Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe. Doing exactly what the Lord commands and doing it happily. Action is the key... and you will receive JOY in return!
You can’t tell by looking at a person how much faith he or she really has. Faith inside a person is like water inside a bucket—you find out how much is in there when you bump it. When circumstances bump you, you spill what you’re full of.
How to pray in a crisis:
- right-size God's power
- remember God's provision
- recite God's promise
- review your powerlessness
- rivet your eyes on God
The Lord is Good, a stronghold in the day of trouble. And He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7)
The fact that God loves us and is committed to us does not reveal anything about us; it reveals something extraordinary about God. It’s called grace! Psalm 147:5
Can the Bible change your mind? Can the Bible change your heart? Can the Bible change your direction? If God's Word is the authority in your life, the answer will be yes.
The reason God responds to persistence is because prayer is changing the one who prays. As we pray, God is making us spiritually fit to receive what He is already willing to do.
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We have to stop trying to get God to be on our program. Too many of us pray until we’re convinced that God’s will is for us to do what we wanted to do all along! God’s dream for your future is not that He would somehow get on your program – it's that you would get on His program!