Day One Prayer...

Well, it's pretty obvious on our end that Satan doesn't want all of us to be fasting and praying these three days. Last night, our computer for no reason came up with a virus. But praise God, we are going to keep pressing through by the power of the Holy Spirit. The verse that God keeps showing me in this time is Revelation 3:7-8 = "These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."

The common prayer for all 3 days and all our areas of prayer is that God would truly only let us go through the doors that He is opening, and not even let us go through the doors that He's closed - no matter how much we may desire to do the latter. Our lives are His, and we ask that only HIS WILL be done. And if something is His will, we know that all hell could not close a door that God has opened!

The first area of prayer is my relationship with Holly, and in turn, our relationship with God. This is where it all begins. We pray that what God has called us to do would only drive us closer together, not further apart. We pray that God would speak to us as one flesh - that He by His Spirit would speak the same things to both of us. We pray that we both would be able to live out the giftings God has given to us in perfect UNITY. We also pray that every day that goes by, we would love each other more and more with the love of Jesus Christ.

In terms of our relationship with God, we pray that our eyes would be opened every day to see more and more of who God is. And as He reveals this to us, we pray our hearts would overflow in love, praise, and thanksgiving to God for His indescribable blessings! We also pray that we would be disciplined to spend time in His word and prayer - not just out of mechanical routine, but out of a true desire to know Him more! We pray that we would see and hear God as clearly as we see and hear each other. And finally, we pray that the blessings God shows to us, we might in turn extend those blessings to others with hearts that long to give.

And with each of these next three days, please pray for protection from the enemy and his attacks in the name of Jesus! Thank you all for your prayers in these days...We're excited to see what God does!