Friends….
I had written this for the girls I discipled in the Spring of 1997. It remains my prayer for
all of the girls God has brought to me these last 20 years!
Powerful and Loving God, you have loved us and drawn us to yourself. You have shown us your love by paying the price for our sin. We could not pay this debt. May we recognize this spiritual secret! My hope for these women is that they would walk with you for a lifetime. There will be COST. Father, help them choose the harder way. Let them choose to follow when it hurts, when it’s embarrassing and when it divides.
May they not be satisfied with mere contentment in life. Let them SEE the invisible Kingdom…and REACH FOR IT. I ask that they would care more deeply for others than themselves. I pray that sharing the gospel with a lost person would be their life passion. Let them see the urgency! Let them not be distracted by things that promise fulfillment–material things, power and position, and even worse, love of self. Let them choose significance in YOU. Let them be thankful and fulfilled in knowing their identity in you.
I pray that they would read your Word, love it, and honor it by giving it TIME. Let them have honest time with you….not just consistent asking , but consistent worship as well. May they confess sin, KNOWING that the lack of confession can turn them into bitter women . May they cry out to you for immediate help when they are tempted toward sin.
In His POWER and not our own,
tris
I remain deeply grateful to God for your discipleship and prayers in those vital years of my life. Thank you for being a significant spiritual marker in my life. And how awesome that your prayer continues to apply!! I love you!