Praying Circles Around God's Will

I am reading the book, The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. Amazing book! It is a book primarily on prayer. One of the lessons I am learning in this book on prayer is to pray specifically and pray audacious prayers.  Mark Batterson says this, “It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you. If you don’t believe that, then you’ll pray small timid prayers; if you do believe it, then you’ll pray audacious prayers.” Secondly, Mark explains that being specific in our prayers means to “Define your dream, claim your promise and spell your miracle.”  

When  it comes to Children’s Ministry I have heard countless leaders say, “There are always holes in the volunteer ministry. It’s just the nature of the ministry.” But thinking about what Mark Batterson said,this paradigm does not give God permission to invade our faithless thinking. I believe that He can fill every hole and that we can be a different  ministry than most; we can have a Children’s Ministry that is completely staffed with people who are passionate for children and people who are willing to set aside other things in life so they can make an eternal impact on the life of a child. I am circling this audacious prayer for Kids Quest, and I implore you to pray this with me. We serve a big God who can do all things! Amen?

Dear God, the all powerful and all present God. Your will is to reach the children with the sacrificial love and grace of Jesus Christ, your Son. I believe with all my heart 1 Timothy 2:3-4 is true: …God, our Savior, who wants all people (adults, teens and children) to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. Make your will our reality by bringing forth the volunteers needed. We believe that you can fill every need! Because you can, we know you will.  Draw all those that have a chosen place to step forward and serve your children. If there is fear in some, demolish their fear. If there is doubt, change it to faith. If there is busyness, open doors for them to walk through. Make provision in every way possible that enables your desire: filling every position open in Kids Quest! Make it possible for us to have a second service at 9:30am with a full staff of 6 teachers and 6 assistants. You can do this and I am praying until it happens. In Jesus name, we confidently ask, because you have said that whatever we ask in your Son’s name, you will do it. Amen.