Watch And Pray

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Matthew 26:41 – Watch And Pray – Growing As Disciples

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Matthew 26:41 (NIV)

Watchful And On Guard

Are you watching out? Are you on guard? Are you being careful? Are you praying as you walk through life with me? Since you are asking me these questions, I’m guessing that I’m not watching and being carefully on guard and praying nearly enough. What should I watch out for and be on guard against? How must I be careful? What prayers should I pray as I walk through life with you? Do you really want to know? You’re not asking me these questions just because I have brought them up to you? No, I really want to know. If I am missing the mark, I want to know.  That’s good.

Do you want to be able to stand against temptation and resist evil? Yes, certainly. Temptation and evil, that is what you want me to watch out for and be on guard against. That’s what you want me to be careful about and pray against. That’s right. How can I stand against temptation and resist evil? That’s a good question. How can you guard yourself against evil? I can separate myself from evil. I can remove sources of temptation and evil from my life. I can make sure that I don’t allow myself to enter into tempting circumstances. I can slam the door shut on every way that temptation and evil might attempt to enter my life. I could put temptation and evil on a starvation diet by not letting it feed on anything in my life. That would be a very good start. What else? I could take your word into my heart and mind and life. I could allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guard my life. How would you do that? I could let your word dwell in me richly. I could meditate on your word day and night. I could claim your word. I could take hold of your word. I could let you word take hold of me. I could pray your word as you make me able to stand against temptation and resist evil. Is this what you will do? Yes Lord, I will separate myself from evil and take hold of your word. Then you will truly be on guard. The you will be careful. Then you will be watching. Then you will be prayerful. Then you will be able to stand against evil and resist temptation. That is what I want. That is what you will have as you remain watchful and on guard with me.

Lord, I know my flesh is weak and that I am susceptible to temptation. I will watch and pray so I will not fall into temptation. I will rely on you to guard me. I will trust you to strengthen me. I know you will make me able to stand against temptation and resist evil. Amen

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He Who Began A Good Work

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I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:3-6 (NIV)

Impatient

You are impatient. How am I impatient? That is good that you asked me that question. Why is that? You are impatient in numerous ways. But, I have one of your impatient attitudes in mind right now. I’m listening. I’m glad you didn’t say that you are waiting patiently. So, I’m not even waiting patiently for you to tell me how I am impatient? You tell me. No, I am not. That’s honest. What do you have in mind? How am I impatient?

You want to be completely changed right now. You want me to hurry up and finish my work. You want me to bring to completion the good that I began in you, right now. You can’t wait. Things are not moving fast enough for you. You are not making progress quick enough. Does this sound familiar to you? Yes, it does. Is it all bad that I am impatient? Is it a terrible thing that I want to be making more progress as your follower? What is the harm in wanting to shine brighter for you in this world? Isn’t a good thing for me to want to know your will more clearly and to accomplish it more fully? Yes, I am impatient. Yes, I am dissatisfied. If I am burning as a little flame, then I want to burn as a blaze of fire for you. I don’t want to be luke warm. I want to burn white hot. I don’t want to love you a little bit. I don’t want to serve you a little bit. I don’t want to know you a little bit. I don’t want to accomplish little things for you. I want more. I want all of the life that you have called me to live. Is there anything wrong with what I want? You have desires and passions that comes from me.

However, there are dangers in your impatience. How so? Are you grateful? Are you thankful? Are you prayerful? Do you believe that I began a good work in you? Do you trust that I will continue my good work in you? Do you trust my timing? Will you rely on me? Can you recognize that I am continuing to do my good work in you? I see. Yes, I am grateful and thankful. I will be more prayerful. I do believe in you. I do trust your timing. I will rely on you. I will take time to recognize and give thanks for your activity and work in and through my life. That will be very good.

There is one more danger in your impatience. What’s that? You are too focused on yourself. Not everything revolves around you. I want you to take your eyes off of yourself. You mentioned being more prayerful. Yes, I did. Be more prayerful for others. Pray that others will allow my good work to continue in them, just as you want it to continue in you. Will you do that? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.  

Lord, thank you for beginning a good work in me. You are changing the thoughts of my mind, words of my mouth and deeds of my life. Continue and bring to completion your good work in me. This is the prayer that I am also praying for my partners in the gospel. Amen

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Words May Be Given Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Ephesians 6:19-20 – Words May Be Given Me – Growing As Disciples

Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:19-20 (NIV)

Bold, Courageous And Fearless

I’m a little worried. What are you a little worried about? I have never been a bold and confident and courageous speaker. I have always been under confident, timid and fearful as a speaker. Why is that? I don’t know for sure. Are you positive about that? No, I’m not positive about that. Let me ask you a few questions. I’m listening. Do you believe that I have a purpose and a plan for your life? Yes, I do. Do you believe that I have called you to go and serve me? Yes, I do. Do you believe that I have given you gifts and talents and abilities with which you can serve me? Yes, I do. Do you believe that I will be with you to help you to do whatever I give you to do? Yes, I do. Do you know that I will always call you to do more than you are able to do? Now, why is that? That is part of the reason that I sometimes feel under confident, timid and fearful as I am serving you. You have a mistake in your thinking. I do? Yes, you do. What is the mistake I have in my thinking? You think that it is the largeness and sometimes seemingly overwhelming size of the tasks I give you that makes you under confident, timid and fearful. Yes, that’s exactly what I think. That is exactly where you are wrong. How so? It is your reliance on yourself that makes you under confident, timid and fearful. It is not the size of my tasks that makes you under confident, timid and fearful. I have a few more questions for you. You have my full attention. Do you think that your success or failure in serving me depends on you and your gifts, talents and abilities? Will your success or failure depend on how well you perform? I see where this conversation is headed. Where is that? If I rely on myself, I will never be able to accomplish the large and overwhelming tasks you give me. If I rely on myself, I will always be under confident, timid and fearful. That’s right. You want me to come to rely on you. You want me to live fully dependent on you. You don’t want me to be self-confident. You want me to be confident in you. That’s right. You want me to be confident that you will work in and through me. You want to me to be confident that you will make me able to do whatever you give me to do for you. The greatest self-confidence will never be remotely as strong as the confidence I can have in you. That’s true.  Will you come to me? Will you rely on me? Will you ask me to make you bold and courageous and fearless as you follow and serve me? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, help me to be bold and courageous. I will trust you completely. I will rely on you fully. I believe that when I open my mouth to proclaim the gospel, words will come out. You will not leave me stammering and struggling to speak to others on your behalf. Amen

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Present Your Requests To God

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Philippians 4:6-7 – Present Your Requests To God – Growing As Disciples

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

My Peace

Do you want to live in my peace? Do you want your life to be filled with peace that is far beyond your understanding? I’d like that quite a bit. Why do you say that? My life has not been filled with peace, far from it. Why is that? I have been a worrier. My life has been filled with anxiety. I have made a gigantic mistake. What’s that? I have held on to my own difficulties and troubles and trials. I have carried my own burdens. I have tried to solve my own problems. I have not asked you for help. I have not relied on you. I have not presented my requests to you. That’s not good. No, it’s not.

Do you believe that I will hear and answer your prayers? Do you believe that there is no request that is too small or too big for me to hear? Do you believe that it is my joy to have you come to rely on me for my help? Yes, I believe that you will hear and answer my prayers. Yes, I believe that no prayer of mine is too small or too big for you to hear. Yes, I believe that you have joy in my coming to rely on you. That’s good. Then why don’t you pray? Then why don’t you come to rely on me? Then why don’t you turn all your anxieties and worries into prayers to me? I have been proud. I have been stubborn. I have been independent. I have been self-reliant and self-sufficient. That has not worked out well for you. No, it hasn’t. All my pride and stubbornness and independence and self-reliance and self-sufficiency has filled my life with anxiety and worry. That’s not good. No, it’s not.

Is there something that you would like to do differently? I’m tired of being filled with anxiety and worry. I am worn out from carrying my own burdens. I want to turn all my worries and anxieties into prayers to you. I will set my burdens down. I will give you all my worries and anxieties and burdens. I will turn each one of them into a prayer to you. I will come to rely on you. With a thankful heart I will present all my requests to you. That will be very good. Then I will guard your heart and mind. Then you will live in my peace. That’s what I want. That is what you will have from me. 

Lord, as you know, I have been a gifted worrier. I have held on to my anxiety. I have failed to turn all my worries into prayers to you. No more. I will present all my prayer requests to you. Thank you, that as I pray, you will guard my heart and mind in Christ. Amen 

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If It Is The Lord’s Will

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – James 4:13-15 – If It Is The Lord’s Will – Growing As Disciples

Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” James 4:13-15 (NIV)

Listen

That is the key word isn’t it? What is the key word? Listen is the key word. You want me to listen to you. You want me to come to rely on you. You want me to seek your counsel. You me want to follow your guidance. You want me to be able to know and do your will. What do you want? I want what you want. I want to listen to your counsel. I want to receive your guidance. I want to come to rely on you. I want to be able to know and do your will. That is very good.

What will you do differently because you want to listen to my counsel and receive my guidance? What changes will you make because you want to know and do my will? In the past I sought my own counsel and I made my own plans. I did what I thought was right in my own eyes. What is wrong with doing that? My own wisdom is very limited. I lack understanding. Under my own counsel I have not been able to know and do your will. Why is that? I can’t know and do your will if I don’t seek your counsel or follow your guidance. No, you cannot. But, that is all going to change, right now. How so? I am going to earnestly seek your counsel and passionately follow your guidance. I am going to come to rely fully on you. That will be very good.

How will you come to rely on me? I will meet with you in prayer. I will meet with you in worship. I will meet with you in your word. I will draw near to you as you draw near to me. I will make myself attentive to you. I will listen to your voice. I will ask you to guide my life. I will ask you to help me to know and do your will. I will ask you to give me the strength to go where you guide me to do whatever you ask of me. In every way, I will come to rely on you instead of relying on myself. In every way, I will listen to you. That will be very good. 

Lord, I have sought my own counsel and made my own plans. I have done what I thought was right in my own eyes. This is no way to live. Instead, I will seek your direction. I will ask you to guide my plans. I will go where you send me to do what you ask of me. Amen

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At Work In You

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 1 Thessalonians 2:13 – At Work In You – Growing As Disciples

And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV) 

Believe In My Word

What will you do with my word if you truly do believe in it? There is no, “if” about it. I truly and fully do believe in your word. I will receive your word into my life because I do believe in it. What do you believe about my word? I believe that your word is true. I believe that your word is powerful. I believe that your word is valuable. There is nothing more true than your word. There is nothing more powerful than your word. There is nothing more valuable than your word. You will use your word to do your work in my life. You will mold and shape me by your word. You will guard and guide me with your word. You will use your word to change my heart and transform my mind. It is your word that will make me able to think your thoughts and walk in your ways. I can see that you truly and fully do believe in my word.

How will you go about continually receiving my word into your life? I will set aside a daily time and special place to meet with you in your word. I will quiet myself before you. I will listen attentively to everything that you have to say to me. That will be very good. Say more about how you will receive my word into your life. I will read your word. I will study your word. I will meditate on your word. I will memorize your word. I will pray your word. I will teach you word. I will put your word into practice. That will be very good.

Say more about how you will pray my word. I will pray that I will fully receive your word into my heart and mind and life. I will turn the promises of your word into the thoughts of my mind and the prayers of my heart. That will be very good. What about others? How will you pray for others? Those are two very good questions. Why is that? Others prayed for me. Others prayed that I would come to believe and receive your word into my life. Just as others prayed for me, so I will pray for others. I will pray that others will come to know the truth and value and power of your word working in their lives. I will pray that others will quiet themselves before you so that they can hear everything you want to say to them. That will be very good. Keep on believing and receiving my word into your heart and mind and life. Keep on praying for others. Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, it is one thing to say I believe in your word. It is a whole other thing to continually receive your word into my life. Continually receiving your word into my life demonstrates that I really do believe in your word. Use your word to do all your work in my life. Amen

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Lacks Wisdom

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – James 1:5-8 – Lacks Wisdom – Growing As Disciples

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.  James 1:5-8 (NIV)

Asking For Wisdom

There is no doubt about it. There is no doubt about what? There is no doubt that I lack wisdom. Nothing can hide that fact. Why is that? I have left a trail of dumb decisions and foolish mistakes. Like what? I have gone where I should not have gone. I have done what I should not have done. I have failed to go where I should have gone. I have failed to do what I should have done. Why have you not asked me for wisdom? There is an easy answer to that question. Let me hear your answer. My own foolish pride has kept me from asking you for wisdom. It is very difficult to ask for wisdom if you are not willing to admit that you need it. I have pridefully and foolishly and stubbornly refused to ask you for wisdom. That’s not good. No, it’s not.

What will you do now? What will you do because you now know that you desperately need wisdom? What will you do because you now know that I will hear and generously answer your prayers for wisdom? I will humbly admit that I need wisdom. With a heart full of faith, I will come to ask you for wisdom. Why is that important? I also know that you will not answer doubt filled prayers. If I pray prayers that are filled with doubt, I should not expect that I will receive anything from you. If I am going to pray a prayer filled with doubt, I might as well not pray at all. Why is that? You will not hear and answer prayers that are filled with doubt. No, I will not.

So, you are going to do three things. You are going to admit your need for wisdom. You are going to pray a faithful filled prayers asking me for wisdom. You are going to wait with faithful expectation that I will hear and generously answer your prayers, is all of this correct? Yes, Lord. That is exactly what I will do. That is exactly how I will pray. That is exactly what I will believe, without a doubt. That is very good. I will hear and generously answer your prayers asking me for wisdom. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I have been filled with pride. I have thought I was quite wise. I have foolishly relied on my own limited wisdom. I have made dumb decisions and foolish mistakes. No more. With a heart filled with faith, I am now asking you for all the wisdom I will need in life. Amen

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I Heard The Voice Of The Lord

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Isaiah 6:8 – I Heard The Voice Of The Lord – Growing As Disciples

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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A Gentle Whisper

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide - Prayer - 1 Kings 19:11-12 - A Gentle Whisper - Growing As Disciples

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – 1 Kings 19:11-12 – A Gentle Whisper – Growing As Disciples

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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