2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 4 – 9/17/17 – WISDOM IN DECISION MAKING FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Father, we ask for wisdom for the ACFW Executive Board in all things surrounding the conference, and to administer this wisdom in love and unity of purpose. Fill them with Your Spirit and let their ears be open to …
Conference Prayer – Travel Safety (Day 5)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 5 – 9/16/17 – TRAVEL SAFETIES He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. – Psalm 121:3-4 Lord, we ask today for Your travel mercies upon each conference attendee, faculty, and staff member. …
ACFW Conference Prayer – For Worship Pleasing to God (Day 6)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 6 – 9/15/17 – FOR WORSHIP PLEASING TO GOD Lord Jesus, our goal here on earth and in Heaven is to please You with our worship and praise. Holy Spirit, we ask You to inhabit our worship, so it may rise as a sweet aroma to the Father. May it bring …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Health For All Attending Conference (Day 7)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 7 – 9/14/17 – HEALTH FOR ALL ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE Lord, You made our bodies, and You designed the way they work. We ask that during our conference, You give those who attend, organize, and teach, stamina and clear minds, complete rest after the days’ sessions, and joy in our hearts …
ACFW Conference Prayer: For A Smooth Registration (Day 8)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 8 – 9/13/17 – FOR A SMOOTH REGISTRATION “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose …” Romans 8:28 [NKJV] Father God, we feel the excitement building as each calendar day brings us one step …
Attacking Atychiphobia
By Andrea Boeshaar What’s Atychiphobia? In my book My Heart Belongs in The Shenandoah Valley: Lily’s Dilemma, I address atychiphobia or the fear of failure. One of my two main characters, Mac Albright, is terrified to fail. For him, it’s not an option. He intends to prove that he’s not the “ne’er-do-well” that Alexandria, Virginia’s elite have come to believe. …
ACFW Conference Prayer – For Casey Miller/Appointments (Day 9)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 9 – 9/12/17 – CASEY MILLER AS HE FINALIZES APPOINTMENTS Heavenly Father, we thank You for bringing Casey Miller to this conference to provide the important service of scheduling all ACFW appointments. His experience and organizational skills are a blessing. We ask that You will shower him with patience as he …
ACFW Conference Prayer – The Families at Home (Day 10)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 10 – 9/11/17 – THE FAMILIES WE LEAVE AT HOME Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is …
ACFW Conference Prayer – For Those Who Mourn (Day 11)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 11 – 9/10/17 – THAT WE MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN Heavenly Father, as we prepare for our conference, open our hearts to those who are mourning this year, to those who have lost loved ones or have received tragic news. Open our hearts to those who feel hopeless and helpless. …
ACFW Conference Prayer – That We Rejoice (Day 12)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 12 – 9/9/17 – THAT WE REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE Romans 12:15 – Rejoice with those who rejoice. (ESV). Father God, we lean on You to stir within us a spirit of rejoicing when others get the appointment we thought we needed, when editors and agents show excitement for someone else’s project, …