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God HEARS us! He is faithful. He is just. He has not forgotten those who love Him. He HEARS our heart cries, and interprets our loss of words, praise His name! Father HEAR us. Protect and defend us, Your people. Let not evil reign, but thwart all evil plans and oust those with such plans, in jesus name, amen.

The power of prayer to move God to restore a nation
by Johnnye Wilkerson

During this most important election in a generation, problems have been exposed for all to see. Ones so serious they can no longer be ignored.

The facts reveal the national debt exceeds that of all America’s combined history; its moral decline reveals a departure from the country’s foundational strengths; and political division in the U.S. reveals leadership’s diversion from founding truths.

These expose America as broken and captives of the deceitfulness of evil. But the division above all of these problems, the crisis that could destroy the United States – is the battle of opposing worldviews.

By God’s providence, America was founded and established by godly men and women who courageously determined to follow biblical principles at great cost. These principles have been challenged throughout history and have called leaders and the people to stand up and fight to hold on to God-given freedoms that have provided great blessings as a testimony to the world.

Over recent years Satan has deceptively taken the United States captive in many different arenas in order to create chaos and crisis in an attempt to destroy. Yet this also gives opportunity for God’s mighty power to bring about His plan for America!

Nehemiah was confronted by the brokenness in his country and the captivity of his people. “And they said to me, ‘The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.’ As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days.” (Nehemiah 1:3-4)

Does the state of America cause you to weep and mourn like Nehemiah? The nation’s severe deterioration begs the attention and the commitment for godly representatives of Congress to lead the country by depending on God the Father through prayer – and for Christian Americans to intercede on behalf of God’s chosen leaders of the Congress of the United States to be convicted by the Holy Spirit and to be given:

Discernment
Wisdom
Courage
Boldness
Truth
Determination
Strength
Perseverance
Nehemiah’s prayer continued:

“And I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And I said, ‘O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father’s house have sinned’.” (Nehemiah 1:4-6)

In studying Nehemiah you learn that God worked through Nehemiah and placed him a position of governmental leadership. There, he engaged the people to join him in a rebuilding process that was astoundingly accomplished in 53 days despite opposition and challenges. In the end, God’s redemptive purposes for Israel were accomplished.

By God’s sovereign power – prayer helps to rebuild.
By God’s sovereignty – prayer defeats opponents.
By God’s sovereignty – prayer touches the minds of even those against His plans…and moves them favorably toward His plans.
It is time that Americans mourn, fast, confess and humble themselves before God and seek forgiveness.

“Prayer helps mightily in all matters concerning God’s cause and wonderfully aids and encourages the hearts of those who have his work in hand in this world.” E. M. Bounds

Note: Johnnye Wilkerson is a poet, minister and caregiver to young women as well as a single mother, teacher, leader and speaker. She lives in southwestern Colorado.

Father forgive our nation for rejecting You, for denigrating Your name, by standing by while others do so. Forgive us for pushing You to the side, for our ungratefulness, for our getting swallowed up in distractions, and not honoring You and praising and worshiping You. Forgive us. Restore us, oh Father. For Your name's sake and for the sake of those who love You, protect, defend, forgive, and restore us. Turn our hearts, minds, and our souls to You. Influence those in authority for Your cause, and bless our nation Father, in Jesus name, amen.

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee." ~Psalm 122:6

The Mission of the Jerusalem Prayer Team: To guard, defend and protect the Jewish people, and the Eretz Yisrael until Israel is secure, and until the Redeemer comes to Zion. The Jerusalem Prayer Team is a prayer movement of people around the world. It is a non-denominational organization. It receives no support from the Nation of Israel.

Father protect Israel. Defend her as only You can do. Raise up Your righteous ones to stand-in and speak up and defend her, even as the world turns its back on her more and more. Bare Your holy, mighty arm on her behalf, in the name of Jesus, amen.

"The LORD has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God." ~Isaiah 52:10

Praying along with this dear man. Father may it be so, in Jesus name, amen.

Prayer For Our Nation And The Election_2 - YouTube

(this was posted elsewhere on CF...i saw it this am)

Wal-Mart vs. The Morons (NOT A JOKE)

This is spot-on.
PLEASE, READ THIS TO THE END. IT IS VERY INTERESTING!!!
Wal-Mart vs. The Morons

1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of
every day.

2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!

3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's
Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.

4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears
+ Costco + K-Mart combined.

5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest
private employer, and most speak English.

6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.

7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway
combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.

8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought
bankruptcy.

9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the
world.

10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906
are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.

11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will
occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately
6.5 Billion.)

12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.

You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the
ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys
who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.

This should be read and understood by all Americans… Democrats,
Republicans, EVERYONE!!

To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature

It is now official that the majority of you are corrupt morons:

a.. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. You have
had 237 years to get it right and it is broke.

b... Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 77
years to get it right and it is broke.
c.. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 74 years
to get it right and it is broke.

d.. War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 48 years to
get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each
year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want more.

e.. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have
had 47 years to get it right and they are broke.

f.. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 42 years
to get it right and it is broke.

g.. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our
dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees
with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than
ever before. You had 35 years to get it right and it is an
abysmal failure.

You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved
down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.

AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED
WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM??

Folks, keep this circulating. It is very well stated. Maybe
it will end up in the e-mails of some of our "duly elected'
(they never read anything) and their staff will clue them in
on how Americans feel.
AND
I know what's wrong. We have lost our minds to "Political
Correctness" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone please tell me what the HELL's wrong with all the
people that run this country!!!!!!
We're "broke" & can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans,
Homeless etc.,???????????
In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti , Chile ,
Japan and Turkey..And now Pakistan ........previous home of
bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!

Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid
nor do they get any breaks…

AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter,
children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed'
meds, and mentally ill without treatment -etc,etc.

Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they
give to other countries. Sad isn't it?

Oh Father hear our cry, for Your beloved Israel. Defend her, Protect her and surround her with Your army of angels, in the name of Jesus, amen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=MW1pxP2FMIQ

He's speaking, irresistably and oh so quietly. Shhhhhh.....listen carefully....He's wooing our hearts, minds, and souls. He's wrapping us round about with His grace and love and peace and beckoning us to come...to Him. Let's do so. Let's take our weary minds, hearts, and souls to Him. He gives us rest. He ministers to us, and restores our brokenness. He's our Father, our Abba, and He rejoices over us with singing and we need Him desperately. Let's tell Him, just like David, the "apple of His eye" did.

abba father - YouTube

....listen carefully.....HEAR how inexplicably He LOVES us, and that His intention is to gather us, His beloved children to Him, just as Jesus said to Jerusalem how He would've gathered her like a mother hen gathers her chicks.....let's let Him gather us to Him....He is God, our Father, and our Abba, the One Who rejoices over us with singing.

Harvest - "Know That I Am God" - YouTube

A CF brother in Scotland is going to be praying with me for this nation and i will be joining him in praying for his beloved Scotland, on Saturday morning prayer walks...he in Scotland and me here. I will also be lifting up Canada as i promised a CF sister i would do. God IS gathering his children together to come together and lift our nations up to Him. He is moooooving, praise His name.

At 9:00pm EST tonight i will be lifting up our nation for one minute along with so many other brothers and sisters across our nation and world. God HEARS us. He soooo loves when His children lift their voices and their hearts to Him in unity. Father thank You for hearing us and for being our very PRESENT HELP in our times of trouble. We praise Your name. We love You, in the name of Jesus.

...of brothers and sisters all across this nation and around the world to lift our nation up to God, in unity and adoration of our God, Who has been gracious to us and blessed us and protected us in so many ways.

Father we adore You, we love You, we worship You, and we praise Your glorious name. Forgive us for rejecting You, dishonoring You, not taking a stand for what You deem righteous, but just stand by while evil reigns and grows, day by day. Forgive our slumber. Wake us, oh Father. Raise us up together in one voice, in unity to You, our God. We repent. We seek Your face. We turn from those ways we are so prone to get caught up with that do not honor You. Turn our hearts, minds, and spirits to You, once again, and forgive us and heal our land. We are desperate for You. Thank You for hearing us and for Your grace towards us, undeserving as we are. Grant us wisdom, discernment and clarity as we take a stand for righteousness and as elections approach. Grant us the wisdom to make the right choices an to do what honors You, come what may, in the name of Jesus, amen.

Harvest - All That Is In Me - YouTube

...of brothers and sisters all over this nation and world, in unity, in one voice, crying out to our God...for us, for this nation, praising our God, worshiping Him, DELIGHTING in Him, and crying out for forgiveness, for His grace, for His mercy, falling on our faces in repentance, and lifting up this nation to our God, Who has been so gracious to us and Who has blessed us so extraordinarily. We thank You Father. We praise Your name. Oh hear us as we cry out in repentance and ask Your forgiveness. Thank You for hearing us. We praise Your name, we thank You for Your protection in the freedom to worship You Father. We long to be in Your presence. We love You. We bless You Father, in Jesus name, amen.

In Your Presence- Jason Upton - YouTube

...freedom the chains freedom from the pain freedom to walk in the Light freedom to be embraced by an Abba Who rejoices over us with singing. Amen! Father may it be so, in Jesus name, amen and amen!

Melissa How and Matt Stinton - Break Every Chain + Prophetic Songs - YouTube

...to break ev'ry chain break ev'ry chain break ev'ry chain, Halleluia!!!!
We're in a war, a war unseen, yet raging all around us. It's a spiritual war. Let us take a stand, fearlessly, with our Conqueror, our King of kings our Lord and our Savior as He breaks ev'ry chain. WE are the army rising up. It is US. Father may it be so, in Jesus name, amen.

Break every chain- Jesus Culture - YouTube

....of brothers and sisters in unity all over this nation and throughout the world to seek our God's face, and repent and to stand in the gap for our nation and ask God for forgiveness, and His grace and mercy. And ask Him to awaken our slumbering brothers and sisters and to win hearts, minds, and souls through His Spirit as only He can do, and to change this nation's course from the path she is on. We are asking God for wisdom and discernment and clarity as the elections draw closer, and to influence our leaders to sway from and abandon plans that would weaken or harm our country. Father thank You for hearing us. We seek Your intervention, protection, and mercy. Intervene as only You can do, in the name of Jesus, amen.

Lord Have Mercy - YouTube

...of brothers and sisters all across this nation and around the world in unity to pray for our nation. We need our God desperately to intervene. We have sinned grievously and stood by as evil prevails and insults the very God we believe in and all that He has told us in His Word that is righteous and just. Father forgive us. Grant mercy and Your grace, even as we are so undeserving of it. bless this nation and protect us Father for Your name's sake and intervene in the elections. grant us wisdom and discernment and clarity and guide us to do what honors you as we vote. Wake us Father from our slumber. Draw our hearts, minds, and spirits to You. Renew a right spirit within us and prompt us to take a stand for what honors You, in the name of Jesus, amen.

Prayer For Our Nation And The Election_3 - YouTube

...of brothers and sisters all across this nation and around the world to lift our nation up to God, in unity and adoration of our God, Who has been gracious to us and blessed us and protected us in so many ways. Father forgive our sins, which are many. There are so many distractions and we slumber on, oblivious to Your voice, calling us together to lift up our voices and standing in for our nation as we lift her to You, especially at this crucial time, when elections draw near. Grant us wisdom, discernment and clarity to choose as You would have us choose. Father forgive us and bless our land once more. Remove her from the clutches of those who would do her, and us, harm. have mercy on us and heal us and our land, oh HELP us, in Jesus name, amen.

Prayer For Our Nation And The Election_6 - YouTube

9:00pm EST is a coming together....

...of brothers and sisters all across this nation and around the world to lift our nation up to God, in unity to stand in for our nation.
Father have mercy on us. Forgive our nation for rejecting You, for denigrating Your name, by standing by while others do so. Forgive us for pushing You to the side, for our ungratefulness, for our getting swallowed up in distractions, and not honoring You and praising and worshiping You. Forgive us. Restore us, oh Father. For Your name's sake and for the sake of those who love You, protect, defend, forgive, and restore us. Turn our hearts, minds, and our souls to You. Influence those in authority for Your cause, and bless our nation Father, in Jesus name, amen.

Prayer For Our Nation And The Election_3 - YouTube

she gets down to the nitty gritty in this message...amen Joyce!!!

An Attitude of Mercy and Forgiveness

Enjoying Everyday Life – Television Show | Joyce Meyer Ministries

If I could live my life again.

Next time, I would try to make more mistakes.
I would not try to be so perfect, I would relax more.
I would be sillier than I have been.
I would take fewer things seriously.
I would be less fastidious.
Accept more risks, I would take more trips,
Contemplate more evenings,
Climb more mountains, and swim more rivers…
I would go to more places where I have not been,
Eat more ice cream and fewer beans.
I would have more real problems and less imaginary ones.
I was one of those people who lived
sensibly and meticulously every minute of their life.
Of course I have had moments of happiness.
But if I could go back in time, I would try to
have good moments only,
and not waste precious time.
I was someone never went
anywhere without a thermometer, a
hot water bag, an umbrella
and a parachute. If I could live again,
I would travel more frivolously.
If I could live again, I would begin
to walk barefoot at the beginning of the spring
and I would continue to do so until the end of autumn.
I would ride more merry-go-rounds,
I would contemplate more evenings and I would play
with more children.
If I could have another life ahead.
But I am 85 years old you see, and I know that I am dying.

This poem is believed to have been written either by Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), an Argentine poet or American poet, Nadine Stair.