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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Praying his will - by: G. Craige Lewis

Greetings! I came across this devotion and I felt like I had to share it!

The EX Daily Word for March 17, 2009

Praying his will

Matt. 6:25 "So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life-whether
you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn't life consist of more
than food and clothing?

Why are so many believers always praying for money? Our focus shouldn't just be
our bills or driving a nice car, but our focus should be moving up
the Spiritual ranks in God. We get so side tracked sometimes worrying
about bills and money, when God is trying to make us understand our
position in him. If we trust in him and know who we are, we should
begin to pray his will and spend our intimate time with him praying his
will instead of our agendas. You see, the bible never taught us to
pray for money because we should work jobs for that. The bible never told
us to pray for food and shelter, because he has already promised that.
So, we waste our time and effort focusing on things that are already
promised. When you pray, pray the will of God. Use your position of power
to change someone's life, to set someone in order and to lead someone
to Christ. Once you realize the position God has given you, you will
realize that the world needs you and what God put into you. Get
focused on the things that are important to God and you will receive
the natural things effortlessly.

Many churches and preachers have trained us to worry! They'll have prayer
lines for people that need money, they'll constantly tell people that
their financial miracle is on the way, and they'll make you feel bad when
you don't have the finer things in life. Sure we all want good things,
but THAT CANNOT BE OUR FOCUS! Our prayers should not be about money!
That is a slap in the face to God because he said if you need money,
work a job! God gave us formulas to get things but many men are
using their own formulas to sell books and videos instead of pushing
the truth of the Word! It's easy to write the 7 steps to this and the
5 steps to that in a book and sell it, but those are the steps it took
for the author to do it. God's formula is in the bible and it will
never change. Give and it shall be given! Seek and you will find!
Knock and it will be opened! Obey God and you will eat the fat of the
land. By the sweat of thy brow, will you work to provide food and shelter.

The bible is simple and yet man makes it very hard to follow at
times because they feel that there is so much that God didn't tell us.
Well, I got news for you today! God finished the work on Calvary and
your blessing, your breakthrough, and your miracle is already performed
for you. The day you give your heart to him and accept his plan for you
is the day that you receive everything that he has promised you! You
don't need steps, you don't need counseling, and you don't need
conferences! All you need is a personal relationship with him and to
live like he said live. Your prayers should be about his power, his plan
and his will being manifest in the earth, not money, clothes and shelter!
Don't insult God, but follow his plan. Seek him first and he will
add the things that belong to you.

Suggested Reading: Ex. 19:5, Jer. 11:4, Psa. 37:4 , Prov. 12:2, Matt
6:33

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