“But God demonstrates His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:8

A Message From Your Director

“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark,

Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”

Mark 1:35

My church is in the final week of 21 days of prayer and fasting. This is the way we begin each year and the way we start the new rhythm of fall every August. Meeting daily at the church from 6am-7am to worship and intercede for others is why I look forward to these 6 weeks more than any other time throughout the year. I believe in the power of prayer because I have seen God respond to our cries time and time again. Intentional time in prayer deepens our relationship with God and unites us with other believers. It increases our sensitivity to the Spirit and brings deeper conviction of the sin in our own lives. Furthermore, it connects us to our gracious and loving Father who looks forward to hearing from us. It is incredible to watch the ways in which God shows up when we are committed to giving Him our first and best part of our day. Prayer is like any other discipline though, and it can take a while to build that muscle and make it a habit. Habits are formed with repetition over a period of 21-66 days. It takes work to turn something unfamiliar into a natural response and it’s easy to want to quit when it starts to feel too hard or uncomfortable. Will you join me this year in committing to making prayer a priority in your life? One way you can do this is by joining our monthly *OW prayer calls at 6:30am (EST) on the third Wednesday of every month on Zoom. Praying for our OW family is a privilege we have as Ordinary Women. I can’t wait to see what God will do this year when we come together in prayer.

*More details about our monthly prayer call and the Zoom link are listed below.

Let’s do this (together)!

Emily

xoxo

MONTHLY PRAYER CALL

Wednesday February 16th at 6:30am (EST)

Calling all prayer partners! 2022 is the year to make prayer a priority, especially as Ordinary Women. Please join us every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30am (EST) for 30 minutes of prayer via Zoom. This is an opportunity to come together and pray as an OW community that is firmly rooted in Christ.

Click the link below to join:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3970820505?pwd=ZGlTQVVQaVEzaGlRQ2lhSzhIZnpDQT09

Or use:

Meeting ID: 397 082 0505

Passcode: 4321

An excerpt from
A Diary of Private Prayer

By John Baille

“O GOD, ever bless, you have given me the night for rest and the day for work and service. Grant that the refreshment from last night’s sleep may now be used for your greater glory in the life of the day ahead. Do not let it produce laziness in me, but instead let it encourage more diligent action and willing obedience.

Teach me, O God, to use all the circumstances of my life today to nurture the fruits of the Spirit rather than fruits of sin.

Let me use disappointment as material for patience;

Let me use success as material for thankfulness;

Let me use anxiety as material for perseverance;

Let me use danger as material for courage;

Let me use criticism as material for learning;

Let me use praise as material for humility;

Let me use pleasures as material for self-control;

Let me use pain as material for endurance.

O Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of the joy that lay ahead, you endured the cross, despising its shame, and are now seated at the right hand of God; help me to think of you, who endured such opposition from sinners, so that I may not be weary and faint in my mind.

But that toil shall make thee

Some day all Mine own,

And the end of sorrow

Shall be near My throne.

Holy God, I remember before you all my friends and family, especially _____ and _____, asking that in your great love you would keep them free from sin, guiding all their deeds today in accordance with your most perfect will. Amen.”

When It Feels Like God is Doing Nothing

Click the link below to find out why “donkeys” are so important in following God’s will for our life in this inspirational message by Priscilla Shirer.