2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 23 – Topic: Conference veterans Psalm 18:2 — The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge . . . Lord Jesus, many of Your servants are preparing again to assemble with others who seek to serve You with their pen. …
ACFW Conference Prayer: The Volunteer Workers (Day 24)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 24 – Topic: The Volunteer Workers Romans 6:13b–Present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. Lord, fill our volunteer workers with a sense of mission, as ones who represent You, wearing a servant spirit and giving themselves joyfully to others. No …
Dancing
By Christine Sunderland It is said and it is written that Jacob dreamed of angels descending and ascending a ladder between Heaven and Earth, and that later he wrestled with an Angel of God. Just so the Christian writer dreams and the Christian writer wrestles. For we dream of Heaven but are rooted on earth; we wrestle with God’s spirit …
ACFW Conference Prayer: For First-Time Attendees (Day 25)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 25 – Topic: First-Time Attendees Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Dear Heavenly Father, New experiences stretch us in many ways. For those attending the ACFW Conference for the first time it will be quite …
ACFW Conference Prayer: For Technology to Work (Day 26)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 26 – Topic: For the technology to work 1 Corinthians 14:33a–For God is not a God of confusion. Heavenly Father, You are the author of all good things, including all technology. We ask for Your blessing and protection for those in charge of every technical aspect of this conference – for clear …
Prayers for the Writing Life
By Cindy Patterson Thank you, Father, for this adventurous writing desire you have given me. Thank you for how far you have brought me and for all the many blessings surrounding me. You are always faithful. My heart overflows with praise and thanksgiving to You. May I always stay humble and kind. Psalm 147:6 The Lord sustains the humble …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Conference Staff (Day 27)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 27: Conference staff 1 Thessalonians 1:3a–Constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love … Heavenly Father, As preparations are being made and programs implemented, we lift up the ACFW Conference Staff into Your hands. Keep them focused on You, because it is to Your glory that this conference …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Spotlight Sessions (Day 28)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 28 – Spotlight Sessions Proverbs 2:6–For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Father God, Your Word says that You give wisdom, and we ask You to pour out insights and understanding upon those who teach the Spotlight Sessions. Help them know what is on Your heart for …
When “No, Thank You” is Really “Not Yet”
By Kathleen Y’Barbo You keep track of my sorrows. You have collected my tears in your bottle. You record each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 The process from idea to publication is sometimes much more difficult than a writer expects. Fresh plots become words on a page. Those words are polished, deleted, and added back until the manuscript …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Paid Critiquers (Day 29)
2018 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 29 PRAYER – TOPIC: PAID CRITIQUERS AS THEY WORK ON SUBMISSIONS 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 – “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” Precious …