God has also given us a desire to know the future. God certainly does everything at just the right time. But we can never completely understand what He is doing.

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• God has also given us a desire to know the
  future. God certainly does everything at just the
  right time. But we can never completely
  understand what He is doing.
• Ecc. 31

2

• We are fighting against the spiritual powers of
  evil in the heavenly world. That is why you need
  to get Gods full armor. Then on the day of evil
  you will be able to stand strong.
• Eph. 612,13

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Lord, help me to love You with all of my heart,
  mind and soul. Please help me to be happy to
  stand up for You and to serve you. Please help
  everything I do to offer you praise and give you
  glory.

4

• The thing I want and hope for is that I will not
  fail Christ in anything. I hope that I will have
  the courage now, as always, to show the greatness
  of Christ in my life here on earth. I want to do
  that if I die or if I live. To me the only
  important thing about living is Christ
• Phil. 120-21

5

• When you do things, do not let selfishness or
  pride be your guide. Be humble and give more
  honor to others than to yourselves. Do not be
  interested only in your own life, but be
  interested in the lives of others.
• Phil. 23,4

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Lord, You alone are holy and worthy of my
  worship. Let it be said that You and You alone
  are my Idol. Reign in my heart and life. Create
  in me a humble, loving heart. Make me more like
  You daily. Amazing love, how can it be- that you
  my God would die for me.

7

• God is working in you to help you want to do what
  pleases him. Then he gives you the power to do
  it. Do everything without complaining.
• Phil. 213,14

8

• I think that all things are worth nothing
  compared with the greatness of knowing Christ
  Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I have lost all
  those things. And now I know that all those
  things are worthless trash. This allows me to
  have Christ and to belong to him.
• Phil. 38

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Thank you Father for blessing me like you have.
  Please be with my family and help them to come to
  know You in great ways! You are holy Father,
  worthy of my life, devotion and praise. I do not
  deserve the material things and especially the
  sacrifice you gave for me. I am your humble
  servant. Please spare me.

10

• All I want is to know is Christ and the power of
  his rising from death. I want to share in
  Christs sufferings and become like him in his
  death.
• Phil. 310

11

• I do not mean that I am already as God wants me
  to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I
  continue trying to reach it and to make it mine.
  Christ wants me to do that.
• Phil. 312

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Lord, those 2003 Mustangs with the Pony package
  are sweet! But please help me not to be too
  worldly about it. I dont have to have the best
  of everything. Please help my heart and my
  treasure to be in heaven!

13

• Be full of joy in the Lord always, I will say
  again, be full of joy. Let all men see that you
  are gentle and kind. The Lord is coming soon. Do
  not worry about anything, But pray and ask God
  for everything you need. And when you pray always
  give thanks.
• Phil. 44-6

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• The peace that God gives is so great that we
  cannot understand it.
• Phil. 47

15
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Help me to live like You Jesus and to treat
  others as if they are You. Please help me to be
  bold and brave. I get scared sometimes about
  living my faith. Lord, I cant live out my faith
  and salvation by myself- You have to work through
  me. Help me to live like a daughter of The King!

16

• Think about the things that are true and
  honorable and right and pure and beautiful and
  respected.
• Phil. 48

17

• Live together in peace with each other. Do not be
  proud, but make friends with those who seem
  unimportant. Do not think how smart you are.
• Rom. 1216

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• When times are easy everything is good, but when
  I have to get out of my comfort zone.please give
  me strength and courage. I need You so badly and
  many times I forget that I do! Please help me not
  to fear- not even pain or death.

19

• If you think that you can judge others, then you
  are wrong. You too are guilty of sin. You judge
  people, but you do the same bad things they do.
• Rom. 21

20

• It is the same with the dead who are raised to
  life. The body that is planted will ruin and
  decay. But that body is raised to life cannot be
  destroyed. When the body is planted, it is
  without honor. But it is raised in glory.
• 1 Cor. 1542-44

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• You are my strength, joy and salvation. May I
  find peace and rest in Your loving arms. I am
  such an undeserving sinner. But may I be a pure
  lamb in Your sight, Oh King.

22

• You should know that your body is a temple for
  the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is in you. You
  have received the Holy Spirit from God. You do
  not own yourselves. You were bought by God for a
  price. So honor God with your bodies.
• 1 Cor. 619-20

23

• So we set our eyes not on what we see but on what
  we cannot see. What we see will last only a short
  time. But what we cannot see will last forever.
• 2 Cor. 418

24
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Im excited about my jaw surgery so Ill look
  better, but Im reminded that one day Ill be in
  the ground, a skeleton, and it wont matter how
  nicely that skeletons teeth are lined up! All
  that really lasts is heaven!!

25

• I pray that you can understand how wide and how
  long and how high and how deep that love is.
  Christs love is greater than any person can ever
  know.
• Eph. 318

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• There must not be any kind of evil or greed.
  Those things are not right for Gods holy people.
  Also, there must be no evil talk among you. You
  must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes.
  These things are not right for you. But you
  should give thanks to God.
• Eph. 53-4

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Thank you, God, that I am so extremely blessed!!
  (Even with the van, which seems like its the one
  car not to have, but I mean its just a car! Why
  do I get looks and all that? Who cares- it gets
  me from A to B!) You know I get frustrated about
  that. Thank You that cars arent whats important
  in life.

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• Wear the full armor of God. Wear Gods armor so
  that you can fight against the devils evil
  tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth.
  We are fighting against the rulers and
  authorities and the powers of this worlds
  darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual
  powers of evil in the heavenly world. That is why
  you need to get Gods full armor. Then on the day
  of evil you will be able to stand strong.
• Eph. 611-13

29

• So why do you judge your brother in Christ And
  why do you think that you are better than he is?
  We will all stand before God and he will judge us
  all.
• Rom. 1410

30
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Lord, help me not to be so critically and
  judgmentally hearted! I judge others and I do the
  same thing! I hate that about myself- please help
  me! And forgive me.

31

• Christ accepted you, so you should accept each
  other. This will bring glory to God.
• Rom. 157

32

• Keep you lives free from the love of money. And
  be satisfied with what you have. God has said,
  I will never leave you I will never forget you.
• Heb. 135

33
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• God, please be with those who are persecuted
  because of their faith in You. Please ease their
  pain and give them peace. Thank You, Lord, that I
  could go to Bible study last night with no fear!
  But, please help me to be ready and willing to
  live and die for You! You are so holy and worthy.

34

• So be humble under Gods powerful hand. Then he
  will lift you up when the right time comes. Give
  all your worries to him, because he cares for
  you. Control yourselves and be careful! The devil
  is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring
  lion looking for someone to eat. Refuse to give
  in to the devil. Stand strong in your faith. You
  know your Christian brothers and sisters all over
  the world are having the same sufferings you
  have.
• 1 Peter 56-9

35

• As newborn babies want milk, you should want the
  pure and simple teachings. By it you can grow up
  and be saved.
• 1 Peter 22

36

• Now you have made yourselves pure by obeying the
  truth. Now you can have true love for your
  brothers. So love each other deeply with all your
  heart.
• 1 Peter 122

37
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Help us all to fall more in love with You and
  inspire us about the day when we will all
  comeHome.

38

• True love is Gods love for us, not our love for
  God. God sent his son to be the way to take away
  our sins.
• 1 John 410

39

• The time is coming when the true worshipers will
  worship the Father in spirit and truth. That time
  is now here. And these are the kinds of
  worshipers the Father wants. God is spirit. Those
  who worship God must worship in spirit and truth.
• John 424

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From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• Lord, I havent been as close to You lately as I
  would like to. Help me to love You with all of my
  being and to love You above all. Please help
  everyone to be able to see You in me.

41

• Love the Lord your God. Love him with all your
  heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your
  strength. The second most important command is
  this Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
• Mark 1230-31

42

• Even my bones will say, Lord, who is like you?
  You save the weak from the strong. You save the
  weak and poor from robbers.
• Psalm 3510

43
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• (From Mexico Mission trip) God please bless, but
  also inspire those in poverty or persecution with
  the promise of heaven one day. Please help me not
  to get caught up in worldliness and materialism-
  it can be so easy!

44

• I ask only one thing from the Lord. This is what
  I want Let me live in the Lords house all my
  life. Let me see the Lords beauty. Le me look
  around in his Temple.
• Psalm 274

45
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• (From Mexico Mission trip) God, please show Your
  presence this day. I need to feel You! God, work
  through me and everyone else! Use us this day,
  use our few loaves and fishes to make a great
  difference in eternity!

46

• Now, everything has been heard. Here is my final
  advice Honor God and obey his commands. This is
  the most important thing people can do.
• Ecc. 1213

47
From Ashleys Prayer Journals

• God, please help Mal and me at VBS set up. Thanks
  that we got to have a good talk. Please help us
  both not to put our worth and confidence in this
  world. You are all that lasts. You are holy,
  magnificent, powerful, my Daddy and King.