Prayers: February 13, 2022

Prayers

Always be joyful. Never stop praying.  Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

• Thank God for His great love and care.
• Thank God for the gentler temperatures which lifted our spirits this past week.
• Thank God for the precious time He sits with us even when we dominate the conversation with our desires rather than our devotion to Him.  He loves us anyway!
• Thank God He never leaves us without resources to do His will.
• No matter the origin of Valentine’s Day, thank God for his explanation of Christian love in 1^st Corinthians 13:4-7:  Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.  It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.  Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. May God give us strength to live out this love.
• Pray that we may be exhausted for God, bringing Good News and care to His people, but also remember to replenish our power supply from Him.
• Pray for our children to be strong and wise enough to apply Christian truths they learn at home and in church as they live in a world that often teaches conflicting values.
• Pray for grace to love and accept those who do not know Christ, waiting for an opportunity to share, and praying that God may touch their hearts.
• Pray for those affected by economic instability.
• Pray for missionary families, especially the spouses and children who work tirelessly to support the missionary’s ministry goals.
• Pray for courage to seek a place to serve in God’s church rather than robbing God’s people of the unique contribution each persona makes.  It takes all God’s children for His Kingdom to run smoothly.
• Pray for God’s protection for ourselves and others from our own careless thoughts, words, and actions.
• Pray for God’s perfect will to be accomplished in the matters of coronavirus.
• Ask God to help us walk by the Word and not our feelings.

To Think About

Life is certainly full of unknowns and challenges – they may come from major life transitions, family issues, health scares, natural disasters, financial trouble, or things like coronavirus.  Trying to find our way through these stresses can bring on anxiety.  But Paul, who faced his share of challenges, has a remedy, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6. God invites us to turn over our cares and concerns to Him and because He cares for us, He will show us what to do and give us peace.

禱告事項

“要常常喜樂， 不住的禱告， 凡事謝恩。因為這是 神在基督耶穌裏向你們所定的旨意。”

帖撒羅尼迦前書 五章 十六至十八節

• 感謝上帝的犧牲，使我們可以擁有自由和生命。願主原諒我們沒有好好的感謝祂，感謝祂所是的，感謝祂所做的一切，感謝祂所給予的一切。
• 感謝上帝這一天，因它是一個新的機會去愛，去給予，去成為祂旨望我們成為的一切。
• 為我們美麗的聖所感謝上帝，我們可以來這裡與祂會面。
• 感謝上帝看顧遠離我們的親人。
• 感謝上帝那些就是自己冒著危險也堅持照顧他人的人。
• 主啊，我們已對這次冠狀病毒的試驗感覺疲累。幫助我們呼喚你賜予忍耐，因為你讓我們戰勝生活扔擲來的任何考驗。
• 祈求主幫助我們像耶穌那樣生活（約翰一書2章6節） — 將愛付諸行動。
• 為在中國因信仰而受苦的弟兄姊妹禱告。
• 為那些受冬季風暴影響的人祈禱。
• 為那些生病和捆在家裏的人禱告。
• 為CCC工作人員祈禱，祈求他們在執行事工任務時有健康、智慧和力量。
• 為我們新成立的女士英文團契小組禱告，讓她們在奉耶穌的名相聚時可以互相鼓勵。
• 當我們遇到與自己想法不同的人時，祈求耐性和理解。
• 為我們實踐我們的信仰祈禱，以免變得沒用（雅各書2章17節）。在新的一年裡，願我們回到最基本的：“愛主你的神”和“愛人如己”（馬太福音22章37-39節）。祈求聖靈幫助我們完全獻身於主，並向我們展示我們需要將他人置於自己之上的地方。

思想

在痛苦、疑惑又或者優柔寡斷的時候，與關心的人作溫暖的交談會帶來想像不到的希望，這是令人驚訝的事。作為基督徒，我們總是有這樣的機會，就像摩西那樣，耶和華與摩西面對面說話，好像人與朋友說話一般。 出埃及記33章11節。願我們利用與全能的神交談的溫暖和奇妙。約翰福音15章15節 — 以後我不再稱你們為僕人，因僕人不知道主人所做的事。我乃稱你們為朋友，因我從父所聽見的，已經都告訴你們了。