I have not posted anything since July 2013.  So much has happened since then that I can't go back and recap, but, as you can see below, there is a "Team MPO" now!  We have been meeting every Monday since 8/26/13 and going out in teams to pray onsite with those who want prayer and for those who either don't want prayer or don't think they need prayer.  We wear neon yellow shirts that say "I AM PRAYING 4 U" on the back and front.  We have people from 6 different churches who come together as The Body of Christ to walk and pray with us.  The community has been awakened by this ministry.

Yesterday, I met a young Physical Therapist from Amarillo who is living  and working in Springtown.  When I told him that I am part of the local prayer walking ministry, He said he had heard about it at a local church he attended.  He said that one of the things he really liked about Springtown was that the churches come together in agreement to love our neighbors through prayer.

I am including part of the weekly email that our team receives after each prayer walk.

Have a blessed week!

 

 

Team MPO,

A great group of prayer ministers showed up to show the love of Christ to our community Monday.  We welcomed a new member and were blessed by some who have not joined us in a while.  See what happens when we ask the God of the Harvest to send laborers?

  God sent each group to attend the needs of those whose hearts he prepared in advance.  Some acknowledged they needed prayer, some didn’t, but all received prayers lifted up on their behalf by God’s people.

  My group experienced the power of the presence of Christ’s light in the midst of darkness.  We walked through the park. On the path, just before we reached the skate park, we met a sweet family who asked for prayer for their living situation and for a family member who was joining up with the drug scene.  They also warned us that we were about to hear some bad language at the skate park.  We could hear the teens as we approached the skate area.  When we left the path and headed toward the largest group, one of the girls in the group started telling the others to watch their language because of us.  They all started behaving very differently.  Though they turned down our offer to pray with them, one of them thanked us for asking and then we heard “thank-you” from many as we walked away.   Darkness is the absence of light.  The enemy could not continue his work in the presence of Christ in us.  We prayed that they would understand that everything they do is done in front of God.

  Pray for each other and for The Body of Christ that He would revive our hearts and unite us in spirit and in truth so we can stand together and be a bright light to draw people out of darkness.

Ephesians 2:21-22  ²¹ In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. ²² And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.  

 

Divine Coincidence - Divine Confirmation

During my MPO run this morning, the Lord reminded me as He often does, that we do not accidentally move past anyone in this life.  The timing of every encounter, no matter how fleeting, is under His sovreign control. When we surrender to Him, He blesses us with the priveledge to view our journey and every passing person as a gift sent to give us an opportunity to show the love of Christ and a divine opportunity to be His hands and feet.  Everywhere we go, every obstacle along the way that changes our timing or our plan, is orchestrated by our Father's unfailing love for our good, the good of those He sends us to serve, and His glory.

Interestingly, when I got home and was getting ready for work, I turned  the radio on to KCBI...by "Divine Coincidence" I just happened to hear a message on God's sovreignty.  I think it was more like "Divine Confirmation".

Psalm 1 ¹ Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, ² but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.³ That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

From conception to birth...MPO is alive and growing!

Praise God!  Thank you, Jesus!  

The Move, Pray, Obey ministry, conceived in 2011, is moving forward!  The Holy Spirit has put together a passionate core team to draw the hearts of those whom He calls to move, pray and obey. 

Please  pray for the core team and all who are willing to surrender. 

Please pray for us that we will allow The Holy Spirit to prepare us, guide us and provide all that is needed for success in His eyes.  Pray that we will obey His leading without delay.  Pray for our protection, spiritually, physically and emotionally that we will persevere to complete each step to His specifications.  Pray that He will grow this ministry in amazing ways that are beyond our imagination for the good of all who are touched and for His glory.
Hebrews 11: ⁸ By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

Prayer Request

Though I have not posted anything since May of 2012, I have still been Moving and Praying in "partial" Obedience (disobedience) ...I have not been obeying God's call to encourage and engage others to become active in God's army of prayer warriors.  The Lord has blessed me with a helper, someone with the gift of administration, a friend, to develop a ministry plan.
Please pray for us that we will allow The Holy Spirit to prepare us, guide us and provide all that is needed for success in His eyes.  Pray that we will obey His leading without delay.  Pray for our protection, spiritually, physically and emotionally that we will persevere to complete each step to His specifications.  Pray that He will grow this ministry in amazing ways that are beyond our imagination for the good of all who are touched and for His glory.
Hebrews 11: ⁸ By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

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Don't shoot the messenger!

Luke 12:  ⁴⁸ ... From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Throughout my journey, this verse has come to mind many times.  It has been one that has taken me down several thought paths and has continually evolved.  Initially, I used it to pray that all those I was led past would see God for who He is and all He has given each and every person whom He chose to place in our free country.  Free to make choices regarding our lifestyles and our life choices.  I thought often about the astounding statistics regarding lifestyle choices and preventable disease, early disability and death.
Since then, my thoughts have been fed by scripture I am studying weekly in my BSF class.
This week we are studying 1 Corinthians.  Capter 3, verses 16 & 17 say... "Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple."
I believe God is clearly stating that we Americans have been given much, including freedom to choose our lifestyle.  He has also given us the ability to exercise self-control (much will be demanded). I listen to The Word preached by several different preachers and I often hear that we are called to stay away from drug and alcohol addictions, adultery, pride, covetness, love of money, etc...but I rarely hear anything preached about the dangers and consequences of gluttony and disobedience regarding  the destruction of God's temple.  Obesity is the #1 cause of preventable disease.  Over 60% of Americans are obese.
MOVE your body out of your house and into your neighborhood in order to love your neighbors as yourself through PRAYer.  OBEY God's will that your body, God's temple, will be made a healthier place for God's Spirit to live.  When you decide to MOVE, PRAY and OBEY to serve God instead of yourself, you will be blessed and amazed by the surprises God has for you.

It seems like I just left

This morning I was blessed by another beautiful MPO run.  Though I was gone for about 1 1/2 hours, the time between starting and finishing seemed like it happened in the blink of an eye.  What's interesting is that before I began this journey in obedience and was trying to run in my own strength, first of all, I couldn't run for 1 1/2 hours, and, any time spent running seemed like it was much longer than it really was because it was hard.
I suspect that in comparison that is how it will feel as we move toward the finish of our time here on earth.  If we are living in surrendered obedience, our time will seem short and blessed.  If we are living in self reliant striving, our time will seem long and harder.
Matthew 11:28-30“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Be a blessing!  Be blessed!
Move, Pray and Obey!

Peace and Love with faith by grace

What an amazing, beautiful MPO run I was given this morning!  I felt as though I was running through a living painting of God's majesty!  The freedom that God is giving me as I surrender myself to Him is growing and expanding in ways I cannot describe.  All by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus, for God's glory.
I pray if you are reading this, you will trust God's faithfullness and let Him envelop you in His love and Christ's perserverence.  That you will love each other through prayer and that you will take care of the temple of the Holy Spirit (your body) in obedience to the One who gave you His son's body and blood that you may be free.
Move, Pray and Obey!
Ephesians 6:23-24 Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.