Hearts Ablaze Corner

Self-will translates into disobeying God or rebelling against His will. God tells us such rebellion or disobedience is like witchcraft or sorcery. Disobedience, which includes partial obedience, is not a small thing from God’s perspective! There are disastrous consequences, if we insist on pleasing self and disobeying God. Listen to this episode and, then, let’s pray for God’d grace to walk in obedience.

Listen to this episode on FORGIVENESS. If we desire to walk in freedom, we have to do as God says: Forgive others!

Just a reminder that when our confidence is in God, when we believe our God, we cannot be put to shame! As ones who believe God and His Word, let our ongoing stance be: Shame doesn’t live here anymore!!!

You do not want to miss this week’s Hearts Ablaze Corner episode: A Fixed Heart.

God’s desire is that we not simply stop at hearing His Word or having great knowledge of it. He wants us to obey His Word, walk it out, live it! Listen to this week’s podcast for more.

God’s desire is that we, His children, dwell in unity. We all desire that “blessed life, but the place where He commands blessing is when we choose to live in unity. We cannot afford to have dissension, division, strife, offenses and all their companions rob us. There is too much at stake. Listen to this episode and share with others.

Isaiah 43:19... God is doing a new thing in your life. Do you perceive it? Are you ready for it? Listen to this week’s exhortation and be positioned for the outworking of this new thing!

Too often we are held captive by fear because we take our eyes off God, His character and amazing attributes. How often we seem to forget what He’s done for us and continues to do every single day! Let’s choose to remember, today! Listen to this exhortation and share  with others.

As we journey through the ups and downs of life, we need to remember that our steps are ordered. Listen to this week’s exhortation and prayer.

God desires us to be Kingdom seekers. It should be our priority. There are glorious promises, which will be realized when we purpose to do as He tells us in Matt 6:33. Listen to this exhortation and let's end with prayer.

2 Cor 5:20 tells us that we are God's ambassadors, positioned to represent or speak on Jesus' behalf. Our important message is to tell people "Be Reconciled to God!" How the world is in need of this message. Let's hear and respond to God's charge!

Listen to a word of encouragement on PS 55:22 " Unload your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved." CJB God desires that we release every burden and throw ourselves upon Him, confident that He will uphold us and we will not be put to shame!

When we respond to God, acknowledging that He sent Jesus to die for us; when we confess our sins, repenting as we turn from our wicked ways and rebellion against God, choosing for God to live through us, we are actually answering God's call to be more and more like Jesus. We are laying down our lives for loving, serving and glorifying Him!!! We, the redeemed ones, are set apart for such a ministry of honoring God, daily. This is the Ministry to which we are called! How then do we live in a manner that is worthy of such a call!!! Let's look at this call and the fulfilling of our destiny, in this 4 part series.

When we respond to God, acknowledging that He sent Jesus to die for us; when we confess our sins, repenting as we turn from our wicked ways and rebellion against God, choosing for God to live through us, we are actually answering God's call to be more and more like Jesus. We are laying down our lives for loving, serving and glorifying Him!!! We, the redeemed ones, are set apart for such a ministry of honoring God, daily. This is the Ministry to which we are called! How then do we live in a manner that is worthy of such a call!!! Let's look at this call and the fulfilling of our destiny, in this 4 part series.

When we respond to God, acknowledging that He sent Jesus to die for us; when we confess our sins, repenting as we turn from our wicked ways and rebellion against Him, choosing that God would live through us, we are actually answering His call to be more and more like Jesus. We are laying down our lives for loving, serving and glorifying Him!!! We, the redeemed ones, are set apart for such a ministry of honoring God, daily. This is the Ministry to which we are called! How then do we live in a manner that is worthy of such a call!!! Let's look at this call and the fulfilling of our destiny, in this 4 part series.

When we respond to God, acknowledging that He sent Jesus to die for us; when we confess our sins, repenting as we turn from our wicked ways and rebellion against God, choosing that God lives through us, we are actually answering God's call to be more and more like Jesus. We are laying down our lives for loving, serving and glorifying Him!!! We, the redeemed ones, are set apart for such a Ministry of honoring God, daily. This is the Ministry to which we are called! How then do we live in a manner that is worthy of such a high and holy call!!! Let's look at this call and the fulfilling of our destiny, in this 4 part series.

Brief exhortation on God’s plan for His children to prosper and live that more abundant life, followed by a prayer against lack.

Brief exhortation and prayer about your destiny.

Words! Words! Words! Today's message is the first of two short parts, simply called Words, Words, Words! It is a reminder that we must make good use of our words. We cannot afford to give place to empty words or words of death. These must not proceed from our mouth. Words are important and determine the outcome of our lives. Everything we are today is a result of words and everything we will be in future is a result of the words we choose to speak, today. Right now, you and I are reaping the harvest of words we spoke in the past. Someone said, "Your words are so important, they set the boundaries of your life. You will never realize anything beyond the words you speak. You will never have anything beyond your own words! We can speak words of faith that throw petrol on the holy fire upon our lives so that it blazes more and more, or we can pour water to put it out with words when we speak words that are contrary to God's will. The latter gives the enemy of our soul access to our lives and the opportunity to reinforce his will. In this short series, let’s spend some time considering our words and making the choice to use our tongues to bring forth fruit.  

Words! Words! Words! Today's message is the first of two short parts, simply called Words, Words, Words! It is a reminder that we must make good use of our words. We cannot afford to give place to empty words or words of death. These must not proceed from our mouth. Words are important and determine the outcome of our lives. Everything we are today is a result of words and everything we will be in future is a result of the words we choose to speak, today. Right now, you and I are reaping the harvest of words we spoke in the past. Someone said, "Your words are so important, they set the boundaries of your life. You will never realize anything beyond the words you speak. You will never have anything beyond your own words! We can speak words of faith that throw petrol on the holy fire upon our lives so that it blazes more and more, or we can pour water to put it out with words when we speak words that are contrary to God's will. The latter gives the enemy of our soul access to our lives and the opportunity to reinforce his will. In this short series, let’s spend some time considering our words and making the choice to use our tongues to bring forth fruit.  

This is a 3 part series called: the precious anointing. In this series,we'll look at how the anointing impacts dead things and/or how dead things respond to the anointing. Let’s begin by considering: Isa 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. As you listen to this message, I want you to consider the dead things, the barren things in your lives. Those places, where in spite of the above scripture, the enemy of your soul insists on stealing, by assailing you with barrenness, aridity, losses and varying instances of death. Anything in our lives that is not functioning as God intends, has some degree of death at work. The enemy generally uses a bit by bit mode, so as we give the enemy a toehold in our lives, bit by bit the enemy works death, taking a little more territory and gaining strength in the targeted areas of our lives. Areas or things targeted for attack include: finances, health, relationships, our spiritual vitality, the lives of our spouses, children, or other family members, and the list continues. Let’s listen and hear the difference the anointing will make in our lives! We cannot be victorious, if we try to function without the precious anointing flooding our lives.

This is a 3 part series called: the precious anointing. In this series,we'll look at how the anointing impacts dead things and/or how dead things respond to the anointing. Let’s begin by considering: Isa 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. As you listen to this message, I want you to consider the dead things, the barren things in your lives. Those places, where in spite of the above scripture, the enemy of your soul insists on stealing, by assailing you with barrenness, aridity, losses and varying instances of death. Anything in our lives that is not functioning as God intends, has some degree of death at work. The enemy generally uses a bit by bit mode, so as we give the enemy a toehold in our lives, bit by bit the enemy works death, taking a little more territory and gaining strength in the targeted areas of our lives. Areas or things targeted for attack include: finances, health, relationships, our spiritual vitality, the lives of our spouses, children, or other family members, and the list continues. Let’s listen and hear the difference the anointing will make in our lives! We cannot be victorious, if we try to function without the precious anointing flooding our lives.

This is a 3 part series called: the precious anointing. In this series,we'll look at how the anointing impacts dead things and/or how dead things respond to the anointing. Let’s begin by considering: Isa 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. As you listen to this message, I want you to consider the dead things, the barren things in your lives. Those places, where in spite of the above scripture, the enemy of your soul insists on stealing, by assailing you with barrenness, aridity, losses and varying instances of death. Anything in our lives that is not functioning as God intends, has some degree of death at work. The enemy generally uses a bit by bit mode, so as we give the enemy a toehold in our lives, bit by bit the enemy works death, taking a little more territory and gaining strength in the targeted areas of our lives. Areas or things targeted for attack include: finances, health, relationships, our spiritual vitality, the lives of our spouses, children, or other family members, and the list continues. Let’s listen and hear the difference the anointing will make in our lives! We cannot be victorious, if we try to function without the precious anointing flooding our lives.

This five part series: Praise and Your Victory, will help us see the correlation between praising God and walking in victory, continually. Praising God is spiritual health made audible. In other words, spiritually healthy people are not afraid to be loud, vocal, undignified praisers of God. Too often, we overlook praise and we fail to give it its rightful place in our lives. We, at least, attempt to pray every day but do we, also, see the need to praise God, every day. Praise helps to draw us closer to God, but when we are outside of God's perfect plan for our lives, when our lives are not in alignment with God's will, we do not have the desire to praise Him. We actually avoid doing so. We need to truly hear Psalm 22:3, “God, You are the holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of israel.” God loves our praise. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we bring and keep God, our Jehovah Nissi, enthroned in our hearts; when praising God becomes our lifestyle, victory is assured.  

This five part series: Praise and Your Victory, will help us see the correlation between praising God and walking in victory, continually. Praising God is spiritual health made audible. In other words, spiritually healthy people are not afraid to be loud, vocal, undignified praisers of God. Too often, we overlook praise and we fail to give it its rightful place in our lives. We, at least, attempt to pray every day but do we, also, see the need to praise God, every day. Praise helps to draw us closer to God, but when we are outside of God's perfect plan for our lives, when our lives are not in alignment with God's will, we do not have the desire to praise Him. We actually avoid doing so. We need to truly hear Psalm 22:3, “God, You are the holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of israel.” God loves our praise. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we bring and keep God, our Jehovah Nissi, enthroned in our hearts; when praising God becomes our lifestyle, victory is assured.  

This five part series: Praise and Your Victory, will help us see the correlation between praising God and walking in victory, continually. Praising God is spiritual health made audible. In other words, spiritually healthy people are not afraid to be loud, vocal, undignified praisers of God. Too often, we overlook praise and we fail to give it its rightful place in our lives. We, at least, attempt to pray every day but do we, also, see the need to praise God, every day. Praise helps to draw us closer to God, but when we are outside of God's perfect plan for our lives, when our lives are not in alignment with God's will, we do not have the desire to praise Him. We actually avoid doing so. We need to truly hear Psalm 22:3, “God, You are the holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of israel.” God loves our praise. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we bring and keep God, our Jehovah Nissi, enthroned in our hearts; when praising God becomes our lifestyle, victory is assured.  

This five part series: Praise and Your Victory, will help us see the correlation between praising God and walking in victory, continually. Praising God is spiritual health made audible. In other words, spiritually healthy people are not afraid to be loud, vocal, undignified praisers of God. Too often, we overlook praise and we fail to give it its rightful place in our lives. We, at least, attempt to pray every day but do we, also, see the need to praise God, every day. Praise helps to draw us closer to God, but when we are outside of God's perfect plan for our lives, when our lives are not in alignment with God's will, we do not have the desire to praise Him. We actually avoid doing so. We need to truly hear Psalm 22:3, “God, You are the holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of israel.” God loves our praise. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we bring and keep God, our Jehovah Nissi, enthroned in our hearts; when praising God becomes our lifestyle, victory is assured.  

This five part series: Praise and Your Victory, will help us see the correlation between praising God and walking in victory, continually. Praising God is spiritual health made audible. In other words, spiritually healthy people are not afraid to be loud, vocal, undignified praisers of God. Too often, we overlook praise and we fail to give it its rightful place in our lives. We, at least, attempt to pray every day but do we, also, see the need to praise God, every day. Praise helps to draw us closer to God, but when we are outside of God's perfect plan for our lives, when our lives are not in alignment with God's will, we do not have the desire to praise Him. We actually avoid doing so. We need to truly hear Psalm 22:3, “God, You are the holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of israel.” God loves our praise. He inhabits the praises of His people. When we bring and keep  God, our Jehovah Nissi, enthroned in our hearts; when praising God becomes our lifestyle, victory is assured.  

2 Timothy 3:12: “Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and are determined to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be hunted and persecuted because of their faith” makes it clear that believers are at war. If we determine to live godly lives, we will be hunted and persecuted. We are targeted by the kingdom of darkness, which uses all types of instruments to wage war against us. This means we HAVE to engage in warfare. In this episode we'll consider God's role in this battle, and we’ve entitled this message: Let God!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!

The Warrior's Stance is a 6 part series about praying, strategically. We’ll talk about striking an offensive stance, fighting and taking back stolen things by force, as we are told in Matt 11:12... “ From the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” NASB It is very clear that God expects us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness, taking what has been stolen or bringing to an end every devilish ambush/attack, using spiritual might and violence. We have to stand up and fight for our inheritance and destiny! We have to fight. We are told to take by force. This means that God has equipped us to be spiritually violent and to be the victors. He never tells us to do anything that we have not been equipped or empowered to do. God has given us power and authority, much more than we can imagine and, definitely, much more than we are using. In this series, we’ll consider four requirements, to access and utilize this power, this authority, and to live our lives as formidable warriors. It’s time to take by force!  

The tongue is in our mouth and it's a very powerful instrument. It's also a weapon that can work for us, or against us. Our tongue can enlarge our coasts and those of others or destroy our destiny and that of others. In this two part series, we’ll consider both the negative side: how our tongue can work against us and we'll end on a positive note: God's intent for the use of our tongue. Too often, we disregard how we use words, using many and in a very flippant and/or destructive manner. In doing so, we are providing the enemy with ammunition to use against us. We are shooting ourselves in the foot with our words. Matt 12:34 tells us that words are the overflow of our heart. Words flow from our heart and they tell who we are. They betray the state of our heart. If we listen to our words and those of others, we will know what is in our heart and in that of others. Our words create an atmosphere, an environment, which will either sustain our life and nourish us, or will cause us to wither like a plant without water. What’s in our mouth is more important than we realize, as it helps to define the course of “lives.” Join us as we talk about what’s in our mouth!

The tongue is in our mouth and it's a very powerful instrument. It's also a weapon that can work for us, or against us. Our tongue can enlarge our coasts and those of others or destroy our destiny and that of others. In this two part series, we’ll consider both the negative side: how our tongue can work against us and we'll end on a positive note: God's intent for the use of our tongue. Too often, we disregard how we use words, using many and in a very flippant and/or destructive manner. In doing so, we are providing the enemy with ammunition to use against us. We are shooting ourselves in the foot with our words. Matt 12:34 tells us that words are the overflow of our heart. Words flow from our heart and they tell who we are. They betray the state of our heart. If we listen to our words and those of others, we will know what is in our heart and in that of others. Our words create an atmosphere, an environment, which will either sustain our life and nourish us, or will cause us to wither like a plant without water. What’s in our mouth is more important than we realize, as it helps to define the course of “lives.” Join us as we talk about what’s in our mouth!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!

This six part series is: The Flow. We’ll consider the River of God flowing within us, as is promised in John 7:37-38... On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Picture the River of God, needing space within us to operate. How do we make space in our being for this River? We'll talk about three things that help to "free up" space for the Holy Spirit to operate, or for the River of God to flow within us. These are: brokenness, dependence upon God and yieldedness. We have to be vigilant, making sure that we are not being distracted. We must not allow the enemy of our soul/the kingdom of darkness to oppress and deceive us, using rights we give them, wittingly or unwittingly, to occupy space meant only for the Holy Spirit. One sad result is that the flow is restricted and our lives tell the tale!  

Constant prayer is necessary to win battles. Jesus tells his disciples in Luke 18:1 “.... they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.” We are to "continue in prayer." The Greek word for “continue” speaks of persistence and constancy. When I think of persevering in prayer, I imagine my importunity opening the door wide and escorting the answer to my prayers. Being constant or persevering in prayer also means that when seeming insurmountable mountains arise, we know that prayer is the place where mountains are scaled or leveled. Mountains become plains at the place of prayer! Jesus said men are always, always, always to pray. Prayer, therefore, must run through every season of our lives. In the dark times or in Winter, pray! It feels like Springtime and God is doing some new, amazing things, pray! It is Summer time and real sunny, pray! It feels like Fall, pray! Pray! Pray! Pray! We cannot afford to faint. God wants fervent, passionate prayer flowing from us. Jesus emphasized prayer. This is not something He simply told his disciples to do. He lived prayer. He breathed it. He prayed at all times, never fainting. The result: evil plans against Him were brought to naught. He was living out His Father's will, gaining the victories, not only for Himself, but for us all. We are to emulate Jesus. Prayer is, indeed, the place where battles are won! It’s time to persevere in prayer. There are battles to be won!  

Constant prayer is necessary to win battles. Jesus tells his disciples in Luke 18:1 “.... they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.” We are to "continue in prayer." The Greek word for “continue” speaks of persistence and constancy. When I think of persevering in prayer, I imagine my importunity opening the door wide and escorting the answer to my prayers. Being constant or persevering in prayer also means that when seeming insurmountable mountains arise, we know that prayer is the place where mountains are scaled or leveled. Mountains become plains at the place of prayer! Jesus said men are always, always, always to pray. Prayer, therefore, must run through every season of our lives. In the dark times or in Winter, pray! It feels like Springtime and God is doing some new, amazing things, pray! It is Summer time and real sunny, pray! It feels like Fall, pray! Pray! Pray! Pray! We cannot afford to faint. God wants fervent, passionate prayer flowing from us. Jesus emphasized prayer. This is not something He simply told his disciples to do. He lived prayer. He breathed it. He prayed at all times, never fainting. The result: evil plans against Him were brought to naught. He was living out His Father's will, gaining the victories, not only for Himself, but for us all. We are to emulate Jesus. Prayer is, indeed, the place where battles are won! It’s time to persevere in prayer. There are battles to be won!  

Constant prayer is necessary to win battles. Jesus tells his disciples in Luke 18:1 “.... they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.” We are to "continue in prayer." The Greek word for “continue” speaks of persistence and constancy. When I think of persevering in prayer, I imagine my importunity opening the door wide and escorting the answer to my prayers. Being constant or persevering in prayer also means that when seeming insurmountable mountains arise, we know that prayer is the place where mountains are scaled or leveled. Mountains become plains at the place of prayer! Jesus said men are always, always, always to pray. Prayer, therefore, must run through every season of our lives. In the dark times or in Winter, pray! It feels like Springtime and God is doing some new, amazing things, pray! It is Summer time and real sunny, pray! It feels like Fall, pray! Pray! Pray! Pray! We cannot afford to faint. God wants fervent, passionate prayer flowing from us. Jesus emphasized prayer. This is not something He simply told his disciples to do. He lived prayer. He breathed it. He prayed at all times, never fainting. The result: evil plans against Him were brought to naught. He was living out His Father's will, gaining the victories, not only for Himself, but for us all. We are to emulate Jesus. Prayer is, indeed, the place where battles are won! It’s time to persevere in prayer. There are battles to be won!  

Constant prayer is necessary to win battles. Jesus tells his disciples in Luke 18:1 “.... they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.” We are to "continue in prayer." The Greek word for “continue” speaks of persistence and constancy. When I think of persevering in prayer, I imagine my importunity opening the door wide and escorting the answer to my prayers. Being constant or persevering in prayer also means that when seeming insurmountable mountains arise, we know that prayer is the place where mountains are scaled or leveled. Mountains become plains at the place of prayer! Jesus said men are always, always, always to pray. Prayer, therefore, must run through every season of our lives. In the dark times or in Winter, pray! It feels like Springtime and God is doing some new, amazing things, pray! It is Summer time and real sunny, pray! It feels like Fall, pray! Pray! Pray! Pray! We cannot afford to faint. God wants fervent, passionate prayer flowing from us. Jesus emphasized prayer. This is not something He simply told his disciples to do. He lived prayer. He breathed it. He prayed at all times, never fainting. The result: evil plans against Him were brought to naught. He was living out His Father's will, gaining the victories, not only for Himself, but for us all. We are to emulate Jesus. Prayer is, indeed, the place where battles are won! It’s time to persevere in prayer. There are battles to be won!    

I've come to realize that our gaze determines whether we walk in victory or not. The word “gaze” means staring, looking intently and steadily. When we think of our looking upon Jehovah, we can define “ gaze” as, the habitual long, lingering look of awestruck wonder. David was a God-gazer, so was Elisha, great examples in the Old Testament. David saw the big giant, and his strong army, but he also saw something even bigger. He saw the bigness of God: bigger than any giant, stronger than any enemy, greater than any army. David saw the armies Jehovah Sabaoth command, and he was emboldened. There was no comparison between his God and the uncircumcised heathen, Goliath. Elisha, when surrounded by the enemy, knew that there were more for him than against him. We see their fruitful lives and the authority they wielded because their gaze was right. What about us, today? I believe there is one primary reason why we are not fervent and consistent in prayer. Our gaze is really not upon God! For example, we have not gazed upon God long enough to even see him as the Omnipotent One with limitless resources, made available to us. Does PS 18 make us leap with joy? If our eyes are not fixed on God, if we have a penchant, a tendency, of moving our sight from God to circumstances, wavering between healthy life giving feelings and thoughts to deceptive ones, struggling between embracing God’s counsel and the voice of stranger(s) with their unwise, deadly chatter, we'll find ourselves traveling along crooked paths of defeat. In this four part series, we’ll talk about keeping our eyes riveted upon God, which will determine the outcome of our lives.

I've come to realize that our gaze determines whether we walk in victory or not. The word “gaze” means staring, looking intently and steadily. When we think of our looking upon Jehovah, we can define “ gaze” as, the habitual long, lingering look of awestruck wonder. David was a God-gazer, so was Elisha, great examples in the Old Testament. David saw the big giant, and his strong army, but he also saw something even bigger. He saw the bigness of God: bigger than any giant, stronger than any enemy, greater than any army. David saw the armies Jehovah Sabaoth command, and he was emboldened. There was no comparison between his God and the uncircumcised heathen, Goliath. Elisha, when surrounded by the enemy, knew that there were more for him than against him. We see their fruitful lives and the authority they wielded because their gaze was right. What about us, today? I believe there is one primary reason why we are not fervent and consistent in prayer. Our gaze is really not upon God! For example, we have not gazed upon God long enough to even see him as the Omnipotent One with limitless resources, made available to us. Does PS 18 make us leap with joy? If our eyes are not fixed on God, if we have a penchant, a tendency, of moving our sight from God to circumstances, wavering between healthy life giving feelings and thoughts to deceptive ones, struggling between embracing God’s counsel and the voice of stranger(s) with their unwise, deadly chatter, we'll find ourselves traveling along crooked paths of defeat. In this four part series, we’ll talk about keeping our eyes riveted upon God, which will determine the outcome of our lives.

I've come to realize that our gaze determines whether we walk in victory or not. The word “gaze” means staring, looking intently and steadily. When we think of our looking upon Jehovah, we can define “ gaze” as, the habitual long, lingering look of awestruck wonder. David was a God-gazer, so was Elisha, great examples in the Old Testament. David saw the big giant, and his strong army, but he also saw something even bigger. He saw the bigness of God: bigger than any giant, stronger than any enemy, greater than any army. David saw the armies Jehovah Sabaoth command, and he was emboldened. There was no comparison between his God and the uncircumcised heathen, Goliath. Elisha, when surrounded by the enemy, knew that there were more for him than against him. We see their fruitful lives and the authority they wielded because their gaze was right. What about us, today? I believe there is one primary reason why we are not fervent and consistent in prayer. Our gaze is really not upon God! For example, we have not gazed upon God long enough to even see him as the Omnipotent One with limitless resources, made available to us. Does PS 18 make us leap with joy? If our eyes are not fixed on God, if we have a penchant, a tendency, of moving our sight from God to circumstances, wavering between healthy life giving feelings and thoughts to deceptive ones, struggling between embracing God’s counsel and the voice of stranger(s) with their unwise, deadly chatter, we'll find ourselves traveling along crooked paths of defeat. In this four part series, we’ll talk about keeping our eyes riveted upon God, which will determine the outcome of our lives.

I've come to realize that our gaze determines whether we walk in victory or not. The word “gaze” means staring, looking intently and steadily. When we think of our looking upon Jehovah, we can define “ gaze” as, the habitual long, lingering look of awestruck wonder. David was a God-gazer, so was Elisha, great examples in the Old Testament. David saw the big giant, and his strong army, but he also saw something even bigger. He saw the bigness of God: bigger than any giant, stronger than any enemy, greater than any army. David saw the armies Jehovah Sabaoth command, and he was emboldened. There was no comparison between his God and the uncircumcised heathen, Goliath. Elisha, when surrounded by the enemy, knew that there were more for him than against him. We see their fruitful lives and the authority they wielded because their gaze was right. What about us, today? I believe there is one primary reason why we are not fervent and consistent in prayer. Our gaze is really not upon God! For example, we have not gazed upon God long enough to even see him as the Omnipotent One with limitless resources, made available to us. Does PS 18 make us leap with joy? If our eyes are not fixed on God, if we have a penchant, a tendency, of moving our sight from God to circumstances, wavering between healthy life giving feelings and thoughts to deceptive ones, struggling between embracing God’s counsel and the voice of stranger(s) with their unwise, deadly chatter, we'll find ourselves traveling along crooked paths of defeat. In this four part series, we’ll talk about keeping our eyes riveted upon God, which will determine the outcome of our lives.