Have You Matured In Prayer?

 

I must say once I had matured in prayer, in a way where I wasn’t just praying to say I did, or to get God to move on my behalf, or feeling like I had to just pray out of obligation, Life got better. My husband had counseled  me one time and said, “Don’t think of prayer as I got to do this, but I get to pray.”{It’s an opportunity} Once I took the focus off of me and what I wanted or needed, I then started to pray for what the world may need or that friend or even long lost friend may need at the present time.

My point is as I began to pray for others and their needs, I began to see God in each of their lives. And as I began to see Him, I began longing for Him. Remember it’s not all about you! And it never will be! But it is about you being a blessing to someone else that God loves the same way He loves you.

Skill and Understanding

In the book of Daniel, Chapter 9 vs 22 it reads:

And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am NOW come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

This is talking about God sending Gabriel the angel down while Daniel was in the middle of praying. How awesome is that? While we pray sincerely, authentically, and privately. God sends us just what we need. And even though it may not be an angel (although we just don’t recognize them) He hears us, He listens to our voices that makes a sound that He created just for us.  Everything that we do may not take a whole lot of skill but everything we do because of God takes skill and understanding.

There’s A Grace On your Life

There is a grace on my life to release the glory of God–William Murphy III

Know and understand that there is a NEW COVENANT between us as a believer and God…and it is called GRACE. It is the unmeasured favor that we have NOT earned from the Lord but because of Jesus Christ, we are healed, delivered, and set free from every bondage and stronghold that the enemy and his world would like to keep us attached to.

Know that on today we live in grace and freedom to serve God as your Father in Heaven. Remember He loves us and gave His only begotten Son for us to live in Christ.