Prayers & Goals For 2012

 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. Psalm 8:2

I've been wanting to jot down a post of things to be praying for the year of 2012; but this wasn't something that I wanted to just impulsively type and get up ASAP.  No....for once I wanted to wait a few days.  WOW...so unlike me ;) since I tend to have an impulsive spirit at times.  So I asked the Lord....what do you want me to pray for this year?  On whose behalf should I be interceding and what should I be asking of you?  This is what has been so heavily placed on my heart...PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN.  Not just Ryan and my future children....but THE children.  That the children in our lives today will be so heavily poured into that they will be a light among their generation.  That we will always choose to speak life over a child because soon they will be our future.  I've been divinely appointed to my job and to the kiddos who I am with weekly so that I can encourage, comfort, and build them up in those forty minutes where I have them all to myself.  I get to pray for each of them by NAME.  One thing I wish I had started earlier that I have began to do this week is, while setting up for each class, just praying over each spot I set up....that when that child is in my class, they will experience peace...joy...love....all from Jesus Christ.  I don't know if they come from close families, broken families, or no family...but in my class they will feel and BE loved. It doesn't stop here....I am going to be oh so intentional to become an intercessor for the unborn.  More importantly for babies that are at risk of being aborted....they are our future.

Along with all of these heavy prayer requests for 2012...I'm starting to pray and set goals for myself.  Here is a brief list of some things I want to change and improve this year:

1)  To become "crafty".  I want to start creating some home decor with my own hands rather than going to Home Goods ;)

2)  To be a better wife -- not saying I'm a bad wife.

3)  To conquer re-organizing our closet....if you saw all of the camping gear we have in there, you would understand why this is a New Year's "rez"!

4) To be more thrifty.

5)  To...I know this is cliche...start being more creative with my workout schedule.  I'm burnt out with running!

6)  Be more discipline with my diet.  Carbs are my enemy...Jesus help me.


Maybe I can better hold myself accountable of these goals since I publicly announced them ;)