We pray one for another and especially for Apostle Rebecca Washington-Berry, Bishop Eldoris Bonner Bishop Ronald Stovall, Laurice Thomas, the Cooks Family, all our relatives and friends, asking You to give us the strength to lay aside all pettiness, be true to ourselves and everyone else. Help us to know we're still here for a reason and it is a waste of time holding grudges, it's a waste of time trying to make people see our point, it's a waste of time being jealous and envious; But rather it's time to forgive, it's time to live peaceably and it's time to go forth and show the world You through us. We are Designer's Originals, there is no one who can do what You created us to do. We shall go forth today and let our originality, our reflection of You shine, shine, shine in Jesus Name, Amen.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Yesterday we thought, thoughts like: “She said something to offend me”, “He didn’t speak to me”, “They didn’t like my FB status”, “I’m sick and no one cares”, “I don’t have any friends”, “I’m lonely”, “She didn’t call me”, “My life is a mess”, “I’m never going to get rid of all this debt”, “I’m too fat”, “There is never enough time in a day”, “Why am I the only one struggling?”, “Why is it always me?” “She/he is just jealous of who I have and what I got”.
TODAY, I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Her saying something to offend you, does not change who you are, be you and move on
Never-mind him not speaking to you, when is the last time you spoke to yourself? Try it.
If they don’t like your FB status, you hit the “like” button and scroll on
Are you sick? Instead of complaining, praise God in advance for healing your body.
No friends? Be a friend to yourself, find something to laugh about and laugh out loud! LOL!!!
If you’re lonely, treat yourself to a movie, ice cream, hamburger or large glass of iced tea.
If no one calls you, use the time to have a little talk with Jesus
Listen, if you think your life is a mess, take a look around, I bet you can always find someone who would love to be in your shoes.
Debt drowning you? Stay out of the stores, drive past the drive thru, do your own nails, cut your own hair, get Netflix, drop the cable --- DO SOMETHING! But for goodness sake, stop saying you will never get out of debt, because your words are powerful!
Too fat? For now try saying, “I’m pleasingly plump” and then get to the gym! Take a walk around the park, skip to your car, and don't forget to watch your portions.
Not enough time in the day? How about you use the time you have wisely, appreciate the fact you have time and stop wasting time complaining.
You know your struggle, but I’m good at hiding mines, so please don’t compare your struggle to what you “see” in me. As the saying goes, "You see my glory, but you don't know my story".
It’s always you because you’re always saying, “It’s always me” Find something positive to say!
How does it make you feel thinking "they" are jealous of you? Are they really jealous of you or are you that insecure? Hmmm, maybe you're the one jealous because you know what you have is really not all that.
PLEASE, no more repeats of yesterday!
.I’M JUST SAYING . . . Watch what you think, your thoughts become words. Watch what you say, your words are powerful! What YOU say is what YOU get!
Phil 4:8 - "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, for Your grace and mercy we say, thank You! For blessing us to see this beautiful Wednesday morning we say, thank You! For supplying all of our needs we say, thank You! We ask that You forgive us of our sin and help us to remember once You forgive us, that's it, that's all. Man often times will hold things against us, bring up our past and try to keep us hostage to our mistakes, but we praise You Lord because no matter what man sees in us, You always see the best in us, thank You Lord. We pray a special prayer for Brandon Wilborne, and Thomas Brinkley Sr., Apostle Rebecca Berrry and Bishop Ronald Stovall, and the family of Bishop Conward, who transitioned on Friday to be with the Lord.. We also pray one for another, asking You to bless each one with the courage to live today in love. Loving ourselves, loving those around us, loving those who mistreat us, loving those who upset us; For You told us by this shall all men know we're Your disciples if we have love one to another. Help us to remember loving is not an option, but all circumstances and situations are reason to love on purpose, because You said so. Let us declare today, this little light of mine I'm going to let it shine. It's going to shine in ours home, our neighborhoods, our schools, at work, driving in our cars, walking down the streets, waiting on the bus--everywhere we go and in all that we do, we're going to shine, shine, shine! We thank You Lord for giving us our joy and for letting us know the joy of the Lord is our strength. We're going forth today strong in the Lord and in the power of Your might and having done all we shall stand. We give glory to You Lord, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 13, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We praise Your Name Jesus because You're our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer and we're learning to trust You more and more each day. Lord, this is the day that You made, help us to know because You made this day there is NOTHING about this day that You cannot handle. There is nothing about this day that will take You by surprise; So Lord, since You know all about this day when things come up today that we don't understand, we'll talk to You first, then we'll trust You to lead, guide and direct our path. We'll trust You Lord to give us what we need to handle all that comes up today. We're praying for the youth all over the land, as they prepare for the Summer we pray that You will place a hedge of protection all around them, guard their hearts and minds against the attack of the enemy. Bless each one who reads this prayer, draw us closer to You so we will know Your voice, come familiar with Your ways and recognize the tricks and schemes of the enemy. Give us a praying spirit so we will talk to You all the time about everything, and help us to know if our desire is to please You we have to let go of our way and trust Your way. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 14, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION AND PRAYER
Struggle a Little - Then Fly!
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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home. One day a small opening appeared he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours. It struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, but, it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly, he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and the body would contract. Neither happened!
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly.
The man acted with well-intentioned kindness but he didn't understand the consequences. The restricting cocoon and the struggle required to get through the tiny opening, were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we could never fly.
So the next time you are faced with an obstacle, a challenge, or a problem, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little - then fly!
Lord, we thank You for this another day that You have blessed us to see. God, we don't know what this day holds for us, but the one thing we are certain of is, the Lord our God is strong and mighty and mighty in battle; Help us to remember the battle is not ours, but it belongs to You. Lord, we're praying one for another asking that You will strengthen those who are in a struggle now, bless those who just came through a struggle and prepare those who are approaching a struggle. Father, whatever our position is to the struggle, we thank You because struggles, challenges, problems and obstacles come to make us lean and depend on You more. So, we thank You Lord for the struggles in our life and we declare by faith, we will come through stronger, better and wiser. Hallelujah Jesus! We will fly, in the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 15, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see another day. We thank You for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a victorious week. Bless each one to know You are the Great I Am and You're always on Your post. We may not see Your hand moving, but You're always working all things together for our good. Help us to accept the fact, sometimes things seem to get worse before they get better, but if we wait on You, You will renew our strength, mount us up with wings as eagles; we'll run and not be weary, and walk and not faint. Help us to know waiting on You is not sitting passively doing things our way, but it is continuing to seek and rely on You instead of our own strength. We thank You Lord that when we're weak, if we rely on You, You'll give us strength to do as eagles and soar over life circumstances and situations. Lord, there is nobody greater than You, and more than any other relationship, we need a closer relationship with You. Father, we praise You for drawing us to You, bless each one to not become discouraged and pursue a closer relationship with others, but instead everyday chase after You and come to know we need You more than material things, more than people in our lives, more than fame and fortune we need You. We need You to lead, guide and direct our path, so that everywhere You have prepared a blessing for us--we'll walk right to it. We give You praise in advance for the blessings You have prepared today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 18, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We thank You Lord for Your grace and mercy, for recognize it's because of You that we're still living, we're still moving around, and we still have our right mind. Lord, we thank You because things are as well as they are, there is so much that "could be" and there is so much that "could've happened", but Lord You blessed us to be where we are and we thank You. We don't know what today holds, but we praise You Father because we know You hold today. Lord, this morning we're asking that You help us let go and let You have Your way in our lives. Help us to know in order to let go we have to open our hands in submission to You, which means we don't have a choice in what we let go and what we hold on to, but it has to be Your way. We make plans everyday, we desire to see things go certain ways and often times we believe we're doing what's best for us, but help us today to know, we see right now, but You see beginning to end, and You plan on what You know. Father, we're letting go of our plan today and we're going with Your perfect plan. We declare by faith, something good will happen to us today and we praise You because today is the first day of the best days of our lives, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Jun 19, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for our life, health and strength. We thank You for watching over us throughout the night and waking us to a new day filled with Your grace and mercy. We praise You Lord for all that You've done for us; And, we worship You for Who You are, confessing there is none like You. No one else can touch our hearts like You do. No one else can love us like You do. No one else can cover us and protect us like You do. No one else can provide for us like You do, so we worship You Almighty God because there is none like You! We pray one for another, asking You to bless each one with the blessings we stand in need of, and help us to know You know better what we need. We can ask You for what we want, but help us accept the fact, what we want is not always what we need and You promised to supply our every NEED. Help us to know what we need is not always what we want, but if You say we need it, it's what's best for us. Lord, we say we trust You, but where we lack help us to trust You more and more each day. We praise You Lord for this beautiful day that You have made and we declare by faith we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 20, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
As always, the Prayer is right-on-time. THANKS Bishop, and keep on keeping on. These prayers are much needed during these times, and as I pass them along, I believe many are being Blessed!
Godspeed & Peace & Blessings to All
***Honor***
Jun 20, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Thanks and blessings to you as well. Keep spreading the Good News. Our prayers go with you.
Jun 20, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we begin this day giving You praise, Hallelujah Jesus! We bless Your Name and shout out, "Thank You Jesus for one more day!" You have blessed us with one more day to praise Your Name, one more day to worship and adore You, one more day to draw closer to You, one more day to forgive our brother or sister, one more day to let go of grudges, one more day to choose to say no to our will and yes to Your will; Thank You Lord for one more day. We pray that each one comes to the realization that tomorrow is not promised, people are dying everyday, all we know we have is right now, so right now is the time to get it right with You. Right now is the time to stop insisting we know what's best for our lives. Right now is the time to stop running from You and start chasing after You. Lord bless each person that feels a void to know it can only be filed by You and right now is the time to surrender to You. It's a great day today and we shall not be distracted by the way things look to us, but instead we will give You a "right now" praise, because we know You're behind the scene working all things together for our good. Help us to know when things are 'worked together' it will not always feel good to us, but it's ours to trust You in all things, and believe Your grace and mercy will see us through. We give You praise for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 21, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION AND PRAYER
WHAT IF?
What if God couldn't take the time to bless us today because we couldn't take the time to thank Him yesterday?
What if God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn't follow Him today?
What if we never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when God sent the rain?
What if God didn't walk with us today because we failed to recognize it as His day?
What if God took away His message because we failed to listen to the messenger?
What if God didn't send His only begotten Son because He wanted us to be prepared to pay the price for sin?
What if the door of the church was closed because we did not open the door of our heart?
What if God stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for others?
What if God would not hear us today because we would not listen to Him yesterday?
What if God answered our prayers the way we answer His call to service?
What if God met our needs the way we give Him our lives?
What if? God doesn't have to, but it's because of His grace and Mercy.
God we thank and praise You today because You continue to love us unconditionally. Lord, we pray one for another that we never take advantage of Your grace, for You don't owe us anything, but we owe You our lives.You freely give to us always and we ask that You forgive us for being selfish, inconsiderate and stubborn. Forgive us for acting as if our lives belong to us, when clearly You told us we have been bought with a price and we are to glorify You. We pray Your forgiveness for the many times we didn't honor and praise You the way You so rightly deserve. Lord, today is the day to realize You don't have to, but You do because You love us, and for this we owe You the praise. We thank You in advance for giving us the strength to press through our distractions, and purpose in our hearts to praise, worship and honor You, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W, Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 22, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another day. We thank You for another wonderful weekend and we look forward to another victorious week. We pray for Mercedes Snowden, Cheryl Williams Shirley Jackson, Thomas Brinkley, Marty and Derrick, Tawnette, Apostle Berry and we pray one for another asking You to help us remember who we are because of Whose we are; Help us to remember the scars of life will come, but if we keep our dancing partner (Jesus), we can dance with the scars. Lord we thank You for choosing us to be Your silent partner--we're silent because we trust You to make all the decisions; we're silent because when it's time to make a move, we trust You to do what's best for us. We're silent because You're God and You're God all by Yourself and You don't need any assistance from us. Lord, in the areas we lack in being silent and trusting You, give us the strength and courage to desire to do better. Help us to use our voice to offer praise to You, speak life and encourage ourselves in the Lord. Bless us today to remember our words are powerful and if we don't want it, we should not speak it. We give You praise for this beautiful day and we thank You in advance for a better day than yesterday, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 25, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Lord You are good and Your mercy endures forever! We worship You for Who You are and we praise You because You have been so good to us. We praise You Lord because there has never been a time in our lives that You have let us down. Even after the many times we disobeyed You, the many times we walked away from You, the many times we insisted on doing things our way---You still remained faithful and showered us with new mercy each day. Lord we thank You for another chance to say yes to Your will and we're praying for each eye that reads this prayer, asking that we "think". Think about how much You love us. Think about the many times You kept us from dangers, seen and unseen. Think about the many prayers You have answered for us. Think about how You created the sun, the moon and stars. You created the heavens and the earth. You even created man and You did it all by Yourself, without any help or advise from us. Help us to know, no time is the right time to take matters into our own hands. No time is the right time to figure things out for ourselves. But, if we take the time to think things over, we'll come to the conclusion You didn't need our help in the beginning and You certainly don't need our help now. Lord, draw us closer to You so we can hear Your voice clearly saying, "I got this!" We thank You in advance for the mighty move of God that will take place today, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 26, 2012
Phoebe Macon
AMEN!!
CONTINUED BLESSINGS FOR YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY BISHOP WILLIE!!
Jun 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We praise You Lord for all that You have done for us, are doing for us and will do for us. We worship You Lord for Who You are--You are our provider. You are our protector. You are our peace. You are our friend. You are our reigning King. You are everything we need You to be, because You are the Great I Am! Father, this morning we're praying for Cheryl Wideman, asking for a mighty healing touch from You. We're praying one for another, asking You to bless each one with the blessings we stand in the need of and help us to know, more than we need anything or anybody, we need a closer walk with You. More than anything we need to experience a true love affair with You, but that love affair will not come if our desire is to take all You will give, and not appreciate ALL that You already gave. Your love to us is amazing, it never stops. You are the only One in our lives who has loved us unconditionally always, no matter what. You've done everything possible to show us how much You love us, then You proposed to us and asked us to be completely Yours--help us to know the rest is up to us. Give us the courage to surrender our will and accept Your proposal. Thank You Lord for all that You've done for us, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Broken Dreams
As children bring their broken toys
With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend.
But then instead of leaving Him
In peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help
With ways that were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried,
"How could you be so slow"
"My child," He said, "What could I do?
You never did let go."
God, we praise You for this day and we thank You for another chance to say yes to Your will. We ask today that You will give us the strength and courage to let go and allow You to have Your way in our lives. Help us to trust Your Word, "Eyes have not seen, neither ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for those of us who love You." All that You have prepared for us is Your plan and Your plan only works if we let go of our way and trust Your way. Lord, we thank You for this first day of the best days of our lives and we believe by faith, the best is yet to come! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jun 29, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the gift of life. We thank You Lord because we know it is in You that we live, we move and have our being. We thank You Lord because we know without You there is no way we could live. Without You there is no way we could love or be loved. Without You there is no way we could walk, talk, hear, see, taste, smell, rhyme or reason--You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives, so we lift our hands in total praise to You. Lord we thank You because You keep doing great things for us; You keep extending new mercy morning by morning; You keep giving us chance after chance to decide it's time we place our lives in Your hands and let Your will be done in our lives--You keep doing great things and right now we offer praise to You, with a shout out to the Most High God, hallelujah!!! Today there will be no whining, complaining, arguing, fussing, gossiping, or putting anyone down; Instead we will speak words that bring life, words that encourage, words that uplift, for we recognize our words are powerful! We praise You Lord for this beautiful day that You have made and we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 2, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
READ: Psalm 118:19-29
This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24
In a morning meeting I recently attended, the person who opened the gathering began by praying, “Lord, thanks for today. It is the beginning of a new day we have never seen before.” Although the idea seemed obvious, that prayer got me thinking about a couple of different things. First, because each day is a new opportunity, it will be filled with things we cannot anticipate or even prepare for. Therefore, it’s important that we recognize our limitations and lean heavily on God—intentionally choosing to live in His grace and strength rather than relying on our own resources.
The second thing that occurred to me is that the newness of each day is a gift worth celebrating. Perhaps this concept was what prompted the psalmist to declare, “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24).
Of course, we face many unknowns today—and some could be difficult. But the treasure of each brand-new day is so special that Moses was led to write, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (90:12). Every new day is a precious gift. May we thankfully embrace each one with confident trust and humble celebration. —quoted
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure Gives unto each day what He deems best— Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest. —quoted
Each new day gives us new reasons to praise the Lord.
Peace & Blessings to all
***Honor***
Jul 2, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen
to the Message Honor & Amen to the wonderful prayer Bishop Willie !!
Jul 3, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
Greetings, I pray all is well. I must say, I really miss the morning prayers written by Bishop Williams, and I have others who have asked me, "where are they?"
Jul 17, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Praise the Name of Jesus! From the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! For every mountain, You've brought us over; For every valley, You've seen us through; For every blessing, hallelujah!!! For this we give You praise!! We praise You Lord for all You've done for us and we worship You for Who You are! Father we thank You for being the same yesterday, today and forever, You change not. People change, situations change, seasons change, hardly nothing in our life remains the same, but we can always depend on You to be the same loving, kind, merciful, and just God. You have been faithful all the days of our life, even when we changed up on You, even when we decided to figure things out for ourselves, You never left us, but You remained right there and waited patiently for us to realize You do all things well and You always plan for what's best for us. We pray one for another, asking that You continue to draw us closer to You and help us to realize You desire a real, true, genuine relationship with us, all we need to do is love You back. Take some time to get to know You, spend quality time with You, think about all that You have done for us and appreciate You by living a life that points back to You, a life that glorifies You. This is the day that our Lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 18, 2012
Phoebe Macon
AMEN !!
Jul 19, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Steps To Happiness
Everybody Knows:
You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things equally well.
You can't do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.
So:
You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.
Then:
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you'll be a most vital mortal.
Dare To Believe:
That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And we'll be able to stay one up on what used to get us.
Jul 20, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Lord we thank You for opening our eyes to see a new day. We thank You for blessing us throughout yesterday and watching over us last night. Father, we recognize we are truly blessed to have the only true and living God in our lives. We're blessed because we are all equally important to You; You don't have favorites, You love us all the same. Even when we mess up Your love to us does not change. Your love to us corrects, directs, leads, guides, forgives, chastises--Your love to us is truly amazing and for this we give You praise. Lord help us to love and trust You enough to know when things are falling apart in our lives, that's when You're arranging things the way You want it. Give us the courage and wisdom to not want to hang on to the old arrangements in our lives but trust You to make all things new. Help us to surrender our lives to You and commit to praising You by being who You created us to be. It's a new and different day today, but we praise You Lord because the same God Who brought us through yesterday is the same God in control today, so we will trust You today. When the enemy comes against us, help us yield not to temptation and give us the strength to say, "Lord, I trust You". It's a great day today and we're thanking You in advance for the great things in store for us, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer ministry
Jul 24, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
This is the day that the Lord has made! We will rejoice and be glad in it! Good morning Lord, we thank You for another beautiful day. We are grateful to be alive, our needs are supplied, our family and friends are doing pretty good; Really Lord, we have nothing to complain about. Help us to see the blessing is in our praise, not our complaining. Lord, You desire to be glorified in all that we say and do, give us the strength to praise You right in the middle of whatever it is we want to complain about. We pray one for another, praying all we do today will point back to Jesus. We pray everywhere we go we will let our little light shine, that we not be tempted to use words unbecoming of Whose we are; That we not do things to cause others to doubt the God we serve. Keep us reminded that we may be the only Bible that the people in our lives read, help us purpose in our hearts and minds to not misquote Your Word by the things we do and say. We are Your people, we're glad You call us friend, and no matter what, You refuse to give up on us and walk away. What a Friend we have in Jesus!! Bless Your Name Jesus, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 25, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Thank You Bishop Willie for the Prayers; God bless you & your Ministry!!
Jul 26, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Hallelujah to the Lord Our God! We praise You Father because You reign forever! There is none like You and we worship You because of Who You are. We thank You Lord because You know everything there is to know about us, the good, the bad and the ugly, but still You continue to shower us with new mercy and cover us with Your unconditional love. Lord help us to place how much You love us at the forefront of our minds--when we're wronged, help us remember Your love. When we're hurt, help us remember Your love. When we're disappointed, help us remember Your love. In all things help us remember Your love to us and purpose in our hearts to let nothing smaller than Your love to us cause us to react to our circumstances and situations as if there is no hope. Help us to know Your love to us is amazing. You've always given us Your best and right now is not the time to ruin Your reputation in our lives--You will continue to be God Almighty, the Great I Am. You always keep Your Word, which lets us know in all things You're with us; And, because You're with us we're more than conquerors in all things! Lord help us admit we're not smart enough to plan our own lives and give us the courage to surrender to Your perfect plan. You made today and there is nothing about this day that will catch You by surprise, help us trust You one minute at a time and know You do all things well. We pray for Laurie Cannon, asking You to move mightily with Your healing touch in her life. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 26, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION
You Can’t Please Everyone
An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village, the man was leading the donkey and the boy was walking behind. The townspeople said the old man was a fool for not riding, so to please them he climbed up on the animal’s back. When they came to the next village, the people said the old man was cruel to let the child walk while he enjoyed the ride. So, to please them, he got off and set the boy on the animal’s back and continued on his way. In the third village, people accused the child of being lazy for making the old man walk, and the suggestion was made that they both ride. So the man climbed on and they set off again. In the fourth village, the townspeople were indignant at the cruelty to the donkey because he was made to carry two people. The frustrated man was last seen carrying the donkey down the road.
We smile, but this story makes a good point: We can’t please everybody, and if we try we end up carrying a heavy burden. Well-meaning Christians may offer us advice, and much of it is valuable. But when we try to do everything other believers want us to do, we can easily become frustrated and confused. That’s why we need to remember that the One we must please above all others is Christ. And we do that by obeying God’s Word.
Carried any donkeys lately? You don’t have to if you’re trying to please Jesus. Please remember the Thomas family as they mourn the passing of their Mother.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for bringing us through the weekend and blessing us to see another Monday morning. Lord, sometimes we have the Monday blues because after two days off we have to go back to work, but Lord we praise You today because we have a job to go to. We praise You because the schools are open and we can go forth to learn. We praise You because the banks are open, the City and Government offices are open. We praise You because the parks have staff to make the parks safe. The street sweepers are out making our streets clean and the garbage collectors are keeping are neighborhoods free of trash and spoil. Lord, for all of our jobs we give You praise!! For all of the jobs we had and You blessed us to retire from, we give You praise! For blessing us to have jobs that we can take a vacation from, we give You praise!! Lord, You have always supplied all of our needs and we thank You for Your ever presence in our lives. We're going forth today with an attitude of thanksgiving, we're not going to complain about anything, but rather we're giving glory to You in all we say and do. This is the day that our faithful God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 30, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
O Lord, our Lord how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth!! The Name of Jesus is the sweetest Name we know. Just saying, "Jesus" soothes our doubt and calms our fears. Just saying, "Jesus" puts the biggest smile on our face, joy in our hearts and peace in our minds. In the Name of Jesus demons must flee. In the Name of Jesus healing takes place in our bodies. In the Name of Jesus deliverance is ours. In the Name of Jesus we are not just over-comers, but we're more than conquerors. Thank You for the privilege to be able to call on the Name, Jesus. We thank You Lord for another perfect day. We thank You for our health and strength. We thank You for giving us a mind to thank, praise and worship You, for truly You are the only true and living God. Lord, help us to pay close attention to Your voice today and follow were You lead. Help us to remember, we see now, but You see tomorrow and further down the road, and if we follow Your lead, You will take us where You have blessings in store for us. You will take us where someone needs to see our smile, someone needs to hear our encouraging word, You will take us where we're needed most. Lord, we want to be used by You, use us to make today better, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Jul 31, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Our Father in heaven, we lift our hands in total praise to You. We clap our hands in agreement that You are the reigning King. You are the mighty God. You're awesome, sovereign, loving, kind, just, righteous--You are the only true and living God and we thank You for Your amazing love to us. Just thinking about the many times we have messed up, the many times we insisted on having our way, the many times we were willfully disobedient to You; But still You never left us and You continued to shower us with Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord, help us to slow down today. Slow down long enough to think about how much You truly love us. Slow down long enough to take a look around and see the beauty You have provided for us. Slow down long enough to look up and see the beautiful blue sky, the clouds, the sun, the moon and the stars. Slow down long enough to remember the God Who stepped out on nothing and created the world is our Father and You always take care of Your children. Help us surrender our circumstances, situations, perceived problems and all that we're concerned about to You, knowing nothing we go through in life is bigger than the world being created, so You can handle all of our "its, this, and thats". It's a great day and we praise You in advance for all of the victories, healing, deliverance and blessings we shall experience today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Aug 1, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
Praise The Lord and ditto: "Help us surrender our circumstances, situations, perceived problems and all that we're concerned about to You, knowing nothing we go through in life is bigger than the world being created, so You can handle all of our "its, this, and thats".
Peace & Blessings to all
***Honor***
Aug 1, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Lord, You're so good and Your mercy endures forever! We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You for keeping us in the midst of turmoil, strife and hatred. We pray one for another asking You to help us know every battle is not ours to fight, every cause is not ours to support, but if we pay close attention to Your voice You will direct us where we can be used most effectively. Lord, we pray that we will examine our own lives and not be distracted by what we feel someone else is doing wrong, so distracted that we forget You commanded us to have love one to another; And it's by our love one to another that people will know we're Your disciples. Help us to know Your love has no color, gender, lifestyle or religion and You didn't give us the right to pick and choose who to love, You simply said, LOVE. Help us today to let brotherly love continue. We watch how we act in front of pastors, but help us to be forever conscious of the fact that, the Great Shepherd is walking with us everywhere we go and because You're with us everywhere we go, You deserve our respect. We should watch how we walk and talk, while walking with the Most High God. This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 2, 2012
Phoebe Macon
AMEN!!
THANK YOU BISHOP WILLIE FOR THAT UNFORGETTABLE PRAYER. IT IS MUCH NEEDED.
GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUAL PRAYERS FOR ALL OF US ALUMNI !!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe Macon c/o '75
Aug 3, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Lord, You are good and Your mercy endures forever! Good morning Lord! We thank You for blessing us to be a part of another beautiful day. We thank You Lord because we recognize we're still here for a reason. We're still here to worship and praise the only true and living God. We're still here to live out the purpose for which You created us to do. We're still here to declare Your goodness and expect Your greatness. We're still here to let the world see You through us. We're still here to love and forgive. There is so much we're still here to do, so we pray each one of us will recognize there is no time for arguing, fussing, complaining or insisting on being the only one right all the time. There is no time to hold on to grudges, nor is there time to hold on to people that You have made perfectly clear it's time to let go of and move on. We pray that each one will be conscious of the words we speak today, for our words are powerful--if we don't want it, we should not speak it. Your Word tells us we will reap what we sow, help us to remember every seed we plant, it's coming up again. Right now we're reaping the seeds we have planted in our past, whether they're good or bad, we planted the seeds. We thank You Lord for Your unconditional love to us, for even in our wrong, Your promise to never leave us is still in affect. You're with us all the time and since You're with us we know we can make it to our "Break" and expect to breakthrough!!! Hallelujah Jesus! We give You praise for this beautiful day and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 6, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Praise the Name of Jesus! We thank You for being our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, our Friend, our Provider --Jesus, You're all the world to us, our life, our joy, our all in all. Lord, You are our strength from day to day, without You we would fall. We thank You Lord because when we are sad, to You we can go and we praise You because there is no other one who can cheer us so. You are the only One Who can turn our sadness into gladness, thank You Lord for being our very best Friend. Lord, we thank You for providing us with music that has meaning, words that remind us how faithful You are at being everything we need, when we need it. We pray one for another, asking You to help us remember how sweet it is to know that You live on the inside of us. Help us to remember because You live inside of us, we can face today expecting our Greater to conquer anything that seems great. We can live today without fear or regret, because goodness and mercy are always following us. Lord, because of You we can face this day with our head up and our feet walking in victory, knowing no weapon that is formed against us shall prosper. We have the victory today, so we're praising You in advance, hallelujah Jesus! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 14, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
O Lord, our God we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord we thank You for always supplying all of our needs and for blessing us with the things we desire as well. Lord, we praise You because nothing You do for us is based on how good or bad we are, but it's all because You're good and Your mercy endures forever. Lord we thank You for making all of us different, each one of us has our own unique special flavor to add to the world. We pray one for another, asking You to give us the courage to be who You created us to be, help us to know trying to be like someone else goes against why You made us individually unique. We pray that You will help us to not be jealous or envious of others uniqueness, but instead praise You for giving us our flavor. We're perfect just the way You made us and today we will go forth living a life that says, "To God be the Glory!" We thank You Lord for all You've done for us, thank You!! In Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 15, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! We thank You for this day, another day that You have made for us to rejoice and be glad in. We glorify and magnify Your Name, for Your goodness and mercy continues to reign! You're wonderful, holy, righteous, just, faithful, loving . . . and we purpose in our hearts to let the praises ring in our mouths and show in our lives that You are the reigning King! We thank You Lord for blessing us to see this day that You made, and the operative fact is, "You made it", which means nothing that happens today will catch You by surprise. There is nothing about this day that You cannot handle and there is nothing that we will do or say that You didn't already know, so help us relax today and appreciate Your loving kindness and tender mercy. Help us relax and take our minds off the pressures of life and sing a love song to You. "You are holy, O so holy". Help us take the time to look around and see how blessed we truly are. We pray each one takes the time to breathe in and out, be conscious of the fact that we're in the presence of the only true and living God and then take the time out to offer praise to You. It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 16, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION AND PRAYER
GOD'S BOXES
I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold." I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, both my joys and sorrows I stored.
But though the gold became heavier each day, the black was as light as before.
With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why, And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said, "My child, they're all here with Me."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, Why the gold and the black with the hole? "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, the black is for you to let go."
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the two boxes You have given us; we pray for the wisdom, courage and strength to know what to hold on to and what we must let go. You told us to cast our cares upon You for You care for us, help us Lord to trust You, and come to the realization that we are not strong enough to carry the pressures, concerns and cares of life. Help us to be convinced, Your grace is sufficient for us, for when we are weak, then are we strong--for Your strength is made perfect in our weakness. Father today, help us to let go and let You have Your way. We thank You for this beautiful day and we will rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 17, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! We begin this day saying, "It's good to know Jesus!" It's good to know You are our Rock, our Sword and Shield. It's good to know You are our Savior, Companion and Friend. It's good to know You are everything we need You to be, You are the Great I Am. Lord, we pray for each person who reads this email prayer, asking that You will draw us closer to You and that we will desire a closer walk with You. Help us to know it matters not what others say or do, but it's about our personal relationship with You. The world is filled with people who are openly expressing their opinions, feelings and claim to be facts, help us Lord to not be swayed by things that sound good, but instead purpose in our hearts to let our personal relationship with You be the guide. Give us the wisdom to take time out of our busy days to offer more praise to You, take time to worship You and take more time to meditate and listen for Your voice. There are many voices speaking right now, but Your sheep know Your voice, give us the wisdom to take the time to listen, hear and obey. Help us to know there is no special place we must go to talk to You, praise or worship You, there is no special place we must go to have a personal relationship with You, because everywhere we go You're already there. Everywhere we go You're right there with us, it is in You that we live, move and have our being. You promised to never leave us, help us remember today You're with us always and it's always good to recognize Your ever presence in our lives. It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name. Pray for Apostle Berry, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 21, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Will keep you & your Ministry Bishop as well as Apostle Berry in prayer.
Aug 22, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. Lord we thank You because You not only see the best in us, You bring out the best in us. We thank You Lord for growth, we're not where we want to be, but we offer praise to You because we're not where we used to be. This time last year we would have reacted to a negative situation by cursing, crying or getting even; But today we're praying, smiling and moving forward. We thank You Lord because we don't worry, fuss or complain as much as we used to--a change has come over us and we thank You because we know the more we surrender our lives to You, the more You're changing our lives and making all things new. We pray one for another, asking that You strengthen our desire to want to do better. Help us to see there is so much we go through on a day to day basis that we have control over--all we need to do is walk away. There is so much we listen to on a day to day basis that we should not be listening to, give us the strength to walk away. Give us the courage to walk away from disrespect and vulgarity; Help us to remember we are children of The King and we should not stay where we're not treated as royalty. We thank You Lord for Your unconditional love to us always and we pray for strength to share the love You so freely give to us. It's a great day today and we thank You in advance for the victory, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen. Pray for Apostle Berry!
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 22, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank and praise You for waking us to another beautiful day. We thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We thank You Lord for supplying all of our needs. Lord we thank You for revealing to us that You are the Great I Am and greatly are You to be praised. You're to be praised not just with our lips, but with the lives we live. We pray one for another, asking for a special blessing upon Apostle Rebecca Washington-Berry and the Gray Family, we're also asking that You will help us to remember people are listening to the words we speak and they are watching the things we do; Help us love enough to speak kind words and not let our actions point to malice, hatred, envy, strife, jealousy, rudeness or deceitfulness. We pray all we do, we do it to the glory of God. We pray that each one will make ourselves available to be used by You to make today better. Help us to have the attitude of, "Someone needs my smile today and I'm going to give it!" It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! Thank You for blessing us to see another day. We are alive and well, lungs breathing, blood flowing, hearts beating and our brains are functioning well; For this Lord we give You praise. We praise You Lord because we recognize without You we couldn't breathe, without You our blood would stop flowing, without You our brains would be useless and our hearts would stop beating. We praise You Lord because we know it is in You that we live, we move, and have our being. Lord, You have made each one of us to be different, we are unique, wonderfully and beautifully made, help us today to appreciate who we are because of You. We may be a little down, some may be struggling, some may be sick,and we lift Apostle Berry unto YOU; some are experiencing bereavement, some are faced with difficult decisions---whatever our situations are today, lead us to the Rock, the Rock of our Salvation, knowing that Rock is Jesus and You are the Answer. Help us trust You even when it looks like things will never be right again and give us the strength to keep holding on to our faith, no matter what. Give us the courage to praise You in the middle of whatever our "it" is and believe there is a blessing on the other side of through, then hold on and go through. There is a lot going on, but nothing that's going on is Greater than the God we worship, so we will continue to worship You O Mighty God, because there is none like You. This is the day that our God has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 29, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
What a mighty God we serve! Angels bow before You, heaven and earth adore You! What a mighty God we serve!!! Thank You Lord for the blessing and privilege to be a part of another perfect day that You created. All of us can probably think of three things to complain about, three things we don't like, three people who have gotten on our nerves or three things we would change if we had the chance; But, instead we will praise You for three things: Life, health and strength. We are still alive and we thank You for every good and perfect gift, because we know they came from You. We thank You Lord because even the things we perceive to be bad, by faith we can call them good because You're mixing all things together with everything and causing it to be good. We're excited about today because we believe victory belongs to us. We're excited about today because we know there is no weapon formed against us that will prosper. We're excited about today because yesterday is gone and we have another opportunity to press forward into the things You have planned for us. We're excited about today because goodness and mercy is following us, but most importantly, You're with us everywhere we go! We're excited about today because no matter how great what we see may seem, greater is He Who lives in us, which automatically means we win!!! Victory, victory is ours, yes Lord!!! We give You praise for the victory today, victory for Apostle Berry, Victory for Bishop Stovall, Victory for Bishop Bonner, victory for the family of Bishop Walter Cooks, victory for all our family and friends near and far. Victory in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Aug 30, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Good morning Lord! Thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You because it's good to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises to Your Name! You are so wonderful to us! You're everything we've ever hoped for, You're everything we need! You are so beautiful to us and we thank You for being our all in all. Lord, we pray one for another, asking that You will provide strength to the weak, healing to the sick, comfort to the lonely and deliverance to those who are bound by chains hindering them from letting go and moving forward. Bless each one to know it is in You we live, we move and have our being, and because of You we can have an attitude of, "I Can". Because of You there is nothing we can't conquer, there is no situation we can't overcome, there is no mountain we can't climb, no valley we can't go through. Because of You we can speak to that person we have been avoiding. Because of You we can forgive, we can love where hatred seems to rule. Because of You we can smile (in love) in the face of the one who continues to stab us in the back. Because of You we can realize our dreams. Hallelujah Jesus! We can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. We declare today, we are children of the Most High God, the Reigning King and we shall think, walk and talk like the royalty we are; And we shall let nothing stop us from rejoicing and being glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 4, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Dear Lord, we give all praises to the Almighty God! Great is the Lord and greatly are You to be praised! We thank You for one more beautiful day, filled with Your goodness, kindness, mercy, grace, and saturated with Your unconditional love to us. Lord, we welcome You today to be our Guide. We thank You in advance for staying close by our sides and we ask that You give us the wisdom to allow You to pilot us throughout this day. Help us to know You are the Chief Pilot and You do not need a co-pilot, nor do You need any help or advice from us, for You do all things well, all by Yourself. Give us the strength to do the work of being who You created us to be, the courage to love who You made us to be and the wisdom to appreciate our journey. There is nothing about our journey that has taken You by surprise, in fact, You planned on what You already know and Your plan is working all things together for our good. Help us to know where we are now is a stepping stone to where You have assigned for us to be. Lord we praise You because eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for us; The best is yet to come! We ask a special blessing for our children who are now back in school, build a hedge of protection all around them and keep them safe. We ask a special blessing on the teachers, administrators and other staff, praying that they purpose in thier hearts to be a blessing to each child in their care. It's a magnificent Wednesday and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 5, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
We praise You Oh Lord! We magnify Your Name! We worship You Oh Lord! Lord, we clap our hands in praise to You! You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives, so we lift our hands in total praise to You! We look to You Lord, for You are the Author and Finisher of our faith. We look to You as we run the race that is set before us, for You are our inspiration. Your love to us inspires us to put the past behind us. Your love to us inspires us to want to be a blessing to someone else. Your love to us inspires us to keep pressing forward and believe we can make it against all odds. Your love to us inspires us to feel loved, be love and show love. Lord, we don't know what today holds, but we know You are the Great I Am and because You're holding our hands we will make it safely through. We pray one for another and especially for Apostle Rebecca Washington-Berry, Bishop Eldoris Bonner Bishop Ronald Stovall, Laurice Thomas, the Cooks Family, all our relatives and friends, asking You to give us the strength to lay aside all pettiness, be true to ourselves and everyone else. Help us to know we're still here for a reason and it is a waste of time holding grudges, it's a waste of time trying to make people see our point, it's a waste of time being jealous and envious; But rather it's time to forgive, it's time to live peaceably and it's time to go forth and show the world You through us. We are Designer's Originals, there is no one who can do what You created us to do. We shall go forth today and let our originality, our reflection of You shine, shine, shine in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 6, 2012
Phoebe Macon
WILL KEEP THOSE MADE MENTION OF IN PRAYER!!
Sep 7, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION
I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Yesterday we thought, thoughts like: “She said something to offend me”, “He didn’t speak to me”, “They didn’t like my FB status”, “I’m sick and no one cares”, “I don’t have any friends”, “I’m lonely”, “She didn’t call me”, “My life is a mess”, “I’m never going to get rid of all this debt”, “I’m too fat”, “There is never enough time in a day”, “Why am I the only one struggling?”, “Why is it always me?” “She/he is just jealous of who I have and what I got”.
TODAY, I’M JUST SAYING . . .
Her saying something to offend you, does not change who you are, be you and move on
Never-mind him not speaking to you, when is the last time you spoke to yourself? Try it.
If they don’t like your FB status, you hit the “like” button and scroll on
Are you sick? Instead of complaining, praise God in advance for healing your body.
No friends? Be a friend to yourself, find something to laugh about and laugh out loud! LOL!!!
If you’re lonely, treat yourself to a movie, ice cream, hamburger or large glass of iced tea.
If no one calls you, use the time to have a little talk with Jesus
Listen, if you think your life is a mess, take a look around, I bet you can always find someone who would love to be in your shoes.
Debt drowning you? Stay out of the stores, drive past the drive thru, do your own nails, cut your own hair, get Netflix, drop the cable --- DO SOMETHING! But for goodness sake, stop saying you will never get out of debt, because your words are powerful!
Too fat? For now try saying, “I’m pleasingly plump” and then get to the gym! Take a walk around the park, skip to your car, and don't forget to watch your portions.
Not enough time in the day? How about you use the time you have wisely, appreciate the fact you have time and stop wasting time complaining.
You know your struggle, but I’m good at hiding mines, so please don’t compare your struggle to what you “see” in me. As the saying goes, "You see my glory, but you don't know my story".
It’s always you because you’re always saying, “It’s always me” Find something positive to say!
How does it make you feel thinking "they" are jealous of you? Are they really jealous of you or are you that insecure? Hmmm, maybe you're the one jealous because you know what you have is really not all that.
PLEASE, no more repeats of yesterday!
.I’M JUST SAYING . . . Watch what you think, your thoughts become words. Watch what you say, your words are powerful! What YOU say is what YOU get!
Phil 4:8 - "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 7, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
WOW, my, my, my, if nothing else is ever said, "I'm Just Saying", has just about said it all!
Best and Blessings to All
**Honor***
Sep 7, 2012