I have started car pooling this week. WHAT A BLESSING! Again, God's timing...as we set the car pool up before Christmas to start on Jan. 7. Who knew that I would be at one of my lowest points...that I would be having trouble getting out of bed? Voila - car pool gives me a push out of bed...keeps me at work a bit longer (good - as I still struggle with full days) AND gives me company every morning and every evening???? GOD KNEW. He is so good to me.

Here is my "daily" prayer...don't always remember to do it...so sorta daily. It is incredibly powerful and often makes me cry-with relief and assurance. It is MOST beautiful when declared out loud. This is from "The Bondage Breaker" by Neil T. Anderson:

Dear heavenly Father, I praise You and honor You as my Lord. You are in control of all things. I thank You that You are always with me and will never leave me nor forsake me. You are the only all-powerful and only wise God. You are kind and loving in all Your ways. I love You and thank You that I am united with Christ and spiritually alive in Him. I choose not to love the world or the things in the world, and I crucify the flesh and all its passions.

Thank you for the life that I now have in Christ. I ask you to fill me with the Holy Spirit so I may say no to sin and yes to You. I declare my total dependence upon You and I take a stand against Satan and all his lying ways. I choose to believe the truth of God's word despite what my feelings say. I refuse to be discouraged; You are the God of all hope. Nothing is too difficult for You. I am confident that You will supply all my needs as I seek to live according to Your Word. I thank You that I can be content and live a responsible life through Christ who strengthens me.

I now take my stand against Satan and command him and all his evil spirits to depart from me. I choose to put on the full armor of God so I may be able to stand firm against all the devil's schemes. I submit my body as a living sacrifice to God and I choose to renew my mind by the living Word of God. By doing so I will be able to prove that the will of God is good, acceptable, and perfect for me. In the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.