Howdy, ladies! We had another really great bible study and I am continually blessed by your presence in my home. Here are the prayer requests for the week.
Please remember Ruby in your prayers, her body has been physically exhausted and she was too tired to come to bible study. I am adding the next few, she did not request them LOL. Pray that their house would sell quickly and that Megan's wedding would continue to go smoothly. Please also pray that all would go well with Jonathan's graduation.
Please pray that Kim's daughter, Katie will find a job.
Please pray for my step-mother, Cheryl. Her twin brother died last week of a heart attack and she has been trying to sort out his affairs. it has been very disturbing for her as she has seen issues that her brother never discussed with the family. She has asked for prayer for strength as she works out all of the details and copes with realizing that she didn't know her twin brother at all.
Please pray that each of us would stay in God's word this week so that we may have weapons to use against our enemy =0)
in His love,
crystal
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Breaking Free, Week 2, Day 4
Wow, ladies!!! I just finished day four and I can barely contain myself! God showed me such a fresh perspective on Isaiah 48:18. Yes, God promises us peace like a river if we trust Him, keep our minds steadfast, seek righteousness, walk uprightly, and recognize Jesus' authority in our lives (to name a few)! Funny enough, I've always pictured a peaceful lake without even realizing it! A river has twists, turns, boulders, pebbles, obstacles, low points, high points, rapids and plunges! A river can move slowly or swiftly. A river can be warm or cold. A river responds to the changes happening in and around it, but it usually moves on, continually flowing toward its destination. God is promising us peace in our ever changing environment. What an amazing God we serve. I am so grateful that His word is living and active. I love reading a verse for the 50th time and getting a never before seen perspective. God is so good. I hope that the next time you need His peace, that you realize that you already have it, all you need to do is put it to good use! See you tomorrow! =0)
in His love,
crystal
in His love,
crystal
Monday, May 17, 2010
Prayer Requests for May 17, 2010
Wow, ladies! I am having such a great time studying God's word with you. I am so thankful for each and every one of the perspectives you bring. I cannot believe that we actually finished with the video at 8:30 . . . yay! That will be a huge bonus for mommy's who need to get their children into bed at a decent hour. Let's try and keep the 6:30 start time going so that we can have more time to spend reflecting on our homework =0)
Here are the prayer requests:
April - praise - she is still emotionally well! God is so good!
prayer - for the ongoing issues that she is having with her teeth and gums. She is returning to the oral surgeon tomorrow and she needs God's guidance and healing.
Megan - God's provision for Lee and her and their trust in God always for provision
- continual spiritual relationship growth
- for a former youth pastor and friend's safe travels back to the USA
- that friends and co-workers at Starbucks and co-workers at Memorial Hermann would come to know Christ as their Savior
Ruby - health - her body feels exhausted
- that her friend, Tina, would desire more of God in her life
- For Ms. Susie - healing of melanoma in her arm
Laura - for continued healing from surgery for her father, John Hall, Sr.
Crystal - that Mark and I would truly commit our financial future to the Lord. I feel that He has been telling me that we will be able to make a living in the stock market, but it has proven to be quite difficult. I am believing God and we are committing our intra-day trading abilities to Him - giving Him all glory and praise and believing that it will prosper just as His word says it will.
Janet - "i am believing God (I'm sure you can ALL relate after having done that one!) for a restoration in my marriage. We are divorced, but I believe that I have been given a specific word by God that it's His "plan and purpose" to restore our marriage, not to what it was, but to something completely different. We were given a word of prophesy; my ex-husband says the guy "just missed it" , but I believe what was spoken is SPOT ON! I am standing on the Word, trying not to waver, but it's hard...I won't deny that. Just please pray for a heart change in Rik. pray that God will soften his heart, and that he (Rik) will become pliable in the hands of God. Pray that God will meet Rik where he's at; draw him back to the Lord, and to his family. Also, pray for him to have the heart of a father....that he would begin to miss his family and desire his children. Pray according to Hosea 2:6-7 that all other relationships will end before they start and that he will realize that his life with me was better than his life now. Ask God to build a hedge of thorns around Rik so that any relationships that he seeks outside of our reconciliation will fail.
This is the deepest, most intimate desire of my heart. Please tell my sisters that I COVET their prayers toward this matter. Great glory for God is at stake. If not, the devil wouldn't be fighting this so hard!!!!!!! That's going to make it all the more sweet when the victory is manifested in the natural!"
Monday night bible study - that we will all have and take advantage of the necessary time to complete our daily homework.
See you guys next week! I can't wait =0)
in His love,
crystal
Here are the prayer requests:
April - praise - she is still emotionally well! God is so good!
prayer - for the ongoing issues that she is having with her teeth and gums. She is returning to the oral surgeon tomorrow and she needs God's guidance and healing.
Megan - God's provision for Lee and her and their trust in God always for provision
- continual spiritual relationship growth
- for a former youth pastor and friend's safe travels back to the USA
- that friends and co-workers at Starbucks and co-workers at Memorial Hermann would come to know Christ as their Savior
Ruby - health - her body feels exhausted
- that her friend, Tina, would desire more of God in her life
- For Ms. Susie - healing of melanoma in her arm
Laura - for continued healing from surgery for her father, John Hall, Sr.
Crystal - that Mark and I would truly commit our financial future to the Lord. I feel that He has been telling me that we will be able to make a living in the stock market, but it has proven to be quite difficult. I am believing God and we are committing our intra-day trading abilities to Him - giving Him all glory and praise and believing that it will prosper just as His word says it will.
Janet - "i am believing God (I'm sure you can ALL relate after having done that one!) for a restoration in my marriage. We are divorced, but I believe that I have been given a specific word by God that it's His "plan and purpose" to restore our marriage, not to what it was, but to something completely different. We were given a word of prophesy; my ex-husband says the guy "just missed it" , but I believe what was spoken is SPOT ON! I am standing on the Word, trying not to waver, but it's hard...I won't deny that. Just please pray for a heart change in Rik. pray that God will soften his heart, and that he (Rik) will become pliable in the hands of God. Pray that God will meet Rik where he's at; draw him back to the Lord, and to his family. Also, pray for him to have the heart of a father....that he would begin to miss his family and desire his children. Pray according to Hosea 2:6-7 that all other relationships will end before they start and that he will realize that his life with me was better than his life now. Ask God to build a hedge of thorns around Rik so that any relationships that he seeks outside of our reconciliation will fail.
This is the deepest, most intimate desire of my heart. Please tell my sisters that I COVET their prayers toward this matter. Great glory for God is at stake. If not, the devil wouldn't be fighting this so hard!!!!!!! That's going to make it all the more sweet when the victory is manifested in the natural!"
Monday night bible study - that we will all have and take advantage of the necessary time to complete our daily homework.
See you guys next week! I can't wait =0)
in His love,
crystal
Thursday, May 13, 2010
SING PRAISE!! SING PRAISE!!
GLORY TO GOD FOREVER!! GLORY TO GOD FOREVER!!
Thank you for your prayers!!
Not only is
Just now, I received a phone call from Michael. He met with his oncologist and just left the chapel at MD Anderson, giving thanks and praise to God our Father!!
The clinical trial is working!!! His tumor has reduced by 49% only 1% from being officially in remission!!
PRAISE GOD!! He will be continuing on another 30 day round of treatment. The doctor that is the head of the trial at MD Anderson is traveling to
GOD IS GOOD!!
Love,
Jacqueline
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Breaking Free Week 1
Hey there, ladies! I hope that you have had some time to start your homework. I am so amazed at how Beth can take old testament scripture and apply it to our personal lives. I'm really excited to be on this journey with all of you. ! Thank you so much for your prayers and for your support. I can't wait until Monday!
in His love,
crystal
in His love,
crystal
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Prayer requests 5.11.10
Hi ladies! Duana sent me an email asking for prayer. She fell in her boot camp class last night and hurt her face. Please pray for healing.
Also, please pray for my step mother, Cheryl. Her twin brother, Michael, passed away last week due to a heart attack. She and her sister will be traveling to Washington to go through his home and to take his body back to Oklahoma where the rest of their family is buried. Please pray for peace and for comfort. Cheryl is a police officer so she tends to internalize her pain in order to be strong for the family. She and I have grown much closer and she tends to open up to me so please pray that she will continue to do so.
In His love,
Crystal
Also, please pray for my step mother, Cheryl. Her twin brother, Michael, passed away last week due to a heart attack. She and her sister will be traveling to Washington to go through his home and to take his body back to Oklahoma where the rest of their family is buried. Please pray for peace and for comfort. Cheryl is a police officer so she tends to internalize her pain in order to be strong for the family. She and I have grown much closer and she tends to open up to me so please pray that she will continue to do so.
In His love,
Crystal
Monday, May 10, 2010
Prayer Requests for the week of 5.10.2010
Hey there ladies! What an amazing group of women God has put together! We had 16 women at tonight's study . . . what a blessing =0) I am very much looking forward to completing this study with each of you. Here are the prayer requests for the week:
Megan - to get a job, for God's direction in her spiritual growth, for safety for her fiance, Lee's trip back to Texas, for God's provision for her and her family, and that she would be able to stay healthy and fit.
April - praise for healing (she is getting better with her teeth and her bipolar disorder), praise for her friend, Carleton's decision to lead his family in Christ, and prayer for peace and renewed joy in seeing "Jesse's 1st steps" in heaven, prayer for Pastor Brad - peace during hardship and loss, and also for Living Word's annual meeting tomorrow that God would guide us.
Luisa - her mother, Eva, has trembling in her hands and she has prayed for a miracle and expects it in Jesus' name because she knows that there is nothing impossible with God.
Jaycee - she is 16 and pregnant - please pray for courage
Shelley - please pray that she would find a companion
Crystal - that God would heal whatever is going on in my stomach and that He would guide my family and help us see what the next steps for our financial life would be.
Megan - to get a job, for God's direction in her spiritual growth, for safety for her fiance, Lee's trip back to Texas, for God's provision for her and her family, and that she would be able to stay healthy and fit.
April - praise for healing (she is getting better with her teeth and her bipolar disorder), praise for her friend, Carleton's decision to lead his family in Christ, and prayer for peace and renewed joy in seeing "Jesse's 1st steps" in heaven, prayer for Pastor Brad - peace during hardship and loss, and also for Living Word's annual meeting tomorrow that God would guide us.
Luisa - her mother, Eva, has trembling in her hands and she has prayed for a miracle and expects it in Jesus' name because she knows that there is nothing impossible with God.
Jaycee - she is 16 and pregnant - please pray for courage
Shelley - please pray that she would find a companion
Crystal - that God would heal whatever is going on in my stomach and that He would guide my family and help us see what the next steps for our financial life would be.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The new bible study workbooks are here!
Hey there, ladies! I went to Lifeway tonight and I purchased the workbooks for our next study, Breaking Free by Beth Moore. As I waited in line, I realized that this will be our third bible study as a group. My goodness how the time has flown. God has done amazing things in and through our group and I am so grateful for His guidance as we move forward. Thank you ladies for commenting and posting on the blog. I really think that the more we communicate through the week, the closer we will become. I am really looking forward to Monday . . . see you then!
in His love,
crystal
in His love,
crystal
Encouraging Note!
Hey gals,
It's Megan. I wanted to give you an encouraging word. GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!
Until next Monday!
God bless!
It's Megan. I wanted to give you an encouraging word. GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!
Until next Monday!
God bless!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Prayers of Healing
Sisters in Christ,
I want to thank each of you for being in my life. You mean a lot to me. I know I am blessed that God allowed our paths to cross.
I am asking for prayers for my little Madeline. I was up at 3am putting her in the bath trying to reduce her 105.3 degree temp.
Her temp got back up to 103.5 again this afternoon. She is on antibiotics…been going on since Saturday at 4am.
Please pray for Tatum and healing for his busted chin tonight.
I am asking for prayer that God show me through his word the truth about the trinity and give me understanding; that I may be a witness and seed planter.
Jacqueline
Thank you for your prayers
Update on
Was able to answer yes/no questions by moving his head; was able to recognize his father and sister but not his real mother or my friend Angel.
During brief conscious times he is starting to speak saying strange thins like get the boat out of here; or saying words that don’t make sense.
Over all, great encouraging progress!! Angel wants to thank everyone for their prayers and continued prayers!!
She knows who is in control. Let’s keep praying that God will remove the scales from
Good night my sisters!
Jacqueline
Prayer Request for the week of 5.3.10
Howdy, ladies! I think we had a great time of fellowship and exercise last night! Going for a walk was a great idea . . . I guess we will all learn to expect the unexpected! Here are the prayer requests from last night:
Tanvir - please pray that she will get a training grant.
Ruby - please pray for the selling of her house and also for health for her herself and her husband, John.
April - please pray hat her faith would increase.
Laura - please pray for her father, John Hall - he had surgery this morning.
Crystal - please pray for Mark's hand; pray that his burn heals quickly and that he is able to play guitar by Sunday. Also, please pray for my retreat this weekend. I'm really looking forward to a time of fellowship and being with the Lord - April this will count as more than 10 minutes for sure!! =0) Please pray for the ladies who will be joining us for our next study, pray that we allow God to work mightily in us and through us.
in His love,
crystal
Tanvir - please pray that she will get a training grant.
Ruby - please pray for the selling of her house and also for health for her herself and her husband, John.
April - please pray hat her faith would increase.
Laura - please pray for her father, John Hall - he had surgery this morning.
Crystal - please pray for Mark's hand; pray that his burn heals quickly and that he is able to play guitar by Sunday. Also, please pray for my retreat this weekend. I'm really looking forward to a time of fellowship and being with the Lord - April this will count as more than 10 minutes for sure!! =0) Please pray for the ladies who will be joining us for our next study, pray that we allow God to work mightily in us and through us.
in His love,
crystal
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Prayer request for Logan
Please pray for 13 year old Logan. He is unconscious at Herman memorial hospital. He flipped his four wheeler and fell down an embankment, while out with his dad. He has a severe concusion, two broken ribs, a broken collar bone and two broken vertabrae. Please pray for a full recovery. They are doing brain scans every two hours - please pray for no swelling. His father is not a believer, please pray that God uses this situation to bring him closer to salvation. His father is getting married in two weeks to Jacquelyn's friend, Angel.
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