Today is Motivation Monday! Tell us in the comments if you’ve taken action and get a chance to win today’s giveaway which is another copy of Sheila Walsh’s book Beautiful Things Happen When A Woman Trusts God!
Get all the details at the end of the post and find out who won last week’s prize.
How To Pray…
I’ve decided to go offline this week to prepare as best as I can for my speaking engagement in Denver on Thursday.
But I wanted to share with you an amazingly moving song by an artist named Kendall Payne. It’s called Pray. The lyrics are brilliant, convicting, difficult and deep. Her voice is gorgeous and the music…beautiful.
As we begin to pursue revolution in our lives, these are the kinds of prayers we need to be praying for one another.
The song starts at 1:57. Enjoy…
If you’re unable to watch the video right now, please at least read the lyrics I’ve added at the end of this post.
Motivation Monday Details
For those of you who are new, here’s how Motivation Monday works:
Anyone who takes some sort of action can enter to win. Your action might be:
- getting up early, reading your Bible
- going on a date with your kids
- creating a mission statement
- exercising
- creating a meal plan
- Writing a goal
It can be any action that improves who you are as a believer or a mother.
How To Enter
To enter the giveaway, you would do one (or all) of these:
1. Leave a comment and say, “I took action this week!”
2. Leave another comment telling us what action you took.
3. Follow @Inspired2Action on Twitter or Facebook and tell us there about the action you took.
4. Blog about your action and share the link below.
Last Week’s Winner
According to Random.org, last week’s winner of Jeremy Camp’s new CD We Cry Out is Rochelle R.! Congratulations!
Action Begets Action
Why do I want you to Twitter, Facebook, Blog or Comment about the actions you taken in the past couple of weeks? …because action begets action. The things you’ve done WILL inspire others. And, well, that’s kind of what this blog is all about.
Lyrics
Here are the lyrics to the Kendall Payne song Pray.
Leave a CommentI will pray for you now, for you have been my faithful friends
While the road we walk is difficult indeed
I could not ask for more than what you’ve already been
Only that you would say these prayers for me
May your heart break enough that compassion enters in
May your strength all be spent upon the weak
All the castles and crowns you build and place upon your head
May they all fall, come crashing down around your feet
May you find every step to be harder than the last
So your character grows greater every stride
May your company be of human insignificance
May your weakness be your only source of pride
What you do unto others may it all be done to you
May you meet the One who made us
And see Him smile when life is through
May your blessings be many but not what you hoped they’d be
And when you look upon the broken
May mercy show you what you could not see
May you never be sure of any plans you desire
But you’d learn to trust the plan He has for you
May your passions be tried and tested in the holy fire
May you fight with all your life for what is true
I have prayed for you now all of my dear and faithful friends
But what I wish is more than I could ever speak
As the way wanders on I’ll long to see you once again
Until then, would you pray these prayers for me?
Oh, that you would pray for me
I sorted through a massive stack of papers that had been looming over me, taunting me that it was not done. Success!!
I took action!!!
I joined weight watchers this week!!!
I took action this week!
Rather than pack for an upcoming trip tomorrow, I spontaneously took my boys to a fire station open house, and we had a GREAT time. Now to pray that I won’t be frazzled before our morning departure…
I took action…or I should say We took action 😉
My husband and I have had on our calendar, for a couple of months now, “Family Prayer Time” on Sunday nights. Have we done it? Nope! But last night it all changed, we sat down and we PRAYED TOGETHER! We used to have a habit of doing this on Sundays and we are working toward that goal now :o)
I took action!
I prayed with my husband and for my husband this week using the prayer calendar
I finally made a dent in my dining room restoration project that was keeping us from eating together at the table!
I prayed with my husband today, before we even got out of bed.
I took action this week!!
I acknowledged “my jordan” yesterday – the thing that I’ve been holding back from God. Now of course the next step is taking enough action to give it all to him!! So the goal is written – now to do it!
Yes, I’ve absolutely taken action this week….started with a fabulous sunday school class yesterday for my little guys class (pre-K). They’re so fun to teach!!!
i am taking action (right now) by having some alone time from the 2 kiddos…thanks to my sweet husband for supporting me!
I took action this week.
I have actually made it through all my e-mails rather than going to bed with 400-500 in my box!
I took action today! I ran about 3 miles this morning!
I’ve made progress this week!
This morning I got up early, journaled, prayed, and worked on the Beth Moore study that I’ll be co-leading in the fall. In large part due to this site, I’ve been consistent about mornings for the past month – a very new thing for me!
I took action this morning by praying for ALL the people on my list! I love using the calenders in your ebook for guided prayer for my husband and son!
Thanks!
I took action this week – I have started reading the bible with my children!!
I started waking up earlier and reading my Bible this week! And finally got the curtains hung in our master bedroom!
I took Action!!!!
I hope this counts..
I get up early every Monday and volunteer at a Homeless Day Center.
I took action this week!
I ran this morning, happily got my family started on their day and started a new cleaning plan!
Spent Saturday with my daughter having fun and getting circus tickets for later this week.
I took action this week!
this may be a little out of the box… but i made a dentist appt for the first time in over 6 years… I want to set a good example for my daughter and break the generational (and irrational) fear of the dentist
I took action this week!
I began homeschooling today (after a four year absence from it)!
I took action this week!
My son is fully potty trained! Whoo hoo!
And I signed up for the Woman of Faith conference in Portland, Oregon.
(Even though it is going to take some serious budgeting to get there!)
I took action!! 🙂
I created a meal plan (breakfast, lunch AND dinner) for the week – AND biked with the kids through the neighborhood!
I took action this week.
I took action!
I am still going to the YMCA…and today I purchased a membership! Hooray for exercise.
I took action this morning!
I started a Beth Moore study last night at church!
i took action this week.
I took action this week! I finally bought a desktop so that we could get rid of my childhood roll-top desk and create a large enough surface for me to actually be able to work from. And my old desk is going back to my parents to use so we can probably get it back one day if we want it for either of our daughters. 🙂
I took action this week! I prayed for my husband using the prayer calandar : )
I took action this week!
I’ve read a chapter of the New Testament to my 4 mth old everyday and prayed that it would plant a seed.
i took action!
I created a meal plan for this week in my google calendar… I am hoping this works for me!
I got up this morning to spend time with the Lord in Acts.
I also went walking today!
Have fun speaking Kat, let us know how it goes!
I took action this week!
I got up early and read the Word and prayed. I also work on numerous Bible studies (usually at one time). Last but not least, I took my youngest daughter to Washington DC on Saturday, August 28th-telling my daughter we need to stand up and be counted for our faith in God!
I took action!
My action: I got up early and read the Bible
Kat,
I am sure you will do a wonderful job at your speaking engagement! Many will be blessed by you!
I took action this week!
I plowed through all the phone calls, shopping, paperwork and appointments needed before school begins next week. It has been a little chaotic but feels good to be ready to go. Now we can enjoy these last fews days of summer!
I spent a whole day in silence and solitude with your e-book in my hands. I prayed and thought and scratched out my roles and my goals. I wrote my mission statement. And I’m so thankful to have that hammered out. And I’m thankful to you for giving us this very helpful exercise. God bless you!
I fasted !
I took action by exercising before my daughters woke up.
I took action!
I exercised yesterday!
I only count new actions. Getting up early and quiet times are firm habits with me. Goals and exercise are the areas needing work.
Kat, I will be praying for you as you prepare to speak!
I took action!
I increased my nightly sit-up reps to 25 (from 15)! Baby steps are better than no steps, right?
I took action!
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
We posted about this giveaway at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2010/09/when-woman-trusts-god.html
We started (home) school! With a great new schedule and everything…
And I’ve started my project 365 photos…
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
I took action!
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I dealt with an insurance company….boy is that tough.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I took action!
I made a commitment to spend at least 15 minutes a day in devotion.
Thank you for sharing that song with me! It met me in more ways than you could ever know right now. I am in the middle of reading Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love, and so the song was so timely and really resonated with what God is teaching me. My husband and I were fasting and praying over our financial difficulties and just seeking wisdom and “clarity” from God. What we were reminded of individually is that the hardships are so worth it if we grow more into the image of Christ.
I took action!
I decided that I needed to have a focus for each month on my blog. Then I decided on the focus for September and figured out my plan of action to make it happen. Then I wrote the first article in the series and published it thereby committing myself to follow my plan for the month.
I took action this week!
The baby is coming SOON! So I’ve been finalizing all that should be done and organized before her arrival, so that I can focus on bonding and transitioning to a family of 4!
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