Doing it Right

DOING IT RIGHT.

Do you ever feel that you must be missing something or not doing something right when you hear people talking about God answering their prayers or leading them each step of their lives? This used to really bother me because when I prayed I was never quite sure that God heard me, that I was saying the right words, that I had persuaded Him to my way of thinking.

 I always thought of Him as something or someone outside of me, “up in the clouds” who would hear everyone’s prayers and then decide which ones were worthy to be granted. If I was particularly concerned about something, I would create in my mind every imaginable “augment” I could think of before I finally went down on my knees. Nothing was more discouraging  that to think that God might answer some prayers and not others, that He might care more for one person than another, might be kind one day and cruel the next, that He created us with free will and then might punish us eternally for making the wrong choices.

But God made promises; Jesus gave us the example of how to pray when he gave us the “The Lord’s Prayer”. All we need is the faith to believe these things that God has promised and each day through prayer accepts His promise to lead, guide, and direct us in everything we do. God can do for us only what God can do through us. It is done unto us as we believe. Putting God first gives me the confidence and self-assurance that each step I take, each word I speak and each thought I make is the right one. I just know it!

God’s Promises

“God is the same yesterday, today and forever”

“The Kingdom of God is within you.”

“If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will and it shall be done unto you.”

“Whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do.”

“Pray Believing”

Pray without ceasing……1Thessalonians 5:17

Pray for one another………..James 5:16

FountainLady.com: Doing Your Part

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Doing Your Part

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    We are reminded in this scripture how important it is to stand up for what we believe in and acknowledge it in all ways. We should remember that our forefathers, at the risk of losing their very lives, but with strong faith in God, wrote the Declaration of Independence on Christian principles, asking for God’s blessing and leadership for our country. The Declaration of Independence declares freedom FOR religion, not freedom AGAINST religion, as some would interpret it today.

    Our criminal court system is set in place to uphold God’s laws (the Ten Commandments.) Our physical world was created and is sustained by God’s law. Isn’t it time that we as Christian individuals take responsibility and ask God to heal our land? We must then love, trust, and obey him enough to do our part as he directs us.

An analogy:

A mountain climber, after reaching a height of 50 feet lost his footing, went tumbling and sliding down the side of the mountain about 20 feet before he was able to grasp a branch and stop his fall. He yelled for help, “Is there anyone up there?" he cried. The Lord answered, “Yes, I am here.”

               Climber: “Lord, please help me or I will surely die.”

               LORD:    “Son, do you love me?”

               Climber: “Yes, Lord, I love You.”

               LORD:    “Will you repent and follow my ways?”

               Climber: “Yes, Lord, I’m asking forgiveness for my sins, and I promise I’ll follow You.”

               LORD:    “Will you obey me?”

               Climber: “Yes, Lord, I’ll do anything You say.”

               LORD:     “Alright, Son, I’ll save you….just turn loose of the limb.”

The climber looked down at the 30 foot drop below him and after a few minutes he replied, “Is there anyone else up there?”

   What would your answer have been?