Iron Rose Sister Ministries

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Published: 29 January 2020

• prayer
• PartoftheWhole

Prayer is the foundation of everything we do: keeping us connected to the One who guides our efforts and directs our vision. When we keep our eyes fixed on the Great I AM, we see more clearly the part that others play in the fulfillment of that vision, starting with your prayers!

During our Prayer Month, we are celebrating “Our Part in Prayer,” as a part of our overall 2020 theme: “Part of the Whole” (1 Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 4:15-16). Every year, during the month of February, we join as one voice in prayer for Iron Rose Sister Ministries and all the women impacted, equipped, inspired, and encouraged through our efforts.

Our PART in Prayer
• Praise the I AM for being present with each of us individually as members of His body and for using us as His instruments through Iron Rose Sister Ministries.
• Admit that we cannot do any of it without Him, confessing Him as Lord of our lives.
• Request that God give us wisdom for where and how He leads us in the future and that He lead you in how you can partner in the vision to equip women.
• Thank God for what He has done through Iron Rose Sister Ministries thus far and thank Him that He is far from done with His work.

What is my part in prayer this month?
1. Pray daily for Iron Rose Sister Ministries.
2. Deepen our relationships with God and one another through prayer.
3. Print/copy this calendar and share it! Each day’s entry can serve as a reminder or a prompt for the Spirit to guide the rest of our prayers.
4. Share on social media: hashtags #IronRoseSister #ourpartinprayer #partofthewhole
Instagram (@IronRoseSister), Facebook (Iron Rose Sister Ministries)
5. Let us know where you are praying from and the specific prayers God has led you to pray on Iron Rose Sister Ministries’ behalf.

Monday, February 24 will be our Prayer-a-thon, in which people from all over the world will join as one voice to lift up Iron Rose Sister Ministries, “as each one does his/her part” (Eph. 4:16).
• Sign up for a 15-minute time slot to pray on Monday, February 24th, then fill out the form with your information or contact us with the time slot you prefer and city, state/country you are praying from. Times are listed in Central Standard Time.
Beyond our Prayer Month, here’s what you can continue to do as a Prayer Warrior:
• Sign up to receive to our monthly Prayer newsletter (different than our e-news), which will include answered prayers! Subscribe on the website or contact us to add your email address.
• Commit to keeping Iron Rose Sister Ministries in your prayers, especially that God will guide and bless our equipping efforts in His name.

Please know that you are in our prayers as well. We cannot do this without you! Your prayers are a vital, integral part of what God has called us to: equip more women to connect to God and to one another, in English, Spanish, and bilingual contexts across the Americas.

Thank you! Note: The calendar is available in both English and Spanish.

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Published: 23 January 2020

• seeingtheIAM

We walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). And when we walk in trust, we may later come to see with 20/20 hindsight what God was orchestrating all along.

In the book Prince Caspian, by C.S. Lewis, Lucy is the first one to see the lion, Aslan, return. However, no one believes her because they have not seen him with their own eyes. Later, when Lucy sees the lion and talks with him about the first sighting, she expresses her frustration with her siblings who did not have eyes to see the lion or faith to believe that Lucy had truly seen Aslan.

Aslan then sends Lucy to share the news that he has returned: “...go back to the others now, and wake them up; and tell them you have seen me again; and that you must all get up at once and follow me...”
“Will the others see you too?” asked Lucy.
“Certainly not at first,” said Aslan. “Later on, it depends.”
“But they won’t believe me!” said Lucy.
“It doesn’t matter,” said Aslan.

Lucy goes on to lament that Aslan is not going to show up and conquer their enemies in the same way he did the last time. Yet, they both know that, in time, with 20/20 hindsight, all will be given the opportunity to believe and to trust in the way Aslan will continue to work in the future.

It can be hard to be the only one who believes, clinging to God with the faith of a child, trusting in what we cannot see. Yet 20/20 hindsight affirms God’s faithfulness and informs our testimony of belief (Heb. 11).

What can you look back on in your own life and see how God was working? How does this help you to look with eyes of faith, see the I AM clearly, and solidify your testimony of belief for the future? Take the opportunity to share that story of God’s faithfulness with someone else today. Your 20/20 hindsight of God’s hand at work can be an encouragement to someone else who is having trouble seeing the I AM clearly in the midst of their own current circumstances. And it will serve as a reminder to you to trust the way God is working today.