Lead Me Lord
By Amber Leggette-Aldrich
“I place no value on anything I have or possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. It is not the encountering of difficulties and dangers in obedience to inward spiritual promptings which constitutes tempting Providence, but the acting without faith, proceeding on our own errands with no previous convictions of duty and no prayer for aid and direction. Help me, Thou who knowest my frame and pitiest me like a father!”—Dr. David Livingstone.
I have begun a journey, with God at the wheel. I will follow where He leads me, becoming what He wants me to be. I will listen, learn and obey. This is a prayer journal, and a record of my heart’s devotion. If there are any prayer requests, please feel free to let me know. God bless! – Amber
5/29/2012 (A Prayer Request)
My Heavenly Father,
Tonight I give thanks and praise for everything You have done for me! Most importantly, my heart is filled with an indescribable thankfulness for Your precious love. You have given me life, joy, comfort, faith, salvation, and so much more. And I am thankful for it all!
I am also thankful for the family and friends You have given me. Tonight I ask a special prayer for my friend, Jeff. He needs Your strength and comfort tonight. His relapse with cancer is a heavy weight to bear, but Your hands are big enough and strong enough to hold him up. I know that You can heal him, if it is Your will. And I know that Your plan is good and perfect, that You alone know what is to come, and You are in control. Your purpose and will for us may not be clear to us at times, but You have given us Your promise that You will always be with us, and that You will never give us more than we can handle if we trust in You. Lord, lift up Jeff’s spirit and give his heart Your sweet peace, help him to face his trial with unwavering faith, knowing that no matter what happens, he is in Your arms. With all of my love, faith, trust and praise, Amen!
Day 1:
My Heavenly Father, I give all my heart, soul and mind to You. My life is Yours! You alone are worthy to be praised, You are Holy! I ask that Your will be done in me. I ask You to lead me, show me the way that You want for me to go. For most of my life, I have done my own will; I have made many mistakes and committed many sins against You and others. I am sorry. Please forgive me. Please change me; speak to my heart.
Lord, I have a desire growing in me; I feel You calling to me and I know You are with me. I am afraid of the unknown, but I trust You and have faith that You will give me the courage and strength to walk this path. I do not know what will happen, only You know the future. And I do not see clearly, or know exactly what You want from me. But I am trusting in You to speak to my heart and my mind, to guide me. Help me to hear You.
I love my children Lord, and I am thankful for them. I ask You to forgive me for not being the best mother I could be. You took Jason home, and I have comfort in knowing that he is with You. Daniel is grown and I know he must make his own choices, but I pray for him, that his eyes and heart will be opened to Your truth. I pray that he will receive You into his heart and that his soul will be saved. I pray the same for his wife, Tricia, and that their lives will be used for Your glory. I have tried to teach Christian in Your way, but I have fear for him. I know that You have blessed us with a great miracle in bringing him back to life and healing his body after his accident, and I will forever be thankful! And I know that he does believe in You. I ask You to speak to His heart and mind, help him to hear You and fill his heart with love for You! Help him to see the ways of the world around him for what it is and what it is doing, and help him to overcome his temptations. Help me to guide him as his mother, in the ways that You want for me to. Help me to show him love and kindness, and help me to be the example that You want me to be for him.
Lord, I don’t know if I’m supposed to ask for this, but if it is Your will, we could really use a financial blessing for our home, either to fix this one or even a new one. The state of our existence here is weighing hard on our spirits. I have wondered for a while now if You want for us to remain here or move. I am still wondering, I do not know what You want for me to do, please show me Lord!
Christian will be waking up soon. I thank You for the time to spend with You this morning, learning more from Your word. I thank You for being with me, watching over me, and most of all for loving me! I thank You for the changes You have already made in me, and for the ones yet to come. I know Your plan is perfect, and I am thankful to be a part of it. Lead me Lord, through this day, moment by moment. I love You and I thank You! In Jesus name I pray. Amen!
Day 2:
Dear Lord, I come before You as Your daughter, and I praise Your mighty name! You are God and You are Holy. You alone are good and worthy to be praised! I am so very thankful for You, and everything You have done for me! You died for me, so that I might live. And then You rose from the dead, to give me hope of eternity. And now Your Holy Spirit lives in me, to guide me and protect me from evil. There is no one like You who loves so much.
Lord, please forgive me for not being diligent in my walk with You. Help me to be more focused on You and Your will, and to think less about myself. Let my selfish desires be replaced with thoughts of You and Your Kingdom. I ask You to bless me in ways that I may be more useful to others, to honor and glorify You. I want to grow closer to You, and stronger in Your words of truth. I want my life to be an example of Your love, that when others look at me, it is You that they will see.
Lord, I ask You to bless my children and watch over them. Help them to love You and walk in Your ways. Help me to be an example for them, to love them as You love them. I know You are mighty and will protect and bless them if they will love and serve You. Please help them to see that, and help them to desire You with all of their heart. I know that even as much as I love them, You love them more. And they need You! We all need You!
Thank You for this day, and for this opportunity to be in Your holy presence! Thank You for everything You have done and are doing for me and my family! Lord, I pray that everyone I know will feel Your presence today, and that all of our hearts will be open to receive Your loving spirit! Help us to be strong and faithful, giving You praise and glorifying You! I love You and thank You so very much! In the sweet and holy name of Jesus, I pray. Amen!
Day 3:
Good morning my heavenly Father! Thank You for another day to worship and praise Your holy name! Thank You for the words of truth last night, and the wonderful service and fellowship! Lord, please forgive my impatience and worrying mind. I became aggravated with Christian and his friends. I know they are only children and they just wanted to play, but I feel it was disrespectful to You and others to do it during the service. I tried to explain this to Christian last night when we got home. Lord, I do not know or understand his heart, but I know You do. I cannot understand the seeming change of heart he has had, why he doesn’t seem to care as much for You and others as he once did, why he doesn’t pray like he used to at the altar, please help me to understand. And please help his heart, help us both to love You more, to desire You more, to worship and praise You more, to serve You more and better! Dearest Father, please let our hearts and minds be filled with You to the point of overflowing, so Your spirit permeates every minute of every day! Help me to be the mother I should be and the teacher I should be. Help me to be the example I need to be, for Christian and his friends, and others. Let my life be an example of Your great love! Lord, I need You to take these angry and worrisome feelings from me! Help me to have Your peace and joy in my heart, letting me feel and show it! Protect us from evil, and help us to stay on Your path. Help our faith and love for You grow, and teach us Your wisdom, to walk in Your ways. I love You and thank You so very much! In Jesus sweet and holy name I pray. Amen.
Day 4:
Good morning Father! Thank You for this precious day and the opportunities it brings! Thank You for the many blessings You have so graciously and generously given me, for Your mercy and grace, and most of all, for Your mighty and sweet love! May Your name be lifted high and praised above all names, my Savior, my Lord, my mighty King! Father, walk with me through this day, and help me to hear Your sweet voice guiding me to do Your will. Lord, I need Your strength and wisdom this day, to keep me on the path You have set before me, to walk in Your ways and speak Your truth. I cannot do it alone because I am sinful and weak. But You are Holy and True, and I know that with You, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Help Christian today, with his testing, and even more, help him to love You with all his heart, mind and strength. Bless him with Your Holy Spirit, and let him feel Your presence with him. Help him to know You more and desire to do Your will. He really needs Your instruction Lord, to guide him and protect him from evil influences. Help his heart to be strong, not just physically, but spiritually. Help him to love others and be Your devoted servant. And help my son Daniel and his wife Tricia, to open their hearts to Your saving grace. Let them feel Your mighty presence, and let their minds be open to Your truth, that they may be set free. Watch over them and those who were hit by the tornadoes yesterday, give them Your peace and comfort and protection.
Lord, I need Your guidance. There are times when I feel You stirring my heart, when people say or do things that I know aren’t right. But then I don’t know what You want me to say or do in response. The other night in church when my friend’s son was talking against Your word in the bible, I felt angry and agitated. I wanted to yell at him and tell him how dumb he was. But I remembered how dumb I was concerning Your word and then, I felt afraid for him. Please help him to see clearly, and let him know that Your word is real and true! And help me to grow in Your wisdom and ways, that I may be more useful in doing Your work, to help others to come to You! I want to be a good and devoted and useful servant, in whatever ways You lead me to. You are the reason I live, and I pray that my life will give a testimony of Your goodness and strength, that You will be glorified. I love sharing with others what You have done for me and are continuing to do!
Please watch over my family Lord. My mother and father, my sister and her family, and all of my aunts, uncles and cousins. Help them all to know You, and to come to You. Help them to give You their hearts and souls. And all of my friends too. And for every soul that is lost in darkness, let Your light shine so brightly that they may see to find their way to You, to be saved!
Please watch over Jimmy and Ron and their whole family. Let there be peace and love between them, following in the ways that You have set before them. I love You and I thank You Lord. In the sweet and precious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen!
Day 5:
Thank You for this day Lord! Even though it is snowing again, I will still be thankful! You are a good and mighty God, and there is no one like You, holy and righteous, loving and merciful, just and kind. I am humbled in Your magnificence. Lord, I thank You for everything, Your gifts, Your blessings, Your guidance, for everything You have taught me and done for me! And I thank You for the all the opportunities You have given me!
Yesterday at the park I wasn’t sure at first if I was doing the right thing, giving those 2 young people a ride. It seemed like I felt You leading me to offer a ride when I heard that they had spent the night there, out in the cold. I know they were probably partying there, but I remembered back into my younger days when someone once helped me out. Even though they might not have been a Christian when they helped me, I believe now that You placed many people in my path that watched over me for You, even if they didn’t know they were doing it. I felt a nervous tension creep up inside my mind almost as soon as I offered them the ride, and a paranoid fear too, especially having Christian with me. But I chose to put my trust in You and try to help them out. I am glad I did! For one thing, it gave me a chance to witness to them about Your goodness. It also gave me the chance to show kindness and love to a stranger. And I believe that it was a good example for Christian to see, helping others. It touched my heart when he gave them the change from the cupholder, and I think it touched their heart too. Anyway, thank You for leading us, and keeping us safe. And please touch Bobby and Shai’s hearts, to let them know that it was because of You that we helped them, because You love them.
Also, I want to thank You for the opportunities of making some new friendships. I don’t know why, but I have a feeling in my heart that it is what You want, and they all seem like very nice people. I am glad to have children nearby that are being raised in a Christian home, boys that Christian can play with and have fun. And the idea of a children’s bible study for our neighborhood really excites me! Please help me with this bible study, to guide the children in Your ways. I need You to give me the words and direction You want this to go. I have some teaching materials for ideas, but I want it all to be under Your will and not mine, for Your honor and glory. Please help the words of this study sink into the boys hearts, and bless them with Your love. Help them to grow closer to You and come to love You with all their hearts.
Lord, please help Christian’s neck this morning. I have done what I can for him, but You are the great healer. I know the pain he going through, and I know he needs Your comfort far more than he needs mine. Please watch over him, and help him through this day.
My heavenly Father, let this day be blessed with many opportunities for Your will to be done, and let it be filled with Your great joy and peace. Help us to open our hearts and minds and receive Your truth and love! Help us to grow closer to You in faith, and help us to walk in Your ways. I love You and I thank You! In the sweet and precious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Day 6:
Thank You for this day Lord! You have blessed me far more than I could ever deserve. Saying “thank you” doesn’t come close to what I truly feel in my heart, and I know I can never “re-pay” You. Your love for me is so astounding, it makes me cry every time I think about it. There is nothing that can compare! Each moment of each day, I grow closer to You and love You more. I still don’t understand everything about You, but I don’t need to. My faith in You is absolute, You have removed all the doubts. I know that You are here with me always, and I believe Your promise that You will never leave me. If there was nothing else, this would be enough.
As I come to love You more, I find myself wanting to scream out to the world that You are real, and so much more than good and mighty! Sometimes I find myself wanting so much for others to believe in You, I wish that everyone could feel what I feel in my heart. But I’ve realized that even if I could make everyone feel this way, it wouldn’t be right for me to do it. It wouldn’t be the same if it didn’t come from their own free will, just as mine did. It wouldn’t be real love if it was forced. So I don’t want to force anyone. I do want for everyone to see how You have blessed me, and to share with everyone the love I have for You. Help me to do that in the way You want me to. Don’t let me get in the way of Your plans or will, but let me be a good servant. I ask You to lead me and guide me in walking with You, to keep my heart and mind open to Your Holy Spirit, and give me the strength and courage to always follow.
Lord, I ask You to bless Christian, and help him to be a blessing to others. Use him and his life to help others in the ways You lead him. I know he is still young, but I feel in my heart, that You have a plan for him. I have seen how others are affected by his testimony of what You have done for him. And now he’s being asked directly to help others. Please help him to find the words that You want him to share, and keep his heart and mind on You, that it will be for Your glory. I ask You to guide him and protect him from the enemy. Let his life be lived in loving and serving You.
I ask You to bless J.K. and his family, that their hearts be continuously stirred up for You. And I ask You to give comfort and peace to E.D., let her feel Your presence and know that You are there with her and that You will keep her safe. And lift up her family and friends in the church, so that they will see Your mighty and capable hands at work in their lives.
Please watch over our family and friends, guiding them with encouragement and comforting them. You alone know what their needs truly are, even more than they do, and I ask You to help them.
Lord, I love You with all my heart, and I will spend the rest of my life giving You thanks and praise! Halleleujah!!! In Jesus sweet and holy name, I pray. Amen!
Day 7:
Good morning my precious Saviour! Thank You for this day, and the opportunity to spend time in Your magnificent presence! This early morning time, when the world is quiet and still, I feel like it’s just You and I together, and the feeling that gives me is so wonderful! Sometimes I am so engrossed in this awesome feeling, I forget about everything else around me. I thank You for blessing me with Your holy presence, and for everything You have given me, especially Your great love! Right now, in this moment, I feel so much gratitude for You, I feel like my heart is going to explode from it all. Before knowing You, if someone had told me that my heart could feel this much joy, I would have called them a liar. But now I know that it is possible and true. Thank You for showing me that!
Lord, there has been so much chaos in my life, so many things that I have stirred up and caused. I pray that soon, with Your help, the messes I have made will be cleaned up and out of the way. I want to be free from any distractions that could slow me down from doing Your will. I know that I still have consequences for the past choices I have made, and that’s where all of the mess started. But I have faith in my heart that You are with me and You will give me the strength and courage to keep moving forward. Sometimes I get tired and start to feel weak and overwhelmed. But then You renew me! You refresh my soul, You revive my body, and I can go on. I have learned not to think of things in terms of accomplishing the whole plan all at once. It is too much for me. Instead, I focus on the moments, one at a time, moment by moment, step by step, continuing on until the task is done. At the end of the day, I can lay down and know that I have made progress.
You have also taught me that there has been too much junk in my life. All that junk has consumed far too much of my time and energy. Now I am learning to focus on what is really important, on what truly matters. I know now that in Your ways, souls are what is valued. Thank You for showing me that, and helping me to stop wasting the time You have given me on trying to gain things that will fade away. You must increase, and I must decrease. I know now that it is not about me, but about You and Your perfect will.
Lord, I ask You to lead me through this day, to walk in Your loving spirit. Guide my heart to where You want for me to go, and let Your light shine through me to be a blessing to others. I ask You to watch over and bless all of my family and friends today, touching their hearts with Your truth and love. My life and my soul belong to You, and I pray that You will be glorified and honored by it. Amen.
Day 8:
Good morning Lord! Thank You for another day to worship and praise You! I am finding that each day of my life is filled with so much to be thankful for. There are too many times that I don’t notice when I receive a blessing from You, or things that I don’t recognize are blessings. I have not paid enough attention. You have been helping me to change that, teaching me to see that it’s not always in the grand scale that blessings come. Sometimes it’s in what we call the little things in life. Things like a hug from my son, or when an old friend calls just to say hi. Sometimes it’s in the beauty around us that You have created. Or a simple sound.
This morning when I woke up, the first thing I heard was a little bird singing just outside the cabin. It was making a beautiful song. When I went to the window to look at it, I saw a moose with a brand new baby at her side. My heart became filled with emotions of awe and thanks. I am thankful that You blessed me with ears to hear the beautiful songs, and eyes to see the precious life around me.
I am also thankful for the beautiful people You have placed in my life. Some are only here for a short while. I am learning that they have a specific purpose, then they must move on. Then there are others who are here for a long time. I am learning they give support and encouragement to continue on the journey. I admit there have been people in my life that at the time, I wondered why they were there, and a few that I even wished weren’t there. I know now that they have been teachers, to help me learn lessons and make me become stronger and better. I have not always been thankful for them, but I am learning now that You have a reason and purpose for everything You do. I know Your plan is good and perfect for me.
I ask You today to help me to grow, to teach me how to see the blessings You give more quickly. I ask You to help me be more thankful, more loving and more helpful. Help me to be a blessing to others, as You have blessed me. My life belongs to You, and I ask You to lead me in living it for Your glory. Thank You for everything! In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.
Day 9:
Dear Lord, I thank You for this day and the opportunity to praise and worship You! You are a good and mighty God, worthy to be praised. My heart, my soul, my life belong to You, and I pray that You use them to do Your work. You have blessed me far more than I deserve. You have given me strength and comfort in times of trials and grief. Your love has lifted my spirit when it was at its lowest. All this and more, in addition to Your gift of Salvation. My simple words could never come close to expressing the true feeling of gratitude for You!
My prayer today is for the protection and guidance of the children. I look around me and see so many being led into darkness, and I cry for them all. I ask for wisdom, faith, courage and strength, to reach out to everyone that I can, to pray for them and share Your truth and love with them, and I pray that their hearts will receive You. I know that I can’t touch every child’s heart, but You can! I ask You to use me in whatever way You want me to go, give me the words to say and I will say them. Lead me to do what You want me to do, and in Your name, I will.
Lord, I know how much I love my children and want their souls to be saved. I can only imagine how much more a love You feel for us all, as Your children. And because of that, I ask You to give Your protection to all the children, to guard them against the ways of evil that speak to them. Help them to know Your truth, and give them courage to stand up for what is right. I know how mighty and capable You are, at least I have had a glimpse of Your strength, and I am putting my faith and trust in You this day, that You will keep these children in Your arms today. With a deep love and thankfulness, I pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Please keep praying for me and my wife and kids that a court matter may be throw out in Jesus name
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You and your family are in our prayers friend. Remember to keep your trust in the Lord, put your life in His hands. He will not forsake you. In Jesus name.
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Your prayers have truly blessed me…….helped me to realize some of the things that are blessings and some things that are purpose in my life I thank God for you posting these …..your brother in Christ steve
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