I know I sin. Any sin breaks my close relationship with God. So I’ve got a simple frequent practice to deal with that: I repent – frequently.
When I pray I always want to have no sin
God has His Ways. So when we approach Him, we absolutely must acknowledge Him in His Ways. Sin in my heart? Then “He will not hear me”.
What makes your prayers effective
What a huge privilege God gives – to pray. So, how do I make the most of it?
Got unconfessed sin? Harboring sin makes anyone’s prayers ineffective
With prayer, we love to quote “ask anything…” (1 John 5:14), but many often neglect warnings about repentance (Psalm 66:18) and praying according to His will. God is a given, but prayer depends on “the person in prayer”.
God hears us and wants us to approach Him with sincere and honest prayer
God can hear us. But have you drawn near to Him? He wants us all to approach Him in prayer. Have you received His invitation?
First Repent
To repent of sins is the first step when approaching God in prayer. Repentance changes everything. Do you first repent when you go to God in prayer?
To reach God, first repent
Prayer is about coming to God on His terms. How’s that working-out for you?
Could it be true that today only 6% of “Christians” are truly born again?
Could it be that only 6% of “Christians” today are actually born again? If we, in our mind and in our conduct, cannot accept the totality of what Jesus taught, then how genuinely can we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior? Something went wrong! And thus… the 6%. Startling!
Consequences of Supporting Evil
Supporting evil actually has one consequence before God. Can you guess what it is?
Before a good cup a Joe
I don’t do frenetic. I don’t do worry. I don’t let it in. I don’t start my day all out of kilter, out of whack. I refuse to stumble into my day. I start most every day something like this: I get on up and get on High. I’m lifted up. I start my day with God in prayer – just me and God in the cavern of my head. Creator God is everywhere. Nowhere that He’s not. And He’s in my head. He knows my thoughts. My thoughts, an open gateway to my soul, for God. I think my thoughts to Him “in prayer”. No one hears me, but God Himself. He even knows what I’m about to say. Oh mysterious, sacred Spirit that lives inside my eternal soul!
Lord, Father, I bow my heart before you
A prayer for today. First, repent. Sin affects answers to prayer, but God rewards those who seek Him with all their heart.
Keeping Sin
The little verse of Psalm 66:18 teaches us a whole lot about God – and prayer. Just in this tiny verse we see: “If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear.” I am born again, and God has forgiven me of all my sins. However, on any given day or moment, if I come to Him in prayer AND am holding a sin, so to speak, or allowing a sin to have a place in my life — then, the Bible tells me: God will not give heed to what I say.