堅持信靠的Brian's Blog

Prayer is a way to let God’s will and heart be planted in me until that tiny seeds grows into a small sprout, until it grows into a tree, until it blossoms, until it bears fruit.

Keep praying so that we may mature inside into God’s beautiful gardens, filled with all the different flowers of God’s will, the different facets of God’s heart.

The Lord’s Words are the best seeds; let us listen:

Philippians 1:3-11 (New International Version, ©2010)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

 ³ I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

 ⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. ⁸ God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

 ⁹ And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, ¹⁰ so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Oh my Lord, we praise you. Whenever I remember Brian, I can’t help but continuously praise you—I can’t resist praising you. You are real and reliable, Lord!

Let us see your amazing grace clearly on Brian. Lord, your amazing grace is sweet, so sweet! Thank you for giving us this chance to pray for Brian.

Thank you for helping us to know your love more as we prayed in the past few months, and for helping us cling closer to your heart.

Lord, it is your Word that gives us clear promises. It is your Spirit that kindles our passion and gives us the ability to pray that you will fill Brian with joy and confidence.

Lord, we have confidence that Brian will become your Witness of the Gospel. All of his experiences of rescue and redemption will successfully save the fallen, dying souls around him.

Lord, we praise you. Your doctors and your great healing power are already in motion, and we believe that despite Brian’s sickness he will pick up his head from his bed.

We believe that this will not only impact Brian, but will simultaneously impact those who will hear his testimony in the future.

Thank you, Lord, for you have already done good work in Brian’s heart. You have already led him to a burning thirst for you.

Thank you, for in the time that they suffer and worry most, you prepare Uncle Mark and Auntie Anita with a strong determination and resolution to spread your gospel.

Oh, Lord, we also want to thank you. Let all of us intercessors pray not only for the healing of a sick child, but for your Gospel to thrive as a result of this trial.

We genuinely believe in the good work you have started and declare that you will finish it!

Lord, thank you for constantly talking to Brian’s spirit when he was conscious. Now that he has woken up and his ability to hear and speak is gradually returning, we implore you to nurture his powers of understanding so that his thoughts submit to you, trust in you, and constantly seek your principles.

Oh, Lord, we ask that your Word will nurture Brian’s spirit and permeate his powers of understanding. We pray that during his time on the sickbed, he will begin meditating on you 24/7, preparing to bear fruit.

We also intercede on behalf of Uncle Mark and Auntie Anita. Please, continue to lead them to pursue you, to learn about Jesus Christ in the deepest nights.

Mold them so that they become not only Brian and Vivian’s parents, but help them to be ready to shepherd many spiritual sons and daughters.

Lord, we don’t just want to be able to pray, but we want to become men and women of prayer, who, at any time, are filled with your mercy.

Furthermore, we want to become men and women who aren’t jealous of the rich.

We want to become men and women who are willing to grow in knowledge and many different fields of understanding because we are often in your presence, admiring your glory.

Lord, may you cause the right appetites to arise within us, may you help us to hunger and thirst for good food—the heavenly feasts of truth and goodness.

Help us to be filled with the fruits of righteousness by leaning on Jesus Christ—to the praise and the glory of God.

In the name of Jesus Christ, may God fulfill his Holy Word right before our eyes.

Amen.