Beloved, I pray in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
3 John 1:2
Father, I pray you help my soul to prosper. Help me to feed myself with Your Word, good books, great art, and Christian fellowship. I pray You help me to think thoughts worthy of You, [...]
Archive for September, 2009
The Prayer of John
Posted in Prayers for Inspiration, tagged Prayers, Prosperity, Short Prayers, Wisdom on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Song in 30 Days Course
Posted in Prayers for Inspiration on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not my intention to use this blog for personal advertising, but I teach an online songwriting course some of you may find useful. It’s offered through Above Arts Academy in Chesterfield, MO, and begins October 6. Call Robin 636-733-8360 if you’re interested. Here’s a sample:
GET ON BASE Part 2
“But I can’t read music.” Many [...]
Just a Vapor
Posted in Prayers for Peace, tagged Prayers, Short Prayers, Worry on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
James 4:14b
Life is speeding by so quickly, Father, and there is still so much I want to do. I feel I should have done more, accomplished greater things, and made better choices. My art hasn’t progressed as far as I would [...]
Be Holy
Posted in Prayers of Repentance, tagged Holiness, Prayers, Repentance Prayers, Short Prayers on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But like the Holy One who called You, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior.
1 Peter 1:15
Father, forgive me wherever I’ve allowed unholy behavior to creep into my life. The creative act is an act of worship, and I don’t want to allow anything I do to tarnish that act of worship. I repent. [...]
Prepare Your Minds for Action
Posted in Prayers for Inspiration, tagged Knowledge, Prayers, Short Prayers, Understanding, Wisdom on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Therefore, prepare your minds for action.
1 Peter 1:13a
Lord, it’s easy to rest on my laurels, to say, “I’ve already studied that,” or, “That is one skill I already have mastered.”
It’s easy for me to be lazy, thinking, “That bit of knowledge doesn’t really apply to me,” or, “Who really needs that much technique, anyway?”
Help me [...]
He Loved the Soil
Posted in Prayers for Inspiration, Prayers of Thankfulness, tagged Creativity, Prayers, Short Prayers, Thanksgiving on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As long as he [Uzziah] sought the LORD, God prospered him. (2 Chronicles 26:5b)
He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. (2 Chronicles 26:10b)
Lord, this passage shows me that You long to prosper me in every area of my life, including my hobbies. You [...]
Called of God
Posted in Prayers of Dedication, tagged Calling, Dedication, Prayers, Short Prayers on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And Israel My chosen one,
I have also called you by your name.”
Isaiah 45:4a
Father, You have called me to be an artist. And it is not for my personal fulfillment that you have called me to do this work. You called me into the arts for the sake of others. [...]
