Your Prayer Journal with God

By Gary Vochatzer

If you are seeking all that God has to offer

I can tell you with all the honesty I can muster up, it can only be done through communication in prayer

I have found in my ten plus years, 1992 to today, that God will answer, but one must ask!

I have had habits I thought were unbreakable and God broke them

I have had problems I thought were unsolvable and God has solved them

I have had fears I thought would scare the hell out of me and God put peace within me that fears fled from

and let me alone with God I have had shackles tied around my feet

with no key to unlock them, Yet God came along and untied them as if

the chains were a string I have has difficulty with people and He changed me

so that I saw them in His view instead of mine I have had inner self problems I thought for sure would have driven me to the grave

yet God took me on another path and saved me from my own inner self I have had monetary problems I thought for sure would have put me in debtor's prison

Yet God made a way out of such dilemmas that all I could do was sit in tears over His love for me

So whatever your situation - whatever your problem - whatever your scenario- whatever your handicap - whatever your thinking in a tragedy - whatever, even if you think the sun surely won't come up tomorrow...let me be the one to announce to you that God is greater than all the above, but you have to take the time to spend with Him. Start today - it's never too late, regardless -

And be assured, God is waiting with a pocket full of answers to your situations!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gary Vochatzer
• Release date: Sep 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005600327

Gary Vochatzer

Gary Vochatzer has written 500+ poems, 90+ short stories, 50+ Biblical statements, 15+ songs, 225 Statements of Conscience, published 6 books, and has 10 books ready to publish. He has been a Christian for 50 years, a Life Insurance Broker for 55 years and kept a daily diary and prayer journal for many years. Gary and his wife Shirley live in Stockton, California.

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THIS PRAYER JOURNAL IS THE

PROPERTY OF:

YOUR NAME

IT BEGAN ON THIS DATE:

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GO BY WITHOUT MAKING A PRAYER ENTRY INTO THIS BOOK!

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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO GOD AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT. AS WITHOUT ALL OF THEM, THIS BOOK WOULD HAVE NEVER MATERIALIZED!

A MAJOR THANKS TO HEATHER ALTHEIDE, WHO PAINSTAKINGLY TYPED ALL OF THE PAGES TO MY UNREADABLE HANDWRITTING.

GARY J. VOCHATZER

AUTHOR

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA

PRAYER

ON A DAILY BASIS I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO FIND WHAT ALL HUMANITY SEEKS IN LIFE. CONTENTMENT, PEACE, HARMONY, JOY, FULFILLMENT, WHICH ARE THE QUALITIES GOD PROVIDES FOR THOSE THAT SEEK THEM FROM HIM.

HERE ARE 365 DAILY PRAYERS FROM THE AUTHOR TO HELP GUIDE YOU TO THESE CHARACTERISTICS GOD IS WILLING TO GIVE, IF SOUGHT OUT!

THIS BOOK WILL GIVE YOU THE KEY TO SOLVING ALL THOSE UNANSWERABLE SITUATIONS AS ONLY GOD HAS THE POWER TO SOLVE OUR DAILY DILEMMAS.

GARY J. VOCHATZER

THE PRAYERS OF A SINNER

SAVED BY THE GRACE OF

GOD IN JESUS CHRIST

365 PRAYERS TO HELP YOU

- AS IT DID ME –

TO CEMENT YOUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH GOD AND TO HELP

YOU BEGIN YOUR OWN

PRAYER JOURNEY WITH GOD

START TODAY!

YESTERDAY’S TOO LATE

AND THE TOMORROWS NEVER SEEM

TO GET HERE.

GARY J. VOCHATZER

AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

THIS BOOK IS INTENDED, WRITTEN FOR ONE THING AND ONLY ONE THING - TO PROVE TO YOU THE POWER OF PRAYER WORKS!

I HAVE PRAYED PRAYERS NOW IN A JOURNAL SINCE MARCH 17, 1992. I HAVE NOT MISSED, AND IF I DID, I PRAYED EVEN FOR FORGIVENESS FOR THAT BROKEN PROMISE ON MY PART TO GOD!

I URGE YOU WITH ALL MY MIGHT THAT YOU BEGIN YOUR OWN JOURNAL IN THIS BOOK OF PR AYER.

NO MATTER WHAT THE DAY, TIME, MONTH, YEAR, IT IS. NO MATTER IF YOU ARE LONELY, SAD, HAPPY, RICH, POOR, HUNGRY, FULL, YOU LIVE IN A MANSION OR A SHACK. NO MATTER IF YOU ARE CHRISTIAN, ATHEIST, AGNOSTIC, CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT, JEWISH OR HAVE NO RELIGION. NO MATTER YOUR RACE. NO MATTER IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO PRAY OR YOU HAVE BEEN PRAYING ALL YOUR LIFE. NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE, HOW MUCH EDUCATION OR LACK OF EDUCATION. START TODAY A DIALOG WITH GOD, IT WILL BE THE GREATEST JOURNEY YOU WILL EVER TAKE AND IT WILL LAST YOU YOUR LIFETIME!

I CAN TELL YOU FLAT OUT THE TWO GREATEST ADVENTURES I HAVE TAKEN AND THEY WERE NOT TRIPS ABROAD, FLIGHTS TO NEVER-NEVER LAND, NOT DISNEYLAND, NOT A CRUISE, NOT A PLANET TRIP, NOT A VACATION, NOT ANYTHING I HAVE EVER REHEARSED

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, NOT EVEN ALL MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL THOSE I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO PASS BY. THE TWO GREATEST HAVE BEEN A DAILY PERSONAL DIARY STARTED AT AGE 42 ON OCTOBER 7, 1982, AND THE SECOND IS MY JOURNEY WITH GOD IN A PERSONAL PRAYER DIARY, WHICH BEGAN MARCH 17, 1992. I CAN PERSONALLY GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU WILL NEVER REGRET SUCH A MAJOR DECISION IN THIS LIFE GRANTED TO YOU FROM GOD AS A GIFT.

PLEASE READ THIS BOOK AS YOU WOULD A DAILY DEVOTIONAL. TAKE WHAT I PRAYED AND PUT IT INTO YOUR OWN WORDS TO GOD.

GOD LOVES YOU BEYOND YOUR WILDEST COMPREHENSION. THINK OF HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE ONE CLOSEST TO YOU, BE IT A SPOUSE, CHILD, PARENT, RELATIVE, FRIEND, NEIGHBOR, OR CO-WORKER. NOW MULTIPLY THAT TIMES A MULTI-MILLION AND THAT’S JUST AN IMAGE OF HOW MUCH GOD LOVES YOU, ME AND ALL THE BILLIONS OF US!

PLEASE, IF YOU TOOK THE TIME AND MONEY TO BUY THIS, BEGIN YOUR OWN JOURNAL BY PRAYING IN THE PAGE OPPOSITE THE PRAYER I PRAYED!

DO IT TODAY!

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INSTRUCTIONS

THE PRAYERS OF MINE TO GOD ARE FROM MY PRAYER JOURNALS OVER A PERIOD OF TEN PLUS YEARS. I HAVE PUT THEM IN THIS JOURNAL FOR YOU TO READ HOW I COMMUNICATED WITH MY LORD AND SAVIOR. EACH DAY IS A PRAYER FROM MY PAST DAYS.

IN A THIRTY DAY MONTH YOU WILL READ PRAYERS FROM 1992 TO 2002. I PUT THE TIME OF THE DAY I PRAYED TO SHOW YOU ANYTIME IS A GOOD TIME TO SPEND TIME WITH GOD. EVEN IF ONLY A FEW MINUTES, IT’S BETWEEN YOU AND HIM. NO SPOUSE, NO FAMILY, NO CHILDREN, NO JOB, NO GOING HERE AND THERE, JUST TO SIT, AND IN QUIETNESS, GIVING YOUR MIND, HEART AND SOUL TO THIS AWESOME GOD THAT HEARS YOUR EVERY WHISPER, SEES YOUR EVERY STRUGGLE, KNOWS YOUR EVERY TEAR. HE LOVES YOU BEYOND YOUR MOST IMAGINATIVE COMPREHENSION.

LEARN, START TODAY, TO ENJOY THIS LOVING GOD WHO CREATED YOU AND ONE DAY WILL MEET YOU AS YOU ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HIS HEAVENLY HOME.

GOD BLESS!

PS. START TODAY AND NEVER MISS A DAY. GOD IS TOO IMPORTANT TO FAIL TO MEET WITH HIM IN ANY 24-HOUR PERIOD. NO IF’S, AND’S OR BUT’S. JUST DO IT. THE REWARD IS FAR GREATER THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE!

YOUR PRAYER

JOURNAL WITH

GOD

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 01, 1995, 4:00 PM

LORD, A NEW BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR - SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR - SO MUCH TO GAIN WISDOM FOR OVER THE PAST 54 PLUS YEARS - SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR - SO MUCH TO DO - SO LITTLE TIME IN WHICH TO DO IT ALL.

LORD, IS IT ENOUGH TO JUST ALWAYS SAY THANKS? IS IT ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY EVERY BEING? IS IT ENOUGH TO HONOR YOU IN ALL I TRY TO SAY, THINK, OR ACT ON? OR DO I REALLY DO ANY OF THOSE THREE ITEMS AND ONLY KID MYSELF?

DO I SAY THANKS FOR EVERYTHING? DO I R ECOGNIZE YOU IN ALL THINGS AND DEEDS? DO I R EALLY HONOR YOU? LOR D, A M I DECEIVING MYSELF IN SAYING, WRITING, BELIEVING THOSE THR EE THINGS BECAUSE I WRITE THEM DOWN, BUT DO I TRUL LIVE THEM OUT ON A DAILY BASIS? LOR D, HELP ME IN 1995 TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE SET OUT FOR ME.

DON’T ALLOW ONE MORE DAY TO GO BY WITHOUT ME ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I AM A SINNER.

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 02, 1996, 8:00 AM

LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BREATH OF LIFE! LORD, I WOULD ASK YOU THIS, TO PUT WITHIN ME A DEEP LOVE TO WORK ON YOUR BEHALF. A DEEP LOVE FOR THE QUALITIES YOU POSSESS. A DEEP LOVE TO LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE MANKIND. A DEEP LOVE TO DIG INTO YOUR WORD TO UNDERSTAND A MUSTARD SEED OF WHO YOU ARE. A DEEP ABIDING LOVE FOR YOU TO DWELL IN ME SO THAT I MAY BE MORE LIKE YOU. A DEEP LOVE FOR MY WIFE THROUGHOUT THE BALANCE OF MY LIFE.

LORD, IF THERE WAS EVER A PRAYER THAT I PRAY TO YOU IT IS THIS. THIS MORNING, AT THIS MOMENT, MAKE ME AWARE OF YOUR PRESENCE WITHIN ME. MAKE ME AWARE OF THE MIRACLES YOU WORK THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAKE ME AWARE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME, THAT YOU NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE.

LORD, I AM SO VERY HAPPY YOU LOVE ME. IT MAKES MY HEART JUMP WITH JOY TO KNOW THAT GOD, THE CREATOR OF ALL THERE IS, LOVES ME, A SMALL SPOT ON PLANET EARTH BUT NOTICEABLE BY GOD ALMIGHTY.

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 03, 1997, 9:30 AM

OH LORD, HOW I AM SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR WONDERMENT AND YES LORD, YOU HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR WITHIN ME, HOW CAN I LOVE YOU, WHOM I HAVE NOT SEEN, AND LOVE NOT MY OWN KIND, WHOM I SEE DAILY?

THERE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN ANSWER TO THE DILEMMA EXCEPT, LORD, FORGIVE ME FOR THIS TERRIBLE EXCUSE BUT HERE IS MY ONLY ANSWER. I SEE IN ME, MY FELLOW MAN REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, JOB, STATURE, MONEY, FAME, POVERTY, HOME, CAR, ABILITIES, SEX, GENDER, BEAUTY, UGLY.

LORD, I SEE IN ALL THE INABILITIES AS I SEE IN ME TO BE AS YOU WANT US TO BE. WE ARE WITHOUT YOUR WONDERFUL LOVE. WE DON’T TREAT EACH OTHER AS YOU MADE US TO BE. WE ALL WANT TO GO OUR OWN WAY AND LORD ALL OF US BLAME YOU FOR OUR LOT IN LIFE AND YES I SEE THE BAD, THE EVIL IN MAN’S HEART, EVEN IF THERE IS A FLICKER OF SOME GOOD, THE MAJORITY IS NOT OF YOU.

ON THE OTHER HAND, LORD, IN YOU I SEE YOUR WONDERMENT IN THE EARTH YOU CREATED. I SEE YOUR HANDIWORK IN ALL THE CREATION OF PLANET LIFE, ANIMAL LIFE, SEA LIFE. OH LORD, YOU ARE SO AWESOME, SO LOVING, SO KIND, SO MAGNIFICENTLY WONDERFUL THAT I CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE SUCH AN ADORING, KIND GOD WHO BLESSES WITH ANGELS BEYOND MAN’S CONCEPTION!!!!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 04, 1998, 8:05 AM

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE SNOW! WHAT OTHER PLANET THAT WE ARE AWARE OF HAS ALL THE MARVELOUS WEATHER PATTERNS AS EARTH DOES? NONE! WE ARE A BLESSED CREATION BECAUSE YOU DECIDED IT SO! RAIN, HAIL, FROST, DEW, SNOW, GLACIERS, TWISTERS, THUNDER, LIGHTNING, ICE, HEAT, COLD, WIND, SPRING, FALL, WINTER, SUMMER. OH LORD, YOU ARE A MARVELOUS GOD AND I AM SO TOUCHED BY KNOWING YOU CARE ABOUT MANKIND.

THE CREATURES YOU PLACED UPON EARTH TO CARE FOR IT AND ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU THAT YOU LOVE US AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF ALL OUR NEEDS. BE IT FOOD YOU HAVE PROVIDED. BE IT SHELTER YOU HAVE PROVIDED. BE IT CLOTHING YOU HAVE PROVIDED AND ALONG WITH THAT THE MANY COMFORTS OF BEING HUMAN. HEAT FOR OUR HOMES, ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONES, TRANSPORTATION, GAS, OIL, MINERALS, THE SEA FILLED WITH FOOD, THE LAND AND AIR FILLED WITH SPECIES YOU CREATED FOR MANKIND TO MARVEL AT THE WONDERS OF GOD’S MIND.

OH LORD, TEACH ME TO ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR HUMANITY AND EACH HUMAN EVER CONCEIVED. OH LORD, TEACH ME TO LOOK TO YOU FOR ALL MY NEEDS AND YES, EVEN WANTS. I SO WANT TO DEPEND ON YOU FOR ALL MY NEEDS IN LIFE. THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME SO VERY MUCH!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 05, 1993, 10:00 AM

LORD, THANKS FOR BRINGING TO MIND MY SHORTFALLS IN LIFE. FOR SINS IN MY LIFE. FOR MY JUDGMENTS I MAKE IN LIFE THAT ARE NOT YOUR WILL.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM TO MY MIND SO THAT I CAN COME TO YOU AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS. THANK YOU, LORD FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO HEAL THIS POOR INDIVIDUAL THAT LOVES YOU.

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 06, 1996, 2:30 AM

LORD, HOW DO YOU SAY THANKS TO A GOD WHO GIVES AND GIVES AND GIVES AND GIVES AND GIVES AND GIVES, ONLY TO ASK ONE THING IN RETURN? LOVE TO HIM AND TO THE HUMAN RACE AND DO THE BEST I CAN AT FOLLOWING HIS WORDS AT LIVING LIFE! THAT’S IT!

SO, WHAT CAN I SAY, HOW CAN I SAY IT, HOW CAN I EXPRESS IT, HOW CAN I PUT IT, HOW CAN I SHOW TO YOU, LORD, MY GRATITUDE FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR ME? ALL I HAVE, MY LIFE, MY EXISTENCE, MY SPACE ON PLANET EARTH, THE AIR I BREATHE, THE EYES YOU GAVE ME TO SEE, THE EARS YOU GAVE ME TO HEAR, THE NOSE YOU GAVE ME TO SMELL, THE TONGUE YOU GAVE ME TO TASTE. MY FEET, MY HANDS, MY HEART, MY MIND, MY SOUL, EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING CAME FROM YOU.

HOW CAN I POSSIBLY IN HUMAN WORDS SAY THANK YOU? THAT’S THE BEST EARTHLY LANGUAGE I KNOW. THAT’S THE BEST I CAN COME UP WITH. SO, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO YOU, MY GOD!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 07, 1994

YESTERDAY WAS A GOOD DAY ONLY BECAUSE YOU WERE BY MY SIDE EVERY SECOND OF IT! I PRAISE YOUR NAME AND YOUR BEING GOD OF ALL, THE MOST FORCEFUL GOD OF ALL. YOU INVENTED ALL THIS AND YOU DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB.

IT IS SO VERY GOOD TO KNOW THAT I WORSHIP A LIVING GOD, A LOVING GOD, A MERCIFUL GOD, A TENDER GOD, AN HONEST GOD, A GOD WITH TOTAL INTEGRITY, A GOD WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH BASED ON A MAN’S HEART AND SOUL, A GOD THAT LOVES WHAT IT CREATED AND ASKS ONLY TO BE LOVED IN RETURN.

THANK YOU, LORD FOR BEING THE LORD OF MY SOUL.

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 08, 2000, 4:00 AM

OH LORD, I FEEL AS IF I AM THE SORRIEST BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN THERE EVER WAS ON EARTH! I ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR A SIN, THEN GO RIGHT BACK AND DO IT AGAIN. AND YOU TOLD THE PROSTITUTE AT THE WELL HER SINS AND SAID, GO AND SIN NO MORE. BUT LORD, I MUST CONFESS IF YOU TOLD THAT TO ME, WHICH YOU HAVE, I MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD BECAUSE SIN THRIVES WITHIN ME.

AS ROMANS 7 SAYS, I WANT TO DO GOOD AND NOT SIN, BUT SIN LAYS IN MY LOWER NATURE AND STICKS ITS UGLY HEAD OUT OF MY MOUTH, EARS, FOOT, TONGUE, NOSE, BRAIN EVERY TIME IT GETS A CHANCE TO DO SO, WHICH IS A GOOD PORTION OF A 24-HOUR DAY.

YES LORD, I AM WELL AWARE THAT IN ROMANS 8, I AM THANKFUL THAT I HAVE ANOTHER SPIRIT THAT ALSO LAYS WITHIN, ACTIVELY ALWAYS TRYING TO STOP THE UGLINESS OF SIN THAT SEEMS TO ALWAYS POP UP AT JUST HIS RIGHT TIMING. AND I AM SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN ME, WHICH IS MY ONLY DEFENSE AGAINST SUCH A FORCE AS HELL HIMSELF.

OH LORD, HELP ME TO NOT SIN AGAINST YOU. PLEASE! I WILL CONTINUE TO BEG YOU TO REMOVE THIS EVIL FROM ME UNTIL YOU TAKE MY LAST BREATH AWAY. OH LORD, YOU ARE SO GOOD TO ME UNDESERVINGLY!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 09, 1995, 8:00 AM

LORD, I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM DROWNING IN THE FLOOD OF NO MONEY. MY GUTS ARE WRENCHING AT THE FACT THAT THERE ISN’T ENOUGH OF ME NOR MONEY TO GO AROUND. SO ONCE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, I COME TO YOU ON SKINNED KNEES TO ASK FOR HELP.

I AM ASSURED BY FAITH THAT YOU WON’T LET ME DOWN! I KNOW THE POWER YOU HAVE! NO ONE ON THIS EARTH COULD HAVE THE POWER TO BLOW TREES IN THE WINDS YOU CREATE. NO ONE COULD BRING THE RAIN LIKE YOU DO TO SOAK THE THIRSTY EARTH. NO ONE COULD TURN RAIN INTO SNOW AND BLANKET THE EARTH WITH YOUR BEAUTY. NO ONE CAN CAUSE AN EARTHQUAKE, A STORM, A TORNADO, A HURRICANE, A DROUGHT, A FLOOD, THE BEAUTY OF A SUNRISE AND SUNSET, OR A RAINBOW. NO MAN COULD EVER TOUCH A SMILE FROM A DAISY, THE LAUGHTER OF A DONKEY, THE SINGING OF A BIRD.

OH LORD, HOW MAGNIFICENT YOU ARE. HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE TO HAVE AS A GOD AND HEAVENLY FATHER. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR JUST THIS MOMENT!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 10, 1993, 11:00 AM

LORD, IT’S BEEN AN OK DAY. I WAS IN LOTS OF DEPRESSION, EVEN THOUGH I HIDE IT WELL. WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THROUGH THIS GUILT AND LONELINESS THAT I LIVE WITH DAILY? I KNOW WHAT I PUT MYSELF THROUGH AND WISH I COULD GET ON WITH MY LIFE.

THANK YOU, LORD FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR ME DAILY, BUT I PRAY YOU GIVE ME THE MIND SET TO GET PAST THIS IN MY LIFE! PLEASE!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 11, 2001, 3:00 AM

OH LORD, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE STUPIDITY OUT OF MY BEING HUMAN. PLEASE TAKE IGNORANCE AWAY AS IT JUST SEEMS TO FLOW THROUGH ME AS ONE POURS A GLASS OF WATER. TAKE AWAY ARROGANCE IN WHATEVER DEGREE I HAVE AS I AM SURE SOME FOLKS WOULD SAY I AM FILLED WITH IT. TAKE AWAY, LORD, DOUBT IN YOUR ABILITY TO EVEN BE CONCERNED WITH MY LIFE, WHEN IN FACT I KNOW YOU ARE!

TAKE AWAY ANYTHING THAT HINDERS ME FROM BEING ALL YOU WANT ME TO BE SO YOU CAN USE ME, LORD. TAKE AWAY, LORD, MY DEPENDENCE ON MONEY AND LET ME PLEASE PUT ALL MY DEPENDENCE UPON YOU, LORD! TAKE AWAY THESE BIG, MEDIUM, SMALL WORRIES THAT I CARRY AROUND LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN TIED TO MY NECK AND TO MY WALLET.

LORD, FREE ME OF SUCH SATANIC THOUGHTS. OH LORD, TAKE AWAY MY JUDGMENTAL ATTITUDE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS I AM JUDGING, BE IT PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, EVENTS, GOSSIP, ANOTHER TONGUE, COLOR, RACE, RELIGION, THOUGHT - STOP ME LORD, PLEASE!

OH LORD, PUT WITHIN ME ALL THOSE FABULOUS, AWESOME, WONDERFUL CHARACTERISTICS ONLY YOU POSSESS, ONLY YOU CAN HAND OUT. HOW I URGE YOU TO REPLACE ALL MY UNCHRISTIAN CHARACTERISTICS WITH CHRISTIAN CHARACTERISTICS, PLEASE!

YOU CHANGED PAUL IN A MOMENT! YOU CHANGED TWELVE PLUS APOSTLES AT YOUR CALLING! YOU CHANGED HERB AND LIZ! NOW LORD, PLEASE, I IMPLORE YOU, CHANGE ME TO BE LIKE YOU. TAKE ME OUT OF ME AND PUT YOU INTO ME. OH HOW I PLEAD YOUR INTERVENTION INTO ME!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 12, 2002, 4:00 PM

OH LORD, YOUR GOODNESS LITERALLY OVERWHELMS ME! HERE WE ARE ON THE 6TH FLOOR IN RENO. AS I LOOK OUT OUR WINDOW, I SEE YOUR PRESENCE IN EVERY SPOT MY EYES TURN TO. THE BLUE SKY, KNOWING IN THE BEGINNTNG OF THIS CREATION OF YOURS, YOU CREATED WHAT I STAND HERE AND LOOK AT AND WITH AWE, WONDERING HOW IN THE WORLD DOES GOD CREATE SKY.

JUST BLACKNESS, NOTHING BUT HOW CAN SOMETHING BE NOTHING? THEN I SEE A CLOUD SITTING AS STILL AS A STAR. IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE BOTHERED BY ALL THAT’S BELOW IT UPON EARTH, IT HOLDS NO RAIN WITHIN IT, IT BLOTS OUT NO SUN, IT IS SIMPLY THERE BECAUSE YOU TOLD IT TO BE.

I AM SURE A METEOROLOGIST WOULD TELL ME ALL THE WAYS OF WHY IT’S THERE, BUT HE CANNOT TELL ME ITS PURPOSE. THAT’S YOUR REASONING, LORD! I LOOK OFF TO THE MOUNTAINS, WHICH YOU CREATED IN FORMING THIS WONDROUS PLANET. HOW YOU SHAPED IT ALL TO BE, MAKING SURE EACH MOUNTAIN AND EACH VALLEY WERE TO YOUR EXACT SPECIFICATIONS AS NOTHING IN ALL YOUR CREATION IS DONE HAPHAZARDLY - THE SNOW, THE SUN, THE MOON IN THE SKY, THE STILL WIND, THE TEMPERATURE, THE TREES, THE WATER.

OH, WHAT A GOD YOU ARE AND JUST IN BEING CALLED HUMANITY’S GOD AND SAVIOR - THANK YOU!

MY PRAYER JOURNEY JANUARY 13, 1996, 7:30 AM

LORD, HOW DO I DEAL WITH SATAN? HOW DO I GET HIM OUT OF MY LIFE? IS HE HER E TILL I AM WITH YOU? IS HE THE TORMENTOR, THE TEMPTER, THE SLY ONE, THE ANGEL DISGUISED IN GOODNESS, THE SNAK E, THE SCORPION, THE EVIL ONE, HITLER, SADDAM HUSSEIN, MUSSOLINI, THE EVIL JEWISH KINGS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, THE DIVORCEE, THE KILLER, THE BOOZER, THE ADULTERER, THE PROSTITUTE, THE PIMP, THE KILLER, THE LEADERS OF ATROCITIES, THE WHITE COLLAR CRIME, THE EVIL EYE, THE SHRINES ON THE HILL THAT AR E WORSHIPED INSTEAD OF YOU LORD? THE MONEY MADNESS, GR EED, HATE, INSENSITIVENESS, LOW LIFE, THE BARS, THE WHOR EHOUSES, THE DEVIL, THE BURNING PIT, THE EVERLASTING FIR E, THE HIGHWAY BENT ON EVIL, THE UNGODLY, THE WICK ED, THE ROTTEN TO THE COR E, THE CHILD A BUSER, THE PORNOGR APHY?