MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father, our Lord, our Master and King, we praise You for bringing us through another weekend and blessing us to see another magnificent Monday Morning! We begin this day declaring, our attitude will determine our altitude. Nothing no one does or says to us will determine how good our day will be, but we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in this day, no matter what. We're not cursing at any cars that cut us off. We're not rolling our eyes at any clerk in the store who ignores us. We're not going to let what "he say, she say" anger us or cause us to respond or react negatively. We're not going to complain about it being too hot. But, instead we will rejoice and be thankful for being alive one more day. Help us Lord to remember this prayer we pray right now throughout this day and continue to say, "I will rejoice, I've got to rejoice for He has made me glad!" We WiLL have a great day today on purpose, all because we're connected to the Great I Am. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! We bow our heads and we stretch forth our hands before You, worshiping and praising You for Your excellency. We thank You Lord for showing us daily that You are an awesome God. Who else can make sure a 270,000 pound 757 jet flies through the air just as easy as a sparrow? Who else can cause the sun to shine in the day and the moon to shine at night. God, You're awesome! Lord, You made man smart and intelligent, You gave us the ability to rhyme and reason; And sometimes we get so busy trying to make things happen, or trying to make things work out the way we want, until we forget it's because of You that we're able to move around. It's because of You that we can think. It's because of You that we have jobs to go to or means to take care of ourselves. It's because of You our families are provided for and our children are safe. It's because of You that we live, we move and have our being, so right now we want to take the time to say, "Thank You!" Lord we ask a special prayer for Apostle Rebecca Berry and Bishop Ronald Stovall, and the many others that stand in the need of prayer; Lord the fact of the matter is, we all stand in need of prayer. So let YOUR GOOD and PERFECT WILL be done, and for that, we all say, Thank you! Thank You for all You have done, are doing and shall continue to do. Lord, when we see the sun or feel the heat of the sun today, help us remember You put it there. And as long as what we're dealing with today does not get bigger than You causing the sun to rise and set, we should trust You. For some of us things are a little tough right now, but we're not asking You to help us climb our mountains or give us the strength to go around them, but we are asking You to take us through, for we believe there are more blessings on the other side of through. Today is an absolutely wonderful day and we thank You for the sun, which is our constant reminder that the Son is still alive, and through Him we are more than conquerors! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Good morning Lord! We praise the Name of Jesus! We thank You Lord for being our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer. Lord, You're so worthy of all the praise and we thank You for giving us the breath to shout out, "Hallelujah!" We thank You for giving us the strength to lift our hands in praise to You. We thank You for giving us the mind to know, You are the almighty God and You reign forever! Thank You Lord for this beautiful day that You blessed us to see. We thank You Lord for bringing us through yesterday and giving us the courage to face today, knowing the victory belongs to us. The victory belongs to us if we hold our peace and let You fight our battles. Help us to know our hand in any situation without Your hand guiding us, is out of place. Our voice in any conversation without our listening ears to You, is out of order. Lord, bless each one to remember throughout today, You're with us everywhere we go and since You're with us, it's good to take the time to acknowledge Your presence in our lives. When that situation comes that threatens our restraint, help us acknowledge Your presence by simply saying, "Lord, keep me calm." If sadness or loneliness tries to creep in, help us acknowledge Your presence by simply saying, "Lord, I know You're with me." We thank You Lord for Your ever presence in our lives and since You're with us we know today will be just great! We pray a special prayer for Micheal Roberson, Jr., asking for Your healing touch in his life and that he remembers You're with him everywhere he goes and in every situation he faces, also Apostle Rebecca Washington Berry, Bishop Ronald Stovall, Bishop Bonner and a bless YOUR people all over the land and country. Again we say thank You for this day, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Good morning Lord! Thank You for waking us this morning to a brand new day, filled with new mercy, new opportunities, new dreams, new visions, new attitudes, new relationships, new goals--We thank You Lord because You make all things new. Lord, there is something we have been thinking about doing for a long time, help us to know today is the day; For the longer we put IT off, the longer we waste time thinking about IT and taking away from the new things we should be thinking about today. We pray one for another, asking that You will bless each one with new strength. Strength to say "no" and mean it. Strength to say "that's enough" and mean it. Strength to say "I'm moving forward" and step out. Strength to say "I trust You Lord" and not look back. Strength to say "I'll do it" and get started. Strength to say "the sky is the limit, nothing is impossible to me because I believe!" Bless each one to know our words are powerful and now is the time to start speaking positive action words. Now is the time to exercise our "right now" faith. Your Word tells us we will reap what we sow, help us to know there are good seeds and bad seeds, whatever we plant, that's what we get. Now is the time to plant seeds we desire to reap. Help us to be mindful today of the seeds we're planting with the words we speak and the things we do and let our desire be to please You. We thank You Lord for this new day, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Good morning Lord! We give thanks unto You Lord, for You are good, YES You are good! We praise the Name of Jesus! From the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! Lord, we thank You for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We're excited about today because everyday with Jesus is sweeter than the day before. We don't know what this day will bring, but we're excited because we know You're with us every step of the way. Lord, we pray one for another asking that You will bless each one with a new determination to be more like You designed us to be. We've tried it our way and we've accepted the advice and suggestions of family and friends; But until we do right by You, until we accept the plan that You have for our lives, there will always be something missing--a void we feel WE need to fill. Help us to be happy with who You designed us to be, so happy that we're not willing to change to please man. Give us the wisdom to know, You designed the puzzle pieces, so You know the perfect match for each piece; It's not for us to force a fit, but rather to trust You to lead, guide and direct our paths and "the perfect matches" will come. Our job, friends, spouse, church family--for every situation You have the perfect match, give us the courage to follow where You lead. We give thanks unto You Lord, for You are good, YES You are good, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Breathe in, now let it out. How did that feel? Have you ever even thought about what a blessing it is to breathe in and out?
Just now, you did it on command, but last night while you slept, who told you to keep breathing? Well, one thing we know for certain, it wasn’t you, nor was it me. I choose to believe it was God Who told me to keep right on breathing. Who is God? Can I see Him? No! But, neither can I see the air that I’m breathing in and out.
I can’t speak for you, nor can I make you believe what I believe, but I thank God He gave me breath in my body one more day. Hallelujah! If you choose to believe God did it for you as well, what are we going to do with our blessing today?
Shall we waste it fussing and complaining? Is it really that important to keep holding on to the same anger/bitterness? Will we give in to that thing we said we will never do again? How many more days are we going to waste thinking about what happened many yesterdays ago? That boy, that girl, the woman, that man ---those are our brothers and sisters, shall we use our blessing laughing at them or putting them down? Is it really that important to bring out their negative, as we see it?
What will we do with our blessing today? How about we choose to look to be a blessing? It doesn’t take much, smile; Say good morning; Hold the door for someone; Let the other car go first; Hug a child, it’s OK, hug an adult too. We’re blessed to be alive, what will we do with our blessing today?
How about we choose to use our blessing to be a blessing to someone else today? Breathe in, now let it out. That felt great! Now, let’s go make this world a better place to live in today.
Lord we love You, we praise You, we adore You, we bless Your holy Name. We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. Lord, we thank You because You're God and You continue to be God no matter what we say or do. Lord, we all have faults, there are some things we've done wrong and we've made bad choices, but still You continue to love and protect us. Still You continue to give us chance after chance to do things right. You give us chance after chance to use the gifts You have planted within each one of us. You give us chance after chance to realize You breathed greatness in to us, but it's up to us to realize our value and act accordingly. Lord, we waste a lot of time trying to make people see our value, please give us the strength and courage to just be who we are, use what You've given us to use and get in a hurry to do our purpose. Help us to know time is winding up and there is no more time to whine, argue, fuss and complain. Give us the wisdom to know when it's time to let go and move on. There are some things that are difficult to let go, so we ask that You give us the strength to do it one day at time, trusting You all the way through. It's a new day, help us to leave yesterday where it is and press forward today to be all You designed us to be. Help us to let brotherly love continue and help us to know the best way to give love is to just be who we are, with no adjustments to please man. We're going forth today rejoicing and being glad in this great day that You have made and when the distractions come, we purpose in our hearts right now to keep right on rejoicing, no matter what. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Sis. Gilbert, I am glad you're back also. We continue to pray for you and your full and complete recovery and restoration. The Lord Bless you and Keep you is my prayer.
Greetings All; especially to Tawnette and Bishop Williams, it's so good to hear from both of you; Praise The Lord for your return to the site. As always, Bishop, thanks so much for the special word of prayer!
Hallelujah Jesus, You're worthy to be praised! We lift our hands to praise You Lord and we bow our heads to honor You, for You are the only living God and You're worthy to be praised!! Thank You Lord for the blessing and the privilege to see one more day. We thank You Lord because all our needs have been supplied. Yes, there are a lot of things we desire that we don't have yet, but all that we need Your faithful hand has provided. We thank You Lord for family and friends. Often times we say and do things to mess up relationships, help us to "be love" enough to apologize when we're wrong and forgive when we've been wronged. Bless each one to know holding on to grudges ties our hands from receiving more blessings. Give us the courage to let go of the grudges in order to free our hands to receive all that You have for us. Lord we want it ALL! Every blessing, every open door, every good relationship--everything You have planned for us to receive, we want it---Help us Lord to get in position. Give us the courage to do it now, today is the day to free our hands of the things that have been holding us back. Today is the day to close our mouth to saying things that offend, tear down or discourage. Today is the day to forgive and live. Today is the day to stop being stubborn and insistent upon having our way. Today is the day to take courage and do what we've been afraid to do, but we know it needs to be done. Today is the day to trust You enough to let You have Your way in our lives. Help us to see a life surrendered to You, is a life living life more abundantly. This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it! This is the day to free our hands to rejoice and be glad in how faithful our God is, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
O Lord, our God, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth! We praise the Name of Jesus, declaring from the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised!! We worship You O Mighty God because there is none like You. We have tried a lot of things and put our trust in a lot of people, but our experience has taught us, there is NONE like You. We thank You Lord for waking us to a brand new day, the last day of October. Many will celebrate Halloween today, we pray that You build a hedge of protection around our children and keep them safe. There are many who celebrate this day for religious reasons, many who observe just for trick or treat and others who don't celebrate for religious reasons; We pray that we not get distracted or caught up in big discussions about today, tomorrow is coming and Your Name will still be worthy to be praised! No matter how many ghost, goblins, pumpkins, webs, etc. we see today, still You are the only true and living God! Help us to remain focused! We're praying for all of the lives affected by "Sandy". Lord, we don't have the answers as to why things happen the way they do, but rather than debate the situation, we pray brotherly love abounds. We pray each one shows love and compassion by doing something to help, because after the debates are over and the opinions have gone forth, there are still lives that are in need of our assistance. Today is the day to reach out and touch someone and be a blessing. Today is the day to make this world a better place to live in and it will begin with ME. Today is a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for another day. We thank You for eyes to see, ears to hear, a voice to talk, legs to walk and hands to reach out to our fellowman. Lord, we thank You for eyeglasses, hearing aids, walking canes, sign language, wheel chairs--all of our needs Your hand has provided, great is Your faithfulness! We thank You Lord for shelter, food, clothing, transportation and a means to support ourselves --all of our needs Your hand has provided, great is Your faithfulness! Lord, in the words of the song, You keep doing great things for us. You know us better than anyone else and You take better care of us than we can for ourselves, thank You Lord for continuing to do great things for us. We pray one for another, asking that You will bless each one with the strength and courage we need to just be ourselves. We are beautifully and wonderfully made, we have gifts and talents (light) that You have strategically placed within each one of us --it's time to let our lights shine! No more busy-work, no more running here and there just to go somewhere, no more giving all we can to please this one and that one--it's time to settle down and take the time to just BE who You designed us to be, it's time to use what You placed within us to share with the world--it's time to let our lights shine! It's time for us to allow You to use us as a channel to be a blessing to others. This light that You have placed within us, we're going to let it shine today because today is the first day of the best days of our lives, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Thank You Lord. Thank You Lord. Thank You Lord, we just want to thank You Lord. You've been so good, You are our friend, You continue to make a way--we just want to thank You Lord. Lord we love You because You first loved us. We love You because You hear our voice and our supplications. We love You because You incline Your ear to us, therefore we will call upon You as long as we live. We thank You for the privilege to be able to approach Your throne of grace boldly and expect help in our time of need. We thank You for giving us everything we need to survive. You've given us everything we need to live life more abundantly. You've given us everything we need to be more than conquerors in all things. Help us to understand our faith activates all that You have made available to us. It's good to place our lives in Your hands and trust You to lead, guide and direct our path, but help us to know following where You lead takes work on our part, it takes faith and it takes obedience. Lord, we have made bad choices and wrong turns, but still You provide a way of escape, give us the courage to trust Your way and not look back. Help us to know Your way is for us to use the gifts and talents You have blessed us with for Your glory. This world is in need of the gift You planted within us, give us the courage to go forth and serve. We begin this day sharing the gift You've given to us all, our smile. Thank You Lord in advance for a victorious day today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
POWERFUL PRAYER!!!!! AMEN!!! THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD...TEARS FLOWING...YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME !!!!!!!!!! TRYING TO WIPE TEARS AND TYPE...JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT TO THANK GOD AND LET HIM HAVE HIS WAY...!!! AMEN!!! GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME !!!
THANK YOU GOD!!!
THANK YOU BISHOP WILLIE AND KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING AND BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY!!!
Good morning Lord!! We're excited to still be here! We shout out --How great is our God! How faithful is our God! How loving is our God! How just is our God! How patient is our God! What a mighty God we serve! We love You Lord and our desire is to please You. Help us to know the way we serve You is to share You everywhere we go. Our love to You should be seen in our walk, it should be heard in our talk and it should be exemplified in the way we treat our fellowman. Today is the day of the much talked about, debated, and argued over election of the President of the US. We pray each one will do their part-- pray, vote, then go back to sharing Your love. Help us not to get caught up in the arguments or unkind words being said, but instead purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this beautiful day that You have made. We pray each one knows the bottom line-- You made this day and nothing about this day is going to take You by surprise; You already know who the president will be and it doesn't matter who it is, as long as we know You have already declared, "I Am the Almighty God" and we praise You because there is nobody greater than You, so we will trust YOU Lord. Lord we're still praying for Jeanetta Croom Johnson, asking for your mighty healing touch. We're praying that You continue to strengthen her family who is faithfully by her side. Praying that they continue to look to You, for You are the Source of everything they need. Praise the Name of Jesus! You're our Rock! You're our Fortress! You're our Deliverer, in You do we trust!! Praise the Name of Jesus!! Thank You Lord for this great day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Oh Lord we praise You! We thank You Lord for another beautiful day that You have made. We thank You Lord for our life, health and strength. We thank You Lord for continuing to prove to us that You are God all by Yourself. It doesn't matter what man says or does, You still reign forever! We ask Your continued protection over President Obama, his family and those who stand faithfully by his side to protect him. Father give him the wisdom he needs to lead this country, while keeping in mind You are the true Commander and Chief and if he follows Your lead a change will come. We pray that we come together as a nation under God and work together to make this world a better place to live. The election is over, give us the strength to resist the temptation to boast and brag, argue, fuss or fight, but instead let brotherly love continue. The world needs to see we are Your people and now is the time to let our light shine. Help us to see if we put our trust in You, acknowledge You in all our ways, You will direct our path. Bless us to trust the fact that the plans You have for us are for good and not for evil, to give us a future and a hope. We praise You Lord because in You, eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for those of us who love You --the best is yet to come! We love You Lord! We give you praise and we thank You in advance for Your continued grace and mercy throughout this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
O Lord, our God, great is your mercy towards us. Your loving kindness towards us. Your tender mercy we see day after day. God, You're forever faithful towards
us, always providing for us. Great is your mercy towards us, great is your
grace! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another amazingly beautiful day. We
thank You Lord for another chance to say yes to Your will. Another opportunity
to trust the fact that Your way is always the best way. We thank You for another
day to enjoy Your blessings, trust Your promises and offer praises to the only
true and living God. We praise You Lord because there is nobody greater than
You! Lord, we're asking for a special healing touch for Donte Washington and
Jerry Norman. You know their condition and because You are God Almighty, neither
condition intimidates You. We ask that You move mightily and speak healing to their bodies. Bless their loved ones who are praying by thier sides, surround them with Your peace and help them look to You for everything they need. Lord, there are others dealing with health challenges and we know not their names, but Lord because You're all knowing You know each name, and because You're all powerful You can touch each one at the same time and the report becomes, "Healed!" Lord, we hear the report of man in our circumstances and situations, but we ask that You give us the courage to always believe the report of the Lord in all things! Lord, we're praying that You be the God of comfort to Louis Moore and his family. Their pain is great and their questions are many, we can't begin to tell You how to move, but we trust that You will move and speak, "Peace". This is the day that the Lord has made and we're confident in the fact that You made it, so You can handle it. We will trust You in all things, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO RUIN YOUR DAY? What does it take to ruin your day? Traffic? Someone didn’t speak to you? Your coworkers are not doing their job and criticizing you for doing yours? You weren’t appreciated for doing something you believe appreciation was warranted? The sun is not shinning? It’s raining or snowing? Too hot, too cold? How about you’re not being treated the way you believe you should be treated? What really does it take to ruin your day?
What happens when YOU allow your day to be ruined? You walk around pouting? You take out your frustrations on undeserving people? Snapping at everyone, frowning and looking mean, reserved and withdrawn? You miss the good that’s happening now because you’re stuck in your moment of perceived ruin?
Well, here is truth, the clock will continue to tick second after second, minute after minute, hour after hour, the fact that YOU let something or someone ruin your day will not stop time. Snap out of it! YOU should determine how your day goes! Yes, circumstances and situations will come that you were not expecting or simply weren’t prepared for, but if you are always conscious of the greatness that resides IN YOU, you will not be so easily flustered by the things that happen outside of you. Those things you cannot change and have no control over.
You cannot control traffic, relax and go with the flow, you'll get there. If they don’t speak to you, that’s their prerogative, don’t take on their issue. If you’re being criticized, ask yourself, is it constructive or is it messy? If it’s constructive, appreciate the “heads up” and work to do better. If it’s messy, don’t bite the bone, move on, period. There are going to be times when we won’t be appreciated, bottom line, some people think you owe it to them or you’re supposed to do what you’re doing. Don’t take it personal, make up your mind, “I’m going to do it and not expect anything in return.” The weather? Come on, your complaining is not going to do anything except show your inappreciation for still being here to experience whatever the climate. People will treat you the way “they think” you deserve to be treated, if what they think and what you believe don’t line up, maybe you’re not worth it to them and it’s time for you to move on. Real talk – Know your worth and don’t settle for a bargain deal.
Every day is a day God made, so absolutely nothing takes Him by surprise. God calls each day "Good", don't let outside circumstances influence you to call it less. It’s a good day today, rejoice and be glad no matter what, and let nothing ruin this beautiful day. Keep smiling, keep appreciating your beauty and keep basking in the fact that you’re alive to enjoy today.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER: Good morning O loving, kind, compassionate, faithful, merciful, Mighty God! We thank You for opening our eyes to see another beautiful day. We thank You for life, health and strength. We thank You for family, friends and enemies too. We thank You for providing all of our needs. We pray one for another asking that You will give us the courage to be still and remember that You are God. Help us remember that last time You brought us out; the last time You made a way; the last time You healed our bodies; the last time You opened a door; the last time You made our enemies leave us alone; the last time You proved to us You are God and there is absolutely nothing too hard for You to do--Help us remember it all and vow to yet trust You through it all. You've given us the greatest privilege to be able to approach Your throne of grace boldly expecting help in our time of need --if trouble comes today-help us remember to use our privilege. If we're faced with a decision--help us remember to use our privilege. All throughout this day, help us remember to use our privilege and come to our faithful God in prayer. We thank You Lord that it doesn't matter if we're walking, driving, working, sitting, standing, kneeling or bowing--You hear a sincere heart's prayer. We're praying for a healing touch for Jim Bullard's mother, draw her closer to You and grant her peace. Give her son and his family what You know they stand in need of and help them trust You. It's a beautiful day today and we purpose in our hearts right now to enjoy today, rejoice today and just be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name, for truly truly You are the only living God. We thank You Lord for opening our eyes to see another perfect Monday morning. Lord, we do a lot of complaining when it comes to Monday. We complain because we don't want to get up and go to work or school, but not today; For we recognize many didn't make it to see this Monday. We recognize there are many if given the chance, would trade places with us in a heartbeat--so no complaints today! Today is Grateful Monday!! It's another day that You made and we're so blessed to still be here to rejoice and be glad in it. We thank You Lord for giving us another chance to draw closer to You. You've given us another chance to live out our purpose. Another chance to be a blessing to someone else. We have missed opportunities to let our light shine, we have allowed procrastination to rule our days and we have lived days as if we made them ourselves; But not today, today we purpose in our hearts to be better. Thank You Lord for opening the door called Monday, the day You made for us to trust You enough to come out from behind distractions and excuses. Tuesday may never come, today is the day to do what we keep saying we're going to do. Help each one to see nothing happens until the first step is made. Give us the wisdom, strength and courage to step out on the right now faith faith we have and do our assignments for today. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER To God be the glory! Lord, we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for Your continued mercy, protection, provision and grace. Lord, our testimony is, if it had not been for the Lord on our side there is no way we would have made it this far. Thank You Lord for keeping us even when we didn't realize we needed to be kept. Lord, You have been there for us all the time, even when we don't acknowledge Your presence You still wait patiently in line for us to recognize it is in You we live, we move and have our being. We praise You Lord because we recognize there is no way we could live without You. You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives and because of You our hands should be lifted in total praise to You everyday of our lives. Many of us are excited because Thanksgiving is coming. We're excited to spend time with family and friends, we're excited to have an extra special meal, we're excited for the shopping day to follow, we're excited for the days off work--But, we pray each one realizes everyday is a day of thanksgiving! We should not wait to get excited once a year about all of Your many wonderful blessings, for You have been good to us, You are good to us and because You're the same yesterday, today and forever, we praise You because You will continue to be good to us. We pray for those who find the holidays difficult, lift up their heads, fill their hearts with joy and grant them peace. We pray we not get so busy being excited until we forget to look around to see where we can be a blessing to someone who is alone, hurting or struggling. It's a beautiful day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! It's Thanksgiving tomorrow, but we're excited today! We're excited today because every day is a day of Thanksgiving. We're excited today because You woke us up this morning and graced us with new mercy. We're excited today because today is the first day of the best days of our lives. We're excited today because eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things our faithful God has prepared for us. We're excited today because everyday we're making steps towards being all You designed us to be on purpose. We're excited today because this is the day that the Lord has made, and because You made it the stamp of approval called, "GOOD" has already been placed on today; So all that's left for us to do is rejoice and be glad. Things may not be all that we hoped for them to be, but we're excited because You blessed us to see another day and today could be the day we've been praying for. This could be the day the door opens, it could be the day the financial blessing comes through, it could be the day that relationship is restored, it could be the day we receive that call we've been waiting for---Today could be the day, help us Lord to not get distracted by things that won't matter tomorrow and miss what we've been praying for today. Lord, we're praying for Dale Clinton, asking that You move mightily with Your healing touch and grant her peace. We're excited today because great is our God and greatly are You to be praised, in Jesus Name, Amen.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, are you still thankful? Family and friends have gone back to “life as usual” and there is no more laughter throughout the house, are you still thankful? The turkey and dressing is almost gone, there are a few pieces of pie and cake left, are you still thankful?
Truth is today will be like most days of your life, back to the usual “same old, same old”. Sure, you may do some Black Friday shopping, you may find some deals they want you to believe are good deals. You may watch football all day or just enjoy having the day off. For those who hosted Thanksgiving, the complaining will most likely begin because now you have to clean your house, while others are enjoying their day off. But, are you still thankful?
Yesterday was about family and close friends coming together, eating and enjoying one another’s company. We woke up saying, “Happy Thanksgiving!” Our minds were set on being thankful and we were determined to not let anyone or anything ruin our day. Why can’t today be like yesterday? Each day we should wake up happy to be alive, so happy that we purpose in our hearts, “I will let no one or no-thing ruin my day.”
We should have the mindset, everyday is a day of Thanksgiving! Why? The Bible tells us, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”. We may not be thankful for a situation in our lives, but we should always be able to find a reason to be thankful IN every situation. Today, look for the reason to be thankful, things could be so much worse. Are you still thankful?
Kimberlyn J. Jones
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Because of Calvary,
O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Your Name Lord is the sweetest Name we know; There is something about the Name Jesus! Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Just saying Your Name brings a smile to our face. Help us to remember throughout this day, You gave us the privilege to call on Your Name. It's not for us to use Your Name in vain, but it is for us to use Your Name and expect results. It's for us to say Your Name to soothe doubts and calm fears. It is for us to praise the Name of Jesus, for You are our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer and in You O Lord do we trust. We praise You Lord for bringing us through another weekend and for waking us to begin another work-week. We don't know what this day will bring, but we do know we already have access to all we need. We already have access to the greatest Problem Solver. We already have access to the greatest Healer. We already have access to the greatest Deliverer. We already have access to the greatest Company Keeper. We already have access to the best directions--Help us to remember to say, "Jesus" then expect instant peace. We're praying for Dale Clinton, asking that You give the doctors wisdom to know what's going on and grant her the wisdom to trust the Great Physician. We thank You for her smile she continues to share through it all. This is the day that our Lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it! We praise the Name of Jesus, for truly, truly, You are worthy of all our praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see one more day. It is a day we have never seen before, in fact all the days of our lives we have never seen one day repeated, great is Your creativity! All the days of our lives with each new day You have blessed us with new mercy, great is Your faithfulness! You are an awesome God and we praise You for always being all that You are to us and for always loving us unconditionally. We pray one for another, praying today that each one remembers Who You are and who we are because of You. Help us remember we are more than conquerors in all things because of You. Help us remember You made today, so there is nothing about this day that You cannot handle. There is nothing about this day that will take You by surprise--You're already ready for all things and in the perfect position to take good care of us today. Help us trust You in all our ways, first. Help us trust You enough to praise You in advance for a victorious morning, a prosperous afternoon and a peaceful night. It's a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to praise our way through today. We pray each one displays love in all that we say and do, for it is by the love we show one to another that everyone will know we belong to You. We're excited about the great things in store for us today! Hallelujah Jesus! You're worthy to be praised and we purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! We give honor to the Most High God, the only true and living God! The alarm clock went off this morning, but we don't give credit to the alarm clock, we praise You because You told us to wake up and hear the alarm ringing. We praise You for giving us the ability to reach over and turn the alarm off. Lord we praise because some of us have retired or work our own hours so we don't have a specific time to wake up, but in Your time You told us to wake up and hear the quietness of the morning, the chirping of the birds, the sound of our loved ones. Thank You Lord for waking us to see another perfect day! Help us remember throughout this day, just as the day was perfect when we opened our eyes, no circumstance or situation can make the day less perfect. We may have to cry, we may get tired, we may have to deal with a situation we would rather not deal with, whatever the case, help us remember Who made this perfect day and immediately talk to You about whatever is going on. Help us realize talking to You about everything automatically makes us have a good day. It's good because even the perceived bad You're already working together for our good. Lord we admit trusting You is not always the easiest thing to do, but You have shown us over and over it's always the best thing to do; So give us the strength and courage to stand on Your promises and continue to praise and thank You in advance for our breakthrough. It is a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to continue to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it! Thank You Lord for blessing us to be a part of one more day. For many of us it's raining and we woke up saying, "Today is a perfect day to call in and stay at home." There are others who don't like the rain and are already complaining. Then there are some who love the rain and have already declared, "Today is going to be a good day!" Lord, we pray each one realizes whether it's raining, snowing, or the sun shinning bright, it is the Lord's doing and it's good. With the rain comes traffic, accidents, floods, and sickness; But also with the rain comes purifying of the air we breathe, growth for the flowers, grass and trees, and the washing of our houses and tall buildings; Whatever our opinion of the rain, it is the Lord's doing, so Lord we thank You for the rain. Lord, whatever the weather may be, You're still present in this day. You're still here, ready, willing and able to come to our aide. You're still here waiting for us to acknowledge Your presence in our lives. You're still here desiring for us to not be distracted by things we have no control over. You're still here patiently waiting for us to realize our victory lies in our acknowledgment of You through praise and worship. No matter what we see, hear or experience today, help us remember You're still here and having You with us is more than the whole world against us. Help each one to remember Your constant love to us. Help us remember what it is to be loved by the almighty, faithful, only true and living God; And help us trust the fact, absolutely nothing can separate us from Your love. So Lord, since You're still here and You still love us, we know we can make it through today. We thank You Lord in advance for the victory today, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Today is the day to do what you keep saying you’re going to do, but still haven’t gotten around to doing it. Today is the day to make that phone call you’ve been putting off for a long time. Today is the day to accept their apology, even if they haven’t apologized and move on. Today is the day to start saving for that thing you want, but your complaint is, “I don’t have any money”. Today is the day to clean that closet you keep complaining is too full. Today is the day to stop doing what you keep saying you're not going to do anymore. Today is the day to stop whining, fussing and complaining, we’re all tired of hearing it! Today is the day to stop talking about it and just do it.
Why put off tomorrow what you can do today? We keep making our tomorrows full of things we should have done today. Then today we’re not doing what we said we would do today because we’re still talking about what we should have done yesterday. Consequently, after all the talking about what we’re going to do, nothing is getting done.
Lord, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name. For truly, truly, certainly, certainly You are the only true and living God. You are the only One worthy of all our praise, so we shout out, "Hallelujah!!" Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for another chance to say yes to Your will. We thank You Lord for always supplying all our needs. We thank You Lord for family and friends. We thank You Lord for always taking good care of us. This is the day that our faithful God has made and for those of us who trust You, we will rejoice and be glad in this perfect day. We pray one for another, asking that You will heal sickness, deliver those in bondage, erase confusion with Your peace, and draw us closer to You. Draw us so close Lord that we can't help up but remember You are with us always; And because You're with us always we're always protected, we're always loved, we're always covered, and we're always blessed. Lord we thank You because everyday we're finding out more and more, You are the only constant we have. Friends come and go, family sometimes can't be there, but Lord You are faithful, always showing up and showing out in our lives--thank You Jesus! Lord You have done great things, You're doing great things and because You're faithful at being constant, we trust You to continue to do great things. We purpose in our hearts right now to not focus on the negative, but instead rejoice because there is some handy work of Your hands everywhere we go--All praises to the Almighty God!! We thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! We praise You Lord because there is none like You in all the earth. We praise You Lord because You know everything there is to know about us and there is nothing You know that will stop You from loving us. We praise You Lord because no matter what we say or do, Your grace and mercy towards us continues and You keep doing great things for us. We're blessed!! We're blessed!! We're blessed!! Thank You Lord for Your amazing grace! It's a new day that You have blessed us to see, filled with new mercy. Yesterday is gone, never to return again, help each one to know what matters most right now is what we do today. We praise You Lord because You have given us breath today to be a blessing to someone else. You've given us breath today to forgive and move on. You've given us breath today to let go of what we insist on holding on to, knowing You said, "No". You've given us breath today to take another step in the direction of living out our purpose. Lord we shall not take advantage of the breath that You have given us. We purpose in our hearts right now to live today so You can use us. We will not dwell on negative things, but we will look for You in every situation, then rejoice and be glad because knowing You're there makes the difference. Lord we're praying for Charles Crawford, asking that You draw him closer to You and move mightily in his life. We thank You Lord for today, we're going forth rejoicing and being glad no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER O Lord our God, when we in awesome wonder consider all the world Thy hand has made, we see the stars, we hear the rolling thunder. Thy power throughout the universe displayed; Then sings our soul, our Savior God, to Thee, how great Thou art! How great Thou art! Lord when we think of all You've done and how You continue to love us no matter what, sometimes saying thank You does not seem enough, but still we say, "Thank You!" You've been faithful all the days of our lives, so no matter what this day brings, based on Your reputation in our lives we believe You will continue to be faithful. We believe because of Your faithfulness to us we can weather any storm, we can conquer any perceived failure, we can forgive wrong doings, we can climb the highest mountain, we can get through the lowest valley, we can realize our dreams, we can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. Lord, we look to You to give us the strength we need to get through today. We look to You to help us smile where others think we should be wearing a frown. We look to You to open our eyes so we will see where we can be a blessing. We look to You to make our ears sensitive to Your voice and give us the wisdom to follow where You lead. We look to You to open doors no man can close. We look to You because You are the only true and living God--We praise You for all You've done and we worship You for Who You are. Help us remember today how great Thou art, and with every step we take help us know our Great God is with us every step of the way. We are more than conquerors, we are trend setters, we are leaders, we are encouragers, we are unique, we are Designer's Originals and we're going forth today showing off who we are because of Whose we are, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER Praise Jehovah, Lord God Almighty! Praise Jehovah, Everlasting King! Praise Jehovah, You're our everything! From the rising of the sun, 'til the going down of the same; praise Jehovah, the Great I Am. Lord, we praise Your Name! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for the activity of our lungs, we're able to breathe in and out. We thank You for the ability to move around from space to space. Lord, we're able to communicate, we're able to think, we're able to reason and it's all because it is in You that we live, move and have our being. You are the source of our strength, we thank You for giving us the strength necessary to get to each breakthrough, weather each storm and conquer each task. Lord, help us to know if we hold on to our peace and allow You to fight our battles, we can shout the victory before we know the results. We're praying for Della Ford, asking You to renew her strength as she ministers faithfully by her ailing brother's side. Give her traveling grace as she goes up and down the freeways daily and grant her peace. We have prayed for her brother, Charles Crawford, now Lord, we trust You. We pray one for another, You know the desires of our heart, You know all we stand in need of, so we ask that You grant every desire, meet every need, heal every sickness, mend every broken heart, restore God-ordered relationships, regulate troubled minds--we trust You for a mighty move from You in our lives, today! It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary, Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION SILENCE IS GOLDEN
Why must you say that? Is it really necessary that you give your opinion about everything? Why is it necessary to say that, knowing it’s going to hurt her/him? Why does putting someone down make you feel so good?
There are times when we insist on saying what we have to say because we want people to hear our side, we want them to understand our side and ultimately agree with our side. We want people to know, “I’m grown, I say what I want.” We want them to hear our education by being the “know it all” about everything. But, sometimes it’s best to keep what you’re thinking to yourself and not say anything at all. When speaking your opinion, getting someone straight or adding clarity to a situation is about wanting people to see you, it’s best to not say anything at all.
When YOU know who you are, you know the most important fact, so there is no need to try to prove to others who you are by insisting on talking. Knowing who you are should validate you, so there is no need to seek outside validation by talking. When saying what you say becomes about getting people to notice who you are, how smart you are, how pretty you are, how free you are, how talented you are-- it’s best to not say anything at all.
When you know who you are, others see who you are and you don’t have to say a word.
Bottom line, what is your motive for saying what you insist on saying? If your goal is to educate, encourage, uplift or give constructive criticism, then by all means say it. If what you say makes the world better, then by all means say it. But if what you say is meant to hurt me, put me down, embarrass me, anger me, distance me, then I say to you, “Silence is Golden”—keep it to yourself, I don’t want to hear it!
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
I hope you have a Blessed Christmas & Happy New Year 2!
Subject: Fwd: "Excuse Me, Are You Jesus...?"
"Excuse Me, Are You Jesus...?"
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly-missed boarding.
ALL BUT ONE!!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.
He was glad he did.
The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her; no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?"
She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, "I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly."
As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him,
"Mister...." He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes.
She continued, "Are you Jesus?"
He stopped in mid-stride ... and he wondered.
He gently went back and said, "No, I am nothing like Jesus - He is good, kind, caring, loving, and would never have bumped into your display in the first place."
The girl gently nodded: "I only asked because I prayed for Jesus to help me gather the apples. He sent you to help me, so you are like Him - only He knows who will do His will. Thank you for hearing His call, Mister."
Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?"
Do people mistake you for Jesus?
That's our destiny, is it not?
To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day .
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked up you and me on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.
Please share this, {IF you feel led to do so}.
Sometimes we just take things for granted, when we really need to be sharing what we know.... Thanks
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER Our Father in heaven, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name. We thank You for drawing us to You and revealing to us that You are the only true and living God. Lord we thank You for opening our eyes to a new day filled with Your grace and mercy. We thank You Lord for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a victorious week. We pray one for another asking that You give us the courage to trust You in every situation. Help us to know there is no situation that needs more of our attention and less of Yours. Give us the courage to surrender every circumstance and situation to You and believe You will take care of us. We don't know what today will bring, but we're sure our adversary is lurking around, waiting on an opening to ruin our day--give us the strength to resist and the wisdom to look to You. We thank You for giving us instant access to the "help-line", we pray each one calls You before lifting a finger or saying a word, then trust You to carry us through. Help us to know our plans sound good to us, but there is no plan better than Your plan because Your plan has already been "seen-through". Today we will not fuss, whine, complain, talk down to anyone, curse anyone out, or speak negative; Instead we purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this beautiful day that our faithful God has made, in Jesus Name, Amen.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER Good morning Lord! We praise Your Name Lord Jesus! We thank You Lord for being our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, our Friend, our Company Keeper, our Peace--You are our All in all and we thank You for loving us so much, all the time. Thank You for blessing us to see one more day. It is a day we've never seen before, in fact all the days of our lives we have never seen one day repeated--thank You for Your faithfulness. We thank You because with each new day, You give us new breath and with each breath we take, we have a reason to praise You! We pray each one takes the time to think things over and before complaining, come to the realization that we're still breathing and that's a blessing. With each day we can find so much to complain about, so much to fuss about, so much to argue about, so much to get angry about--when these times come help us remember to take a deep breath in, then release with a praise because we're living and we have so much to be grateful for. We thank You Lord for the first day of the best days of our lives. We shall not waste one breath on negativity, but instead accept "it was what it was", "it is what it is" and move forward rejoicing and being glad for a new day filled with endless benefits and possibilities. We give You praise because we can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. It's a great day and we praise You in advance for the victory, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for watching over us throughout the night and for telling us to wake up this morning. We thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We worship You because You are: our Provider, our Peace, our Protector, our Friend, our Comforter, our Corrector, our Guide--You are God Almighty and You are the Reigning King forever! We thank You Lord for revealing to us Who You are and who we are because we belong to You. Because of You we can walk in victory. Because of You we can speak into the atmosphere, declare and decree all that we desire to come forth and believe in the Name of Jesus, it's done. We pray each one knows our victory, our healing, our deliverance and all we desire reside in the words we speak and in the right now faith we exercise. We thank You Lord for giving us the strength and the courage to open our mouth to "speak it" and for giving us the wisdom to "go get it"--Faith is an action word and we must do our work. Lord, we thank You because the plan You have for us does not change; Even when we mess up, because You're God and You already knew we would mess up, You already planned on our mess and Your plan is to work all things together for our good. How GREAT is our God! Father, we're going forth today being careful of the words we speak, because our words are powerful and we shall have what we speak. We thank You in advance for Your hedge of protection all around us, our family and friends. We thank You for peace that surpasses all understanding. We thank You Lord for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Amen, Amen, and Amen again! Bishop. I'm a witness today that our God is Great! Our God is a Protector, Our God is a Friend, Our God is a Provider, Our God is a Comforter, Our God is a Corrector and Our God is Guidance. This very morning He kept me from being involved in a very bad car accident, (again). And I Thanked Him all the way home. I say again because last March, I was involved in a bad 3 car accident. Yes I sustained injuries but even then, He kept me from being majorly injured. I'm a living testimony and know just how good God Is! Praise The Lord for prayer. And Thank You Bishop Willie Williams for your prayer ministry.
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father, our Lord, our Master and King, we praise You for bringing us through another weekend and blessing us to see another magnificent Monday Morning! We begin this day declaring, our attitude will determine our altitude. Nothing no one does or says to us will determine how good our day will be, but we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in this day, no matter what. We're not cursing at any cars that cut us off. We're not rolling our eyes at any clerk in the store who ignores us. We're not going to let what "he say, she say" anger us or cause us to respond or react negatively. We're not going to complain about it being too hot. But, instead we will rejoice and be thankful for being alive one more day. Help us Lord to remember this prayer we pray right now throughout this day and continue to say, "I will rejoice, I've got to rejoice for He has made me glad!" We WiLL have a great day today on purpose, all because we're connected to the Great I Am. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 10, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! We bow our heads and we stretch forth our hands before You, worshiping and praising You for Your excellency. We thank You Lord for showing us daily that You are an awesome God. Who else can make sure a 270,000 pound 757 jet flies through the air just as easy as a sparrow? Who else can cause the sun to shine in the day and the moon to shine at night. God, You're awesome! Lord, You made man smart and intelligent, You gave us the ability to rhyme and reason; And sometimes we get so busy trying to make things happen, or trying to make things work out the way we want, until we forget it's because of You that we're able to move around. It's because of You that we can think. It's because of You that we have jobs to go to or means to take care of ourselves. It's because of You our families are provided for and our children are safe. It's because of You that we live, we move and have our being, so right now we want to take the time to say, "Thank You!" Lord we ask a special prayer for Apostle Rebecca Berry and Bishop Ronald Stovall, and the many others that stand in the need of prayer; Lord the fact of the matter is, we all stand in need of prayer. So let YOUR GOOD and PERFECT WILL be done, and for that, we all say, Thank you! Thank You for all You have done, are doing and shall continue to do. Lord, when we see the sun or feel the heat of the sun today, help us remember You put it there. And as long as what we're dealing with today does not get bigger than You causing the sun to rise and set, we should trust You. For some of us things are a little tough right now, but we're not asking You to help us climb our mountains or give us the strength to go around them, but we are asking You to take us through, for we believe there are more blessings on the other side of through. Today is an absolutely wonderful day and we thank You for the sun, which is our constant reminder that the Son is still alive, and through Him we are more than conquerors! We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 11, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Good morning Lord! We praise the Name of Jesus! We thank You Lord for being our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer. Lord, You're so worthy of all the praise and we thank You for giving us the breath to shout out, "Hallelujah!" We thank You for giving us the strength to lift our hands in praise to You. We thank You for giving us the mind to know, You are the almighty God and You reign forever! Thank You Lord for this beautiful day that You blessed us to see. We thank You Lord for bringing us through yesterday and giving us the courage to face today, knowing the victory belongs to us. The victory belongs to us if we hold our peace and let You fight our battles. Help us to know our hand in any situation without Your hand guiding us, is out of place. Our voice in any conversation without our listening ears to You, is out of order. Lord, bless each one to remember throughout today, You're with us everywhere we go and since You're with us, it's good to take the time to acknowledge Your presence in our lives. When that situation comes that threatens our restraint, help us acknowledge Your presence by simply saying, "Lord, keep me calm." If sadness or loneliness tries to creep in, help us acknowledge Your presence by simply saying, "Lord, I know You're with me." We thank You Lord for Your ever presence in our lives and since You're with us we know today will be just great! We pray a special prayer for Micheal Roberson, Jr., asking for Your healing touch in his life and that he remembers You're with him everywhere he goes and in every situation he faces, also Apostle Rebecca Washington Berry, Bishop Ronald Stovall, Bishop Bonner and a bless YOUR people all over the land and country. Again we say thank You for this day, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Sep 12, 2012
Phoebe Macon
To Bishop Willie W. Williams Jr.,
I'm praying that you & your family are well.
You have been missed on the website!!
God Bless!!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
Oct 3, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Good morning Lord! Thank You for waking us this morning to a brand new day, filled with new mercy, new opportunities, new dreams, new visions, new attitudes, new relationships, new goals--We thank You Lord because You make all things new. Lord, there is something we have been thinking about doing for a long time, help us to know today is the day; For the longer we put IT off, the longer we waste time thinking about IT and taking away from the new things we should be thinking about today. We pray one for another, asking that You will bless each one with new strength. Strength to say "no" and mean it. Strength to say "that's enough" and mean it. Strength to say "I'm moving forward" and step out. Strength to say "I trust You Lord" and not look back. Strength to say "I'll do it" and get started. Strength to say "the sky is the limit, nothing is impossible to me because I believe!" Bless each one to know our words are powerful and now is the time to start speaking positive action words. Now is the time to exercise our "right now" faith. Your Word tells us we will reap what we sow, help us to know there are good seeds and bad seeds, whatever we plant, that's what we get. Now is the time to plant seeds we desire to reap. Help us to be mindful today of the seeds we're planting with the words we speak and the things we do and let our desire be to please You. We thank You Lord for this new day, we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 22, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Good morning Lord! We give thanks unto You Lord, for You are good, YES You are good! We praise the Name of Jesus! From the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised! Lord, we thank You for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We're excited about today because everyday with Jesus is sweeter than the day before. We don't know what this day will bring, but we're excited because we know You're with us every step of the way. Lord, we pray one for another asking that You will bless each one with a new determination to be more like You designed us to be. We've tried it our way and we've accepted the advice and suggestions of family and friends; But until we do right by You, until we accept the plan that You have for our lives, there will always be something missing--a void we feel WE need to fill. Help us to be happy with who You designed us to be, so happy that we're not willing to change to please man. Give us the wisdom to know, You designed the puzzle pieces, so You know the perfect match for each piece; It's not for us to force a fit, but rather to trust You to lead, guide and direct our paths and "the perfect matches" will come. Our job, friends, spouse, church family--for every situation You have the perfect match, give us the courage to follow where You lead. We give thanks unto You Lord, for You are good, YES You are good, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 23, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Thanks for the amazing prayer & Welcome Back Bishop Willie!!
Oct 24, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Thanks! Missed all of you also.
Blessings
Oct 26, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
BREATH
Breathe in, now let it out. How did that feel?
Have you ever even thought about what a blessing it is to breathe in and out?
Just now, you did it on command, but last night while you slept, who told you to keep breathing? Well, one thing we know for certain, it wasn’t you, nor was it me. I choose to believe it was God Who told me to keep right on breathing. Who is God? Can I see Him? No! But, neither can I see the air that I’m breathing in and out.
I can’t speak for you, nor can I make you believe what I believe, but I thank God He gave me breath in my body one more day. Hallelujah! If you choose to believe God did it for you as well, what are we going to do with our blessing today?
Shall we waste it fussing and complaining? Is it really that important to keep holding on to the same anger/bitterness? Will we give in to that thing we said we will never do again? How many more days are we going to waste thinking about what happened many yesterdays ago? That boy, that girl, the woman, that man ---those are our brothers and sisters, shall we use our blessing laughing at them or putting them down? Is it really that important to bring out their negative, as we see it?
What will we do with our blessing today? How about we choose to look to be a blessing? It doesn’t take much, smile; Say good morning; Hold the door for someone; Let the other car go first; Hug a child, it’s OK, hug an adult too. We’re blessed to be alive, what will we do with our blessing today?
How about we choose to use our blessing to be a blessing to someone else today? Breathe in, now let it out. That felt great! Now, let’s go make this world a better place to live in today.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
Oct 26, 2012
Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert
BISHOP WILLIE WHAT A WONDERFUL PRAYER!!! AMEN,AMEN AND AMEN!!!
ALSO,MISSED YOU AND YOUR DAILY PRAYERS!!! GLAD YOU'RE BACK AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR PRAYING FOR ME!!!
THANK YOU FOR BEING A BLESSING TO SO MANY!!!
Oct 28, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Lord we love You, we praise You, we adore You, we bless Your holy Name. We thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. Lord, we thank You because You're God and You continue to be God no matter what we say or do. Lord, we all have faults, there are some things we've done wrong and we've made bad choices, but still You continue to love and protect us. Still You continue to give us chance after chance to do things right. You give us chance after chance to use the gifts You have planted within each one of us. You give us chance after chance to realize You breathed greatness in to us, but it's up to us to realize our value and act accordingly. Lord, we waste a lot of time trying to make people see our value, please give us the strength and courage to just be who we are, use what You've given us to use and get in a hurry to do our purpose. Help us to know time is winding up and there is no more time to whine, argue, fuss and complain. Give us the wisdom to know when it's time to let go and move on. There are some things that are difficult to let go, so we ask that You give us the strength to do it one day at time, trusting You all the way through. It's a new day, help us to leave yesterday where it is and press forward today to be all You designed us to be. Help us to let brotherly love continue and help us to know the best way to give love is to just be who we are, with no adjustments to please man. We're going forth today rejoicing and being glad in this great day that You have made and when the distractions come, we purpose in our hearts right now to keep right on rejoicing, no matter what. We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 29, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Sis. Gilbert, I am glad you're back also. We continue to pray for you and your full and complete recovery and restoration. The Lord Bless you and Keep you is my prayer.
Blessings,
Oct 29, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
Greetings All; especially to Tawnette and Bishop Williams, it's so good to hear from both of you; Praise The Lord for your return to the site. As always, Bishop, thanks so much for the special word of prayer!
Peace & Blessings
***Honor
Oct 29, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Hallelujah Jesus, You're worthy to be praised! We lift our hands to praise You Lord and we bow our heads to honor You, for You are the only living God and You're worthy to be praised!! Thank You Lord for the blessing and the privilege to see one more day. We thank You Lord because all our needs have been supplied. Yes, there are a lot of things we desire that we don't have yet, but all that we need Your faithful hand has provided. We thank You Lord for family and friends. Often times we say and do things to mess up relationships, help us to "be love" enough to apologize when we're wrong and forgive when we've been wronged. Bless each one to know holding on to grudges ties our hands from receiving more blessings. Give us the courage to let go of the grudges in order to free our hands to receive all that You have for us. Lord we want it ALL! Every blessing, every open door, every good relationship--everything You have planned for us to receive, we want it---Help us Lord to get in position. Give us the courage to do it now, today is the day to free our hands of the things that have been holding us back. Today is the day to close our mouth to saying things that offend, tear down or discourage. Today is the day to forgive and live. Today is the day to stop being stubborn and insistent upon having our way. Today is the day to take courage and do what we've been afraid to do, but we know it needs to be done. Today is the day to trust You enough to let You have Your way in our lives. Help us to see a life surrendered to You, is a life living life more abundantly. This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it! This is the day to free our hands to rejoice and be glad in how faithful our God is, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Colossians 1:13-14
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Oct 30, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
To Honor,
Blessings of the Lord rest upon you for your thoughtfulness!
Oct 30, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
O Lord, our God, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth! We praise the Name of Jesus, declaring from the rising of the sun until the going down of the same, Your Name is to be praised!! We worship You O Mighty God because there is none like You. We have tried a lot of things and put our trust in a lot of people, but our experience has taught us, there is NONE like You. We thank You Lord for waking us to a brand new day, the last day of October. Many will celebrate Halloween today, we pray that You build a hedge of protection around our children and keep them safe. There are many who celebrate this day for religious reasons, many who observe just for trick or treat and others who don't celebrate for religious reasons; We pray that we not get distracted or caught up in big discussions about today, tomorrow is coming and Your Name will still be worthy to be praised! No matter how many ghost, goblins, pumpkins, webs, etc. we see today, still You are the only true and living God! Help us to remain focused! We're praying for all of the lives affected by "Sandy". Lord, we don't have the answers as to why things happen the way they do, but rather than debate the situation, we pray brotherly love abounds. We pray each one shows love and compassion by doing something to help, because after the debates are over and the opinions have gone forth, there are still lives that are in need of our assistance. Today is the day to reach out and touch someone and be a blessing. Today is the day to make this world a better place to live in and it will begin with ME. Today is a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer MInistry
Oct 31, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for another day. We thank You for eyes to see, ears to hear, a voice to talk, legs to walk and hands to reach out to our fellowman. Lord, we thank You for eyeglasses, hearing aids, walking canes, sign language, wheel chairs--all of our needs Your hand has provided, great is Your faithfulness! We thank You Lord for shelter, food, clothing, transportation and a means to support ourselves --all of our needs Your hand has provided, great is Your faithfulness! Lord, in the words of the song, You keep doing great things for us. You know us better than anyone else and You take better care of us than we can for ourselves, thank You Lord for continuing to do great things for us. We pray one for another, asking that You will bless each one with the strength and courage we need to just be ourselves. We are beautifully and wonderfully made, we have gifts and talents (light) that You have strategically placed within each one of us --it's time to let our lights shine! No more busy-work, no more running here and there just to go somewhere, no more giving all we can to please this one and that one--it's time to settle down and take the time to just BE who You designed us to be, it's time to use what You placed within us to share with the world--it's time to let our lights shine! It's time for us to allow You to use us as a channel to be a blessing to others. This light that You have placed within us, we're going to let it shine today because today is the first day of the best days of our lives, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 1, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Thank You Lord. Thank You Lord. Thank You Lord, we just want to thank You Lord. You've been so good, You are our friend, You continue to make a way--we just want to thank You Lord. Lord we love You because You first loved us. We love You because You hear our voice and our supplications. We love You because You incline Your ear to us, therefore we will call upon You as long as we live. We thank You for the privilege to be able to approach Your throne of grace boldly and expect help in our time of need. We thank You for giving us everything we need to survive. You've given us everything we need to live life more abundantly. You've given us everything we need to be more than conquerors in all things. Help us to understand our faith activates all that You have made available to us. It's good to place our lives in Your hands and trust You to lead, guide and direct our path, but help us to know following where You lead takes work on our part, it takes faith and it takes obedience. Lord, we have made bad choices and wrong turns, but still You provide a way of escape, give us the courage to trust Your way and not look back. Help us to know Your way is for us to use the gifts and talents You have blessed us with for Your glory. This world is in need of the gift You planted within us, give us the courage to go forth and serve. We begin this day sharing the gift You've given to us all, our smile. Thank You Lord in advance for a victorious day today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 5, 2012
Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert
BISHOP WILLIE AND HONOR:
THANK U BOTH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AND KEEP BOTH OF YOU!!!
ALWAYS GLAD TO HEAR FROM CHILDREN OF GOD!!!
Nov 5, 2012
Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert
POWERFUL PRAYER!!!!! AMEN!!! THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD...THANK YOU GOD...TEARS FLOWING...YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME !!!!!!!!!! TRYING TO WIPE TEARS AND TYPE...JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT TO THANK GOD AND LET HIM HAVE HIS WAY...!!! AMEN!!! GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME !!!
THANK YOU GOD!!!
THANK YOU BISHOP WILLIE AND KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING AND BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY!!!
Nov 5, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Good morning Lord!! We're excited to still be here! We shout out --How great is our God! How faithful is our God! How loving is our God! How just is our God! How patient is our God! What a mighty God we serve! We love You Lord and our desire is to please You. Help us to know the way we serve You is to share You everywhere we go. Our love to You should be seen in our walk, it should be heard in our talk and it should be exemplified in the way we treat our fellowman. Today is the day of the much talked about, debated, and argued over election of the President of the US. We pray each one will do their part-- pray, vote, then go back to sharing Your love. Help us not to get caught up in the arguments or unkind words being said, but instead purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this beautiful day that You have made. We pray each one knows the bottom line-- You made this day and nothing about this day is going to take You by surprise; You already know who the president will be and it doesn't matter who it is, as long as we know You have already declared, "I Am the Almighty God" and we praise You because there is nobody greater than You, so we will trust YOU Lord. Lord we're still praying for Jeanetta Croom Johnson, asking for your mighty healing touch. We're praying that You continue to strengthen her family who is faithfully by her side. Praying that they continue to look to You, for You are the Source of everything they need. Praise the Name of Jesus! You're our Rock! You're our Fortress! You're our Deliverer, in You do we trust!! Praise the Name of Jesus!! Thank You Lord for this great day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 6, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Oh Lord we praise You! We thank You Lord for another beautiful day that You have made. We thank You Lord for our life, health and strength. We thank You Lord for continuing to prove to us that You are God all by Yourself. It doesn't matter what man says or does, You still reign forever! We ask Your continued protection over President Obama, his family and those who stand faithfully by his side to protect him. Father give him the wisdom he needs to lead this country, while keeping in mind You are the true Commander and Chief and if he follows Your lead a change will come. We pray that we come together as a nation under God and work together to make this world a better place to live. The election is over, give us the strength to resist the temptation to boast and brag, argue, fuss or fight, but instead let brotherly love continue. The world needs to see we are Your people and now is the time to let our light shine. Help us to see if we put our trust in You, acknowledge You in all our ways, You will direct our path. Bless us to trust the fact that the plans You have for us are for good and not for evil, to give us a future and a hope. We praise You Lord because in You, eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things You have prepared for those of us who love You --the best is yet to come! We love You Lord! We give you praise and we thank You in advance for Your continued grace and mercy throughout this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 7, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
O Lord, our God, great is your mercy towards us. Your loving kindness towards
us. Your tender mercy we see day after day. God, You're forever faithful towards
us, always providing for us. Great is your mercy towards us, great is your
grace! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another amazingly beautiful day. We
thank You Lord for another chance to say yes to Your will. Another opportunity
to trust the fact that Your way is always the best way. We thank You for another
day to enjoy Your blessings, trust Your promises and offer praises to the only
true and living God. We praise You Lord because there is nobody greater than
You! Lord, we're asking for a special healing touch for Donte Washington and
Jerry Norman. You know their condition and because You are God Almighty, neither
condition intimidates You. We ask that You move mightily and speak healing to their bodies. Bless their loved ones who are praying by thier sides, surround them with Your peace and help them look to You for everything they need. Lord, there are others dealing with health challenges and we know not their names, but Lord because You're all knowing You know each name, and because You're all powerful You can touch each one at the same time and the report becomes, "Healed!" Lord, we hear the report of man in our circumstances and situations, but we ask that You give us the courage to always believe the report of the Lord in all things! Lord, we're praying that You be the God of comfort to Louis Moore and his family. Their pain is great and their questions are many, we can't begin to tell You how to move, but we trust that You will move and speak, "Peace". This is the day that the Lord has made and we're confident in the fact that You made it, so You can handle it. We will trust You in all things, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 8, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO RUIN YOUR DAY?
What does it take to ruin your day? Traffic? Someone didn’t speak to you? Your coworkers are not doing their job and criticizing you for doing yours? You weren’t appreciated for doing something you believe appreciation was warranted? The sun is not shinning? It’s raining or snowing? Too hot, too cold? How about you’re not being treated the way you believe you should be treated? What really does it take to ruin your day?
What happens when YOU allow your day to be ruined? You walk around pouting? You take out your frustrations on undeserving people? Snapping at everyone, frowning and looking mean, reserved and withdrawn? You miss the good that’s happening now because you’re stuck in your moment of perceived ruin?
Well, here is truth, the clock will continue to tick second after second, minute after minute, hour after hour, the fact that YOU let something or someone ruin your day will not stop time. Snap out of it! YOU should determine how your day goes! Yes, circumstances and situations will come that you were not expecting or simply weren’t prepared for, but if you are always conscious of the greatness that resides IN YOU, you will not be so easily flustered by the things that happen outside of you. Those things you cannot change and have no control over.
You cannot control traffic, relax and go with the flow, you'll get there. If they don’t speak to you, that’s their prerogative, don’t take on their issue. If you’re being criticized, ask yourself, is it constructive or is it messy? If it’s constructive, appreciate the “heads up” and work to do better. If it’s messy, don’t bite the bone, move on, period. There are going to be times when we won’t be appreciated, bottom line, some people think you owe it to them or you’re supposed to do what you’re doing. Don’t take it personal, make up your mind, “I’m going to do it and not expect anything in return.” The weather? Come on, your complaining is not going to do anything except show your inappreciation for still being here to experience whatever the climate. People will treat you the way “they think” you deserve to be treated, if what they think and what you believe don’t line up, maybe you’re not worth it to them and it’s time for you to move on. Real talk – Know your worth and don’t settle for a bargain deal.
Every day is a day God made, so absolutely nothing takes Him by surprise. God calls each day "Good", don't let outside circumstances influence you to call it less. It’s a good day today, rejoice and be glad no matter what, and let nothing ruin this beautiful day. Keep smiling, keep appreciating your beauty and keep basking in the fact that you’re alive to enjoy today.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 9, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Nov 13, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER:
Good morning O loving, kind, compassionate, faithful, merciful, Mighty God! We thank You for opening our eyes to see another beautiful day. We thank You for life, health and strength. We thank You for family, friends and enemies too. We thank You for providing all of our needs. We pray one for another asking that You will give us the courage to be still and remember that You are God. Help us remember that last time You brought us out; the last time You made a way; the last time You healed our bodies; the last time You opened a door; the last time You made our enemies leave us alone; the last time You proved to us You are God and there is absolutely nothing too hard for You to do--Help us remember it all and vow to yet trust You through it all. You've given us the greatest privilege to be able to approach Your throne of grace boldly expecting help in our time of need --if trouble comes today-help us remember to use our privilege. If we're faced with a decision--help us remember to use our privilege. All throughout this day, help us remember to use our privilege and come to our faithful God in prayer. We thank You Lord that it doesn't matter if we're walking, driving, working, sitting, standing, kneeling or bowing--You hear a sincere heart's prayer. We're praying for a healing touch for Jim Bullard's mother, draw her closer to You and grant her peace. Give her son and his family what You know they stand in need of and help them trust You. It's a beautiful day today and we purpose in our hearts right now to enjoy today, rejoice today and just be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 14, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Nov 15, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name, for truly truly You are the only living God. We thank You Lord for opening our eyes to see another perfect Monday morning. Lord, we do a lot of complaining when it comes to Monday. We complain because we don't want to get up and go to work or school, but not today; For we recognize many didn't make it to see this Monday. We recognize there are many if given the chance, would trade places with us in a heartbeat--so no complaints today! Today is Grateful Monday!! It's another day that You made and we're so blessed to still be here to rejoice and be glad in it. We thank You Lord for giving us another chance to draw closer to You. You've given us another chance to live out our purpose. Another chance to be a blessing to someone else. We have missed opportunities to let our light shine, we have allowed procrastination to rule our days and we have lived days as if we made them ourselves; But not today, today we purpose in our hearts to be better. Thank You Lord for opening the door called Monday, the day You made for us to trust You enough to come out from behind distractions and excuses. Tuesday may never come, today is the day to do what we keep saying we're going to do. Help each one to see nothing happens until the first step is made. Give us the wisdom, strength and courage to step out on the right now faith faith we have and do our assignments for today. We give You praise and we thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 19, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
To God be the glory! Lord, we thank You for waking us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for Your continued mercy, protection, provision and grace. Lord, our testimony is, if it had not been for the Lord on our side there is no way we would have made it this far. Thank You Lord for keeping us even when we didn't realize we needed to be kept. Lord, You have been there for us all the time, even when we don't acknowledge Your presence You still wait patiently in line for us to recognize it is in You we live, we move and have our being. We praise You Lord because we recognize there is no way we could live without You. You are the source of our strength and the strength of our lives and because of You our hands should be lifted in total praise to You everyday of our lives. Many of us are excited because Thanksgiving is coming. We're excited to spend time with family and friends, we're excited to have an extra special meal, we're excited for the shopping day to follow, we're excited for the days off work--But, we pray each one realizes everyday is a day of thanksgiving! We should not wait to get excited once a year about all of Your many wonderful blessings, for You have been good to us, You are good to us and because You're the same yesterday, today and forever, we praise You because You will continue to be good to us. We pray for those who find the holidays difficult, lift up their heads, fill their hearts with joy and grant them peace. We pray we not get so busy being excited until we forget to look around to see where we can be a blessing to someone who is alone, hurting or struggling. It's a beautiful day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 20, 2012
Phoebe Macon
HAPPY THANKSGIVING APACHES & MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!
Love and Blessings, Phoebe
Nov 21, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! It's Thanksgiving tomorrow, but we're excited today! We're excited today because every day is a day of Thanksgiving. We're excited today because You woke us up this morning and graced us with new mercy. We're excited today because today is the first day of the best days of our lives. We're excited today because eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things our faithful God has prepared for us. We're excited today because everyday we're making steps towards being all You designed us to be on purpose. We're excited today because this is the day that the Lord has made, and because You made it the stamp of approval called, "GOOD" has already been placed on today; So all that's left for us to do is rejoice and be glad. Things may not be all that we hoped for them to be, but we're excited because You blessed us to see another day and today could be the day we've been praying for. This could be the day the door opens, it could be the day the financial blessing comes through, it could be the day that relationship is restored, it could be the day we receive that call we've been waiting for---Today could be the day, help us Lord to not get distracted by things that won't matter tomorrow and miss what we've been praying for today. Lord, we're praying for Dale Clinton, asking that You move mightily with Your healing touch and grant her peace. We're excited today because great is our God and greatly are You to be praised, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 21, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION
THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, are you still thankful? Family and friends have gone back to “life as usual” and there is no more laughter throughout the house, are you still thankful? The turkey and dressing is almost gone, there are a few pieces of pie and cake left, are you still thankful?
Truth is today will be like most days of your life, back to the usual “same old, same old”. Sure, you may do some Black Friday shopping, you may find some deals they want you to believe are good deals. You may watch football all day or just enjoy having the day off. For those who hosted Thanksgiving, the complaining will most likely begin because now you have to clean your house, while others are enjoying their day off. But, are you still thankful?
Yesterday was about family and close friends coming together, eating and enjoying one another’s company. We woke up saying, “Happy Thanksgiving!” Our minds were set on being thankful and we were determined to not let anyone or anything ruin our day. Why can’t today be like yesterday? Each day we should wake up happy to be alive, so happy that we purpose in our hearts, “I will let no one or no-thing ruin my day.”
We should have the mindset, everyday is a day of Thanksgiving! Why? The Bible tells us, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”. We may not be thankful for a situation in our lives, but we should always be able to find a reason to be thankful IN every situation. Today, look for the reason to be thankful, things could be so much worse. Are you still thankful?
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Author
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 23, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Your Name Lord is the sweetest Name we know; There is something about the Name Jesus! Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Just saying Your Name brings a smile to our face. Help us to remember throughout this day, You gave us the privilege to call on Your Name. It's not for us to use Your Name in vain, but it is for us to use Your Name and expect results. It's for us to say Your Name to soothe doubts and calm fears. It is for us to praise the Name of Jesus, for You are our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer and in You O Lord do we trust. We praise You Lord for bringing us through another weekend and for waking us to begin another work-week. We don't know what this day will bring, but we do know we already have access to all we need. We already have access to the greatest Problem Solver. We already have access to the greatest Healer. We already have access to the greatest Deliverer. We already have access to the greatest Company Keeper. We already have access to the best directions--Help us to remember to say, "Jesus" then expect instant peace. We're praying for Dale Clinton, asking that You give the doctors wisdom to know what's going on and grant her the wisdom to trust the Great Physician. We thank You for her smile she continues to share through it all. This is the day that our Lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it! We praise the Name of Jesus, for truly, truly, You are worthy of all our praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Nov 26, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Nov 27, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Nov 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for waking us to see one more day. It is a day we have never seen before, in fact all the days of our lives we have never seen one day repeated, great is Your creativity! All the days of our lives with each new day You have blessed us with new mercy, great is Your faithfulness! You are an awesome God and we praise You for always being all that You are to us and for always loving us unconditionally. We pray one for another, praying today that each one remembers Who You are and who we are because of You. Help us remember we are more than conquerors in all things because of You. Help us remember You made today, so there is nothing about this day that You cannot handle. There is nothing about this day that will take You by surprise--You're already ready for all things and in the perfect position to take good care of us today. Help us trust You in all our ways, first. Help us trust You enough to praise You in advance for a victorious morning, a prosperous afternoon and a peaceful night. It's a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to praise our way through today. We pray each one displays love in all that we say and do, for it is by the love we show one to another that everyone will know we belong to You. We're excited about the great things in store for us today! Hallelujah Jesus! You're worthy to be praised and we purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this day, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 27, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! We give honor to the Most High God, the only true and living God! The alarm clock went off this morning, but we don't give credit to the alarm clock, we praise You because You told us to wake up and hear the alarm ringing. We praise You for giving us the ability to reach over and turn the alarm off. Lord we praise because some of us have retired or work our own hours so we don't have a specific time to wake up, but in Your time You told us to wake up and hear the quietness of the morning, the chirping of the birds, the sound of our loved ones. Thank You Lord for waking us to see another perfect day! Help us remember throughout this day, just as the day was perfect when we opened our eyes, no circumstance or situation can make the day less perfect. We may have to cry, we may get tired, we may have to deal with a situation we would rather not deal with, whatever the case, help us remember Who made this perfect day and immediately talk to You about whatever is going on. Help us realize talking to You about everything automatically makes us have a good day. It's good because even the perceived bad You're already working together for our good. Lord we admit trusting You is not always the easiest thing to do, but You have shown us over and over it's always the best thing to do; So give us the strength and courage to stand on Your promises and continue to praise and thank You in advance for our breakthrough. It is a great day and we purpose in our hearts right now to continue to rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The prayer ministry
Nov 28, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it! Thank You Lord for blessing us to be a part of one more day. For many of us it's raining and we woke up saying, "Today is a perfect day to call in and stay at home." There are others who don't like the rain and are already complaining. Then there are some who love the rain and have already declared, "Today is going to be a good day!" Lord, we pray each one realizes whether it's raining, snowing, or the sun shinning bright, it is the Lord's doing and it's good. With the rain comes traffic, accidents, floods, and sickness; But also with the rain comes purifying of the air we breathe, growth for the flowers, grass and trees, and the washing of our houses and tall buildings; Whatever our opinion of the rain, it is the Lord's doing, so Lord we thank You for the rain. Lord, whatever the weather may be, You're still present in this day. You're still here, ready, willing and able to come to our aide. You're still here waiting for us to acknowledge Your presence in our lives. You're still here desiring for us to not be distracted by things we have no control over. You're still here patiently waiting for us to realize our victory lies in our acknowledgment of You through praise and worship. No matter what we see, hear or experience today, help us remember You're still here and having You with us is more than the whole world against us. Help each one to remember Your constant love to us. Help us remember what it is to be loved by the almighty, faithful, only true and living God; And help us trust the fact, absolutely nothing can separate us from Your love. So Lord, since You're still here and You still love us, we know we can make it through today. We thank You Lord in advance for the victory today, we give You praise in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Nov 29, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATTION
TODAY IS THE DAY
Today is the day to do what you keep saying you’re going to do, but still haven’t gotten around to doing it. Today is the day to make that phone call you’ve been putting off for a long time. Today is the day to accept their apology, even if they haven’t apologized and move on. Today is the day to start saving for that thing you want, but your complaint is, “I don’t have any money”. Today is the day to clean that closet you keep complaining is too full. Today is the day to stop doing what you keep saying you're not going to do anymore. Today is the day to stop whining, fussing and complaining, we’re all tired of hearing it! Today is the day to stop talking about it and just do it.
Why put off tomorrow what you can do today? We keep making our tomorrows full of things we should have done today. Then today we’re not doing what we said we would do today because we’re still talking about what we should have done yesterday. Consequently, after all the talking about what we’re going to do, nothing is getting done.
Today is the day, do it today.
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
Nov 30, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
Lord, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name. For truly, truly, certainly, certainly You are the only true and living God. You are the only One worthy of all our praise, so we shout out, "Hallelujah!!" Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for another chance to say yes to Your will. We thank You Lord for always supplying all our needs. We thank You Lord for family and friends. We thank You Lord for always taking good care of us. This is the day that our faithful God has made and for those of us who trust You, we will rejoice and be glad in this perfect day. We pray one for another, asking that You will heal sickness, deliver those in bondage, erase confusion with Your peace, and draw us closer to You. Draw us so close Lord that we can't help up but remember You are with us always; And because You're with us always we're always protected, we're always loved, we're always covered, and we're always blessed. Lord we thank You because everyday we're finding out more and more, You are the only constant we have. Friends come and go, family sometimes can't be there, but Lord You are faithful, always showing up and showing out in our lives--thank You Jesus! Lord You have done great things, You're doing great things and because You're faithful at being constant, we trust You to continue to do great things. We purpose in our hearts right now to not focus on the negative, but instead rejoice because there is some handy work of Your hands everywhere we go--All praises to the Almighty God!! We thank You in advance for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 3, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER
O Lord, our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! We praise You Lord because there is none like You in all the earth. We praise You Lord because You know everything there is to know about us and there is nothing You know that will stop You from loving us. We praise You Lord because no matter what we say or do, Your grace and mercy towards us continues and You keep doing great things for us. We're blessed!! We're blessed!! We're blessed!! Thank You Lord for Your amazing grace! It's a new day that You have blessed us to see, filled with new mercy. Yesterday is gone, never to return again, help each one to know what matters most right now is what we do today. We praise You Lord because You have given us breath today to be a blessing to someone else. You've given us breath today to forgive and move on. You've given us breath today to let go of what we insist on holding on to, knowing You said, "No". You've given us breath today to take another step in the direction of living out our purpose. Lord we shall not take advantage of the breath that You have given us. We purpose in our hearts right now to live today so You can use us. We will not dwell on negative things, but we will look for You in every situation, then rejoice and be glad because knowing You're there makes the difference. Lord we're praying for Charles Crawford, asking that You draw him closer to You and move mightily in his life. We thank You Lord for today, we're going forth rejoicing and being glad no matter what, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 4, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
O Lord our God, when we in awesome wonder consider all the world Thy hand has made, we see the stars, we hear the rolling thunder. Thy power throughout the universe displayed; Then sings our soul, our Savior God, to Thee, how great Thou art! How great Thou art! Lord when we think of all You've done and how You continue to love us no matter what, sometimes saying thank You does not seem enough, but still we say, "Thank You!" You've been faithful all the days of our lives, so no matter what this day brings, based on Your reputation in our lives we believe You will continue to be faithful. We believe because of Your faithfulness to us we can weather any storm, we can conquer any perceived failure, we can forgive wrong doings, we can climb the highest mountain, we can get through the lowest valley, we can realize our dreams, we can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. Lord, we look to You to give us the strength we need to get through today. We look to You to help us smile where others think we should be wearing a frown. We look to You to open our eyes so we will see where we can be a blessing. We look to You to make our ears sensitive to Your voice and give us the wisdom to follow where You lead. We look to You to open doors no man can close. We look to You because You are the only true and living God--We praise You for all You've done and we worship You for Who You are. Help us remember today how great Thou art, and with every step we take help us know our Great God is with us every step of the way. We are more than conquerors, we are trend setters, we are leaders, we are encouragers, we are unique, we are Designer's Originals and we're going forth today showing off who we are because of Whose we are, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 5, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Praise Jehovah, Lord God Almighty! Praise Jehovah, Everlasting King! Praise Jehovah, You're our everything! From the rising of the sun, 'til the going down of the same; praise Jehovah, the Great I Am. Lord, we praise Your Name! Thank You Lord for blessing us to see another beautiful day. We thank You Lord for the activity of our lungs, we're able to breathe in and out. We thank You for the ability to move around from space to space. Lord, we're able to communicate, we're able to think, we're able to reason and it's all because it is in You that we live, move and have our being. You are the source of our strength, we thank You for giving us the strength necessary to get to each breakthrough, weather each storm and conquer each task. Lord, help us to know if we hold on to our peace and allow You to fight our battles, we can shout the victory before we know the results. We're praying for Della Ford, asking You to renew her strength as she ministers faithfully by her ailing brother's side. Give her traveling grace as she goes up and down the freeways daily and grant her peace. We have prayed for her brother, Charles Crawford, now Lord, we trust You. We pray one for another, You know the desires of our heart, You know all we stand in need of, so we ask that You grant every desire, meet every need, heal every sickness, mend every broken heart, restore God-ordered relationships, regulate troubled minds--we trust You for a mighty move from You in our lives, today! It's a great day today and we shall rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 6, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
FRIDAY MORNING INSPIRATION
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
Why must you say that? Is it really necessary that you give your opinion about everything? Why is it necessary to say that, knowing it’s going to hurt her/him? Why does putting someone down make you feel so good?
There are times when we insist on saying what we have to say because we want people to hear our side, we want them to understand our side and ultimately agree with our side. We want people to know, “I’m grown, I say what I want.” We want them to hear our education by being the “know it all” about everything. But, sometimes it’s best to keep what you’re thinking to yourself and not say anything at all. When speaking your opinion, getting someone straight or adding clarity to a situation is about wanting people to see you, it’s best to not say anything at all.
When YOU know who you are, you know the most important fact, so there is no need to try to prove to others who you are by insisting on talking. Knowing who you are should validate you, so there is no need to seek outside validation by talking. When saying what you say becomes about getting people to notice who you are, how smart you are, how pretty you are, how free you are, how talented you are-- it’s best to not say anything at all.
When you know who you are, others see who you are and you don’t have to say a word.
Bottom line, what is your motive for saying what you insist on saying? If your goal is to educate, encourage, uplift or give constructive criticism, then by all means say it. If what you say makes the world better, then by all means say it. But if what you say is meant to hurt me, put me down, embarrass me, anger me, distance me, then I say to you, “Silence is Golden”—keep it to yourself, I don’t want to hear it!
Written by
Kimberlyn J. Jones
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 7, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
I hope you have a Blessed Christmas & Happy New Year 2!
Subject: Fwd: "Excuse Me, Are You Jesus...?"
"Excuse Me, Are You Jesus...?"
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly-missed boarding.
ALL BUT ONE!!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.
He was glad he did.
The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her; no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, "Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?"
She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, "I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly."
As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him,
"Mister...." He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes.
She continued, "Are you Jesus?"
He stopped in mid-stride ... and he wondered.
He gently went back and said, "No, I am nothing like Jesus - He is good, kind, caring, loving, and would never have bumped into your display in the first place."
The girl gently nodded: "I only asked because I prayed for Jesus to help me gather the apples. He sent you to help me, so you are like Him - only He knows who will do His will. Thank you for hearing His call, Mister."
Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?"
Do people mistake you for Jesus?
That's our destiny, is it not?
To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day .
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked up you and me on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.
Please share this, {IF you feel led to do so}.
Sometimes we just take things for granted, when we really need to be sharing what we know....
Thanks
Dec 7, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
MONDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we love You, we praise You, we lift up Your holy and righteous Name. We thank You for drawing us to You and revealing to us that You are the only true and living God. Lord we thank You for opening our eyes to a new day filled with Your grace and mercy. We thank You Lord for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a victorious week. We pray one for another asking that You give us the courage to trust You in every situation. Help us to know there is no situation that needs more of our attention and less of Yours. Give us the courage to surrender every circumstance and situation to You and believe You will take care of us. We don't know what today will bring, but we're sure our adversary is lurking around, waiting on an opening to ruin our day--give us the strength to resist and the wisdom to look to You. We thank You for giving us instant access to the "help-line", we pray each one calls You before lifting a finger or saying a word, then trust You to carry us through. Help us to know our plans sound good to us, but there is no plan better than Your plan because Your plan has already been "seen-through". Today we will not fuss, whine, complain, talk down to anyone, curse anyone out, or speak negative; Instead we purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in this beautiful day that our faithful God has made, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie W. Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 10, 2012
Phoebe Macon
Amen!!
Dec 11, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER
Good morning Lord! We praise Your Name Lord Jesus! We thank You Lord for being our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, our Friend, our Company Keeper, our Peace--You are our All in all and we thank You for loving us so much, all the time. Thank You for blessing us to see one more day. It is a day we've never seen before, in fact all the days of our lives we have never seen one day repeated--thank You for Your faithfulness. We thank You because with each new day, You give us new breath and with each breath we take, we have a reason to praise You! We pray each one takes the time to think things over and before complaining, come to the realization that we're still breathing and that's a blessing. With each day we can find so much to complain about, so much to fuss about, so much to argue about, so much to get angry about--when these times come help us remember to take a deep breath in, then release with a praise because we're living and we have so much to be grateful for. We thank You Lord for the first day of the best days of our lives. We shall not waste one breath on negativity, but instead accept "it was what it was", "it is what it is" and move forward rejoicing and being glad for a new day filled with endless benefits and possibilities. We give You praise because we can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. It's a great day and we praise You in advance for the victory, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 12, 2012
WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR.
THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for watching over us throughout the night and for telling us to wake up this morning. We thank You for Your goodness, kindness, mercy and grace. We worship You because You are: our Provider, our Peace, our Protector, our Friend, our Comforter, our Corrector, our Guide--You are God Almighty and You are the Reigning King forever! We thank You Lord for revealing to us Who You are and who we are because we belong to You. Because of You we can walk in victory. Because of You we can speak into the atmosphere, declare and decree all that we desire to come forth and believe in the Name of Jesus, it's done. We pray each one knows our victory, our healing, our deliverance and all we desire reside in the words we speak and in the right now faith we exercise. We thank You Lord for giving us the strength and the courage to open our mouth to "speak it" and for giving us the wisdom to "go get it"--Faith is an action word and we must do our work. Lord, we thank You because the plan You have for us does not change; Even when we mess up, because You're God and You already knew we would mess up, You already planned on our mess and Your plan is to work all things together for our good. How GREAT is our God! Father, we're going forth today being careful of the words we speak, because our words are powerful and we shall have what we speak. We thank You in advance for Your hedge of protection all around us, our family and friends. We thank You for peace that surpasses all understanding. We thank You Lord for the victory today, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Because of Calvary,
Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry
Dec 13, 2012
Honor Rae Patterson Drake
Amen, Amen, and Amen again! Bishop. I'm a witness today that our God is Great! Our God is a Protector, Our God is a Friend, Our God is a Provider, Our God is a Comforter, Our God is a Corrector and Our God is Guidance. This very morning He kept me from being involved in a very bad car accident, (again). And I Thanked Him all the way home. I say again because last March, I was involved in a bad 3 car accident. Yes I sustained injuries but even then, He kept me from being majorly injured. I'm a living testimony and know just how good God Is! Praise The Lord for prayer. And Thank You Bishop Willie Williams for your prayer ministry.
Peace & Blessings to all!
Dec 13, 2012