Prayer room struggles

Journal excerpt from Feb. 11th, 2008. (stuff in dark blue is added, light blue is taken directly, word for word from my journal)

Struggle #1

I’m having a really hard time concentrating. My thoughts are all over the place. I need to take every thought captive.
(This is one of the biggest struggles once you sit yourself in [...]

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Give thanks to the Lord!

Thank you Lord for (in no particular order):

#1- Susan coming to NC!!

#2- My parents supporting me in all that I do!!!

#3- Tom and Becky Burns!
#4- Coffee to drink in the mornings

#5-homemade dinners
#6- praying with friends

#7- fellowship with friends
#8- IHOP-AC
#9- guys looking out for the girls
#10- LOVE
#11- hugs and smiles
#12- big dogs welcoming you home
#13- a [...]

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Fill Me with Holy Spirit

I’m at ZHOP right now with the interns, Sam and Jess. They are having their day of consecration. A full day before the Lord in the prayer room.
We went to their church service, called Z Church. It was amazing. Kirk Bennett is anointed! He talked about the role of Holy Spirit. We just prayed for [...]

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If Your Spirit doesn’t come…

I am a disaster if Your Spirit doesn’t come!
This is a line that Gracey Guetterman sang today in the prayer room during her devotional set.
Wow its pretty amazing.
We all need God so desperately!

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Thank You Jesus

for amazing friends
pictures and adventures
laughing
for lunch with friends– grilled cheese, creamy tomato soup, dill pickle spear, and chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting…mmmmhhh…
gas in my car
money for my bills
for Your Holy Spirit
prayer–that I get to talk to You!
cool autumn days
my new journals
my amazing bible
Newlyweds (John and Gracey)
love
Babies!
my mom and dad and sister (I love you [...]

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My life. Which isn’t really my own. It’s all His.

The past few days I have been going through some journals of mine. I started journaling 3 1/2 years ago and haven’t stopped since.
I journal things that the Lord is teaching me, notes from preaching and teaching, but mainly my life. Its basically one big prayer to the Lord. I write out a lot of [...]

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A prayer to my heavenly Daddy

Abba,
Please help me to understand Your love for me. That You saw me before You created the world and You dreamed to be my Daddy. I so desire to be free from everything that keeps me from loving You. Everything that keeps me from loving Jesus. I want my heart to be open and free! [...]

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Its all about Jesus!

Tonight I sat down and started journaling about what is going on with me, since I’ve been here:

I don’t sing as much prophetically as I did in NC
I don’t “feel” as close to Jesus–which, by the way, is totally ok, because no matter what I’m feeling, He is still who He says He is, He [...]

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Atlanta

I am in Atlanta! I have been here since May 7th. I enjoyed about 4 days hanging out with my friends the Campbells and then I headed into the internship on May 11th. It was a rough couple of days at the beginning, and it still is hard every once and a while, but God [...]

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I will waste my life on Him…

Today was an AWESOME day in the prayer room! I am not a singer but for an entire hour I was able to sing in the prayer room on the stage and SING to HIM! It was so amazing! I just poured out my heart in song and prayer. Just being able to MINISTER to [...]

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