“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up” (Ps 5:3; KJV). Here’s the best way to start your day; this verse perfectly illustrates that prayer is a two-way conversation with God. King David directs his prayer to God and looks up, or waits to hear from God’s heart. You don’t have to follow any set rules for prayer, and you don’t need to try and pray like some other person that you admire. God just wants us to pray from our heart in faith (Mark 11:24) and be ourselves; that simple. We know that Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer, and if it was important for him, then how much more so for us. We also learn from John 16:23 that we should pray to God the Father in Jesus name; and if we pray according to God's will then we will receive what we ask for (1 John 5:14,15). There are many positive results from developing a prayer life, the main one being that we will get to know God better and we will therefore become more like him. 

How’s your steering? In chapter 1 and verse 5 of the book of Proverbs, a part of the Old Testament of the Bible, it is written: “The wise also will hear and increase in learning, and the person of understanding will acquire skill and attain to sound counsel [so that he may be able to steer his course rightly]” (AMP).

We need to make wise decisions in order to drive down the right road of life. That’s why it’s so important to read at least something from Proverbs every day. Prov. 2:4 says to search for wisdom; that indicates that we have to put some effort onto it.   Prov. 9:11 says that wisdom will cause us to enjoy many days and a long-life span. Prov. 8:35 says that if we find wisdom we will find life and favor from God.

There are many more benefits of wisdom described in the book of Proverbs; try underlining them in your Bible, meditate on them and see yourself develop in this area.

Gods wisdom will give you power steering.

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The high priest and elders tried hard to find a reason to condemn Jesus to death but could not. (Matt 26: 57-62) Finally, the high priest asked Jesus if he was the Christ, the Son of God. I was looking at Jesus’ reply the other day and it struck me like never before: "Thou hast said: nevertheless, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Matt 26:64; KJV).

Jesus was so confident in his Father and Jesus knew who he (Jesus) was and where we was going; He had only one goal that of complete obedience to the Father. He knew that his reply to the high priest would mean certain death but he spoke the truth. How often God prompts us to share the Gospel with another but because of busyness, fear of rejection or embarrassment we ignore God’s prompting. What would have happened if Jesus had not had the resolve he did and had not given the reply he did?

I believe that just like Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch, God gives us divine appointments to share Christ with people (Acts 8:26-39). God even says he will give us the words to say (Luke 21:15) and the Holy Spirit sets up those divine appointments (Prov 3:5-6) All we have to do is show up and do our part; be obedient. “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance” (Luke 15:7). 

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 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection of the dead” (Phil 3:10-11; KJV).

Theses verses show Paul’s heart, his life motivation. Paul’s sole motivation was to know Christ; not to know about him but to know him. Paul desired to be like Christ in dying to self and sin and living to eternal life. He counted it gain to suffer for Christ as this reflected his complete identification with Jesus.

In an earlier verse in Philippians Chapter 3 (V8), Paul looked back at his earlier life without Jesus and counted it as loss, rubbish; compared to knowing Christ in an intimate, dynamic and life changing relationship. The word rubbish can be translated dung, showing how emphatic Paul was in making his point.

Paul went on to say that he didn’t look back but pressed on to follow the call of Jesus, (v12-13) to come closer and higher in relationship with him (Jesus) and to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection (v10). Paul had a heavenly or eternal perspective while he ministered powerfully and effectively on this earth in the anointing of God. Wow, that’s what I want. Let’s press in but remember not to get condemned as Paul said, when he wrote this epistle, that he had not arrived (v13) but was determined to press in (14).

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In Mathew 14:25-33 Jesus gives us a very practical lesson in faith. The disciples were in a storm on the sea and Jesus came to them walking on the water. Jesus greeted his disciples in a simple manner: “cheer up guys it’s me. In other words, “no sweat guys, with me in the boat you can walk through all the storms of life”.

Peter liked that and asked Jesus to command him (Peter) to come to Jesus on the water. Peter recognized that if the word (Jesus) said he (Peter) could walk on the water then it was possible.

Whatever you find in the bible that applies to you is possible. Jesus said come, so Pater took him at his word and walked on the water by faith in the word of Jesus. The word (Jesus) said it, Peter believed it and that settled it; he (Peter) walked. Sounds like the child like faith Jesus told us we needed (Mark 10:15).  

But Peter took his eyes off of Jesus (the word) and looked at the wind and the waves and faith wilted, allowing the opposite force of fear to grip him. How often we take our eyes off of Jesus (the word) and allow the words of people, the thoughts satan brings us and circumstances and situations, to get us in to fear.

We need to get in the word and saturate ourselves with it so we are fear proof and full of faith (Rom 10:17). But, how merciful God is, he reached out and saved Peter. The word says God will never allow us to be tempted or tried more than we can handle but will always provide the way out (1 Cor 10:13).

As Jesus and Peter got back into the boat the storm ceased. Get Jesus in to your boat (life) and trust him and you can experience his miracle power to get your through the storms of life. Praise God. Preached myself happy again.

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