God wants to have an intimate, personal relationship with you, and spending time with Him, acknowledging Him in all of your ways, is the key to abundant life filled with His righteousness, peace and joy see Proverbs ; Romans I love spending time with God, praying and studying His Word! He is the Author of all true success, and everything that is good.
Without Him, we can do nothing of true value. It simply means you recognize you are a mess without God, and you confess your sins with a sincere heart, asking Him to forgive you. The truth, is every single person in the world desperately needs God. And John NIV reveals how we can be made right with Him: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
If you want to begin a personal relationship with Christ, or maybe you need to renew your commitment to Him, then pray something like this:. I admit I am a sinner, and I need Your forgiveness to cleanse me of my sin and give me new life in Christ. I believe Jesus died and shed His blood to pay for my sins. He gave His life for me, so I can have life with You! Please take me and work in my heart…change me and make me like Jesus.
I love You, Lord. Thank You for saving me from my sin and giving me the promise of everlasting life. I want to encourage you to spend some time each day with the Lord in prayer and reading the Bible. You can also get free Bible study resources that share practical tips and exercises to help you establish good Bible study habits. Giving your life to Christ is absolutely the best decision you will ever make!
And knowing God and His Word are the best ways to discover His plan for you and become everything He created you to be! If He seems to be silent , remember His promise that He is always hearing your prayers and responding. Life is unpredictable and difficult at times, and that difficulty may persist for longer than you had hoped. It may even bring you to the end of your strength.
So, what do you do then? Wait, trust, and remember that God loves you. You can trust Him to sustain you, provide for you and be with you even in the midst of your hardship. Jesus guaranteed His followers that they would face hard times John , but He promised that He would always be with them Matthew God is completely trustworthy, but He does not ask you to trust Him blindly.
He wants you to learn to trust Him as you get to know Him. You can get to know God through personal time with Him and through His Word. Spend time exploring aspects of His trustworthiness in verses of Scripture. In the book of Romans, one of the early followers of Jesus, Paul, writes to believers about the present life. He reminds them that this life will have hardship and that our bodies will fail, but God is still working for our good. In times of doubt, remember His promises.
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Psalm , New Living Translation Because God loves you, you can show your trust in Him by talking about all your feelings and circumstances with Him — the good and hard — through prayer. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will. Here are seven practical ways to trust God in your everyday life: 1. Confess Unbelief Be honest.
So He asked for help. I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. Philemon , NIV Paul reminded his friend that partnership is important and helps us have a greater understanding of God and His plan.
Wait on the Lord The Holy Spirit will lead you to what you should do. They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah , English Standard Version He will help you wait with endurance. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Anyone who thinks they're a self-made man or woman has a rude awakening coming because Jesus said, Humility is a covering that draws the help of God into our lives to protect us. When we humble ourselves by saying, "God, I don't know what to do, but I'm trusting You," God gets in gear to help us. God won't allow us to succeed at anything unless we're leaning and relying on Him. But when we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, in due time, He will exalt us see 1 Peter The sooner we understand and accept that, the sooner God can work His plan in our lives.
Ecclesiastes tells us: To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven. This lets us know that we all don't live in the same season at the same time. You should never be jealous of someone who is enjoying harvest while you're still in the planting season.
Remember, they had to go through a season of planting just as you are. Seeing the results they are enjoying should be an encouragement to you. Understand and trust that God is doing the very best for you in your present season.
Seedtime represents learning the will of God. Each time I choose God's will instead of my own, I'm planting a good seed that will eventually bring a harvest in my life. If you want to be victorious, you cannot afford to get pulled into the world's system, doing what you feel like doing.
James tells us what we should do Your soul is your mind, your will and your emotions. When the Word gets rooted in there and begins to change your mind, it begins to heal your emotions and turn your will away from self-will and onto doing the will of God.
Living out of one's own soul is equivalent to staying in the wilderness. When my flesh is finally crucified, and I get out of my soul and into doing the will of God, that's when I enter the promised land. The promised land is knowing who you are in Christ, knowing how to fellowship with Him, enjoying His presence, and having peace, contentment and joy.
Between seedtime and harvest comes a time of waiting. After a seed is planted, the heat, moisture and pressure of the ground finally cause the outer hull to crack open. Then roots shoot down, digging their way through the ground. It takes time for this to happen, and it takes place underground. Above the ground, you can't tell anything is happening. That's the way our lives are.
After we plant seeds of obedience, we feel like nothing is happening, but all kinds of things are happening inside where we can't see.
And like the seed that finally bursts through the ground with a beautiful green shoot, our seeds of obedience finally break forth into a beautiful manifestation of God in our lives. When harvest time comes, the desires of your heart begin to manifest—bondages fall off of you and you see your dreams come to pass.
You see your kids changing and your family getting saved. Prosperity, favor, promotion, honor, and all kinds of good things come out in the open where they can be seen. In harvest time, more than ever before, you hear from God, you enjoy His presence, and you're led by the Spirit. Blessings begin to chase you down the street, and joy and calm delight become your normal mood.
Are you tired of waiting for harvest time in your life? Are you frustrated, crying out, "When, God, when? He doesn't do things on our timetable. Yet His Word promises that He will not be late, not one single day. But these things I plan won't happen right away.
Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day! Habakkuk God causes things to happen at exactly the right time! Your job is not to figure out when, but to make up your mind that you won't give up until you cross the finish line and are living in the radical, outrageous blessings of God! The more you trust Jesus and keep your eyes focused on Him, the more life you'll have.
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