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What Do You Want?

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Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.  Matthew 20:32-34 (NIV)

Want? 

What do you want? Am I hearing you correctly? You are asking me what I want? I can ask you for what I want? That’s right, you got it. I am asking you what you want. Don’t you know what I want? Yes, I know what you want. Why then, are you asking me what I want? I want you to tell me what you want. I want you to come and ask me for what you want. Do you know why that is? You want me to live in a relationship with you. You want me to come to rely on you. You want me to ask you for what I want. Yes, I do. 

Can I ask you for anything? Yes, you can ask me for anything. What if what I want does not line up with what you want for me? Does that seem like a good question to you? Isn’t that I question to which you already know the answer? Yes, I’m sure that I know the answer to that question. Tell me the answer to your question. You might say, “not yet”, if what I want is not what you want for me right now. You might say, “no”, if what I want is not at all what you want for me. Have I ever said, “not yet” or “no” to you? Yes, you have said, “not yet” and “no” to me many times before. So, you can ask me for anything, but I won’t say “yes” to everything you ask of me. I get that. 

What has happened when what you wanted and what I wanted for you were the same thing? Then you have heard and answered my prayer with a “yes.” That’s right. Have you noticed anything changing about your prayers as you have continued to love and follow and serve me? Yes, I have noticed that my prayers have been changing quite dramatically. How so? More and more often I know that I am wanting what you want for me. I would say that quite often I have desires in my heart that I know come from you. How do you know that? Let me give you some examples of the prayers that burn with desire in me. I’d like to hear them. I want to know you intimately. I want to follow you closely. I want to rely on you completely. I want to serve you fully. I want to do what is pleasing to you. I want to go where you lead me. I want to do what you ask of me. I want to be used by you. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. All of these wants within me come from you. Yes, they do. Will I hear and answer every one of these prayers? Yes, you will, without a doubt. Yes, I will. Keep on telling me what you want. Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, at one time, I was blind and walking in the darkness of this world. You opened up my eyes so that I could see you. You made it possible for me to follow you. Now, I want you to use me in your service. Bear fruit through my life for your kingdom and glory. Amen

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I Heard The Voice Of The Lord

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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 (NIV)

Here Am I

Is that what you want to say to me? What’s that? Do you want to say, “Here Am I”? That’s exactly what I want to say to you. In every way on every day at every moment I want to be fully available and present to you. I want to hear your voice speaking to me. I want to listen to every one of your words. I want to go where you guide me. I want to do whatever you are asking of me. Those are very good desires. Let’s talk more about this. That would be great. 

What do you think I am saying to you right now? You have placed these good desires in my heart. You have given me a burning desire to live in an intimate relationship with you. There is no place I would rather be than in your presence. Hold that thought. What will you do if you want to hear from me? What will you do if you want to enter into my presence? I will draw near to you. What will I do? You will draw near to me. That’s right. When will you draw near to me? Where will you draw near to me? How will you draw near to me? Why will you draw near to me? I will draw near to you because I want to hear from you. I know that I’m unlikely to hear from you over all the noise and in all the busyness of life. So what will you do? I will set aside a time and place to meet with you. How often will you set aside a time to meet with me? There is not a day that I don’t need to hear from you. So, I will set aside a daily time to meet with you. Will our time together be like clockwork? Yes, our time together will be a consistent and carved out priority in my life. I will not sacrifice our time together for the urgent and yet far less important demands of the day. That is very good.

Let’s consider one of my unanswered questions. What’s that? How will you draw near to me? I will draw near to you with a humble and listening heart. I will bow down before you. I will sit at your feet. I will rest in your presence. I will meet with you in your word. I will meet with you in adoration and confession. I will meet with you in thanksgiving and praise and worship. I will meet with you in supplication and intercession. You will be my teacher. You will be my guide. I will listen and follow and obey you. I will go where you send me to do whatever you ask of me. Here Am I, Lord. Speak to me, I’m listening. Use me, I am at your service. That is very good.

Lord, I will make myself available to you. I will step out of the fast lane of life. I will withdraw to a quiet place so I can be attentive to your voice. I will set aside times to meet with you. Speak to me Lord so that I can clearly hear you. I will follow and obey you. Amen

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Bless Me And Enlarge My Territory

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Day 4 – 1 Chronicles 4:10 – Bless Me And Enlarge My Territory – Growing As Disciples

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV)

My Blessing

How would you like me to bless your life? What do you want me to do for you? What will you come to ask of me in prayer? What is the cry of your heart that you must have from me? What do you want my blessing over your life to look like? I want to know you. I want to love you. I want to serve you. I want to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. I want to be found faithful in your sight. I want nothing else. I need nothing else. I desire nothing else. This is what I want and must have from you. This is the cry and prayer of my heart. This is what your blessing would look like in my life. This is how I am asking you to bless me.

Do you want to tell me more about your prayer? Yes, I do. I don’t want to know about you. I want to know you. I don’t want to know you a little. I want to know you intimately. I want you to know me. I want to walk through life with you. I want to live in a constant dialogue of prayer with you. I want my heart and mind and life to be on fire for you. I don’t want to have a little flame of fire and desire for you. I want to be set on fire in a consuming blaze. I want to shine brightly like a star in the universe for you. I want to hunger and thirst for you. I want to yearn for you. I want to love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I want to serve you. My life is completely at your disposal. Use me however you see fit. I will go where you guide me. I will do whatever you ask of me. I’m asking that your blessing will be on me. I’m asking that you will use me. I want my life do have made a difference because your hand has been on me. I want you to accomplish your purposes and plans in and through my life. I want to do everything that you have designed and planned for me to do for you. When I meet you in heaven I want to know that I will have been found faithful in your sight. Only you can make me faithful. Only you can bear fruit through my life. Only you can help me to bring glory to your name. Here I am. I am all yours. I ask that your blessing will be on my life by answering this prayer of mine. I have heard and I will answer this prayer of yours. My blessing will be on your life.

Father, I ask that you will bless my life. Place your hand of blessing on me. I want my life to be abundantly fruitful for you and your glory. Guide my steps. Keep me on track. Use me however you see fit. Watch over and protect me. Amen

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Remember You

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I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Philemon 1:4-7 (NIV)  

Who Are You Remembering?

Who are you remembering in your prayers? That is a very good question for which I do not have a very good answer. What do you mean by that? I have not been faithfully praying for others. Oh, I do pray for others, but not nearly enough, of that I am sure. You are sure? Yes, I am sure. 

What would you like me to do for you? I would like you to help me to pray for others. I would like you to give me a heart to pray for others. I would like you to give me wisdom and knowledge and insight into how I will be able to pray for others. I would like you to prompt me as to when and where and how and why to pray for others. I would like you to take me out of my own little circle of self-absorption, so I can hear and see and know what others need. Are those your prayers? Yes, those are my prayers. I will hear and answer those prayers. 

I do want you to know something about yourself. What’s that? You are not nearly as self-absorbed as you think. How so? You have been very willing and generous in giving away your time, talent and resources in service to others. I have found great joy in watching your sacrificial service to others. Really? Yes, really. 

But, you are completely correct in knowing that you need to grow in praying for others. I want to develop a heart of love in you that will lead you to pray intercessory prayers for others. Will you allow me to do this work in and through you? Will you enter into my school of intercessory prayer? Yes Lord, I will.

Let’s start right now. Who needs to grow in their love for others? Who needs to begin giving thanks for others? Who needs to be more active in sharing their faith? Who needs to know more fully all that they have in me? Who needs to be able to refresh the hearts of others? Well, I hate to sound self-absorbed. But, I need all these things. Yes, you do. As you pray these things for others you will also receive them for yourself. Will you begin praying these prayers? Yes Lord, I will. That is very good. 

Lord, guide me to pray prayers of thanksgiving for others. Help me to pray that others will have a full understanding of all they have in you. Help me to pray that others will be active in sharing their faith. Help me to be refreshed and to refresh others as I pray. Amen

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A Gentle Whisper

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The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:11-12 (NIV)  

Whispering

Do you want to hear from me? Do you want to hear my voice speaking to you? How do you think I will speak to you? Yes, I want to hear from you. Nothing would be better than to hear your voice speaking to me. I’m not sure how you will speak to me. I’m guessing that you will speak to me in any number of ways. I think the ways that you might speak to me could be almost endless. I’m not sure that I understand your question. Let me ask you another. Go ahead, I’m listening. Do you think that I will shout at you? No, I don’t think you will shout at me. It’s possible that you might speak to me in that way in an extreme situation. Have I ever spoken to you in that way before? No, you have not. But, I’m open to that possibility. That’s good. Have I ever spoken to you in a gentle whisper? Yes, you have spoken to me in a gentle whisper many times before. That’s true. 

Why do you think I speak to you in a gentle whispers? Your whispers place me in a position to hear from you. Your whispers have helped me to quiet myself before you. Your whispers have caused me to be still in your presence. Your whispers have caused me to humble myself before you as I come with a listening heart. Your whispers have developed my reliance on you. I also know that you want me to live in a close and intimate relationship with you. Your whispers have drawn me nearer to you. Your whispers have caused me to lean into you so that I can hear your voice. I can’t remain distant from you if I want your whispers to guard and guide and grace my life. No you cannot. Will you draw near to me? Will you turn your ear to me? Will you lean into me so you can hear my voice whispering to you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I will humble myself at your feet. I will stop to listen and quiet myself before you.  I will live in an intimate relationship with you. I will draw near to you and lean in close so I can hear your whispers. Guard and guide and grace my life with your whispers. Amen

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God’s Spirit Lives In You

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Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NIV)

Your Body 

I know that the your body is the church. I know that you live and dwell in your body, the church. I know that you want your body, the church, to be a bold and bright witness in the world. I also know that the unity that of your brothers and sisters in the church will be a witness in the world that testifies that you do exist. If your body lives in disunity and disharmony the world will not believe that you exist. You are on a roll. Everything that you have said is powerfully true.

What will you do based on what you know about my body? I will make every effort to live in unity and harmony with my brothers and sisters in your body. I will use every one of the gifts and talents and abilities you have given me to build up your body. I will look for every opportunity to lift up and encourage my fellow brothers and sisters in your body. I will think thoughts, speak words and do deeds that will strengthen and sustain your body. These will not be my efforts alone. I will not be operating under my own power and strength. I know that your Holy Spirit will be working in and through me to accomplish these purposes. There is no mystery as to what your will is in regard to your body. You want your body to be living and active and vibrant. You want your body to be a bright and shining witness in the world. You want your body to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I do.

What won’t you do based on what you know about my body? I will never allow myself to be a source of disunity and disharmony in your body. I will not think thoughts, speak words or do deeds that might bring harm to your body. I will make every effort to see that unity is preserved in your body. I will look for every opportunity to foster love and peace and unity in your body. I won’t shrink back from serving you in your body. I will find my place to serve you in your body. I will take on the role that you have given me in your body. I will allow you to use me to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans through your body. That will be very good. 

Lord, never do I want to do anything that would harm your body, the church, where your Holy Spirit lives and dwells. Use all the gifts and talents and abilities you have given me to build up your body so that it can flourish and grow as your witness in the world. Amen

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With Humility

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 (NIV)

Let Go Of Pride 

I have not done well on this count. It sounds like you are feeling like you are being judged. We are not in court. You are not being judged by me. That’s good. You do want something from me however. Yes, I do. Tell me what you want. I want to let go of my pride. I want to reject prideful living in all its forms. I don’t want to think prideful thoughts. I don’t want to speak prideful words. I don’t want to do prideful deeds. I see, what then, is the problem? I can’t overcome my pride with my own efforts. That’s right. Relying on your own efforts to overcome your pride would be just one more prideful effort. That’s what I thought. That was a good thought. That thought came from me.

Well, here I am. I am asking for your help. I am so tired of living a prideful life. All my thoughts, words and deeds are filled with pride. Your assessment is not correct. You are discouraged. Not all your thoughts, words and deeds are filled with pride. Is it prideful to come to ask me for my help? Is it prideful to acknowledge that you cannot overcome your own pride? Is it prideful to come to rely on me? Is it prideful to admit the sin of pride that is within you? No, it is not. You are in a good place. It is a good thing to confess your sin. It is a good thing to ask for my help. It is a good thing to come to rely on me.

Don’t think that you should be further along in your life of faith. Don’t think that there should not be so much pride within you. Don’t allow yourself to become discouraged and depressed. Don’t for a moment think that you are a hopeless case. Be joyful that I will help you. Be hopeful that I will change you. Believe that I will work in you and through your life. We both want the same thing. What’s that? You want to live humbly and wisely as my witness in the world. You want to be used by me. You don’t want pride to hinder my working in and through your life. Yes, I want these things. I want you to do your work in my life. I want you to mold and shape me into the person you have called me to be. Do you have faith in me? Do you believe in me? Do you trust me? Yes Lord, I have faith and trust in you. I believe that you will hear and answer my prayers. Then be encouraged. Then be lifted up. Keep on moving forward with me as I do my work in and through your life. Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I have been proud. Pride has led me to think what I should not have thought. Pride has caused me to say what I should not have said. Pride has directed me to do what I should not have done. Help me to reject pride so I can humbly grow in your wisdom. Amen

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Puts Them Into Practice

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I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.” Luke 6:47-49 (NIV)

Building Your Life 

How are you building your life? What is your foundation? What materials are you using to construct your life? I’m not sure how to answer those questions. Why is that? If the construction of my life depends on me, I am in trouble. How so? I am unqualified to build my own life. I have made so many mistakes. I have taken so many missteps. I have wandered from one thing to another. I have wasted time. I have squandered effort. I have misused the gifts, talents and abilities that you have given to me. I been unwise. I need your wisdom. I need you to build my life. I need your guidance. I need your instruction. I desperately need your help. There is nothing unwise about you admitting that you need my help. 

Now that you have admitted that you need my help in building your life what are you going to do about it? I will do two things. First, I will continually rely on your help in building my life. I will trust that you will hear and answer my prayer. I will not rely on my own understanding. I will not simply go and do what seems right to me. That approach has gotten me into nothing but trouble. I will keep on asking for your wisdom. I will continue to listen to your instruction. I will on following your guidance. I will simply stop and wait and listen to all that you have to say to me. I will not move forward without your help. That will be very good. 

Where will you find my wisdom and instruction and guidance? How will you receive what I have to say to you? I will meet with you in your word. When and where and how will you meet with me in my word? I will meet with you daily in your word. Why is that? There is not a day that will go by that I don’t need to hear from you. Just as I need to eat food daily, so do I also need to feed on your word. Your word will feed and sustain my life. Yes, it will. Where will you meet with me in my word? I will set aside a special place to meet with you in your word so I can attentively listen attentively to all that you say to me. I will also carry your word with me throughout the day. I will meditate on your word day and night. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life.

What will you do with my word? I will not simply hear your word. I will not be a hearer only. That would be of no value to me. I will put your word into practice every day as I love, follow and serve you. In that way you will be building your life on the foundation of my word. Yes, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I have allowed shaky materials to be the foundation of my life. These will not help me to withstand the storms of life. Give me a new life foundation that is built on your word. Help me to hear your word and put it into practice. Amen

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No Longer Be Infants

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Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4:14-16 (NIV)

Grow Up

That is exactly what I want to do. What is it that you want to do? I want to grow up in your body. I no longer want to be an infant. I don’t want to be weak. I don’t want to be tossed back and forth by the storms of life. I don’t want to be driven by every wind of popular opinion. I want to be strong. I want to be mature. I want to be complete. Those are very good desires.

How will you grow up in my body? That is a good question. Do you have any answers? I have several answers. I would like to hear your answers. First, I need to remain vitally connected to you and your body. How will you do that? I will live in an intimate relationship with you. I will draw near to you. I will pray to you. I will worship you. I will meet with you in your word. I will listen to your instructions. I will follow your guidance. I will walk with you through life. That is a good answer. What else will you do so you can grow up in my body? I will live vitally connected in your body. I will remain grounded in your body. How so? I will live in intimate relationships with my fellow believers. I will allow myself to be known. I will seek to know others. I will accept what you want me to receive through the ministry of others in your body.  I will use the spiritual gifts that you have given me to help build up others in your body. That will be very good.

You have learned a very important principle that will help you to grow up in my body. What’s that? You must receive and you must give. As you live in an intimate relationship with me, I will teach and train and prepare you to give to others what you have received from me. Only in receiving and giving will you be able to fully grow up in my body. Are you committed to giving to others what you have received from me? Yes Lord, I am. Then you will grow up in my body. You will become strong and mature and complete in me. That will be very good. Yes, it will.

Lord, thank you for rooting me in your body of believers where I can be protected, encouraged, and strengthened, as I love, follow and serve you. Help me to know and use my spiritual gifts so I will be able to build up your body so that each part does it work. Amen

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Let Us – Isaiah 1:18 – Reason Together – Growing As Disciples

Come now, let us reason together,” says to the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18 (NIV)

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Let’s have a conversation. I want you to draw near to me. I want you to know me. I want you to live in an intimate relationship with me. I want you to live your life with and for me. I want to use you for my kingdom and glory. I want to bear an abundance of fruit through your life. I want to shine brightly as my witness in the darkness of this world. I want exactly what you want. I want to listen to your voice as you speak to me. I will draw near to you so you can draw near to me. I want you to know me and me to know you intimately. Nothing would please me more than to be used by you. I have no higher purpose or goal in life than to want to be used by you so I can bear an abundance of fruit for your glory. It is my prayer that you will set is me on fire so I can shine brightly for you. It is my hope that many will be drawn to you through what you will do in and through my life. We are in full agreement then? Yes, I believe that we both want exactly the same thing.

Is there anything that could get in the way of what you and I both want? Is there anything that could hinder all that you want to do in and through my life? What do you think? I’m sure that you already know the answers to your questions. I might. Tell me what is on your heart and in your mind. You have drawn me to you. I have turned away from my sins. I have asked for and received your forgiveness and cleansing from my sin. You have given me the gift of salvation. Yes, I have. You are my Lord and Savior. Yes, I am. I am following you. I have fully devoted my life to you. That is why I want what you want. That is why I even know what you want. Yes, it is. You have made me alive to you and dead to sin. I have been set free because of all that you have done for me on the cross. That’s right. What else do you want to say? I’m still thinking about the possibility of anything hindering the work that you want to do in and through my life. It is my prayer that nothing will ever hinder the work you want to do in and through me. I believe that you will keep drawing me to you and I will keep coming to you. I believe that you will keep working in my life and I will continue to allow you to work in my life. I believe that you will fulfill the desires that you have placed in my heart. I believe that you will strengthen me against temptation so that I will continue to live dead to sin and alive to you. You are both my Savior and my Lord. Yes, I am. I believe that you will guard and keep me by your power. Yes, I will. I believe that nothing will ever be able to thwart the work that you want to do in and through my life as I follow and serve you. Yes, that’s right. I will accomplish all my purposes and plans for your life as you follow and serve me. You will know and follow me wherever I lead you to do whatever I ask of you. Yes, I will.

Heavenly Father, thank you that I can talk to you about my sin. I will turn from all my sin. Thank you, for sending Jesus Christ as my Savior so I can be forgiven and cleansed of all my sin. Thank you that I can now come to know and follow you. Amen

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