SEAC Prayer Journal

John 3:31-33 (ESV) 31.   He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32.   He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. 33.   Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. Reflection Questions: ·       What does it mean in three words? ·       How does it make you feel (sad, mad, glad, or scared?) ·       Which phrase impacts you the most? ·       How does verse 33 affirm who you are?   Use action verbs, adjectives, and characteristics to describe how this verse affirms you. ·       Journal about the phrase that has impacted you.

Matthew Geppert from Southeast Asian Prayer Center (SEACP) challenged conferees to take a moment to reflect and listen regarding our Identity.  The   continual  encouragement was to  remember  and minister to ourselves this message.   And  when we are struggling most to  remember it and profess it outwardly during those hardships. We repeated in response: “I AM WHO I AM  MADE BY THE I AM WHO  SAYS WHO I AM.” This morning create a time and space for listening prayer.   Perhaps the Lord may offer an adjective to describe the season, provide an affirmation, a new name, a vision, or an image.   After listening, perhaps draw, sketch, paint, or color the provided word.   It can become a process that will reveal a lesson, bring healing, and/or bring clarity. Creative methods and strategies with new tools may have its struggles and uncover an emotional or spiritual epiphany. This morning during morning meditation a few 

Flat Tire on the Motorbike Journey into the Villages, Laos, March 2014 Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord Psalm 38 (ESV) A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering How often do you feel overloaded by surroundings, criticisms, judgments, shame, and even sometimes our own communities?   As Disciples on this earthly journey our Refuge is here to lean on throughout all our struggles, hardships, judgments, shame, and community development. ·       Read through Psalms 38. ·       Reflect on each section ·       Write your own psalms of offering in your own words ·       Our Refuge is here to lean on. Surrender: Confession of Shortcomings 1. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!   2. For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.   3. There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. 4. For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they ar