G’s Daily Prayers and Encouragements: Prayer Changes Things

By Calvin C. Gordon

This book will be an uplifting daily devotional that will give you the reader a daily dose of “medicine” that includes scripture, a philosophical quote, and a short prayer to Heaven to help you prepare for the day – and life in general. So often we get discouraged and distracted by the trials and challenges of life. So it’s encouraging to have words each day that will motivate and make you the reader stronger and more capable to face each and every day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Apr 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781973659853

Calvin C. Gordon

Calvin C. Gordon is a native of Washington D.C. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. Retired from the Federal Government after 35 Years of dedicated service in the year 2015. Married to his lovely wife Tonya. He is a proud father to his son and daughter Monzique and Ariel. He has a total of seven grandchildren. He is the author of G’s Daily Prayers and Encouragements. An Ordained Elder and Pastor. He has a passion for encouraging people to be their very best in life. He has faced many challenges in his life, but through God’s Amazing Grace he’s been able to overcome them all. He is an inspiration to so many and inspires to continue to grow in God’s wisdom.

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JANUARY 3

Wisdom

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

—JAMES 1:5 (NIV)

Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

—JOHN WOODEN

Dear God, we thank you again for another day. We pray to be wise today and not allow ourselves to be foolish in our actions and dealings with others. We love you. Amen.

JANUARY 4

Courage

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

—DEUTERONOMY 31:6 (NIV)

Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you.

All they show is limitation.

Look with your understanding,

find out what you already know,

and you’ll see the way to fly.

—RICHARD BACH

Dear God, we thank you for giving us the courage to open our eyes to see the things you desire for us, even when we don’t fully understand. Amen.

JANUARY 5

Hope

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

—PSALM 9:18 (NIV)

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm, and genuine people.

—TENA DESAE

Dear God, we thank you once again for this wonderful day. We thank you for giving us hope and insight into what’s going on in this world. We know you are still in charge. Amen.

JANUARY 6

Pleasant

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!

—PSALM 133:1 (NIV)

God is ethics and morality: God is fearlessness. God is the source of Light and Life and yet He is above and beyond all these. God is conscience … He is a personal God to those who need His personal presence. He is embodied to those who need His touch. He is the purest essence. He simply is to those who have faith. He is all things to all men.

—MAHATMA GANDHI

Dear Lord, make our words pleasant. Let them not just instruct or reprove but bring sweetness and health to all we encounter today. Amen.

JANUARY 7

Promise

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are Yes in Christ. And so through him the Amen is spoken by us to the glory of God.

—2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 (NIV)

The best and most beautiful things in the world

cannot be seen nor touched

but are felt in the heart.

—HELEN KELLER

Dear God, thank you for the new morning and the promise it brings. Invigorate us today so we can know its blessings. Amen.

JANUARY 8

Confidence

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

—HEBREWS 10:35 (NIV)

At any moment

I could start being a better person …

But, which moment should I choose?

—ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, AUTHOR AND ARTIST

Dear God, help us walk carefully now so that others can walk confidently in our footsteps later. Amen.

JANUARY 9

Power

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

—1 CORINTHIANS 4:20 (NIV)

Trials are but lessons

that you failed to learn,

presented once again.

So, where you made a faulty choice before,

you can now make a better one,

and thus escape all pain

that what you chose before has brought to you.

—A COURSE IN MIRACLES

Dear God, let us never grow so hungry for power that it becomes the thing we praise. Let power come and let power go while our minds are forever fixed on you. Amen.

JANUARY 10

Unexpected

Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

—ECCLESIASTES 9:12 (NIV)

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

—HORACE, 65–68 BC

Dear God, thank you for the unexpected. Our eyes are open to see bright lights in new spaces. Amen.

JANUARY 11

Honesty

Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

—LEVITICUS 19:36 (NIV)

It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

—NOËL COWARD, BLITHE SPIRIT

Dear Lord, in all things, make us honest with ourselves, with our loved ones, with our colleagues, and with you. Pull us toward the truth like a moth to a flame. And let us never waver in our honesty. Amen.

JANUARY 12

Righteous

This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

—GENESIS 6:9 (NIV)

Until mankind can extend the circle of his compassion to include all living things, he will never, himself, know peace.

—ALBERT SCHWEITZER, THEOLOGIAN AND 1950 NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT

Dear God, we are ready for the fight—a righteous one. Prepare us for battle; steel us for the task. Amen.

JANUARY 13

Gratitude

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

—COLOSSIANS 3:16 (NIV)

Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.

—ELLA FITZGERALD

Dear God, with eager expectation, we trust in your power to bless us. And we will receive these blessings with humility and gratitude today. Amen.

JANUARY 14

Disobedience

For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

—ROMANS 5:19 (NIV)

What we think,

or what we know,

or what we believe,

is, in the end, of little consequence.

The only consequence is what we do.

—JOHN RUSKIN

Dear God, let us look past the opportunity for disobedience and ever toward your light. Bless us, our families, and our friends on this day. Amen.

JANUARY 15

Wealth

Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

—1 CHRONICLES 29:12 (NIV)

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

—THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Dear God, it is you we want to impress. We don’t want to boast of wealth or power but of pleasing you with our lives. Thank you for this day. Please protect us from all harm and danger. Amen.

JANUARY 16

Eternal

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

—JOHN 17:3 (NIV)

We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to

participate in the process of change.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people,

can transform the world.

—HOWARD ZINN, HISTORIAN

Dear God, remind us that our momentary struggles are just that—momentary. Fix our eyes on what is eternal. Thank you for being our bridge over troubled waters. Amen.

JANUARY 17

Restore

Then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.

—DEUTERONOMY 30:3 (NIV)

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

—LUCILLE BALL

Thank you, dear God, that this life is never over and your work is never done. We will rejuvenate and get ready for the road ahead. Please continue to keep your mighty hands on us. Amen.

JANUARY 18

Distractions

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

—1 CORINTHIANS 7:35 (NIV)

I am only one, but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something;

And because I cannot do everything

I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

—HELEN KELLER

Dear God, let us resist not your Spirit. When we hear your voice, let us move—even when it’s tough. Open our ears today. Increase our flexibility. Remove distractions that would drown you out. Let us resist not your Sprit. And when you speak, let us move. Amen.

JANUARY 19

Unafraid

He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.

—PSALM 78:53 (NIV)

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything!

— MALCOLM X

Dear God, if this is our time to do a new thing, give us the courage to act boldly, unafraid. Amen.

JANUARY 20

Obedience

Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

—DEUTERONOMY 5:23 (NIV)

People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short-term security deserve neither freedom nor security.

— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706–1790)

Dear God, we know you have some surprises up your sleeve. We will walk this road of obedience and let you do your work in us. Amen.

JANUARY 21

Faith in Action

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

—HEBREWS 11:1 (NIV)

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

— C. S. LEWIS

Dear God, help us move from spiritual childhood to adulthood. Connect us with the people and resources to grow in our faith so that we can move from manna to sustainable food. Amen.

JANUARY 22

Temptation

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

—1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 (NIV)

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such

moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour … If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their