Day Thirty-One: God The Healer: A message for the New Year

                                                      Happy New Year!

    "I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers"  Ephesians 1:16


A long discussion was had today about the nature of Christians and prayer life between my husband and I.  Something dawned on me, I mean, struck me as odd in my personal and public prayer life.  I mean, we Christians pray for the "poverty line", sometimes praying just give me what I need....But, in reality, God tells us what we ask for in faith, he will bless it with.  He will pour down the riches of heaven on us, if we look to him for all our needs.  He will give to us in abundance.  Why?  Because he loves us!  And, I, for one, have been praying this poverty line prayer when all along I have been reading scriptures like "ask and you shall receive...", "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all things shall be added to you"...."what you ask for in faith, shall be given..."  So, if I've got the faith, why aren't I asking that way?

So, I can't promise you, readers, that you won't go through troubles and difficulties this year, pain and sorrow, but I can promise you victory if you pray that way.  So, why not try taking God at his word and praying for victory and the ability to overcome our adversities and pray to thrive in the world?  Because, without sounding to name it and claim it, I am really starting to believe that God will bless you abundantly if you ask for it.  So, ask, in faith, and believe.  Ask for greatness and expect great things to happen.

So, one new years resolution I can make to you all, that I can't promise to be consistent at, is to pray for your abundance and victories this year to come.  So, tonight when you celebrate with your champagne, tip a glass of celebration that this year will be the year, that in faith, you will thrive, your dreams will be met, and all your needs will be taken care of, abundantly so.

Start praying, brothers and sisters, because he is looking to answer.

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him."  James 1:5

God The Healer: Day Three: God is with you

Day Three

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God” Ephesians 1:1

I believe wholeheartedly that recovery can only come through the work of the Lord working in us and revealing to us our shortcomings and sin. God alone can take a hurting lonely person and transform them into one that is whole, healthy, and of use to the kingdom of heaven. Furthermore, you need God to make you a new person

If in the midst of your pain and suffering you feel distance from the Lord, know that He is Emmanuel, God with us. Trust in the promise of Jesus’ words that He will never leave you nor forsake you. Trust in His words in Matthew 28:20, “And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” He is the eternal present and is with you right now in this moment. Study Philippians 4:6-7, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Believe that God has sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within you and He will bring to your remembrance the truths that you need for each moment. Pray these promises and scriptures into your heart so they can become the air that you breathe.

Now, turn to Psalm 139:7-12 and meditate on the meaning of these verses, what God is speaking to you. Then, cry out to the Lord and ask for relief from your pain. Be honest, for he hears you and is attentive to your cry.

“Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from your presence?

If I ascend into heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in hell behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the morning,

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,,

Even there your hand shall lead me,

And your right hand shall hold me.

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on

me,”

Even the night shall be light about me;

Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,

But the night shines as the day;

The darkness and the light are both alike

to You.

Psalm 139:7-16

Write out your prayer on the lines below.

“The Lord is near to those who have a broken-heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.”

Psalm 34:18