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Try Praying About It!

15 Jul 2021
 
 
“In the night His song shall be with me.” – Psalm 42:8 NKJV
 
Nothing fuels prayer like real need. In a crisis, even those who say they don’t believe in God pray secretly. It’s an admission that there are certain things we can’t resolve. David said, “In the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.” Some prayers are midnight cries for help, intended for God’s ears only; the fear is too deep and the feelings too private; we don’t want others around when those inner feelings surface. In prayer you “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7 NIV), and because you know He will handle it for you.
 
A mother watched her son run into the house clutching his bloody hand. “Let me see!” she said. Backing away 
he cried, “No, you’ll hurt me.” When he finally opened his hand, instead of a major injury she saw a tiny scrape that bled a lot. As she marveled at his theatrics, she realized she’d done the same to God. When her husband left her she was so hurt she refused to pray. God kept saying, “Let Me help you,” as she clenched her fists and said, “No, You’ll hurt me.” Once she realized this she gave it to God and her healing began. Catherine Marshall called this ’the prayer of relinquishment', which means giving the situation to God, taking your hands off it completely, refusing to discuss it any further, and trusting the One who makes “all things work together for good” (Romans 8:28).
 
That’s why prayer makes it possible for you to stop struggling with the situation and have peace about it!
 
 

You Must Forgive

24 Mar 2015
 
“...The Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” –  Colossians 3:13 (NLT)
 
By washing the dirt from His disciples’ feet, Jesus demonstrated His willingness to forgive their sin before they even committed it. This takes love to its highest level. You say, ‘I am not the guilty party here.’ Neither was Jesus. Of the men in that room, only One was worthy of having His feet washed. And He was the One who washed the feet. The genius of Jesus’ example is that the burden of bridge-building falls on the strong one, not the weak one. And do you know what happens? More often than not, if the one in the right volunteers to wash the feet of the one in the wrong, both parties get on their knees. Don’t we all think we are right? Hence we wash each other’s feet.
 
Understand this: relationships don’t thrive because the guilty are punished, but because the innocent are merciful. The mercy of Christ preceded His disciples’ mistakes, and our mercy must precede the mistakes of others too. Those in the circle of Christ had no doubt of His love, and those in our circles should have no doubt about ours either. Paul writes,“Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.” (Ephesians 4:32 NCV) Because Christ has forgiven us, we can forgive others. Because He has a forgiving heart, we can have a forgiving heart. When Christ truly lives within us, we have no better alternative. There is incredible power in the words, “I forgive you; I love you; let’s move on.”
 

ASKING IN FAITH

02 Mar 2014

 

ASKING IN FAITH
 
If you are in the process of making a decision, and are seeking My guidance, know that I will not answer without your participating faith. Faith is an unseen element dispatching forces to set things in motion. Faith prepares you and prepares the heavenlies to respond to your need. 
 
There is negative faith as well as positive faith. Understand, that fear is actually faith in the devil. Fear dispatches demonized forces to set up the negative circumstances of your belief. I will not work through fear. Trust that I have your complete care in mind. 
 
Wavering with indecision is also an obstacle against receiving answers. When you ask of Me, search your own heart. Ask yourself, "Do I believe the Lord heard me? Do I believe He will answer this prayer?" If you can stand, knowing this to be true, you are able to resist wavering and thus prepare your heart to receive My Words. 
 
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (James 1:5-8)
 

ASKING IN FAITH

02 Mar 2014

 

ASKING IN FAITH
 
If you are in the process of making a decision, and are seeking My guidance, know that I will not answer without your participating faith. Faith is an unseen element dispatching forces to set things in motion. Faith prepares you and prepares the heavenlies to respond to your need. 
 
There is negative faith as well as positive faith. Understand, that fear is actually faith in the devil. Fear dispatches demonized forces to set up the negative circumstances of your belief. I will not work through fear. Trust that I have your complete care in mind. 
 
Wavering with indecision is also an obstacle against receiving answers. When you ask of Me, search your own heart. Ask yourself, "Do I believe the Lord heard me? Do I believe He will answer this prayer?" If you can stand, knowing this to be true, you are able to resist wavering and thus prepare your heart to receive My Words. 
 
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (James 1:5-8)
 

ASKING IN FAITH

02 Mar 2014

 

ASKING IN FAITH
 
If you are in the process of making a decision, and are seeking My guidance, know that I will not answer without your participating faith. Faith is an unseen element dispatching forces to set things in motion. Faith prepares you and prepares the heavenlies to respond to your need. 
 
There is negative faith as well as positive faith. Understand, that fear is actually faith in the devil. Fear dispatches demonized forces to set up the negative circumstances of your belief. I will not work through fear. Trust that I have your complete care in mind. 
 
Wavering with indecision is also an obstacle against receiving answers. When you ask of Me, search your own heart. Ask yourself, "Do I believe the Lord heard me? Do I believe He will answer this prayer?" If you can stand, knowing this to be true, you are able to resist wavering and thus prepare your heart to receive My Words. 
 
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (James 1:5-8)
 

GOD'S FORGIVENESS

04 Jan 2014

GOD'S FORGIVENESS

If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and righteous to forgive
Us and our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

The Bible promises you this: when you ask God for forgiveness, He will give it. No questions asked; no explanations required. God's power to forgive , like His love is infinite. Despite your sins, God offers immediate forgiveness. And it's time to take Him up on his offer.

When it comes to forgiveness God does not play favorites, and neither should you. You should forgive all the people that have harmed you, those that have asked for it and those that have not. Complete forgiveness is God's way, and it should be your way too, anything less is not enough.

Forgiveness is actually the best revenge because it not only sets us free from the person we forgive, but it frees us to move into all that God has in store for us. 

HE KNOWS

30 Mar 2013

 

HE KNOWS

 

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me... You are familiar with all myways. - Psalm 139:1, 3 (NIV)

Rarely do we sin openly. When an ungodly thought or deed is committed, it is usually done in secret. We may repeat gossip or tell untruths thinking no one will know, and we may deceive our spouse about our whereabouts. Evil, when it exists, lurks in the shadows and hides in the safety of darkness. Evil does not welcome light and truth for these things expose sin for what it is.  Instead, we hide our wrongdoings, thinking that if we don't talk or think about them, they will go away. Sadly, they do not, and our weaknesses find us again and again.

What makes us strong is our dependence on God. This may sound ironic since our modern society teaches that independence is power, but in spiritual matters, leaning on God rather than our own devices allows God to keep us in His merciful grasp. In other words, the best defense in our moments of weakness is to immediately call out to God for where we might be weak, God can be our strength.

It is impossible to hide the reality of our sins from God for our Heavenly Father IS truth. God sees through the darkness of sin for He IS light. We may run from God, but our sins always find us out.

Today, rather than hide from the wrongdoings of our lives, why not consider having a good heart to heart talk with your Creator? God knows our struggles, unmet needs and desires, and He seeks nothing more than to light our way to righteousness.

FACING LIFE'S STORMS

01 Mar 2013

 

FACING LIFE'S STORMS

Do you ever feel as though your life is being swamped by the waves of trouble, responsibility, disappointment? If so, listen to this reading from the Bible, And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.

This verse is found in Matthew 8:24. Jesus and his disciples were in a small boat on the Sea of Galilee, and as was not unusual for that little sea, a violent storm arose. The boat was being swamped by the waves, but Jesus was asleep. The disciples were terrified and woke Jesus up with the words, Lord, save us; we perish And he said unto them, Why are you fearful, 0 you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds, and the sea; and there was a great calm.

The contrast between the frantic fear of the disciples and the calm repose of Jesus is obvious. Why the difference? Jesus had explicit faith in the Father while the disciples thought only of their own human resources. That made the difference.

And that is also what makes the difference today. Life gets rather hectic sometimes, doesn't it? It has its storms. We are afraid. We are sometimes sure we are about to perish. The inward storms of the heart, of the family, of our business, and of life in general sometimes seem destined to overwhelm us. But what do we do when these storms arise?

If we have our anchor firmly planted in the Father, we can remain calm through it all. As the storm raged, Jesus was asleep! It is difficult to imagine his total lack of fear. When he awoke, he first rebuked the disciples for their fear, and then rebuked the wind. What we need today is that inward peace that provides calm amidst outward turmoil. And that comes only by having our feet firmly planted on the rock our salvation, Jesus Christ. Christ was resting in the Father, and we can rest in Him.

David said in Psalms 4:8, I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou, Lord, only makes me dwell in safety. And in 25:12-13, What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease. In 37:37, Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace. Sin brings shame and fear. A bad conscience makes a coward. In Psalms 119:165, David said, Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them. Listen to Isaiah, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee Isaiah 26:3.

Just before Jesus returned to heaven he said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid John 14:27. The world offers but cannot produce peace. The man with millions is still afraid of a depression. The man with a storm shelter is still afraid. But there is real inward peace and calmness to be found in unreserved trust in the Lord. Are you like Jesus who could sleep through the storms, or like the disciples who were terrified? In Romans 8:6, Paul said, To be spiritually minded is life and peace. One of the fruits of the spirit which comes into our heart and lives after we have been born again is love, joy, and peace. (Galatians 5:22). But it comes only after we have genuinely submitted our lives to God.

Holding Pattern

13 Feb 2013

 Many times God will allow a painful situation or a painful circumstance in our life to "swallow us up." This season in our spiritual growth is a holding pattern. We can't move to the left or the right. All we can do is sit, like Jonah sat in the belly of that great fish, so God can have our undivided attention and speak to us. God put Jonah in a holding pattern because He needed to speak to his heart. Jonah was all alone. There were no friends to call, no colleagues to drop by, no books to read, no food to eat, no interference, and no interruptions. He had plenty of time to sit, think, meditate, and pray. When we're deep down in the midst of a difficult situation, God can talk to us. When He has our undivided attention, He can show us things about ourselves that we might not otherwise have seen.

A few of God's holding patterns:

1. When you are sick in your physical body and you have prayed but God has not healed you yet, you are in a holding pattern

2. When you are having problems with your children and you have put them on the altar, but God has not delivered them yet, you are in a holding pattern.

3. When you have been praying for the salvation of a loved one and they have not been saved yet, you are in a holding pattern.

4. When you are in a broken relationship and you have given it over to God, but it has not been restored yet, you are in a holding pattern.

5. When the doors slam shut before you can knock on them, you are in a holding pattern.

When we are deep in the belly of a difficult situation, there are no interruptions. God has our undivided attention. All we can do is sit, think, meditate, and pray. We cannot run from God because there are no Mountains that are high enough, valleys low enough, rooms that are dark enough, or places that are hidden enough from Him. We must remember to praise Him while we're waiting and remember three things: - The pattern has a purpose. - The pattern has a plan. - The pattern has a process. So stop struggling and start listening, praying and trusting. He'll keep you right where you are until you can clearly hear Him say, I love you.

Top 10 Resolutions for 2013

05 Jan 2013

Top 10 Resolutions for 2013

This coming year, I have decided that with God's help, I shall...

Give up complaining... focus on gratitude.
Give up harsh judgments... think kind thoughts.
Give up worry... trust divine providence.
Give up discouragement... be full of hope.
Give up bitterness... turn to forgiveness.
Give up hatred... return good for evil.
Give up anger... practice patience.
Give up pettiness... put on maturity.
Give up gloom... enjoy the beauty that is around me.
Give up gossiping... control my tongue.

      


 

 Reminds us of Psalm 91:4, 
 

He will cover you with his feathers.

He will shelter you with his wings.

His faithful promises are your armor and protection.


There is absolutely nothing to fear about tomorrow; for God is already there!

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