Fully alive through mind renewal and spiritual transformation for God's glory
Fully alive through mind renewal and spiritual transformation for God's glory
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I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways. Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders.
— Psalm 119:15, 27
As I asked you in July, I am asking again: How are you during these days of summer? Are you contemplating having some free time? Perhaps a long weekend away from home? Or maybe a week of vacation in a tropical location? There are many good options during the summer, like picking up a good book and just soaking in the sun on the deck, backyard, or nearby park. How about scheduling at least 15 minutes every day with the best book in the world—the Bible, and spending some intentional quality time with the best Person in the universe—the Holy Spirit?
For example, you can read a Psalm a day and meditate on one attribute of God. In a month, you can read 30 psalms and get more familiar with who God is. If you want, you can read five psalms every day; thus, you can finish all 150 psalms in one month. This is such special grace. The goal is to deepen your intimacy with the Heavenly Father. The point is to make the experience enjoyable and refreshing for your soul, not adding another chore to do during the summer. I assure you that it would be excellent for your entire being—spirit, soul, and body.
August around the corner. Why not try it before the summer is over?
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THE PRAYER
Motto:
And My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
— 2 Chronicles 7:14
This week is a special one. Why? On the 1st Thursday of May, in the United States, there is The National Day of Prayer. Let’s PRAY with the divine expectation that God will send spiritual revival in our hearts, healing to our lands, and economic restoration at local, state, and national levels.
As some of you know, on March 19, 2020, (because of COVID-19), several Church and Ministries’ leaders from different denominations, and nations gathered on for a historic phone call. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to them to unite and activate the worldwide Body of Christ to PRAY for both the eradication of this virus and spiritual awakening across the world, using 2 Chronicles 7:14 as their motto and guide.
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“Heavenly Father, for many weeks, we have been living under the constant threat of COVID-19. Bombarded by bad news and sequestered in our homes, we have faced deep concerns and even the imminent possibility of sickness and financial hardship. There have been days we have struggled to stand in faith. Still, by Your power and grace, we rise up.
We put on our spiritual armor today through faith in Jesus Christ. We pray against COVID-19 by the Word of God and through the strength of the Holy Spirit. We resist all the effects of COVID-19 on us, our families, churches, cities, and nations.
This virus has loomed over the nations of the world and has reached every aspect of society. Despite these challenges, we stand before COVID-19 and declare, “Our God is able to deliver us!”
We ask, oh God, that by Your great mercy, COVID-19 will be eradicated-that we will soon see it gone and reduced to nothing.
Heavenly Father, increase our faith. Work in our hearts. Produce in us, Oh God, Your character. You have shown us Your mercy and grace countless times. We are thankful and humbly ask for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the peoples of the world. May countless millions be saved and discipled as your church boldly proclaims the Gospel in this critical hour.
THIS IS OUR PRAYER AND CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE MIGHTY POWER OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD. AMEN.”
Let’s mark our calendars (using our phones, tablets, or laptops), to pray regularly at 7:14 AM or 7:14 PM the prayer above. We can do this as individuals, Small Groups, families, and churches. Let’s join our voices and cry out to God for supernatural intervention across the globe.
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James 5:16).
For additional information, please visit https://www.unite714.com/.
In Christ’s Service,
Valy Vaduva
Life Coach/Author/Spiritual Mentor
P.S.: For any spiritual needs or pastoral counseling, please do not hesitate to contact us.
July 1, 2020
Dear Partners in Ministry,
I hope that this summer, despite the unusual circumstances raised by COVID-19, you, your entire family, relatives, friends, and the local church, are doing and feeling fine! I am sure that none of us will ever forget the first half of 2020. Still, as children of the Most High God, we can declare that nothing can separate us from the love of God. In cases like these, there are no better verses to encourage us than Romans 8:31–39. My prayer and hope for all of you is that no matter what, your devotion and passion for Christ and His Great Commission will increase despite the odd and perilous times we are facing.
Now, more than ever, we need your support in prayer and financially. The work of our ministry is essential and cannot be fulfilled without your involvement. If you prefer to donate online, go to www.urfm.org, scroll down, and click the DONATE button. While in the PayPal portal, please click on the box to <Make this a monthly donation>. However, if you prefer the old fashion way, we are welcoming your donations via check mailed to URFM, 34142 Trillium Ct., Livonia, MI 48150. Thank you in advance for your partnership and support! May God bless you abundantly!
You may be wondering how we are doing. By God’s grace Elena, and I, our four adult children, and nine grandchildren, are doing well and feeling fine. We literally have seen God’s protection and experienced His lovingkindness during these uncertain times. In March, just days before COVID-19 escalated on us, the Holy Spirit impressed on my heart Psalm 91. Based on this Scripture, I wrote a special prayer titled: “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911.” I mentored many people on how to pray this way and how to invoke God's protection over them and their families. If you want to refresh your memory, feel free to visit my Blog:
https://urfm.org/blog/f/in-case-of-emergency-call-911-praying-scriptures.
Within days after I posted …CALL 911, I felt a spiritual urge to write an essay titled: “WHY God, WHY?” In this blog-post, I addressed several concerns people may have concerning the global pandemic. Please feel free to read or re-read it here:
https://urfm.org/blog/f/why-god-why.
You may wonder what the Upper Room Fellowship Ministry is doing. Well, by the grace of God, we continued pretty much everything we used to do before the COVID-19 crisis, mainly making disciples and equipping them for the ministry.
Visit www.urfm.orgfor more details.
Of course, we had to make several adjustments. The main change we had to make was to facilitate virtual meetings via ZOOM not only for the Life Group discipleship, but also for the one-on-one Life Coaching/Mentoring and Counseling sessions, and the weekend bible studies. We praise God for everything!
Brief updates on URFM's significant 2020 projects:
Now, let me brief you on the primary ministry projects I am currently working on:
1. The Great Commission: Why Discipleship cannot be Ignored. By God’s grace, the final manuscript is ready. I am looking for a freelancer to assist me with the interior design. In the meanwhile, I am trying to finalize the cover design. Stay tuned… By God’s grace, I hope to complete the project in the next couple of months. I cannot wait to introduce this book to you.
2. The Journey of Spiritual Transformation. I am in the process of writing another chapters. Please continue praying for me for an open ear to the voice of the Spirit, inspiration, efficiency, and tenacity to keep on keeping on.
3. Fullness of Christ: Expressing God’s Nature and Character in and through you, the first draft of the Spanish translation was completed on May 25, 2020. Many other things must be done (such as proofreading, final editing, interior design, Spanish-version cover) before we can bless our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters with this book. Please pray for this project as well.
4. Spiritual Life Coaching, Personalized Counseling Sessions, and Advanced Discipleship Training: We offer these services continuously.
5. Platforms for Transformation. I was not able to work on this project during the first half of 2020. Nevertheless, this project is near and dear to my heart, and as soon as I get the previous project done, I will jump on this one. Please pray for wisdom and clarity on how to handle my project workload. I need to keep the right balance on all the things going on in my life.
Elena and I are blessed and privileged to partner with all of you in extending the Kingdom of God and fulfilling the Great Commission! Thank you in advance for your prayers and financial support during the second half of 2020.
With much appreciation and deep respect,
Valy Vaduva
Life Coach/Author/Spiritual Mentor
“Got a nagging feeling that your life could be more fulfilling? Want to change direction but aren't sure how to do it? Here's how to jump start your new life today ... Hire a personal coach.”
- Modern Maturity
"The preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance... absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ."
- Dietrich Bonheoffer,
"The Cost of Discipleship"
“Valy Vaduva is passionate about helping Christians discover who they are in Christ and how to grow by the grace of God.”
- Dr. Neil T. Anderson,
Founder of Freedom in Christ Ministries