If we are honest in our desire to please God, not self, our first step is to check our own heart. We’re all still human after all. Most of our thinking is about us. We all have our own experiences, needs, and desires. We naturally interpret things through those lenses. Because of this, a heart check may be in order.
Category: prayer
Sunday Supernaturally: Less Petition, More Praise
Most of us spend way too much time asking God to give us things He's already given and do things He's already done. What we need is a revelation of what it means to be "in Him." Let's pray for that.
People Need Purpose
One of the more common phrases in our Christian world is “I’m going to pray about it.” In this case we’re talking about praying about God’s direction and purpose for your life and ministry. So what does that mean? How do I “look out to see what he will say to me”?
Sunday Supernaturally: Clean the Atmosphere
Satan is a remarkably faithful member of most churches. One of his jobs is to distract, disrupt, and generally impede the flow of the Word and the Spirit. We don't have to allow him to succeed. Take a minute to clean house before every service.
Embracing the ‘But’
One of the most frightening phrases God could utter is, "OK. Have it your way." Yet how often we go blindly forward, using our own best efforts and ideas? There's a better way. Insert a "but" before every step. Don't live life without a "but."
Suddenly Supernaturally: No Worries?
Jesus put worry on the same short list as drunken revelry. It's been over 45 years since my last drink or drug, but it's hard to go 45 minutes without allowing my mind to slip into an obsessive repetition of "what if?” It's an intoxicant that hardens the heart to God and roils the emotions.
Sunday Supernaturally: God Help Us!
If we want God to intervene in our human affairs, we have to ask Him. It there were ever a time when we need Him to act, this is it. Pray!
Come and Go With Me
Come and go with me to my Father's House. There is joy, joy, joy! Speciall things are supposed to happen at the House of God. One of those is prayer. Come and go with me. to a a place of encounter with Heaven.
Sunday Supernaturally: Shaken and Stirred
Today is Sunday. Most of us say we want to see the Gospel preached with power and miracles performed in the name of Jesus. If these things are not happening, there are things you can do to help.
Lead a Life of Prayer
Paul repeatedly talked about constant prayer, but we tend to ignore it, reserving our "prayer time" for a few moments in the morning or on the drive to work. It’s time to rethink the instructions to ”pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), “be constant in prayer” (Romans 12:12), and “praying at all times in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18). Jesus is our example. We’re never alone, but we’re often out of touch. Lead a life of prayer.
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