George Mueller, a great man of prayer

Today I listened to Pastor Edmund Chan’s sermon from the Sermon on the Mount series.
The topic: Dealing With Retaliation. Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42 (NASB)

Pastor closed with a quotation from George Mueller.
He said the day George Mueller discovered himself was the day he died to self.

In surfing the net to know more about George Mueller. I came cross the same quotation in
http://realheroes.net/reformers/George_Mueller.html

His quote:
There was a day when I died, utterly died: died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends. And since then, I have studied only to show myself 'approved unto God.’

The link give valuable inputs on prayer.

Prayer Watch

Focus: Praying with our Hand

Thumb's Up - "Thanksgiving!"
(1 Thess 5:16-18)

Index Finger - "Leaders"
Let's PRAY for the leaders in our lives. E.g. Husbands, fathers, church leaders, employers, teachers to have the Fear of the Lord & Wisdom (Prov 1:7), Salvation (1 Tim 2:4) and the Fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23).

Middle Finger - "Significant People"
PRAY 1 Cor 15:58 over those who have greatly blessed us by name. E.g. parents, mentor, friends, ... etc

Ring Finger - "Those in need"
PRAY Isa 41:10 for the elderly, the abandoned, prphans, divorced, abused, etc, that each one will earnestly seek the Lord, and be found by Him.

Little Finger - Self
PRAY and BELIEVE Isa 41:1-7 for yourself & for all of God's People.

Verses
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
16 Be joyful always;
17 pray continually;
18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

1 Timothy 2:4 (NIV)
who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 4:1-7 (NIV)
1 In that day seven women
will take hold of one man
and say, "We will eat our own food
and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace!"

2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.

Source: Covenant EFC