On this day I was asking the Lord for my monthly prayer verses for my family.  I do this each month because I believe praying Bible verses is the best way to pray for the people I love!!  This verse impacted me in a very significant way.  That was over 10 years ago, and it is still my heart’s cry.  I pray it for myself and for the ones I love.  It is directly from the Bible, so I am not saying, “I Believe God Said . . . “ but simply, “And God Said!”

From the journal . . . .December 2010

Ya know Lord, I desperately and consistently need Your help for everything. I am so dependent on You. I need prayer verses for December please. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 is perfect for me!

And God Said:

¹¹ So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. ¹² then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with Him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

2Thessalonians 1:11-12.  NLT

I paraphrased it like this, as I prayed for myself:

:11 So, God, I keep on praying for me, that You will make me worthy of the life to which You called me.  God, I pray that by Your power, You will fulfill all Your good intentions and faithful deeds in my life.

:12 Then everyone will give honor to the name of our Lord Jesus because of my influence, all for His Glory!  This is all made possible because of the undeserved favor of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

I want to have that kind of influence on people.