| We begin this session
with the word "prayer." Everything that Jesus did and said was born out of
communion with the Father. Therefore, if we are to be one with him, we must allow
the Holy Spirit free course in our lives that we too can be in complete harmony with our
Heavenly Father. John 5:19 tells us that Jesus
could have no special interest or action from the Father. John 8:9 says did did always
those things that pleased (in agreement with ) the Father.
Romans 8:7 states that "the carnal mind is enmity
with God." Verse 6 states to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
So then, it is obvious that God wants us to commune with
him through his Holy Spirit and its leadership. He wants us to be one with him in
our thought life as well. Proverbs 23:7 says, "As a man thinketh in his
heart, so is he.".
Beloved, it is of utmost importance that we learn to
think upon those things that pleases our Heavenly Father as Paul states in Philippians
4:8.
As a pure mind enables us to reach out in prayer and
convey to our Heavenly Father, our hearts desire and need.
God is concerned about our needs, and the battles we
encounter daily. He is always listening to our hearts' pleadings. It may seem
[at times] as though the Heavens are brass; but rest assured that God will answer
accordingly.
Many times we fail God because we let the circumstances
that come our way take our minds off of God's word. We let the sounds about us
infiltrate our minds and the result often causes us to doubt as to whether or not God
really cares about us. He does care, and he is concerned about the smallest need.
Now, the only way you can attain to that state of mind is through prayer
(communication), and talking to Him and also listening to what he has to say concerning
the matter at hand.
Isaiah 55:8-9 speaks to our hearts concerning the
contrast between the carnal thinking of man and God's thoughts. Jeremiah 29:11
speaks of God's thoughts toward us is only good, and not evil, thoughts of peace, to give
you an expected end.
We must seek with all our heart. Now
this business of giving our all is what will get the results we need. This may sound
a bit cruel but this is the strategy of the enemy to take your mind to some degree away
from complete submission in prayer.
Martin Luther said, "...to pray diligently is more
than half the task. But half the answer is not an answer. We must pray
until."
Beloved, God is concerned but you've got to put in action
your faith. This can only develop to the point it needs to be in our life as we talk
with him daily. |
