TGIF Thank God It's Friday

Dear Heavenly Father,

Lord I thank You for a brand new day, for the cool temperatures, and for life. Today is another day for me to impact the world with a Godly Christian Witness. Father God, You are an awesome God who loves me dearly. I am thankful and grateful for Your Love. You loved this world so much that You gave Your only begotten Son as a sacrifice for my sins.

Lord Jesus, Your scars make it possible for me to enter the Kingdom of God. Thank You Lord. I have no petitions today, my King. Just Thanks and Praise for my Mighty God.

Father I love You and I give this day to You Lord. And I pray this in Jesus' Name, Amen.

Prayer for Getting back to Normal

Lord, I just thank you for sparing Houston to brunt of hurricane Rita, And I lift up the areas that were not as fortunate. Everything seems to be getting back to normal here in Houston. I want to lift up all the teachers and students who are going back to school today.

Father God, You are such a good God. It's so easy to focus on the negative and forget and take for granted our every day blessings. I am so grateful for all I have. And the privileges I enjoy living in America. I'm giving my first tennis lessons in a week and am happy to be going back to work. Thank You Lord that I have a job that I can impact people for the Kingdom. I pray for blessings on my lessons today.

Lord Jesus, Thank you for my family. I love my beautiful sweet wife and baby and stepson dearly. I pray for blessings on them, especially baby Elijah who has been feeling sick lately and Monica who has not been getting enough sleep.

Lord, I thank you for the beautiful house I live in. I am grateful to have a roof over my head. But Lord if You see fit for us to relocate then I pray for a speedy sale of this house. We would like to relocate to West Columbia but Lord we just leave all that in Your strong, capable, directing hands. We are ready to go where ever You lead us.

Lord God, I just want to get on a normal, sane routine. I want to have more time to spend with my family. I want to be a strong spiritual leader. By Your grace I will accomplish these things.

Lord I love You. I truly do give my life to You. I have your full armor on Lord. I am ready for the day. I am strong in You Christ Jesus, And I pray in Your Holy Name,

Amen.

An Extraordinary Life

I've been listening to Dr Charles Stanley's series entitled: Living the Extraordinary life.

I sure want to live an extraordinary life. And I know that in order to accomplish that I need to dive into the Word. Monica and I purchased Max Maclean's The Bible on CD and I plan to start listening to that during my daily commutes. We also plan to start having regular bible study time with Connor a couple of times a week, plus we'll have our own ongoing independent studies.

That's our plan to start living an extraordinary life. This is a call to action for the Chadwell Family. -And I have to be the leader in that regard. And extraordinary life is not going to just happen without some effort. God will transform us through the renewing of our minds. And we renew our minds by input. If we put garbage in, we'll get garbage out. If we put in The True Living Word of God, we can not help bet become renewed.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Lord, You are wonderful. You are Powerful and Awesome, God. I reverence You, My King. I thank You for Your Saving Grace. I thank You for Your most Precious, Holy Word. I pray that the Holy Spirit is manifested in me and is evident in my life. Lord I invited You into my heart years ago and You dwelt within me. Since then I've been hot and cold for You throughout the years.

I want to be hot for You, Lord. I want a fire burning inside of me for You, Lord. Lord today I'm going to quit talking about getting closer to You. I'm just going to start doing it. I'm going to dive into Your Word and be transformed. I'm going to live an extraordinary life. I'm going to model an extraordinary life for my wife and family, for my friends and colleagues, for the world, Lord.

Father God, I love You. And today I'm going to really start showing You I love You. I pray for Your Grace, Lord. I need lots of Grace. I'm just taking one step at a time and walking in faith, Lord. Step by step with You, my King.

Lord Jesus I give this day to You. I'm on Fire for You Lord, and it feels good. Thank You Jesus for my Life. I do have such a good life. I can't always see how my difficulties will work out but I know that You promised to work all things for good to those who trust You and are called to Your purpose. I do not fear the future. I just rest my faith in You. And I pray this in Jesus' name... Amen.

Second Prayer for Renewal

I spent an hour working on this post earlier this morning and when I went to publish, some technical problem occurred and it was lost.

That is the Enemy trying to get me down. But I will not allow the Evil One to Prevail. I've put on God's Holy Armor this morning. I've been praying fervently for a renewal of my spirit since 4 AM...

This past week has been a blur. I've been busy trying to buy a house, sell a house, prepare for a hurricane, evacuate for a hurricane, clean up after a hurricane, and still maintain my normal workload. I've got news for you: That's an impossible pace to keep up. And there has been frustration and friction in my house.

I've allowed myself to get too busy again. Busyness is the one tool that Satan successfully uses against me time and time again. If You look back at my journals over the past few years that is a recurring theme.

I just don't want to waste my life away spending time on meaningless activity. I've got to quit trying to do things under my own power. I've got to fully surrender to Jesus. Not just pay lip service in the morning and then fly out the door doing things my way.

My way doesn't work. My way leads to exhaustion and incompletion. My way is totally inadequate. So why do I try to do things my way...? I can't explain it. But I don't need to. I just need to ask The Father to help me break my life-long habits. I've got to stop being so busy in the things of this world and start getting busy living the life of an authentic, committed believer.

Dear Heavenly Father,

I am giving it all to You. I can't solve this puzzle. I just know that I can't accomplish happiness and life satisfaction by myself. It's only through You. It's only through the Cross. Lord I just give my trouble, I give this yolk of busyness to You. I pray this morning for a renewal of my spirit. Wash me clean and let me start afresh in You, Lord.

The Enemy shall not prevail, Lord. I will not give in to the ways of this world. I am Yours, Father. I am a child of the King. I love You Lord, I just humbly seek Your will for my life and my family. You promised Lord that if we just seek You first, and Your Kingdom, then everything else will be added on. That's what I'm doing this morning. I'm seeking You. I know that I am nothing and I can accomplish nothing apart from You.

Lord lift me up, hold me up. Renew me. I ask these things in the name of Christ Jesus, Amen.

Prayer for the Sale of Our House

Dear Heavenly Father,

Lord, You guide our steps. You are in charge here. We want to sell our house quickly and relocate. Time is of the essence. But Lord as much as we want to be somewhere else, We know that it is all in Your perfect plan for our lives. So, while I petition earnestly for our house to sell quickly, I also just pray for Your Will to be done in this matter.

Give us a peace about the time line in all of this. This house has been a blessing to our family. And we are so grateful, Jesus. But Lord we feel the time is to move on. Living in Columbia Lakes would make my life so much easier. I'd be on the road up to 15 hours less a week. I'd have more time to spend with my family. Our Children would grow up in a much safer environment. I can only see good things from this move, Father.

But still, Lord We will yield to Your Will. Help us to be patient and wait on You in all of this, Lord. And Father I pray for the family that will buy our house. Keep them safe and healthy. I lift them up today who ever and where ever they are.

Father God, I also want to lift up those who are involved in the sale of our house and the purchase of the house in Columbia Lakes: Ken, Sabrina, Kellie, and Michael. I pray that my family presents a Godly witness to them and touches their lives in a positive way.

Father I also pray for the track of Tropical Storm Rita. She's soon to be a Hurricane and projected to hit the Texas Coast. I pray that the hurricane take a turn and hit somewhere down south in a scarcely populated area of Mexico. I pray for minimal damage and minimal bodily injury, Lord.

Lord Jesus, You ARE the Lord of my life. I DO submit to Your will, Father. I love You Lord. And I give this day to You, my King. And I wait in eager anticipation of Your soon return.

I pray these things dear Lord in Your Son's Holy Name: Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer for the Week~Prayer For the Weak

Dear Heavenly Father,

What an Awesome God you are Lord. You spoke this world into existence. You are the Author of Life. You know all, see all, and there are no secrets from you, Lord.

I know that You are well aware of the struggles my wife and I have between raising baby Elijah and Connor, and keeping the house up and making ends meet. Father God, I'm not complaining, I'm praising. I know that You are right here in the midst of our storms. You're loving us, protecting us, and lifting us up. Thank You, Jesus.

I just pray that we are right in the center of Your will for our lives. We only want to honor You Lord. You have done great things for us. You are totally worthy of our praise and adoration.

Lord, We feel weak at times. Physically weak and more importantly, we feel spiritually weak sometimes. Help us Lord to sift through a very difficult busy schedule this next week and the next sixty days for that matter.

We just pray that Your will be done regarding the house at Columbia Lakes. We just put that situation in Your hands, Lord.

All the power and honor and glory are Yours, Lord. And I (we) love You, Father. I give this day to You, my King.

And I pray these things in Jesus' Name, Amen.

Thanks and Praise

Dear Heavenly Father,

I come to You this morning just thankful and grateful for this life You've given me. Lord Thank You and Praise You my Savior for all the opportunity You've given me. Father God, I just want to be Your hands and feet. I want to be a Rock for my Family. And You are giving me that chance.

Oh God, You are a Great and Wonderful God. How tender are Your mercies, dear Jesus. You are a Comfort to the Weary. You are a an Encourager to the sad and lonely. You are God...! I have everything I could possibly want or need. I can not, I dare not ask for anything more, Lord. You have given me the desires of my heart. -A sweet, loving wife and kids... A good job... And an opportunity to serve in Your Kingdom and impact the world with the Message of Truth and Grace and Everlasting Life.

My Jesus, My Lord and King, I bow down to You oh Most Holy Loving Father. I love You Lord. I lift up the name Jesus on High today and every day. But especially today, Lord. Fridays are all about You.

Thank God it's Friday...! I don't need anything else but You, My Redeemer...!

Lord Jesus I pray these things in Your Holy Name,

Amen.

Remembering The Twin Towers

I'm having trouble sleeping tonight. I've been thinking about the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. I remember back now at that time how I couldn't believe the evil that was in the world. That event changed the lives of America forever. It changed the world. It changed me.

I definitely drew closer to God that day. I remember thinking how all those people who died that morning had absolutely no idea their time was up when they went to work or boarded a plane that morning. I remember how I felt very vulnerable. Very fragile.

Anything could happen to us at anytime of the day, any where. We really do have to live in constant expectancy that we might see our Savior at any minute.

He could come to us.... Or we could go to Him. That's really a very sobering thought isn't it...?

Dear Heavenly Father,

Lord I feel an unease right now. I don't like this world we live in. It's vile, and despicable. I just want to come home to You, Lord . I just want to take my family and leave. But I know we are called to be in the world, just not of it.

I have a job to do. It's to impact the world for Your Kingdom. But Father it's so discouraging when we face stress on top of stress on top of more stress. Jesus, just help me to be strong. Help me to persevere. Help me to be the man You've called me to be.

It all gets back to spending more time in Your Word. How will I become transformed if I don't know Your Word...? How will I excel if I don't dive into that book...? Lord Give me the discipline to study Your word every day. Not just listen on the radio, but a real study time.

I know the Devil has been keeping me busy. It seems nearly every minute of every day is accounted for, but my time is not spent pursuing the Kingdom. It is spent existing. Perhaps if I spent more time pursuing the Kingdom I would do more than just exist...?

Lord Jesus, Help me reach my potential in You. I love You Lord. I'm living my life for You. Everything I do is for Your Glory, Jesus. Father God, today I just remember that You are God and I am not. I lift up the families and friends of the victims of 9/11. I lift up America today. The land of the free and the home of the brave. Truly Lord, You really have shed Your Grace on Thee.

Father I worship You and Praise You, Jesus. And I just pray these things in Your Holy Name, Jesus Christ... Amen.

Prayer of Thanks

My Dear Sweet Jesus,

Oh Most Holy Lord, Master of the Universe, God of Power and Might, You are an Awesome and Wonderful God. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory, My King. The whole world is in Your Hands. Jesus, I bow down before You in humble adoration.

Today my Lord I just count my many blessings. And I deeply and humbly thank You Father for giving me such a tremendous life. My entire perspective has changed since becoming a daddy. And I was just thinking how You are the Ultimate Daddy, My Divine, Holy, Spiritual Father. Thank You for being my role model, Lord. My Hero...!

You know absolutely everything about me. There are no secrets. Nothing Hidden. You know how much I truly Love You, Lord. And I only want to honor You and serve You in all that I do. Oh I know I fall short many times every day, but I'm trying Lord. And You continue to heep blessings upon me that I do not deserve.

Father God, I want to thank You that Houston is in the position to be a care giver to Katrina victims instead of the other way around. That Hurricane could have just as easily devastated the Texas gulf coast. But You spared us. And now we have a chance to be Your Hands and Feet to those in need. What an Honor. What a Privilege. Help us to do all that we can do. Allow us to change lives through tender love and compassion.

Lord, for me personally there seems to be no end to blessings . You are totally blessing my career. You have seen fit to bless me with so many new tennis students this fall, I just thank You Lord, and pray that I continue to be an effective witness for you.

And Father the blessing of my family with baby Elijah is one of the biggest blessings of all. You have allowed Monica and I to bring a new life into the world. A new life that will never feel the pain and disappointment that I went through as a child. A new life that will grow up in a loving, Godly, family environment. Lord Jesus I thank You so much for the precious gift of baby Elijah.

And Lord I just thank You for my support system. I have an awesome wife and stepson. We have Monica's parents and my sis for close family love and support. I have awesome friends, colleagues, and a great community of families of those that teach tennis too.

I have a very satisfying and successful career. We live in a beautiful house. We Attend a great Church. We have opportunities to serve God and each other... All these things are from and of God. Nothing is because of what a great guy Sam Chadwell is. Truth be Told, I am absolutely nothing without You my Jesus. Not a Thing. It's all about You, Lord.

You, who willingly gave up Your life on the cross so that I might live 2000 years later and be blessed with life everlasting. Lord You spoke the universe into existence. You made this planet and all that dwells upon it. Then when it became so foul and corrupt You came down from Heaven to save it. And You will do that again. I thank You Jesus for Your soon to be Second Coming.

And that's why I like to take every Friday to just lift You up and count my blessings and just Praise you, Lord.

To God be the Glory. Now and Forever, In the Name of Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, Amen.

Prayer for My Family

Today I just want to lift up my family. I pray for Baby Elijah as he is 6 weeks old on Thursday. I pray for my sweet wife Monica. She works tirelessly to take care of us all. I pray for Connor my stepson. He just turned 13 and is dealing with all those things that teenagers deal with. He's at that awkward stage between being a kid and a young man. And I pray for myself. I'm just a man trying to stay in the middle of God's will for my life and my family's life.

Dear Lord,

You are an awesome God, a mighty God. You are a loving, tender Father. I praise You today, Jesus. Thank You for the blessing of my family. Thank You Lord that I don't have to go through this life alone. Lord, thank You for the blessing of being a care giver.

Father God, I just ask for strength for myself today. I ask for Courage to live the life You have called me to live in this dark world. Lord, You are my authority. I am under Your direction. Help me to be obedient in all things you have asked of me. Help me to be a good provider for my family. Help me to be a dynamic spiritual leader. Guard and protect us all from Satan's attack. The evil one will not prevail in this house. His fiery darts are blunted by Your impenetrable armor, Lord. And I clothe myself in that armor this morning, Lord.

Bless Monica today, Lord. Grant her rest. Enable Elijah to sleep for long periods today so that Monica can sleep, too. Lift up Connor today, Lord. I pray that he resist all temptation today. I pray that he develops a heart for service and that he consider the feelings of others more. Give him a heart of compassion, Lord.

Lord, I know I don't deserve these blessings. I am wretched. But You died for all of us. By Your Grace I am saved and am being transformed in Your image even at this very moment...! Thank You Lord for Your incomprehensible Love. I love You too, Lord. And I give this day to You, Father. Everything I do today is in Your name. I will give my best to You.

I pray these things in The name of my Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen...!

Working for the Lord

Dr Stanley spoke this morning about having a servant's heart and attitude toward work and interaction with each other. He said Jesus spent his life here on earth serving right to the end.

We are called to emulate Christ's life and that should flow out of all our activities including work. We need to sincerely do our best to reverence the Lord. God's people ought to be the best workers no matter what they are doing. What ever we do we are called to give our best as if we are working for the Lord. It doesn't make any difference what one's vocation is. If we give our best in every circumstance we will not make an impression on others, we will be making a huge impact in their lives.

One of the disdasters of this age is that we act one way in church and another way away from church. We need to make every moment a church experience. Every occupation should be a ministry of some sort. Remember as Christians we are called to be in the world but not of it...!