Father, As I prepare for holidays remind me to include you in my holiday plans. In all that I say, all that I do and no matter how busy I am this summer remind me Lord the imporatnace of equating in time with you. Remind me that you are never too busy for me and I cant be too busy for you. WHen I forget to include you in my day, I am withdrawing myself from you. Lord, dont let it be so. Open doors for us to spend time together today. Immerse me in your word, bathe me in your presence. Remind me that daily I need to drink from the lviing fountain or I will soon become parched. Remind me as I pack for holidays to include room for you. REmind me to ask you what you think of our holiday plans. ANd Papa, please protect us as we travel. May we have a great holiday and may we be a blessing to someone or many someones along the way. Please recharge our batteries, refresh us, create many lasting and happy memories. May the sound of laughter and fun reverberate through our times together. May provisions be made to make this holiday possible. May your will be done on holidays and thank you Father for time with the people we love. Thank you for summer, time to relax and time with you. I love you so much Jesus! In your holiest name Jesus! Amen.

CHALLENEG: THis summer as you rush from bbq to summer parties to picnics to holidays to family reunions, dont forget God time!! He always has time for you!! God bless my friends!

THURSDAY 29 - Pray for the police, the paramedics, the firefighters....
FRIDAY 30- Pray for our pastors.
SATURDAY 31- Pray for our youth
SUNDAY 1- Pray for healing for those you know who are sick....
MONDAY 2- Pray for your spouse or your parents...
TUESDAY 3- Pray for your workplace...
WEDNESDAY 4- Pray for yoru friends..
THURSDAY 5- Pray for your pastor.
FRIDAY 6- Pray for your community. Pray for revival. Pray for protection over those in authority - pastors, politicians, business leaders and youth leaders. Pray for healing. Pray for sweeping changes and growth in our churches.
SATURDAY 7- Pray for healing for our churches. Pray for pastors who are hurting and that our pastors would be encouraged and strengthened, that they would truly know and feel the love of Jesus. Pray for our churches to grow. For praise, worship and prayer to increase in our churches. That God would awaken our churches. That God would provide for the needs of those coming into the churches. THat our churches would be united in a common vision for Christ and that they would be a light to a world going dark and a beacon to our communtieis.
SUNDAY 8- PRay for those you saw in church today...
MONDAY 9- PRay for those who are not saved, those who are lost....
TUESDAY 10- PRay for the Christians who are struggling in their faith.
WEDNESDAY 11- PRay for our pastors. Pray that the Lord would send youth pastors to Wetaskiwin and Hobbema.

THURSDAY 29 - Do something different for Jesus today!
FRIDAY 30- DO something to encourage your boss/ spouse today!
SATURDAY 31- Create a memory with a child today!
SUNDAY 1- Pray for someone you dont know!
MONDAY 2- Do something to encourage your pastor/your deacon today!
TUESDAY 3- Create a family memory today!
WEDNESDAY 4- Do something for yourself today! Spoil yourself!! Just because....
THURSDAY 5- Get out of your comfort zone and do something daring for Jesus!
FRIDAY 6- Offer encouragement to someone you dont know today.
SATURDAY 7- Help a neighbour today!
SUNDAY 8- Help a senior today!
MONDAY 9- Spend fifteen minutes and have "tea" with God today!
TUESDAY -10 Help somoene in a posiiton of authority today!
WEDNESDAY 11- Do something for your community today!

THURSDAY 29- "Everything is permissible for me" - but not everything is beneficial." - 1 Corinthians 6:12
FRIDAY 30- "Everything comes from God." - 1 Corinthians 11:12
SATURDAY 31- "Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ." - Ephesians 2:13
SUNDAY 1- Jesus "is the image of the invisibile God, the firstborn over all creation." - Colossians 1:15
MONDAY 2- "Guard teh good deposit that was entrusted to you - guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us." - 2 Timothy 1:14
TUESDAY 3- "do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does nto need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." - 2 Timothy 2:15
WEDNESDAY 4- "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeard to all men." - Titus 2:11
THURSDAY 5- "Anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven." - Luke 12:10
FRIDAY 6- "My eyes and my heart will always be there." - 1 Kings 9:3-9
SATURDAY 7- "Yours O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours O Lord, is the kingdom." - 1 Chronicles 29:11
SUNDAY 8- "Many are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them they would be too many to declare." - Psalm 40:5
MONDAY 9- "My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him." - Psalm 89:21
TUeSDAY 10- "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." - Genesis 1:1-2
WEDNESDAY 11- "I am the root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." - Revelations 22:16

"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." - Jesus from Matthew 11:28-30

The invitation is out. Come.. No conditions.A simple one word invitation, come.... I was praying for a friend tonight and this verse popped into my head. THen I believe teh Lord showed me a picture... IT was of a man carrying a boulder to the cross and laying it there. He began to walk away and even though the path was uphill, the boulder followed him. He carried it back to the cross and walked away. This continued for a while and as it did I noticed two things... Each time the man was walking further and further away from the cross before he had to carry the boulder back. Second, the boulder kept getting smaller. It became a rock, then a peblle, then... until it was just a grain of dust. THen tehre was nothing to carry back to the cross. Whatever you are carrying, lay it down. ANd if it comes back, take it back to the cross. God doesnt want you to carry boulders. The burden we are called to carry is light and easy. Carry the yoke of Jesus. Lay your boulders down adn keep laying them down until it goes away to return no more. Yes, it is an uphill battle but victory is guaranteed. The Bible tells me so. God doesnt want you to break your spriitual back! God wants you spiritually healthy. God loves you! You can do this!!

A month ago I had another picture pop into my head. It showed me with both hands carrying rocks. God said to me, so when I call you how do you propose to carry what I give you?? Your hands are full. Only carry what I give you, that way you will be able to carry the stuff I call you to carry. ANd when I call, you will be in a positon to answer and move...... Hmmm.... Food for thought. Doesnt completely go with the topic, but kind fits in...

"I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME." - Philippians 4:11

God bless my friend.... Many victories in Christ. God loves you
- Michelle Wordley - copyrigth 2010