RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

 

Exodus 33:11 NLT One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But You haven’t told me whom You will send with me.’I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’”

 

The most important friendship I could ever have is the relationship I have with God. He speaks to those who listen to Him and walk in obedience to Him. I am certainly not perfect, gifted, or powerful; rather it is because God has chosen me. God has filled the gaps in my lifewhere I was empty and lost. He shows me my true worth, which I learnt when I met with the Lord Jesus Christ. Having confidence in Him tailors my life, and He prepares me for each situation I find myself in here on earth. I am content and feel the fulness of Christ’s life in me. He renews my strength daily with His supernatural power. He energizes and empowers me with His presence from above.

 

Prayer

 

Gracious God, how grateful and thankful I can have a real relationship with You, through Your precious Son, Jesus Christ. This is the greatest relationship I could ever have. I thank You for the help You give to me in doing this through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God. Amen

 

DIRECTLY TO THE FATHER

 

John 16:23 NLT At the time you won’t need to ask Me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and He will grant your requests because you use My name.

 

Having a relationship with God, through the name of Jesus is the best realtionship I have ever had. I can approach the throne of heaven directly, and as long as I am walking an obedient life, and follow the commandments of God, then God will answer my prayer’s in the name of Jesus Christ. I come to God with a confident heart, and my faith in Him, teaches me I can rely, depend, and lean upon the Holy Spirit of God to guide and lead me in accordance to God’s will.  

 

Prayer

 

Heavenly Father, I come directly to You in the name of Jesus Christ. I ask You to fulfill the plans, dreams, and vision You have predestined for my life in the name of Jesus Christ. 

I will be obedient and follow Your commandments, and through the Holy Spirit of God, I will lean, rely, depend upon Him to ask Him to meet all my needs in accordance to Your riches in glory. My heart is confident In You. I know You have heard my prayer and will answer me at Your appointed time in Jesus’ name. Amen

  

GOD’S WAY’S ARE PERFECT

Psalm 18:30 NLT God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection.

 

We need to appropriate our heavenly position which has been given to us in Christ Jesus and know there is no condemnation for us. Some people think that belief in God is a crutch for weak people who cannot make it on their own. God is indeed a shield to protect us when we are too weak to face certain trials by ourselves, but He does not want us to remain weak. He strengthens, protects and guides us in order to send us back into an evil world to fight for Him. Then He continues to work with us because the strongest person on earth He is the strongest is infinitely weaker than God and needs His help. I am not a coward; I am a mighty warrior through prayer who knows that only God can ultimately protect and save me and the people I pray for in the name of Jesus Christ my precious Lord.

 

Prayer

 

Father, Your way is perfect and all Your promises prove true. You are a shield for all those who look to You for protection. I have appropriated my heavenly position in Jesus Christ and know there is no condemnation for me because I believe in Him. I praise and thank You for filling me with strength, grace, mercy, and courage and thank You for the supernatural power of Your Holy Spirit who strengthens me in all that I need. Amen 

I AM WHAT I AM

 

Romans 15:5-6 NLT May God, who gives this patience and encouragment, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as fitting for followers of Christ Jesus.

 

As Christians, we need to live together in peace, encouraging one another in faith. Accepting means taking people into our homes as well as into our hearts, sharing meals and activiities, and avoiding racial and economic discrimination. We must go out of our way to avoid favouritism. Consciously spending time greeting those you don’t normally talk to, minimize differences, and seek common groung for fellowship. In this way you are accepting others as Christ has accepted you, and God is given glory.

 

Prayer

 

Gracious God, I pray for patience and encouragment to help me live in complete harmony with others. I want to be like Jesus, accepting others, sharing meals and activities, and avoiding racial and economic discrimination. I will go out of my way to avoid favouritism, but try to treat everyone the same as Jesus would. I pray I may glorify, magnify, and exalt Your name forever and always in Christ. Amen

GOD’S PATIENCE

 

Romans 5:3-5 NLT We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens or confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.

 

Having God’s patience is a learnt skill. It is constant prayer, seeking the face of God, asking Him constatnly to develop patience within me. He allows me to experience difficulties at times this helps me to grow in Him. I rejoice in suffering, not because I like pain or deny its tragedy, but because I know God is using life’s difficulties and Satan’s attacks to build my character. The problems I run into develop perserverance – which in turn will strengthen my character, deepen my trust in God, and gives me greater confidence and patience about the future God has planned for me.

 

 

Prayer

 

Father, I can rejoice in my sufferings, and difficulties, I know You are using my life’s difficulties and Satan’s attacks to build my character and faith in You. I am so grateful and thankful to You for building my life upon Christ Jesus. My faith, love, hope, and trust is in the Holy Spirit of God, whom You sent to me in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen

CONTENTED IN CHRIST

 

 

Philippians 4:10-11 NLT How I praise the Lord, that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 

 

Jesus, is the only One who can make me content. I have learnt to be content day-by-day, no matter what comes my way. Jesus, has taught me how to be statisfied by teaching me to draw my power and strength from Him. I have learnt to rely upon God’s promises and Christ’s power to help me to be content. If I want more, I ask God to remove the desire I have and teach me how to be satisfied in every circumstance. He will supply all my needs, but in a way that He knows is best for me.

 

Prayer

 

Father, how grateful and thankful I am to You for teaching me how to rely and depend upon You. Thank You for showing me how to be content day-by-day, no matter what may come my way. I am learning through Jesus, how to be satisfied by Him teaching me to draw my power and strength from Him. I ask You to remove all the wrong desires which hinder my desires to be satisfied in You. I am assured You will supply all my needs, in a way that You know is best for me in the honour, praise and glory of Jesus Christ’s name. Amen

BREAKING DOWN STRONGHOLDS

 

 

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 NLT We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

 

We need to fight with God’s weapons when we are faced with spiritual warfare, we need to depend upon the Holy Spirit of God, to equip and empower us with His supernatural power to be effective in our prayer life with God.  

God’s mighty weapons are available to us as we fight against the devil’s strongholds. We must choose whose methods to use – God’s or the world’s. We are assured that God’s mighty weapons – prayer, faith, hope, love, God’s Word, through the Holy Spirit – are powerful and effective. These weapons can breakdown the proud human arguments against God and the walls that Satan builds up to keep people from finding God, is broken when we pray in the almighty name of Jesus Christ our precious Lord in faith. 

 

Prayer

 

Holy Spirit, thank You for equipping and empowering me in Your supernatural power to break down strongholds that are against me. Thank You for teaching me to use the weapons – prayer, faith, hope, love, which is God’s Word, the Holy Spirit – are powerful and effective. These weapon can break down every proud human arguments agains God, and the walls Satan builds to keep people from finding God are broken in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen