SPEM PRAYER REQUEST

It is 8:00 am Monday morning and the phone rings so I answer to hear my mothers voice. She is tired and upset and worried. My father and her have been up most of the night. Dad has had a very high fever and sick all night. She has asked me to drive them to London for a scheduled doctors appointment.

I have to rearrange an appointment with my physio and they are upset, but in my life family always comes firt. I decided I had an 1/2 before I needed to leave so I would look for a quick devotion on healing, for stress relief, and I went to the site for Daily Bread and this is this mornings devotional. I felt it suited exactly what my mother needs and so does the rest of my family. So please pray this SPEM prayer for us all. Thank you in advance for these prayers. May God Bless you.

I bow my knees to the Father . . . that He would grant you . . . to be strengthened with might through His Spirit. —Ephesians 3:14,16

A friend sent me an e-mail that concluded with a list of prayer requests. She said, “Spiritually, I am confused, so pray for understanding. Physically, I am tired, so pray for rest. Emotionally, I am very weak, so pray for strength. Mentally, I am worried, so pray for peace.”

When I saw her later, I told her, “I’ve been SPEM praying for you.” She looked confused, so I told her I was praying for her spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Scripture illustrates God’s care in each of these areas.

Spiritual: Jesus prayed for His disciples: “Sanctify them by Your truth” (John 17:17). Truth leads to spiritual understanding, eliminating confusion.

Physical: Peter had a physical need—release from jail. His friends prayed—and he got out (Acts 12:1-11). In God’s care we find security and rest (Ps. 16:9).

Emotional: Often the psalmists asked God for relief from distress (4:1; 18:6; 107:6-7). He brings hope.

Mental: Insight and wisdom are promised for those who cry out to God (Prov. 2:3-6; James 1:5-7). Through prayer and reading His Word, the peace of God can be found.

Are you struggling? Ask God for spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental assistance. —Dave Branon

What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer! —Scriven

Turn your cares into prayers.