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in psalm 119 verse 71 david said it is good for me that i have been afflicted that i may learn your statutes and i've always wondered how can it be good for you to be afflicted how is there any good for you to go through pain through tribulation and hard times now if i may draw your attention to acts chapter 14 verse 21 and 22 the bible reads they preached the good news to that city and made many disciples then they returned to lystra and to iconium and to antioch strengthening and establishing the heart of the disciples encouraging them to remain firm in the faith saying it is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of god now i believe that affliction although unpleasant is necessary for the christian man or woman because if it were not for the struggle you're going through how would you know that god would never leave you or forsake you if it were not for the affliction in your body how else would you know that by his stripes we are healed if it weren't for the financial challenges you faced how would you have known that the lord is jehovah jireh he is a provider i believe that as we go through life and face different trials should we remain in the lord should we continue trusting in the mighty name of jesus christ should we stand firm and believe god's promises then we will experience what the bible talks about in james chapter 1 verse 2 to 4 where it reads consider it nothing but joy my brothers and sisters whenever you fall into various trials be assured that the testing of your faith through experience produces endurance leading to spiritual maturity and inner peace and let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work so that you may be perfect and completely developed in your faith lacking in nothing afflictions will bring about a result in you affliction will lead to spiritual maturity it produces endurance afflictions will result in you praying with a purpose afflictions will leave you with a desire to really connect with the lord because you know that you cannot go through this battle with your own strength when the lord allows you to go through tough times when he allows you to face certain obstacles he is in fact refining molding and shaping you in his divine plan he knows that this situation will build your character this situation will build your faith and this set of circumstances will lead you to pray more often and with more fervency so be encouraged the lord is sovereign and he is in control now let us pray my heavenly father your word in psalm 34 verse 19 says many are the afflictions of the righteous but the lord delivers him out of them all i praise you king jesus because i may face many hardships i may face perplexing circumstances but you my lord are ever faithful to rescue me from them all and even though there may have been times where i almost let go and gave up i thank you that you were always faithful to strengthen my spirit father because of all that i have been through i now pray not because i need something but i pray because i realize that i need you lord i have a lot to be thankful for and that's all because of you father lord jesus i trust and believe that the trials you allow me to face will reveal the treasure that's hidden inside of me i believe that the trials in my life will uncover the gifts that you have placed within me i accept that i will face afflictions even as a child of god and i believe that the afflictions you allow me to face will produce a new level of faith within me even if i am afflicted if i still have you on my side then i have nothing to worry about if i have your favor if i have your favor upon my life then you will give me the victory in every area regardless of how unqualified i am regardless of how unskilled i am if you are on my side then i have nothing to fear it is all to my advantage and it is all working for my good you are ever faithful lord jesus and i can say that you have led me through the darkest valley lord i pray that you would calm the raging storms in my life and should you desire for me to go through the storm then i pray that i would always feel your presence close to me and around me give me the strength and faith lord to stand firm your word says that your mercies are new every morning and your love and tender mercies will never fail me so during a season of affliction i will hold on to your word in psalm chapter 30 verse 5. which says for his anger is but for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime weeping may tarry for the night but joy comes with the morning [Music] i trust you lord to order all of my steps you have known me before i was in my mother's womb and you are a god who shapes and molds me with love so that i can be a faithful servant a productive servant in your kingdom [Music] so in the midst of my heartache during whatever struggle or problem i may face i will be assured that you lord are in control you are still on your throne i will continue to look to your word for encouragement because your word says in first peter chapter 1 verse 6 and 7 in this you rejoice though now for a little while if necessary you have been grieved by various trials so that the tested genuineness of your faith more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of jesus christ with this in mind father i yield to you and i say have your way lord jesus do as you please though i may be tested by fire may you receive all the glory and all the honor though i may be tested in my faith i praise you because you are completing a work within me i pray that my faith would stand strong lord and you would find it to be genuine may it be firm and rooted in you all the glory and honor belongs to you king jesus i bless your holy name and i thank you for listening to my prayer in the mighty and precious name of jesus christ of nazareth amen would you say that you are obedient to the lord obedience means doing what you are told even if you don't understand why it's a test of faith it's a test of trust and loyalty [Music] for us as christians obedience means that you don't need all the details from the lord you don't need a road map you don't need a blueprint all you need is trust all you need is faith in the lord when god tested abraham his command did not come with a full explanation the bible says in genesis chapter 22 verse 2 then god said take your son your only son whom you love isaac and go to the region of moriah sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain i will show you [Music] abraham was willing and obedient to sacrifice his son his only son his son whom he loved even though god did not give him an explanation as to why abraham didn't try to reason with the lord he didn't try to negotiate or refuse all it took was god to speak and abraham obeyed god spoke abraham listened how we could all benefit from having such an obedient spirit how we could all benefit from having an attitude that says if it's in god's word then i am going to be obedient meaning that if god's word says in matthew chapter 5 verse 39 do not resist the one who is evil but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to him the other also if god's word says that then i will be obedient to it if god's word tells me that bad company corrupts good character then i will be obedient and be careful about the type of company i keep around if the lord's word says pray without ceasing if it tells me do not fear or do not be anxious for nothing then my only objective is to believe and to obey it's to trust and have faith in the word of the lord once abraham obeyed god's command to sacrifice isaac the bible says in genesis 22 verse 15 to 17 and the angel of the lord called to abraham a second time from heaven and said by myself i have sworn declares the lord because you have done this and have not withheld your son your only son i will surely bless you and i will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore and your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies because of his obedience abraham was blessed his offspring were blessed however with all this being said i would like to let you know that there is a pain that comes with disobedience when you decide to do things your own way when you decide to go against god's word there is always a painful price to pay because you are effectively saying you know better than the lord proverbs chapter 14 verse 12 says there is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way to death so i encourage you to be obedient to the lord be obedient to god's word even if you don't fully understand his plan now let us pray lord jesus i realize that what we as humans often think is right is contrary to what's right and just in your eyes which is why we need your word in our lives father the standards that we often set are well below your standards there is a way that seems right to us as carnal people but its end is the way of death and so lord jesus we need your guidance we need your direction and we certainly need your word we need the counsel of the holy spirit lord so that he may help us as we fight the good fight of faith i pray for a mighty outpouring of the holy spirit upon my life may he fill me so that my heart my mind and my spirit would be sensitive to godly things and equally i pray that through the holy spirit i will be discerning of evil [Music] i pray that i will be discerning against false doctrines that seem right but in the end their way leads to death keep me strong king jesus so that i will know not to follow the ways of the world so that i will know not to follow the doctrines of this world your word in isaiah chapter 45 verse 5 says i am the lord and there is no other besides me there is no god i equip you though you do not know me indeed there is none like you father there is no rival to you god there is no equal there is no second no close second or anyone similar and so i pray that i will have a teachable spirit an obedient spirit one that chooses to follow your word instead of my own feelings or emotions i pray for a spirit that submits to your will and to your way and so i ask king jesus that you work within me to remove all doubt and all disobedience i recognize lord jesus that there is a battle raging within me between the flesh and the spirit between the old carnal man and my spirit which longs for you lord and because of this there may be times when i struggle and in those moments where i struggle in those moments where i hesitate because i don't fully understand or i don't have the full details to your divine plan i pray that the holy spirit would help me [Music] i pray that the holy ghost would strengthen me that he would strengthen my faith so that my trust in you king jesus will overcome any physical temptation or emotion make me a believer who is firm and assured that in the end whatever you ask of me whatever is required of me by you lord will work out for my good [Music] your word in james chapter 1 verse 2 to 4 says count it all joy my brothers when you meet trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness and let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing lord jesus i desire to reach a level in faith and maturity whereby it's a joy to carry my cross and follow you i want to reach a stage where it's a joy to chase after righteousness and crucify my flesh daily i pray that my love for you my desire for you will be far greater than anything else in this world i bless your name king jesus i trust and i believe that you have heard my prayer may you continue to cultivate a willingness within me and an obedient heart in the mighty name of jesus christ i pray [Music] amen one of the easiest traps to fall into as a believer is becoming too comfortable it's a dangerous thing to find yourself in a comfortable place a place where you are neither hot or cold a place where there is no real fire no real spark for the things of god where you've got no appetite no hunger no real desire to chase after the lord it's a dangerous thing to be satisfied and it's also a dangerous thing to become accustomed to god's blessings and begin to take them for granted and so i encourage you to let your prayer be lord let me never become lukewarm let me never become a comfortable christian but may your fire burn brightly within my heart saints of god i would like to encourage you to never fail to be thankful failing to give thanks to the lord is a sign of an unrepented heart when was the last time you prioritized giving thanks to the lord and there are obvious things that we should be thankful for like our health the fact that we have a bed to sleep on food in your stomach electricity and shelter these are basic things but things that we often take for granted but if you just speak to someone who doesn't have shelter speak to someone who doesn't have food to eat it's only when you see how others are living that you will realize how blessed you are so when was the last time you genuinely were grateful for the lord's love john 3 verse 16 is a verse that shows just how deep god's love is because the bible says for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life and so we should never fail to be thankful for such a love that christ would die for you and me so that we would not perish but have eternal life consider just how much physical suffering jesus christ had to endure simply out of love isaiah 53 verse 5 says but he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement for our peace was upon him and by his stripes we are healed how can you and i become comfortable knowing that jesus christ paid such a sacrifice on the cross for you and me so great was the love of christ that he was wounded for me he was bruised for me out of love he was chastised and punished all out of love and the least that we could do is to have a thankful attitude [Music] the least we could do is to become believers who have an unquenchable thirst to form a relationship with this jesus christ who died for us out of love so when was the last time that you simply thanked the lord for his goodness when did you last praise the lord that you have a sound mind that you have ears that hear and eyes that see that's all the goodness of the lord that we should not take for granted yes you might have pain in your body but you can still move and you can still walk this is god's goodness good health is a gift from the lord some people have food but their health doesn't allow them to eat freely [Music] some people have money but that money can't restore their health some people have what you may consider to be the perfect job but that perfect job doesn't provide them with peace of mind so always remember never to become comfortable and to always remain thankful first chronicles chapter 16 verse 34 says o give thanks to the lord for he is good for his loving kindness endures forever now let us pray dear king jesus i praise you for your amazing grace i adore your everlasting love i praise you king jesus for your multitude of mercies you have blessed me with a sound mind you have blessed me with peace in my heart and strength in my body [Music] all of these things aren't because of luck or fortune but they are because you lord are faithful and you are good help me not to be envious of others and i pray that envy or covetousness or greed will never be found in my heart lord give me a heart that is content and filled with gratitude a heart that will never overlook the blessings that you have given me lord i thank you for your protection i don't know what each day holds but i do know that the protection you offer me is divine i have little to no power to protect myself each and every day and it's by your grace and by your mercy that i am safely kept each day you have protected me consistently you lord have ensured that no harm or danger will come to me and that's something i am thankful for your word says in 2 thessalonians chapter 3 verse 3 but the lord is faithful he will establish you and guard you against the evil one i praise you for this promise king jesus you are faithful to establish me you have been faithful all throughout my life and you have guarded me against the evil one and i praise you lord jesus because you have guarded me against attacks that i knew about and even those i didn't know about [Music] your word in deuteronomy 31 verse 6 says be strong and courageous do not fear or be in dread of them for it is the lord your god who goes with you he will never leave you or forsake you father i praise you for such a promise a promise that regardless of what may happen you will never leave me nor forsake me and although i may be hard-pressed on every side i am not crushed because jesus christ has promised to never leave me or forsake me though i may be perplexed i am not in despair even if i'm persecuted i am not forsaken by you lord jesus because you are a god who keeps your word you keep your promises and even if life may strike me down i am thankful and i am assured by your word that i will not be destroyed lord you are a good god and you have always been good to me i thank you for giving me the strength to get through each day and even if things may not be exactly how i want them to be i still thank you for being by my side i am still grateful for you watching over me i thank you for your goodness because i am no longer where i used to be when i look back at my past i have nothing but gratitude when i realized how far you have brought me you have blessed me and taken me to new levels and i am thankful and i am even more thankful for your unfailing love i pray lord jesus that i may never become too comfortable in my relationship with you [Music] may i never become a believer who is lukewarm but instead may the holy spirit continuously convict me and pull at my heart so that i will realize that i have a need a hunger and a thirst for you jesus christ one where i am never satisfied but continuously i am chasing more and more of you lord more and more of your presence more and more of your love more and more of an experience with you i bless your holy name lord and i thank you for listening to my prayer be uplifted and be glorified in jesus name i pray amen [Music] there are certain passages of scripture that demand your attention they confront you and they lay down the gauntlet when it comes to how you should be living for god and the dangers of living for self and these passages of scripture can be uncomfortable to read because they are incisive they are clear-cut and they divide what is righteous from unrighteous what is holy from unholy there is no gray area and they clearly define the criteria of being a burning believer of christ versus being lukewarm one such passage of scripture is matthew chapter 7 verse 21-23 and the amplified translation says not everyone who says to me lord lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but only those who do the will of my father who is in heaven many will say to me on that day when i judge them lord lord have we not prophesied in your name and driven out demons in your name and done many miracles in your name and then i will declare to them publicly i never knew you depart from me you are banished from my presence you who act wickedly disregarding my commands is it not alarming to you that there are those among us who say the name of jesus but they don't have him they don't have jesus christ in their hearts he's not in their intentions nor is he in their motives does it not alarm you to think that there will be a day where there are those who think they will enter the kingdom of heaven only to be rejected and told the words i never knew you now i would like to draw your attention to verse 21 in matthew chapter 7. the bible reads not everyone who says to me lord lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but only he who does the will of my father who is in heaven for you and i to enter the kingdom of heaven we have to be obedient to the will of god and the will of god can be found in the word of god because if you read john chapter 1 verse 1 the bible says in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god so if god is his word then surely his will can be found in this book that we call the bible and so this means that god's will can be found in acts chapter 16 verse 31 which says believe in the lord jesus and you will be saved you and your household god's will can be found in romans chapter 10 verse 9 where the bible says if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved god's will is all over the bible his will is that you should abstain from sexual immorality you should lean not on your own understanding you shall not have any other gods [Music] saints if we are to see heaven then we need to follow the will of god and his will is in his word now let us pray dear lord i pray that i would live my life in a way that pleases you i ask that you forgive my sins whether in thought or indeed forgive me lord if i have been living for self rather than living for you forgive me for all the times that i have prioritized personal gain and selfish ambitions instead of doing things for your glory and for your honor lord jesus my prayer today is that you would help me so that i would never be among those who say lord lord but your response is i never knew you depart from me you workers of iniquity father i desire to know you save me lord jesus so that i can have a real personal relationship with you i pray that you would reveal yourself to me through your word reveal yourself to me lord through the holy spirit may i have a personal encounter a personal relationship with you help me not to be caught up on whether i look good or holy to other people instead may i be focused on your word and on your will may i be focused on really living for you lord jesus when i say the name of jesus christ may it be because i have a genuine relationship with you and not because it's something that is fashionable or something that i have been taught to say when i praise you lord and when i worship you may it come from a deep place within my heart within my soul may it be genuine and heartfelt father i pray that there would be substance about me as a believer may i be so entrenched in your word lord that my life will become a living testimony may i speak the gospel with conviction whenever i am given the opportunity may i live in obedience to your ways lord and forsake the ways of the flesh [Music] your word in first john chapter 2 verse 17 says and the world is passing away along with its desires but whoever does the will of god abides forever help me king jesus so that i would not pursue the lusts of this world keep my desires away from shameful pursuits and ungodly things in this world in the name of jesus i pray that my mind would always be focused on heavenly things rather than anything here on this earth your word in first peter chapter 2 verse 15 to 17 says for this is the will of god that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people live as people who are free not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil but living as servants of god honor everyone love the brotherhood fear god honor the emperor i pray that the way that i live my life lord would be honorable before you may i be a person of integrity you have given me a free will you have given me a conscience you have given me the freedom to choose how i live my life and i pray that i would never take this freedom and willingly choose evil by your grace father may i live a life of purpose a life that is led by the fear of god a life that is led by faith instead of fear be praised and magnified king jesus you deserve all the glory and all the honor i thank you for hearing my prayer in jesus name i pray amen the thing i love about the lord is that his ways are not like our ways what god does how god works is beyond our understanding or comprehension the way that god chooses to answer your prayers may not always be what you expect sometimes your prayers are indeed answered by loss sometimes god answers your prayers by taking something away from you and that can hurt but after that initial sting you may start to realize that this painful experience was a blessing in disguise maybe people begin to walk out of your life maybe you start losing friends that you care about but later on you realize that they were hurting you more than they were helping and so god was actually answering your prayer for a joyful and drama-free life maybe you lose a relationship but as a result you also lose the anxiety that came with it you begin to feel freer and happier just like you once prayed for maybe you lose an opportunity that you were really excited about but later you find out that god was setting you up for something even greater in all these situations you might not see the positive consequences at first but one day when you look back you will suddenly be able to connect the dots you will start to see how god was actually being gracious by removing that person that relationship or that opportunity from your life of course none of this is a surprise to god isaiah 55 verse 8 says for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways declares the lord as much as god hates to see our pain he knows that sometimes pain is necessary for our ultimate joy like a tree that needs pruned we must occasionally experience losses in order to grow god knows exactly what we need and at what time we need it we just have to trust him we just have to let him work in the way only he can do because we have all the blind spots areas of our life that are unhealthy or toxic to our relationship with god and we don't even realize it but in his mercy god steps in and removes those things for us and he replaces them with something better so right now if you're going through a loss if you're going through a season of disappointment consider the possibility that god is answering your prayers in an unconventional way consider the possibility that through this loss he is rearranging your life through this loss he is strengthening you through this loss he is leading you to better god doesn't always answer our prayers the way we want but he always gives us exactly what we need now let us pray heavenly father thank you today for your word and your promises your promises that we will hold on to each and every day of our lives father i pray in agreement with all who are listening see us lord cast your eyes upon us let your gaze be fixed on our lives for the man or woman who is listening right now and in need of a touch from your hand may you see them lord may you see their faith may you see their desire lord may you see their need i praise you lord jesus because you are a god who sees beyond the veil you see beyond the facade that we put on for the world you are a god who sees right into our souls i pray and i yearn for your gaze over my life over my family because unlike the human eye when you see me jesus when you look down on me from your heavenly throne you see all that's in my heart you see all that troubles and hurts me you see all of my struggles and pain you see the innermost parts of me and i am grateful because it's only you that can then make me whole it's only through your gaze that i can have all of my burdens and troubles lifted i pray in agreement with the person who is listening may the holy spirit lead us to be grounded and equipped with the word of god so that we can realize that same power that same power that resurrected jesus from the dead is also at our disposal through the holy ghost because greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world and so i confess that greater is he who is in me than the spirit of fear in this world instead of fear i choose to live in faith to walk by faith your word tells me in proverbs 4 verse 23 watch over your heart with all diligence from it flow the springs of life [Music] help me to guard over my heart king jesus help me to be alert and spot anything that may cause me to fall into sin [Music] i pray you give me a heart that is willing to put aside all selfish and sinful desires i want to be a believer who is able to critically self-evaluate themselves help me to be diligent and careful to avoid anything that might cause me to fall into wickedness i pray that i would never become a person who has a form of godliness but rather may i develop a genuine fear of god a genuine hunger and thirst for holiness galatians 2 verse 20 says i have been crucified with christ it is no longer i who live but christ who lives in me and the life i now live in the flesh i live in faith in the son of god who loved me and gave himself for me lord this life is no longer mine but i will live this life through you and for you i set aside my will and i choose to submit to your will i set aside my priorities and i choose to prioritize you i choose to follow you lord jesus and not anyone else or anything else in this world work within me lord jesus purge my heart of anything that displeases you remove pride from within me remove any jealousy or envy remove any attraction to uncleanliness [Music] i pray that i may be drawn to holiness i pray that i may be drawn to pure things to good things things that are above and not of this earth give me a mind that is focused on you a mind that loves to meditate on your word ephesians 4 verse 24 says and to put on the new self created after the likeness of god in true righteousness and holiness i pray that the holy spirit will help me to put on the new self the regenerated and renewed nature of christ you are my hiding place lord jesus and my faith is in you it's only you that will protect me from trouble and surround me with the songs of deliverance you are my keeper lord the one who watches over me and my family the one who provides for me and my family i pray that as i begin each day and even as i end each day may you be first in all that i do i pray father that i may always abide under your shadow under your divine care and protection help me not to be shaken or to stagger in my faith but instead to be firm on the foundation that is your word i thank you for listening to my prayer in jesus name i pray amen [Music] in psalm 119 verse 71 david said it is good for me that i have been afflicted that i may learn your statutes and i've always wondered how can it be good for you to be afflicted how is there any good for you to go through pain through tribulation and hard times now if i may draw your attention to acts chapter 14 verse 21 and 22 the bible reads they preached the good news to that city and made many disciples then they returned to lystra and to iconium and to antioch strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples encouraging them to remain firm in the faith saying it is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of god now i believe that affliction although unpleasant is necessary for the christian man or woman because if it were not for the struggle you're going through how would you know that god would never leave you or forsake you if it were not for the affliction in your body how else would you know that by his stripes we are healed if it weren't for the financial challenges you faced how would you have known that the lord is jehovah jireh he is a provider i believe that as we go through life and face different trials should we remain in the lord should we continue trusting in the mighty name of jesus christ should we stand firm and believe god's promises then we will experience what the bible talks about in james chapter 1 verse 2 to 4. where it reads consider it nothing but joy my brothers and sisters whenever you fall into various trials be assured that the testing of your faith through experience produces endurance leading to spiritual maturity and inner peace and let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work so that you may be perfect and completely developed in your faith lacking in nothing afflictions will bring about a result in you affliction will lead to spiritual maturity it produces endurance afflictions will result in you praying with a purpose afflictions will leave you with a desire to really connect with the lord because you know that you cannot go through this battle with your own strength when the lord allows you to go through tough times when he allows you to face certain obstacles he is in fact refining molding and shaping you in his divine plan he knows that this situation will build your character this situation will build your faith and this set of circumstances will lead you to pray more often and with more fervency so be encouraged the lord is sovereign and he is in control now let us pray my heavenly father your word in psalm 34 verse 19 says many are the afflictions of the righteous but the lord delivers him out of them all i praise you king jesus because i may face many hardships i may face perplexing circumstances but you my lord are ever faithful to rescue me from them all and even though there may have been times where i almost let go and gave up i thank you that you were always faithful to strengthen my spirit [Music] father because of all that i have been through i now pray not because i need something but i pray because i realize that i need you lord i have a lot to be thankful for and that's all because of you father lord jesus i trust and believe that the trials you allow me to face will reveal the treasure that's hidden inside of me i believe that the trials in my life will uncover the gifts that you have placed within me i accept that i will face afflictions even as a child of god and i believe that the afflictions you allow me to face will produce a new level of faith within me even if i am afflicted if i still have you on my side then i have nothing to worry about if i have your favor if i have your favor upon my life then you will give me the victory in every area regardless of how unqualified i am regardless of how unskilled i am if you are on my side then i have nothing to fear it is all to my advantage and it is all working for my good [Music] you are ever faithful lord jesus and i can say that you have led me through the darkest valley lord i pray that you would calm the raging storms in my life and should you desire for me to go through the storm then i pray that i would always feel your presence close to me and around me give me the strength and faith lord to stand firm your word says that your mercies are new every morning and your love and tender mercies will never fail me so during a season of affliction i will hold on to your word in psalm chapter 30 verse 5 which says for his anger is but for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime weeping may tarry for the night but joy comes with the morning i trust you lord to order all of my steps you have known me before i was in my mother's womb and you are a god who shapes and molds me with love so that i can be a faithful servant a productive servant in your kingdom so in the midst of my heartache during whatever struggle or problem i may face i will be assured that you lord are in control you are still on your throne i will continue to look to your word for encouragement because your word says in first peter chapter 1 verse 6 and 7 in this you rejoice though now for a little while if necessary you have been grieved by various trials so that the tested genuineness of your faith more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of jesus christ with this in mind father i yield to you and i say have your way lord jesus do as you please though i may be tested by fire may you receive all the glory and all the honor though i may be tested in my faith i praise you because you are completing a work within me i pray that my faith would stand strong lord and you would find it to be genuine may it be firm and rooted in you all the glory and honor belongs to you king jesus i bless your holy name and i thank you for listening to my prayer in the mighty and precious name of jesus christ of nazareth amen would you say that you are obedient to the lord [Music] obedience means doing what you are told even if you don't understand why it's a test of faith it's a test of trust and loyalty for us as christians obedience means that you don't need all the details from the lord you don't need a road map you don't need a blueprint all you need is trust all you need is faith in the lord when god tested abraham his command did not come with a full explanation the bible says in genesis 22 verse 2 then god said take your son your only son whom you love isaac and go to the region of moriah sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain i will show you abraham was willing and obedient to sacrifice his son his only son his son whom he loved even though god did not give him an explanation as to why [Music] abraham didn't try to reason with the lord he didn't try to negotiate or refuse all it took was god to speak and abraham obeyed god spoke abraham listened how we could all benefit from having such an obedient spirit how we could all benefit from having an attitude that says if it's in god's word then i am going to be obedient meaning that if god's word says in matthew chapter 5 verse 39 do not resist the one who is evil but if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to him the other also if god's word says that then i will be obedient to it if god's word tells me that bad company corrupts good character then i will be obedient and be careful about the type of company i keep around if the lord's word says pray without ceasing if it tells me do not fear or do not be anxious for nothing then my only objective is to believe and to obey it's to trust and have faith in the word of the lord once abraham obeyed god's command to sacrifice isaac the bible says in genesis 22 verse 15 to 17 and the angel of the lord called to abraham a second time from heaven and said by myself i have sworn declares the lord because you have done this and have not withheld your son your only son i will surely bless you and i will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore and your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies because of his obedience abraham was blessed his offspring were blessed however with all this being said i would like to let you know that there is a pain that comes with disobedience when you decide to do things your own way when you decide to go against god's word there is always a painful price to pay because you are effectively saying you know better than the lord [Music] proverbs chapter 14 verse 12 says there is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way to death so i encourage you to be obedient to the lord be obedient to god's word even if you don't fully understand his plan now let us pray [Music] lord jesus i realize that what we as humans often think is right is contrary to what's right and just in your eyes which is why we need your word in our lives father the standards that we often set are well below your standards there is a way that seems right to us as carnal people but its end is the way of death and so lord jesus we need your guidance we need your direction and we certainly need your word we need the counsel of the holy spirit lord so that he may help us as we fight the good fight of faith i pray for a mighty outpouring of the holy spirit upon my life may he fill me so that my heart my mind and my spirit would be sensitive to godly things and equally i pray that through the holy spirit i will be discerning of evil [Music] i pray that i will be discerning against false doctrines that seem right but in the end their way leads to death keep me strong king jesus so that i will know not to follow the ways of the world so that i will know not to follow the doctrines of this world your word in isaiah chapter 45 verse 5 says i am the lord and there is no other besides me there is no god i equip you though you do not know me indeed there is none like you father there is no rival to you god there is no equal there is no second no close second or anyone similar and so i pray that i will have a teachable spirit an obedient spirit one that chooses to follow your word instead of my own feelings or emotions i pray for a spirit that submits to your will and to your way and so i ask king jesus that you work within me to remove all doubt and all disobedience i recognize lord jesus that there is a battle raging within me between the flesh and the spirit between the old carnal man and my spirit which longs for you lord and because of this there may be times when i struggle and in those moments where i struggle in those moments where i hesitate because i don't fully understand or i don't have the full details to your divine plan i pray that the holy spirit would help me i pray that the holy ghost would strengthen me that he would strengthen my faith so that my trust in you king jesus will overcome any physical temptation or emotion make me a believer who is firm and assured that in the end whatever you ask of me whatever is required of me by you lord will work out for my good your word in james chapter 1 verse 2 to 4 says count it all joy my brothers when you meet trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness and let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing lord jesus i desire to reach a level in faith and maturity whereby it's a joy to carry my cross and follow you i want to reach a stage where it's a joy to chase after righteousness and crucify my flesh daily i pray that my love for you my desire for you will be far greater than anything else in this world i bless your name king jesus i trust and i believe that you have heard my prayer may you continue to cultivate a willingness within me and an obedient heart in the mighty name of jesus christ i pray amen one of the easiest traps to fall into as a believer is becoming too comfortable it's a dangerous thing to find yourself in a comfortable place a place where you are neither hot or cold a place where there is no real fire no real spark for the things of god where you've got no appetite no hunger no real desire to chase after the lord it's a dangerous thing to be satisfied [Music] and it's also a dangerous thing to become accustomed to god's blessings and begin to take them for granted and so i encourage you to let your prayer be lord let me never become lukewarm let me never become a comfortable christian but may your fire burn brightly within my heart [Music] saint of god i would like to encourage you to never fail to be thankful failing to give thanks to the lord is a sign of an unrepented heart when was the last time you prioritized giving thanks to the lord and there are obvious things that we should be thankful for like our health the fact that we have a bed to sleep on food in your stomach electricity and shelter these are basic things but things that we often take for granted but if you just speak to someone who doesn't have shelter speak to someone who doesn't have food to eat it's only when you see how others are living that you will realize how blessed you are so when was the last time you genuinely were grateful for the lord's love john 3 verse 16 is a verse that shows just how deep god's love is because the bible says for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life [Music] and so we should never fail to be thankful for such a love that christ would die for you and me so that we would not perish but have eternal life consider just how much physical suffering jesus christ had to endure simply out of love [Music] isaiah 53 verse 5 says but he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement for our peace was upon him and by his stripes we are healed how can you and i become comfortable knowing that jesus christ paid such a sacrifice on the cross for you and me so great was the love of christ that he was wounded for me he was bruised for me out of love he was chastised and punished all out of love and the least that we could do is to have a thankful attitude the least we could do is to become believers who have an unquenchable thirst to form a relationship with this jesus christ who died for us out of love so when was the last time that you simply thanked the lord for his goodness when did you last praise the lord that you have a sound mind that you have ears that hear and eyes that see that's all the goodness of the lord that we should not take for granted yes you might have pain in your body but you can still move and you can still walk this is god's goodness good health is a gift from the lord some people have food but their health doesn't allow them to eat freely [Music] some people have money but that money can't restore their health some people have what you may consider to be the perfect job but that perfect job doesn't provide them with peace of mind so always remember never to become comfortable and to always remain thankful [Music] first chronicles chapter 16 verse 34 says o give thanks to the lord for he is good for his loving kindness endures forever now let us pray dear king jesus i praise you for your amazing grace i adore your everlasting love i praise you king jesus for your multitude of mercies you have blessed me with a sound mind you have blessed me with peace in my heart and strength in my body all of these things aren't because of luck or fortune but they are because you lord are faithful and you are good help me not to be envious of others and i pray that envy or covetousness or greed will never be found in my heart lord give me a heart that is content and filled with gratitude a heart that will never overlook the blessings that you have given me lord i thank you for your protection i don't know what each day holds but i do know that the protection you offer me is divine [Music] i have little to no power to protect myself each and every day and it's by your grace and by your mercy that i am safely kept each day you have protected me consistently you lord have ensured that no harm or danger will come to me and that's something i am thankful for your word says in 2 thessalonians chapter 3 verse 3 but the lord is faithful he will establish you and guard you against the evil one i praise you for this promise king jesus you are faithful to establish me you have been faithful all throughout my life and you have guarded me against the evil one and i praise you lord jesus because you have guarded me against attacks that i knew about and even those i didn't know about your word in deuteronomy 31 verse 6 says be strong and courageous do not fear or be in dread of them for it is the lord your god who goes with you he will never leave you or forsake you father i praise you for such a promise a promise that regardless of what may happen you will never leave me nor forsake me and although i may be hard-pressed on every side i am not crushed because jesus christ has promised to never leave me or forsake me [Music] though i may be perplexed i am not in despair even if i'm persecuted i am not forsaken by you lord jesus because you are a god who keeps your word you keep your promises and even if life may strike me down i am thankful and i am assured by your word that i will not be destroyed lord you are a good god and you have always been good to me i thank you for giving me the strength to get through each day and even if things may not be exactly how i want them to be i still thank you for being by my side i am still grateful for you watching over me i thank you for your goodness because i am no longer where i used to be when i look back at my past i have nothing but gratitude when i realized how far you have brought me you have blessed me and taken me to new levels and i am thankful and i am even more thankful for your unfailing love i pray lord jesus that i may never become too comfortable in my relationship with you may i never become a believer who is lukewarm but instead may the holy spirit continuously convict me and pull at my heart so that i will realize that i have a need a hunger and a thirst for you jesus christ [Music] one where i am never satisfied but continuously i am chasing more and more of you lord more and more of your presence more and more of your love more and more of an experience with you [Music] i bless your holy name lord and i thank you for listening to my prayer be uplifted and be glorified in jesus name i pray amen [Music] there are certain passages of scripture that demand your attention they confront you and they lay down the gauntlet when it comes to how you should be living for god and the dangers of living for self and these passages of scripture can be uncomfortable to read because they are incisive they are clear-cut and they divide what is righteous from unrighteous what is holy from unholy there is no gray area and they clearly define the criteria of being a burning believer of christ versus being lukewarm one such passage of scripture is matthew chapter 7 verse 21-23 and the amplified translation says not everyone who says to me lord lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but only those who do the will of my father who is in heaven many will say to me on that day when i judge them lord lord have we not prophesied in your name and driven out demons in your name and done many miracles in your name and then i will declare to them publicly i never knew you depart from me you are banished from my presence you who act wickedly disregarding my commands is it not alarming to you that there are those among us who say the name of jesus but they don't have him they don't have jesus christ in their hearts he's not in their intentions nor is he in their motives does it not alarm you to think that there will be a day where there are those who think they will enter the kingdom of heaven only to be rejected and told the words i never knew you now i would like to draw your attention to verse 21 in matthew chapter 7. the bible reads not everyone who says to me lord lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but only he who does the will of my father who is in heaven for you and i to enter the kingdom of heaven we have to be obedient to the will of god and the will of god can be found in the word of god because if you read john chapter 1 verse 1 the bible says in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god so if god is his word then surely his will can be found in this book that we call the bible and so this means that god's will can be found in acts chapter 16 verse 31 which says believe in the lord jesus and you will be saved you and your household god's will can be found in romans chapter 10 verse 9 where the bible says if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved god's will is all over the bible his will is that you should abstain from sexual immorality you should lean not on your own understanding you shall not have any other gods saints if we are to see heaven then we need to follow the will of god and his will is in his word now let us pray [Music] dear lord i pray that i would live my life in a way that pleases you i ask that you forgive my sins whether in thought or indeed forgive me lord if i have been living for self rather than living for you forgive me for all the times that i have prioritized personal gain and selfish ambitions instead of doing things for your glory and for your honor lord jesus my prayer today is that you would help me so that i would never be among those who say lord lord but your response is i never knew you depart from me you workers of iniquity [Music] father i desire to know you save me lord jesus so that i can have a real personal relationship with you i pray that you would reveal yourself to me through your word reveal yourself to me lord through the holy spirit may i have a personal encounter a personal relationship with you help me not to be caught up on whether i look good or holy to other people instead may i be focused on your word and on your will may i be focused on really living for you lord jesus when i say the name of jesus christ may it be because i have a genuine relationship with you and not because it's something that is fashionable or something that i have been taught to say when i praise you lord and when i worship you may it come from a deep place within my heart within my soul may it be genuine and heartfelt father i pray that there would be substance about me as a believer may i be so entrenched in your word lord that my life will become a living testimony may i speak the gospel with conviction whenever i am given the opportunity may i live in obedience to your ways lord and forsake the ways of the flesh your word in first john chapter 2 verse 17 says and the world is passing away along with its desires but whoever does the will of god abides forever [Music] help me king jesus so that i would not pursue the lusts of this world keep my desires away from shameful pursuits and ungodly things in this world in the name of jesus i pray that my mind would always be focused on heavenly things rather than anything here on this earth your word in first peter chapter 2 verse 15 to 17 says for this is the will of god that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people live as people who are free not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil but living as servants of god honor everyone love the brotherhood fear god honor the emperor i pray that the way that i live my life lord would be honorable before you may i be a person of integrity you have given me a free will you have given me a conscience you have given me the freedom to choose how i live my life and i pray that i would never take this freedom and willingly choose evil by your grace father may i live a life of purpose a life that is led by the fear of god a life that is led by faith instead of fear be praised and magnified king jesus you deserve all the glory and all the honor i thank you for hearing my prayer in jesus name i pray amen the thing i love about the lord is that his ways are not like our ways what god does how god works is beyond our understanding or comprehension the way that god chooses to answer your prayers may not always be what you expect sometimes your prayers are indeed answered by loss sometimes god answers your prayers by taking something away from you and that can hurt but after that initial sting you may start to realize that this painful experience was a blessing in disguise maybe people begin to walk out of your life maybe you start losing friends that you care about but later on you realize that they were hurting you more than they were helping and so god was actually answering your prayer for a joyful and drama-free life maybe you lose a relationship but as a result you also lose the anxiety that came with it you begin to feel freer and happier just like you once prayed for maybe you lose an opportunity that you were really excited about but later you find out that god was setting you up for something even greater in all these situations you might not see the positive consequences at first but one day when you look back you will suddenly be able to connect the dots you will start to see how god was actually being gracious by removing that person that relationship or that opportunity from your life of course none of this is a surprise to god isaiah 55 verse 8 says for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways declares the law as much as god hates to see our pain he knows that sometimes pain is necessary for our ultimate joy like a tree that needs pruned we must occasionally experienced losses in order to grow god knows exactly what we need and at what time we need it we just have to trust him we just have to let him work in the way only he can do because we have all the blind spots areas of our life that are unhealthy or toxic to our relationship with god and we don't even realize it but in his mercy god steps in and removes those things for us and he replaces them with something better so right now if you're going through a loss if you're going through a season of disappointment consider the possibility that god is answering your prayers in an unconventional way consider the possibility that through this loss he is rearranging your life through this loss he is strengthening you through this loss he is leading you to better god doesn't always answer our prayers the way we want but he always gives us exactly what we need now let us pray heavenly father thank you today for your word and your promises your promises that we will hold on to each and every day of our lives father i pray in agreement with all who are listening see us lord cast your eyes upon us let your gaze be fixed on our lives for the man or woman who is listening right now and in need of a touch from your hand may you see them lord may you see their faith may you see their desire lord may you see their need i praise you lord jesus because you are a god who sees beyond the veil you see beyond the facade that we put on for the world you are a god who sees right into our souls i pray and i yearn for your gaze over my life over my family because unlike the human eye when you see me jesus when you look down on me from your heavenly throne you see all that's in my heart you see all that troubles and hurts me you see all of my struggles and pain you see the innermost parts of me and i am grateful because it's only you that can then make me whole it's only through your gaze that i can have all of my burdens and troubles lifted i pray in agreement with the person who is listening may the holy spirit lead us to be grounded and equipped with the word of god so that we can realize that same power that same power that resurrected jesus from the dead is also at our disposal through the holy ghost because greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world and so i confess that greater is he who is in me than the spirit of fear in this world instead of fear i choose to live in faith to walk by faith your word tells me in proverbs 4 23 watch over your heart with all diligence from it flow the springs of life help me to guard over my heart king jesus help me to be alert and spot anything that may cause me to fall into sin i pray you give me a heart that is willing to put aside all selfish and sinful desires i want to be a believer who is able to critically self-evaluate themselves help me to be diligent and careful to avoid anything that might cause me to fall into wickedness i pray that i would never become a person who has a form of godliness but rather may i develop a genuine fear of god a genuine hunger and thirst for holiness galatians 2 verse 20 says i have been crucified with christ it is no longer i who live but christ who lives in me and the life i now live in the flesh i live in faith in the son of god who loved me and gave himself for me lord this life is no longer mine but i will live this life through you and for you i set aside my will and i choose to submit to your will i set aside my priorities and i choose to prioritize you i choose to follow you lord jesus and not anyone else or anything else in this world work within me lord jesus purge my heart of anything that displeases you remove pride from within me remove any jealousy or envy remove any attraction to uncleanliness i pray that i may be drawn to holiness i pray that i may be drawn to pure things to good things things that are above and not of this earth give me a mind that is focused on you a mind that loves to meditate on your word ephesians 4 verse 24 says and to put on the new self created after the likeness of god in true righteousness and holiness i pray that the holy spirit will help me to put on the new self the regenerated and renewed nature of christ you are my hiding place lord jesus and my faith is in you it's only you that will protect me from trouble and surround me with the songs of deliverance you are my keeper lord the one who watches over me and my family the one who provides for me and my family i pray that as i begin each day and even as i end each day may you be first in all that i do i pray father that i may always abide under your shadow under your divine care and protection help me not to be shaken or to stagger in my faith but instead to be firm on the foundation that is your word i thank you for listening to my prayer in jesus name i pray [Music] amen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you
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