Diana Moye Mitchell

After countless hours of careful review, multiple revisions, and many sleepless nights, today marks a moment I will never forget.

This has truly been a labor of love. For the past nine months, I have prayerfully carried this divine assignment, determined to produce a journal that reflects a spirit of excellence and honors the beautiful legacy of faith and prayer passed down to me by my grandmother.

Today, after returning home from church and dinner, I found a package waiting for me. Inside was the proof copy of my new paperback journal, Wrapped Up in a Big Blanket of Prayer: 60 Days of Guided Prayer Inspired by a Legacy of Faith and a Lifetime of Love.

Holding it in my hands was an emotional reminder that every revision, every late night, every prayer, and every sacrifice was worth it. With great joy and gratitude, I am excited to approve it for publication!

My prayer is that this 60-day journal will encourage everyone who believes in the power of prayer and desires to cultivate a deeper, more intimate relationship with God.

God's Word reminds us:

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord..." — Colossians 3:23

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for me, encouraged me, and supported this journey. Your love has meant more than you know.

Stay tuned! The official link to purchase your personal copy is coming soon. I can't wait to place this journal into your hands and watch God use it to strengthen lives through prayer.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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Many of us pray for God to remove our problems, but what if God is more interested in what the problem is producing in us than in removing it from us?

God often allows challenges, trials, and painful seasons to enter our lives, not to destroy us, but to develop us. He uses adversity to cultivate character, deepen our faith, increase our prayer life, transform our hearts, and most importantly, create intimacy with Him.

Intimacy is where true spiritual growth takes place. It's "into Him" we see, and "into me" He sees. In His presence, masks come off, walls come down, and our relationship with Him becomes real and personal.

I know this firsthand. Eight years ago, I experienced a painful situation that turned my world upside down. I pleaded with God to remove it. I cried, prayed, and asked Him repeatedly for relief. But instead of taking it away, He spoke to my heart and said, "Go through and count it all joy."

Those words changed everything.

I began to seek God daily with a passion I had never known before. Through tears, prayers, and unwavering time in His Word, He gave me direction, encouragement, wisdom, and strength. What started as pain became a pathway to intimacy.

Today, I am grateful for what that season of three years produced in me. The problem didn't destroy me, it developed me. It pushed me closer to God than I had ever been before. I'm also grateful for the gift and presence of my dog Sam. He witnessed my prayers and pursuit of God, and never left my side. His presence was a constant reminder that God was with me, walking me through this difficult season.

So if you're walking through a difficult season, don't just focus on getting through it. Pray your way through it. Worship your way through it. Seek God until the trial produces a deeper intimacy with Him. What the enemy meant for harm, God can use for your spiritual growth and His glory.

Be encouraged. Problems may come to test you, but God can use them to transform you and draw you closer to His heart.

"Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." — James 1:2-3

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There will always be opposition when you press your way into the presence of God to receive His purpose, plans, peace, provision, purging, preservation, prosperity, and so much more. The enemy of your soul never wants you to believe that you need God daily, but remember, he is the father of lies (John 8:44).

I'm here to promote the Word of God, which encourages us to seek Him early and diligently. *"Those that seek me early shall find me"* (Proverbs 8:17). In His presence there is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11), and *"the joy of the Lord is your strength"* (Nehemiah 8:10).

No matter what distractions, disappointments, or difficulties come your way, make it your priority to practice His presence through prayer. There is power in His presence, peace in His presence, and victory in His presence.

Seek God daily. Stay in prayer. Stand on His Word. Your greatest strength is found in His presence.

🙏 "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." — James 4:8