Seeking God in a New Year
Seeking God in a New Year
If Jesus needed to pray the first thing in the morning, what about us? The Bible says,
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Cor. 10:31
"Seek first the kingdom of God..." Matt. 6:33
If you always seek first in life to glorify and honor God you won’t go very wrong in life. There are three basic priorities that I believe every Christian should have in life. If 2010 is to be great – you need to have these priorities.
Pray in the morning when you wake up thanking God for watching over you while you were sleep and waking you up to see another day to bless others with love of God.
Pray all day without ceasing knowing we can not see what is ahead of us only God can see our future of each turn. Stay prayed up to be covered by the Word of God to be guided in the right direction away from any situation that might occur.
Pray at night for protection and good sleep for you and your loved ones and ask God to do the same for others in the world.
When we seek God this new year, leave the past behind you. You might have lost a job, but know God will get you a better job. You have gone through a divorce , but don't worry God will bless you with a Godly spouse . You might have lost a home but God will get you a better home.You might have lost a loved one, but don't worry they are at home in heaven with our Lord.
PRAYER IS VERY STRONG TO HELP YOU FOR THE GOOD ONLY AND NOT FOR EVIL.
I have a story to tell about prayer.Just know when more in prayer for the same thing or situation, it is stronger.
A story about a small Oklahoma town that had two churches and one distillery. Members of both churches complained that the distillery was giving the community a bad image. And to make matters worse the owner of the distillery was an out spoken atheist. He didn't believe in God one bit. The church people had tried unsuccessfully for years to shut down the distillery. So finally they decided to hold a joint Saturday night prayer meeting. They were going to ask God to intervene and settle the matter.
The church folks gathered on Saturday night and there was a horrible thunderstorm raging outside and to the delight of the church members lightening hit that old brewery and it burned to the ground.
The next morning the sermons that were preached in both churches were on the power of prayer.
But the insurance adjusters promptly notified the distillery owner that they were not going to pay for the damages because the fire was an act of God and that was an exclusion in the policy.
The distillery owner was furious and he sued both churches claiming that they had conspired with God to destroy his business. But the churches denied that they had anything to do with the cause of the fire.
The presiding judge opened the trial with theses words: ¡§ I find one thing in this cause most perplexing-we have a situation here where the plaintiff, an atheist is professing his belief in the power of prayer, and the defendants all faithful church members are denying the very same power
It seems that sometimes as Christians we pray asking God to do certain things, either in our life or the lives of others, only to be totally surprised when God answers our prayers.
So know and be sure for what you pray for.
This is a brand new year of new things to come and to get back what has been stolen from us by satan.
This is a brand new year of prayer for a better life and more love towards others.
If Jesus needed to pray the first thing in the morning, what about us? The Bible says,
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Cor. 10:31
"Seek first the kingdom of God..." Matt. 6:33
If you always seek first in life to glorify and honor God you won’t go very wrong in life. There are three basic priorities that I believe every Christian should have in life. If 2010 is to be great – you need to have these priorities.
Pray in the morning when you wake up thanking God for watching over you while you were sleep and waking you up to see another day to bless others with love of God.
Pray all day without ceasing knowing we can not see what is ahead of us only God can see our future of each turn. Stay prayed up to be covered by the Word of God to be guided in the right direction away from any situation that might occur.
Pray at night for protection and good sleep for you and your loved ones and ask God to do the same for others in the world.
When we seek God this new year, leave the past behind you. You might have lost a job, but know God will get you a better job. You have gone through a divorce , but don't worry God will bless you with a Godly spouse . You might have lost a home but God will get you a better home.You might have lost a loved one, but don't worry they are at home in heaven with our Lord.
PRAYER IS VERY STRONG TO HELP YOU FOR THE GOOD ONLY AND NOT FOR EVIL.
I have a story to tell about prayer.Just know when more in prayer for the same thing or situation, it is stronger.
A story about a small Oklahoma town that had two churches and one distillery. Members of both churches complained that the distillery was giving the community a bad image. And to make matters worse the owner of the distillery was an out spoken atheist. He didn't believe in God one bit. The church people had tried unsuccessfully for years to shut down the distillery. So finally they decided to hold a joint Saturday night prayer meeting. They were going to ask God to intervene and settle the matter.
The church folks gathered on Saturday night and there was a horrible thunderstorm raging outside and to the delight of the church members lightening hit that old brewery and it burned to the ground.
The next morning the sermons that were preached in both churches were on the power of prayer.
But the insurance adjusters promptly notified the distillery owner that they were not going to pay for the damages because the fire was an act of God and that was an exclusion in the policy.
The distillery owner was furious and he sued both churches claiming that they had conspired with God to destroy his business. But the churches denied that they had anything to do with the cause of the fire.
The presiding judge opened the trial with theses words: ¡§ I find one thing in this cause most perplexing-we have a situation here where the plaintiff, an atheist is professing his belief in the power of prayer, and the defendants all faithful church members are denying the very same power
It seems that sometimes as Christians we pray asking God to do certain things, either in our life or the lives of others, only to be totally surprised when God answers our prayers.
So know and be sure for what you pray for.
This is a brand new year of new things to come and to get back what has been stolen from us by satan.
This is a brand new year of prayer for a better life and more love towards others.
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