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May 30 - September 10, 2018
The paradigm shift happens when you realize that the Bible wasn’t meant to be read through; the Bible was meant to be prayed through.
The Bible tells us that the Lord is watching over His word to perform it.
when we stand on His word, God stands by His word.
Psalm 84:11 captures the heart of the heavenly Father: No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.”
Because we doubt His good intentions. We can’t believe that God is for us.
If you asked me what I pray for more than anything else, the answer is the favor of God. While it’s tough to describe or define, I think the favor of God is what God does for you that you cannot do for yourself.
God provides just enough just in time.
God wanted to cultivate their daily dependence by providing for their needs on a daily basis.
the will of God doesn’t get easier.
the harder it gets, the harder you have to pray.
Sin will complicate your life in negative ways. The blessings of God will complicate your life in positive ways.
We’re waiting for God to make a move while God is waiting for us to make a move.
The key to getting out of the boat is hearing the voice of God.
there is only one way to find out if God will keep His promise: Obey the crazy prompting.
If you want to see crazy miracles, obey the crazy promptings of the Holy Spirit.
Some of the hardest moments in life are when you’ve prayed hard but the answer is no and you don’t know why.
Do you trust that God is for you even when He doesn’t give you what you asked for?
Deuteronomy 29:29
Our heavenly Father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for. Someday we’ll thank God for the prayers He didn’t answer as much or more than the ones He did.
Sometimes God gets in the way to show us the way.
“How long will it take this tree to bear fruit?” The man replied, “Seventy years.” Honi said, “Are you quite sure you will live another seventy years to eat its fruit?” The man replied, “Perhaps not. However, when I was born into this world, I found many carob trees planted by my father and grandfather. Just as they planted trees for me, I am planting trees for my children and grandchildren so they will be able to eat the fruit of these trees.”
Their prayers outlived them.
He has infinite answers to our finite prayers.
We need the patience of the planter. We need the foresight of the farmer. We need the mindset of the sower.
almost all spiritual realities in Scripture are described in longer and harder agricultural terms.
the key to dreaming big and praying hard is thinking long.
Instead of thinking in terms of time, we must think in terms of eternity. Instead of thinking in terms of ourselves, we must think in terms of our children and grandchildren. Instead of thinking in seven-day cycles, we must think in terms of seventy-year timelines,
Praying through is long and boring, but it is the price you pay for miracles.
very few of us are willing to love that long or pray that hard.
Daniel is that he knew his prayers wouldn’t be answered for seventy years, yet he prayed with a sense of urgency.
He had the ability to pray with urgency about things that weren’t urgent.
We love a good night’s sleep, but sleepless nights are what define our lives.
Posture is to prayer as tone is to communication. If words are what you say, then posture is how you say it.
One of the reasons that many people don’t feel an intimacy with God is because they don’t have a daily rhythm with God; they have a weekly rhythm.
Moody said he felt guilty if he heard blacksmiths hammering before he was praying.
“I would rather be able to pray like David than to preach with the eloquence of Gabriel.”
David declares, “I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Most of us just wait; David waited expectantly. There is a big difference.
Oswald Chambers: “Let God be as original with other people as He is with you.”
Praying hard + thinking long = staying focused.
when you get to the point where you care more about what God thinks and less about what people think, you’re getting close to the breakthrough.
an empty stomach may be the most powerful prayer posture in Scripture.
Even Jesus said that some miracles are not possible via prayer. Some miracles are only accessible via prayer and fasting.
Every breakthrough has a genesis and a revelation, literally and figuratively. There is a first breakthrough and a second breakthrough.
“The moment you began praying, a command was given.”
if you keep trying, you are not failing. The only way you can fail is if you quit trying.
The brain is a goal-seeking organism. Setting a goal creates structural tension in your brain, which will seek to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be, who you are and who you want to become.
If prayer is the genesis of dreams, then goals are the revelation.
Goals are dreams with deadlines.
“Show me your vision, and I’ll show you your future.”
