The headlines are scary. The content is even more frightening. It seems that our economic ship is sinking and hundreds of billions of dollars will needed to possibly fix the problem. So, where do we go from here?
The promises of God are true and He is able. We must be willing to place our faith in Him and take that leap into His arms knowing that His plan is not always our plan. So, when you pray, do a little gut check and determine if your trust for Him is greater than the fear of the unknown.
God has been speaking to me about obeying his commandments. There is no doubt that as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ that I would have an unending desire to be obedient to the commandments of God and I do. Through prayer, study and preaching, God has been dealing with me concerning his commandments and the importance of obedience. I was recently given a prayer journal written by E.M. Bounds and over the last couple weeks, it has been speaking of obedience.
The commandments of God are found throughout the scripture and obviously should be adhered to by every Christian. These commandments often rub against the grain of our flesh, but our necessary to show our love to God and ultimately make it to heaven.
1 John 5:4 because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.
We are victorious and can walk this earth as overcomers through the power of the Word of God. This confidence can be found through prayer, fasting and the study of the Word. When we follow the commandments of God while maintaining constant communication with Him then His commandments are not difficult to follow and obedience becomes as natural as breathing.
(Amplified) 37 Now when they heard this they were stung (cut) to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles (special messengers), Brethren, what shall we do?
I have a prayer journal. It is simply a leather bound book that stays with me and I take it into my prayer closet. It gives me structure when I pray and also it includes lists of churches, ministries and people that I pray for everyday. This helps when you tell someone that you will pray for them (and really do it).
1 Chronicles 4:10 ...Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
God's Word Version of Jabez's prayer..."Please bless me and give me more territory. May your power be with me and free me from evil so that I will not be in pain." God gave him what he prayed for.