Dealing With Offense To Live In Victory

This is a great little devotional. Offense and unforgiveness is a silent killer that has no problem sneaking up in our lives and take no prisoners.

But thankfully, we have a way to stop them in their tracks so we can show them to the door. Life is worth worth living and living life in victory is such a better way to live.

God Bless.

Dealing with Offense to Live in Victory

Jesus often spoke on forgiveness. He illustrated through parables, making people realize the importance of dealing with offense. He said that it is impossible for us not to be offended at some point or the other. The one who gets offended is in bondage and does not live in freedom. As soon as we are offended we should ‘nip it in the bud’.

Ephesians 4:26,27 commands us not to sin in our anger, or let the sun go down on our anger, nor give any place to the devil. Offense is the bait used by the enemy. It is like a seed that germinates, whose roots grow deeper. This leads to bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and gossip. The deeper the root, the harder the hurt we have to deal with. Offense causes us to lose our peace and rest.

Anxious thoughts haunt us, as we think about the pain of the past, thereby not only hurting ourselves, but also hurting others. Studies have shown that many diseases, like gastritis and arthritis, are caused due to unforgiveness. When we are offended, we think only about ourselves and our needs, but when we don’t have offense we will always be a blessing to others. Therefore, whenever we are offended, instead of nursing the hurt and pain, we must look at Jesus and His work on the cross. Admit and tell God what you are going through, because He knows your heart. Then ask Him for help. It’s always good to position yourself in Christ. Know and believe who you are in Jesus. Dig into God’s Word and pray in the Spirit. Lastly, pray with someone and be healed of your hurt.

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank You for forgiving me from all my sins. Just as You forgave me, Lord, I forgive all those who have offended me and I ask You to bless them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

-Author Unknown

I Will Lift Up My Eyes To The Hills

God will be there for you and for me when we are in need. All we have to do is lift up our eyes and watch what God will do in the midst of the storm.

Yes, that storm may last longer than what we want. Yes, we probably should have more faith than we do but with God, all things are possible with the promise He will always be there and will never leave us so, let the storm and day to day things of life come are way for now we know we are more than conquers!

God Bless.

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.” Psalms‬ ‭121:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Lift your eyes to the hills from where your help comes from; your help comes from the Lord. You are never helpless. You are never without support. However, it’s up to you to receive the help He abundantly provides. When you call on the Lord, His Holy Spirit will come to your aid; He will mightily rush to your rescue. He will help you lift your hands in worship. He will help you sustain under pressure without breaking. He will help you seize every promise that He’s made to you. Don’t worry my friend, He will help you. There will never be a moment in our lives when we will not need God’s help. So we reach up and reach out our hands like little girls and say, “Father! Lift me up! Father! Fill my cup! Father! Set me free! Father! Strengthen me!” And His Holy Spirit will do just that!

Prayer: Yes, Lord! I need your help. I can’t make it without you. I can’t do anything without you. But with you, nothing’s impossible. So I cry out, heal me, strengthen me, set me free and help me to persevere by faith. I receive your supernatural help. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read John 16:7-15)

Kings Daughter Devotional

I Wish I Could Say

If you struggle with contentment like I do, then this little devotional is for you. It's something we long and strive for but always seems to be out of reach some how.

Or at least it seems this way to me. But thank heavens for little devotional's like this one to really help get to the root of the problem and helps stir hope within me I am more than what I struggle with and will be a better person for it in the end.

God Bless

I wish I could say that I am always content. I wish I could say that I never complain. I wish I could say that I never want what others have. I wish I could say that I have never envied the life of another. I wish I could say that I have never thought that God gave something to someone else that he meant for me. I wish I could say that I am better at counting my blessings than I am at assessing what I don’t have. I wish I could say that my appetite for things wasn’t so large. I wish my heart would finally be satisfied. These are all wishes because they are not yet completely true of me. Envy still lurks in my heart. It is one of the dark results of the sin that still resides there. Why does the Bible speak so strongly against envy? Here it is: when envy rules your heart, the love of God doesn’t. Let’s think about what envy does. It assumes that you deserve blessings that you don’t deserve. When your heart is ruled by envy, the attitude of “I am blessed” gets replaced with the attitude of “I deserve.” Envy is selfish to the core.

Envy always puts you in the center of the world. It makes everything all about you. It causes you to examine life from the sole perspective of your wants, needs, and feelings. Sadly, envy causes you to question the goodness, faithfulness, and wisdom of God. Envy accuses God of not knowing what he’s doing or of not being faithful to what he’s promised to do. When you are convinced that a blessing that another person has ought to belong to you, you don’t just have a problem with that person, you have a problem with God. When you begin to question God’s goodness, you quit going to him for help. Why?

Because you don’t seek the help of someone you’ve come to doubt. Envy does something else that is spiritually deadly. It assumes understanding that no one has. Envy not only assumes that you know more about that other person’s life than you could ever know, it assumes that you have a clearer understanding of what is best than God does. Furthermore, envy causes you to forget God’s amazing rescuing, transforming, empowering, and delivering grace. You become so occupied with accounting for what you do not have that the enormous blessings of God’s grace—blessings that we could not have earned, achieved, or deserved—go unrecognized and uncelebrated. And because envy focuses more on what you want than it does on the life that God has called you to, it keeps you from paying attention to God’s commands and warnings, and therefore leaves you in moral danger. The only solution to envy is God’s rescuing grace—grace that turns self-centered sinners into joyful and contented worshipers of God.

-Author Unknown

Are Any Of You Suffering Hardships

Such a good inspiring little devotional that is meant to encourage everyone to run to the only person who can help make this life a little bit easier to deal with.

He truly is the only one we need. Let us run into His everlasting arms now and in the day's to come.

God Bless.

Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. (NLT) -James 5:13-14

God wants to be apart of our daily lives. He wants to know how you are doing! He instructs us to cry out to Him when things feel hard and to give thanks when things couldn’t be better. Prayer is our direct line to God. He wants to hear from you. Make prayer apart of your daily rhythm.

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Worship God Not Outcomes

Wisdom, truth, and encouragement all in one little devotional.

After reading this little devotional, we will have no more excuses. So, let us settle our faith walk and put our trust in hand of the man from Galilee and watch Him part the sea of our trials so we can walk right into victory.

God Bless.

“Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands” Deuteronomy 8:2, NLT.

Anyone can worship the LORD when everything is going well. The children of Israel gladly praised the LORD after they crossed over the Red Sea. They gave Him glory with no hesitation after they saw how He delivered them from the Egyptian army. The challenge came when they walked through the wilderness. They began to lose faith, lose patience, and lose their joy in believing. God allowed them to go through the wilderness to show them their heart. As with you daughter, God will allow you to go through the wilderness to show you what you believe. Will you be like the Israelites who lost faith the moment things became difficult, or will you be like God’s servant Job who bowed down and worshiped the LORD after losing everything? You get to choose. We worship God, not outcomes. Our worship is not conditional. It’s not based on whether God answers our prayers or not. It’s based on Him being our King. Declare this from your heart:

“The LORD is my King, and I worship Him, not outcomes. I worship Him with all my heart because of who He is. I choose to trust in Him no matter what I face, and as I do, He strengthens my heart. He strengthens my faith and my joy in believing. He fills me as I humble myself in worship. Nothing will steal my praise and my worship. In Jesus’ name.” (Read Job 1:20; Numbers 14:2; James 1:3-4; Psalms 96:9; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

Kings Daughter Devotional

The Lord Is Your Shield

Ever wonder what the shield of God is? Ya, me too and this little devotional helps give an insight on the shield.

Read and be blessed.

“But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high” Psalms 3:3, NIV.

The Lord is our shield. He’s our impenetrable shield. He protects us and covers us. He shelters us and we are hidden in Christ. We are hiding in His shield, not to hide in fear from the enemy, but we are hiding in His shield so that we can advance God’s kingdom and make forward steps into fulfilling His purpose for our lives. I want to encourage you today to know that no attempt from the enemy will prosper in your life. Anything he tries to do to harm you will not work. He will not be able to derail God’s plans for your life. Anything God wants to do in, around and through you will be accomplished. It is God working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight. Be comforted today in knowing that God knows exactly what He’s doing. He’s allowing whatever He’s allowing for a divine reason, and it is all going to work out according to His divine plan. In the end, you win. In the end, you are victorious through Jesus. So no matter what you are facing right now. No matter what the enemy is trying to do, it will be a failed attempt because it is God who gives you the victory through Jesus and it is God who causes you to be triumphant through Christ.

Prayer: Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! I am victorious through Jesus. I hide in your protective shield, not in fear, but in faith. I cover myself with Christ, and I declare that I will move forward into the divine purpose and plan you have for me. Thank you, Lord, that no weapon formed against me will prosper. Thank you that you’ve given me the victory in every area of life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daughters of the King Devotional

Trusting God's Character

Remember God loves you! Be blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!

Trusting God’s Character

Rest in the knowledge that you are loved: ‘we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.’ Neither goodness nor love are qualities that God merely possesses – they are the essence of his being. God loves because his nature is to love. To imagine that God does not love us is to deny his true nature and to repudiate his character.  

-Author Unknown

Listen For God's Voice

Thank you once again Joyce for all the truth and the wisdom written below.

My prayer is it sinks deep within my life and into others.

God Bless.

Listen for God’s Voice

by Joyce Meyer

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
—John 10:27 NKJV
One of the questions that people most frequently ask me is “How can I know specifically what God wants me to do?”
Of all the ways God speaks to you, He most frequently uses peace, wisdom, and the voice of our conscience—that still, small voice inside your spirit that tells you what is right and wrong. The Holy Spirit, who dwells in believers, speaks to your spirit what He wants you to do. Your spirit then communicates the message to your mind, and your mind is then enlightened on what action to take.
God is speaking to you! And He wants to direct you in every area of your life. So delight yourself in Him, follow after peace, and obey the voice of your conscience.

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From the book Ending Your Day Right by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2004 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.

I Know Thy Works

Surely, I am not the only one who needed this.

Words for the day's ahead to encourage.

God Bless

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it…” Revelation 3:8

“You will see the opportunities I will lay before you today. You will see every ministry opportunity, every business opportunity, and opportunities for financial increase. You will not miss it by being distracted or caught up in the cares of life. You will see clearly what I set before you and you will seize it! Says the Lord.”

Daughters of the King Devotional

God Blesses Me To Be A Blessing

My hope is that after reading this little devotional, there will be a fire start to burn within you to become a blessing to other's for what the world needs now is for everyone to love another by not accepting their sins but by showing them the way via any means God shows you.

God Bless.

God Blesses Me to be a Blessing

Today, more than ever, we see numerous people across the planet stuck in a cycle of debt. The lure of the latest gadgets, a fashionable wardrobe and a luxurious lifestyle has led men and women into debt traps. As they struggle to come out of debt, one of the first things they are taught is to purchase only according their needs, not their wants. But with God, the game changes! Jesus said, in Matthew 6:33, when we seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, all other things will be added to us.

Psalm 37:4 says, Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. As we place God first and keep seeking Him, He takes care of everything else. The same God, who looks after the birds of the air and the flowers in the fields, knows our hearts before we can even ask Him for anything. He is the one who ensures that there is more than enough food on the table, clothes in your cupboard and creative ideas and strategies to put you at the top in your workplace. He ensures that you have enough for yourself and enough to bless others too. Yes, there are times when money is scarce and our needs are high. But God is faithful and He always comes through! He doesn’t give you just enough for your current needs, but ensures that you have more than enough to be a blessing to others.

Declaration God satisfies every want and every need of mine, so that I am blessed, and so that I can be a blessing to many others.

-Author Unknown

Decision Making

It's all about the kingdom of God. Or a least it should be in every decision we make and in everything we do. 

If not, well it dosen't hurt to reevaluate our lives and make adjustments as needed.

Thank heavens we have a God who is patient with us as we pick ourselves up and continue to work out our salivation.

God Bless.

Decision Making

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you

- Matthew 6:33

Life can often seem very complicated. Career decisions, family dynamics, academic ambitions -- every area and issue of life has its own challenges.

However, Jesus spotlights for us the one overriding, all-encompassing priority for living and, by doing so, simplifies our complicated decisions considerably. Seek first the kingdom, Jesus says, not personal advancement, financial security, or self-fulfillment.

Should you accept this promotion? Seek first the kingdom. Where should you send your children to school? Seek first the kingdom. Should you pursue this relationship? Seek first the kingdom.

While this directive does not provide the specific answer to every problem, it certainly does eliminate a great number of possible options. If it does not further the kingdom of God and reflect his righteousness, then it does not meet your basic criteria and need not be considered any further.

When we single-mindedly seek the welfare of the kingdom, then Jesus promises that God will seek our welfare, as well: all these things will be added to you. What things are these? Everything that is necessary and good for you, everything that will assist you in your goal of advancing the kingdom of Christ.

As you face difficult and convoluted questions today, filter your thoughts and decisions through this all-important objective: seek first the kingdom of God.

 http://www.baptistbiblehour.org/resources/devotional/decision-making-9/

Fellowship With Jesus

I think we need more of this and a whole lot less of everything else. Read and enjoy and begin our day talking to to the Man who is everything we need.

God Bless.

Fellowship with Jesus

Joe Stowell

I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8 Philippians 3:7–14 Esther 6–8; Acts 6

I’ll never forget the time I had the privilege of sitting next to Billy Graham at a dinner. I was honored but also somewhat nervous about what would be appropriate to say. I thought it would be an interesting conversation starter to ask what he loved most about his years of ministry. Then I awkwardly started to suggest possible answers. Was it knowing presidents, kings, and queens? Or preaching the gospel to millions of people around the world? Before I had finished offering suggestions, Rev. Graham stopped me. Without hesitation he said, “It has been my fellowship with Jesus. To sense His presence, to glean His wisdom, to have Him guide and direct me—that has been my greatest joy.” I was instantly convicted and challenged. Convicted because I’m not sure that his answer would have been my answer, and challenged because I wanted it to be. That’s what Paul had in mind when he counted his greatest achievements to be of no worth compared to the “surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8).

Think of how rich life would be if Jesus and our fellowship with Him was our highest pursuit.   Lord, forgive me for chasing after things that matter far less than my fellowship with You. Thank You that You stand ready to enrich my life with Your presence and power. To remain faithful where God has placed you, give Christ first place in your heart.

Prayer

This is a great little devotional on prayer. As you may or may not be aware, I need all the help I can get into this area.

So, I just want to share the wealth so we all can live our best lives.

God Bless.

Prayer

Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord

- 2 Kings 19:14

Here is one of the best pictures of prayer in the Bible. Hezekiah is king over Israel when the cruel and powerful Assyrian army marches against them. Rabshakeh, the army's spokesman, sends a threatening letter and tells Hezekiah not to trust in his God for deliverance.

Here was an enormous temptation and a trial, all wrapped into one little scroll. There is the imminent danger of being razed to the ground by the Assyrian empire; then there is the verbal prompting not to trust in God for a rescue.

But how does Hezekiah deal with this letter? He receives it, he reads it...and then he takes it straight to the Lord and spreads it before him. What a wonderful picture of prayer! It is the spreading of our problems, our temptations, our struggles before the Lord in the face of every temptation to do otherwise.

Are you today wrestling with a temptation to sin that is threatening to conquer you? Spread it before the Lord. Is you heart weighed down with some terrible worry, or sorrow, or pain? Spread it before the Lord. Have you felt the weight of your guilt before a holy God for the first time? Spread it before the Lord.

No one has ever come to the Lord and gone away disappointed. Hezekiah did not, and you will not.

 http://www.baptistbiblehour.org/resources/devotional/prayer-4/

Invite Jesus Into Your Marriage

This is such a great insight into how to make a marriage better yet, any kind of relationship work.

When it's all said and done in a day, Jesus is the way for any and all problems.

God Bless.

Invite Jesus Into Your Marriage

A wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. - John 2:1-2, NIV

Jesus accepted the invitation to a wedding! Have you invited Jesus to participate in your marriage? Marriage was His idea. He gave the basic ground rules for it. He knows how it works best. And He longs to be invited to come into yours. Danny and I invited Jesus to come to our wedding from the first moment we were engaged. In fact, inscribed inside each of our wedding bands is a triangle that signified there are three of us in this relationship. God is at the apex, Danny and I at the lower corners. Our commitment was that as we grew closer to God individually, we would also draw closer to each other. If you need a miracle in your marriage, start by inviting Jesus into the relationship. You will be blessed, not only by your increased awareness of His Presence, but also by the knowledge that He is there when unexpected problems and crises arise.

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Speak Life

Life. I was always told that it's what YOU make it.

If I am being completely honest here, there has been times when I haven't made the best of what life has had to offer.

In fact, I am usually leaning heavily on the negative side holding on for dear life. Maybe it is time to change it up a little bit and trying something new by doing what this little devotional say's and see how that works out for me.

Yeah I'm game. Time for a change and live my best life.

God Bless

Speak Life!

Scripture warns us not to allow any unwholesome talk to come out of our mouths. The dictionary definition of ‘unwholesome’ is ‘detrimental to physical, mental, or moral well-being’. Hurtful talk is just one thing that can be categorized as ‘unwholesome’. We often say things, even in jest, that are likely to hurt people around us, but the Bible warns us to stay away from conversation that is unwholesome. There are numerous instances where Jesus conversed with other people. In each situation, He used that moment to heal people, teach them biblical truths or to correct them, if they had made mistakes. Everything He did and said was useful to people and was exactly what they needed at that moment. Jesus set the perfect example for us. Every interaction with another person should be used as an opportunity to encourage them and to speak words of comfort, life and victory, rather than words of defeat into their lives. Why is it so important for us to indulge in wholesome conversation? It demonstrates the same love that Jesus had for people. When we speak encouraging and beneficial words with other people, they will automatically be drawn toward us, giving us a perfect opportunity to share the love of Jesus with them.

Displaying this love is a biblical commandment, as seen in John 13:34 (NIV), “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” The next time you think of saying something hurtful or upsetting, take a moment and consider whether your words will show others the love of Jesus.

Prayer Father, help me as I interact with people around me. Let me only speak words of life and encouragement into their lives that I may demonstrate Your love towards them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

-Author Unknown

The Rapture Some Call It

I love this little devotional and after I read it, all I can say is come Lord Jesus come it's time!

God Bless.

The Rapture Some call it ‘The Blessed Hope’; and others ‘The Rapture’. For the Christian, whose hope and trust is in the Lord Jesus Christ, it is the moment he or she has been yearning for. A promise of God, waiting to be fulfilled. The signs are very clear and it could happen any time. Maybe, while you are reading this devotional.

At the blast of the trumpet and in the twinkling of an eye, the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive will soon follow and thus we shall be with the Lord forever. Are you ready for the rapture? Have you crowned Jesus as your only Lord, God and Savior? Are you in a relationship with Him and His Father? Are you reading His Word, the Bible? Are you sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with others? If not, pray the prayer below. This will help you hand over your life to Jesus Christ and be saved. Don’t waste another moment, it may be too late. After the rapture takes place, the anti-Christ will be revealed and he will have control over the whole world. All those who did not trust and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will be left behind. There will be an evil and wicked rule of the anti-Christ for the next seven years. The Bible says that this will be a terrible time of tribulation such as has never been experienced before. But God has made a way of escape for His people to avoid the tribulation period. For God’s people there will be eternal life free from sin, sickness, pain, persecution and death. Will you not accept God’s free gift of salvation for your life?

Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, I believe in You. I know You died on the cross of Calvary for my sins and on the third day, You rose from the grave. Forgive me for every sin of mine. I invite You to live in my heart and I now crown You Lord over my life. Make me the type of person You want me to be. Amen.

You Will Reap

Your time is coming. My time is coming. We will reap. God promised. All we have to do is believe and work on our patience all along encouraging others to keep the faith.

God Bless.

You Will Reap

“Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in.” Galatians 6:9, Amplified “Don’t get weary in doing what’s right. I promise you will reap. No seed you sow is ever wasted. No prayer you’ve prayer is ever in vain. […]

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In Due Time

I love this little devotional. Sure this is meant for mom's but I think this could be for everyone who is in need of a word from God.

Believe you me, I am almost in need of one to help me get through a day. So, when I came across this little devotional, it struck a cord in me and I wanted to spread the wealth.

God Bless.

In Due Time

As a mom, do you ever feel like life is passing you by? Like there is a big world out there, but you are stuck in your four walls surrounded by children, laundry, cleaning, etc. Do you feel there is nothing exciting going on in your world? Take heart! God has not forgotten you. God will take care of you now, and He will lift you up in due time. The problem for most moms is the phrase, “Due Time.” Mom’s think, “I don’t want to wait for God’s due time.” But, that’s where humbling ourselves comes into the picture.   If we humble ourselves by putting our children first, serving them, nurturing them and teaching them, then God will lift you up in due time. It will be worth the wait. We only get one chance in raising our children and we have a limited amount of time. If you look to the Lord and ask Him to get you through these hard days, He will bring you to the other side. Who knows how He will lift you up in due time? Only God knows, but it’s His promise and He will fulfill it.  Prayer Father, give me patience to wait on You and Your “due time”.

God, open my eyes to the importance of my job as a mom and help me not to want to shove all my mom responsibilities to the side and run ahead to meet all my needs. Fill my needs up with Your love, Your joy, and Your contentment. I humble myself before You today. 

-Author Unknown

Throwing Off Condemation

Don't you think it's time to get rid of this subject matter so we can move on towards something bigger and better?

I think so but before we seem to be able to do this, we may need to understand what kind of hold condemnation has on us and this little devotional seems to dive right into why it isn't good for us. So be encouraged my friend and learn to let go for something greater awaits each and every one of us.

God Bless.




Throwing Off Condemnation
Let us draw near to the throne of grace.
It is important that we approach God without condemnation; in other words, boldly, because, “if I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear” (Psalm 66:18).
If I “regard iniquity in my heart,” it means that I come to God with a consciousness in my heart of something that condemns me. Every time I try to approach God with faith, Satan reminds me of something that is not right and that has not been dealt with—maybe a sin that has not been confessed, or, if it has been confessed, is still lingering because I have not claimed and received God’s forgiveness. I am therefore conscious of this thing in my heart all the time. And if I come with condemnation, I do not receive that for which I pray.
I must remove the consciousness of sin from within my heart. Basically, this is done by faith. “If we confess our sins,” the Scripture says, “He [God] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). We cannot do anything about the sin problem except confess, repent, and trust God for the forgiveness and cleansing that He has promised us. After that, we must not go on worrying about our sins, because if we remain conscious of sin as we pray, God will not hear our prayers. As the Scripture says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.”
Yet the psalmist went on to say, “But certainly God has heard me” (Psalm 66:19). In other words, the psalmist rises above Satan’s attempt to condemn him and says, “God has heard me.” Why does God hear us? Because we come in the name of Jesus. Because we come with praise and thanksgiving. Therefore, we are not condemned.
Thank You, Lord, that I can come boldly to You. I proclaim that I throw off Satan’s attempt to condemn me, declaring that “God has heard me,” because I come in the name of Jesus. I shall draw near to the throne of grace. Amen. 


Derek Prince Ministries 

Prayer

Sharing more insight on prayer. You can never have to much insight on the working of prayer.

Be encouraged my friend and God Bless.

Prayer

Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord

- 2 Kings 19:14

Here is one of the best pictures of prayer in the Bible. Hezekiah is king over Israel when the cruel and powerful Assyrian army marches against them. Rabshakeh, the army's spokesman, sends a threatening letter and tells Hezekiah not to trust in his God for deliverance.

Here was an enormous temptation and a trial, all wrapped into one little scroll. There is the imminent danger of being razed to the ground by the Assyrian empire; then there is the verbal prompting not to trust in God for a rescue.

But how does Hezekiah deal with this letter? He receives it, he reads it...and then he takes it straight to the Lord and spreads it before him. What a wonderful picture of prayer! It is the spreading of our problems, our temptations, our struggles before the Lord in the face of every temptation to do otherwise.

Are you today wrestling with a temptation to sin that is threatening to conquer you? Spread it before the Lord. Is you heart weighed down with some terrible worry, or sorrow, or pain? Spread it before the Lord. Have you felt the weight of your guilt before a holy God for the first time? Spread it before the Lord.

No one has ever come to the Lord and gone away disappointed. Hezekiah did not, and you will not.

 http://www.baptistbiblehour.org/resources/devotional/prayer-4/

Devine Appointment

Here is some wisdom for you. Be encouraged and God Bless

Divine Appointment

Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation. - Psalm 62:1, NKJV

Have you ever considered that you have a divine appointment when you get up early for your quiet time of prayer and meditation on His Word? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there? Have you ever thought of going to church as a divine appointment? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there? Have you ever thought of the Bible study you belong to as a divine appointment? . . . That Jesus is patiently, personally waiting to meet with you there? What a difference it would make in our attitude of expectancy and our habit of consistency if we truly wrapped our hearts around the knowledge that each is a divine appointment, that Jesus Himself is waiting to meet with us. From Just Give Me Jesus

-Author Unknown

O Lord, Hear Me As I Pray

I, needed this. I have a tendency to put my trust and validation in myself in people instead of the One I should.

This little devotional is a good reminder that all we need is Jesus to live our best lives.

God Bless.

O LORD, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. (NLT) -Psalm 5:1

Do you ever struggle with feeling like you aren't heard by others or worse misunderstood? It's never a good feeling when a trusted friend fails to listen or hear you. Rather than getting upset and mad at them recognize their limitations. Accept them for who they are and don't try to change them. Turn to God to be heard and understood. He is always waiting for you to turn your heart to Him. Have your needs met by God.

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Quote Of The Day - If You Want To Keep A Problem

No greater wisdom one will find than what is written in this little devotional below.

May the words below find healing for your soul.

God Bless.

Quote of the Day

-Joyce Meyer

“If you want to keep a problem you have, then just keep talking about it. But if you want to get rid of it, then talk about the answer as if you expect it to manifest at any moment.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Change Your Words, Change Your Life: Understanding the Power of Every Word You Speak