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Desiring God: 

I came across this during devos a few days ago and it's something that I've been praying for -- Ezekiel 11:19-20: "'I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.'"

Being responsible for the things that God has given me, in the area of my studies:

Proverbs 21:31: "The horse is made ready for battle, but victory rests with the Lord."

Although ultimately, "victory [doing well in school] rests with the Lord," the horse still needs to be made ready for battle (I still need to be a good student, study, and try my best). Right now, I'm struggling more with getting the horse ready for battle.

Martha/Mary/Nancy:

My attitude towards Nancy (2nd fl, CCI) is more like that of Martha's (Luke 10:38-42). My heart is not in developing a more solid friendship with Nancy and caring for her salvation as a friend would; "reaching out" to Nancy is done more so out of obligation that she is my hall-mate. My prayer request is to actually care for her as a person (not just the spiritual aspect) and joyfully invest time and energy into our relationship.

My Prayer Request

Thanks for sharing your prayer requests everyone!! I'll be praying for you:

Here are my prayer requests:

Greater Dependence on God - Learning how to really lean on God and to be able to trust in His wisdom/guidance/help.

Transitioning - As I go through another transition this summer (moving back to Ann Arbor) pray that I will trust in the Lord and also be obedient to his voice.

Prayer Request

To integrate devotion into daily life (Bible reading + prayer), give more time to God - this I must word hard on
To be a better steward of time: no wasting time, get work done beforehand, etc. - time is a gift from God ("The Parable of the Talents" from Matthew 25:14-30)
To earnestly put in practice what I learn, whether from Lifegroup, the retreat etc. and encourage others to do the same

Prayer Requests

1) Obedience and submission to God. Learning that obedience to God may mean abandoning my personal plans or calculations, and that obedience may also come at a cost to other people.

2) Loving others. My family, my brothers and sisters in Christ, those who I might not get along with. God's love transcends all circumstances and conditions and I'm praying that God would teach me to love like Him.

3) More prayer! Alone, with others, morning, night, whenever, wherever. Also to pray in full faith, knowing that God will do amazing things that glorify Him, and also that I would have longer and more effective prayers.

Prayer Request

My prayer request for this quarter is to be able to pray more openly and honestly to God. Sometimes it feels like I'm not sure what to pray to God about and it sometimes feels like it gets repetitive because I'm always praying for the same things, but during the Awakening movement I hope that through constant praying that I'll be able to communicate with God better.

My next two prayer requests are kind of related. They are to strengthen core relationships and to get to know more people who are not Christians yet. I hope to do this by spending less time alone and more time getting to know people.

2009 Prayer Request

During the Awakening movement I want to ask God to help me to really manage my time well. It feels like I'm still on winter break, so I don't feel any motivation to do homework, study for class, read the Bible, etc. We only have 24 hours in a day and certain amount of days to live, and we don't know when it could be our die to move on from this life on Earth. I pray that God will help me to make use of the precious time here and to have His will be done in me.
I would also like to pray that I would better understand the passages that I read in the Bible. I want to be able to find the messages that He is giving to us instead of reading the Bible just to say that I did. I want to be more knowledgeable in the Word so I can apply it to my life.
My third request is for my brother. I pray that he will realize that things don't come easily in life, that it's going to require him to work hard. For him right now it's school, and I pray that he would become more focused, become more disciplined in his studies and not let other things distract him from that (internet, texting, recently acquired girlfriend, etc.). I also pray that he will learn to love the Lord more, that he will seek the Lord in his daily life.

Prayer Request

My prayer request for this quarter is to develop a prayer life, such that daily extended prayer becomes an integral part of my life (aka: I can't go to sleep at night without having that extended prayer time).

God has been pressing into my heart the importance of prayer and this huge desire and need to pray since I came to Northwestern. I now have a prayer journal, where I write down every person that I need to pray for, all the things on my mind, and it has helped me to organize my prayers and be able to pray for more things. (So hurry and put your prayer requests up so I can add that to my prayer journal!!!)

"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Ephesians 6:18