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Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?

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Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.” Genesis 18:13-14 (NIV)

Too Hard

Is this too hard? Is what too hard? Is this too much to ask? Is what too much to ask? Spell it out, be specific. Don’t be vague in your prayers. How will you ever know If I have heard and answered your prayer if you do not ask me for specifics? Will you be satisfied with a vague answer to your vague prayer? No, I will not. That is lesson number one. Ask me for what you want and need. Give details. Be specific. Being specific and giving details is not new information to me. I know what you want and need before you ask me for it. Giving details and being specific is for you. When you give me details and are specific you will know when I have heard and answered your prayer. Giving details and being specific will also help you to not race through your prayer. That is lesson number two. I want you to linger in prayer with me. Don’t race into and out of prayer with me. Spend time in my presence. Prayer is a dialogue. That is lesson number three. I want to hear from you. You will want to hear from me. Expect to speak and listen when you enter into prayer with me. I didn’t think I would receive so many lessons in prayer today. We haven’t even gotten to your main questions yet. I forgot what those were. I will remind you. 

You asked me, if this was too hard? You asked me if this was too much to ask? Yes, I did. You have a hard and difficult request to ask of me. You are wondering if I will hear and answer your prayer. Yes, I do. Yes, I am. Let me ask you a question. I’m listening. What is too hard and too difficult for me? Can you name something that is too hard and too difficult for me? Well, come to think of it, I cannot. Is there any prayer that you can pray that is too difficult for me hear and answer? No, there is not. What have you just learned? I have just learned today’s lesson four. You are catching on. Let me hear you state this lesson once again. There is nothing too difficult or too hard for you to do for me. I can bring any prayer request to you. Yes, you can. Will you? Yes, I will. I will bring all my prayers to you. That will be very good.

Lord, I will not doubt you. My faith is in you. I believe nothing is too difficult for you to do in, for or through me. Grow my faith in you. Do your work in, for and through me. Use my life to bless a multitude of people in ways that will bring praise and glory to you. Amen

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Appeared To Him In Flames

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Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight–why the bush does not burn up.” Exodus 3:1-3 (NIV)

Go Over

I’m too busy. My life is filled with frantic activity. I am rushing from one thing to another. I am out of breath. I am weary. I am worn out. I am discouraged and depressed. I am bouncing from one meaningless thing to another. What a crooked path I have walked. This is no way to live. I have no priorities. I have no plan. My life consists of checking off boxes on a never ending to do list. What a mess. Would I ever be able to hear you if you wanted to say something to me? Would I ever be able to see something that you wanted to show me? Is that a question? Yes, that is my question. You tell me. I doubt it. Me too.

You want to lead a different kind of life, I can see that. I can see your sighing. I can hear your groaning. It’s like you are running a treadmill that is going nowhere, without any end in sight. You want to hear from me. You want to see my activity. You want to live in an intimate relationship with me. You want your life to be guided and directed by me. You want to go where I guide you. You want to do what I ask of you. You want to stop walking a crooked path. You want your life to have meaning and purpose and direction. You want to live the life that I have called you to live. You want to live a life that is pleasing to me. Is that right? Yes, you have expressed exactly what I need and want. I want to know you. I want to live out your purposes and plan for my life. That’s good.

It’s time to stop running. It’s time to start listening. It’s time to focus your heart and mind and life on me. How can I begin to do that? You need turn aside from the noise and busyness of life. You need to go over to see what I want to show you. You need to go over to hear what I want to say to you. Go over? What does that mean? Where will I go? That is up to you. Set aside a special time and sacred place to meet with me. Draw near to me and I will draw near to you. Listen to me and I will speak to you. Focus your heart and mind and life on me and I will show you all that I want you to see. Do you understand? Yes, you want me to leave the noise and busyness of my daily life by going over to meet with you at our special time and place. That’s right. Will you do that? Yes Lord, I will. 

Lord, I have allowed my life to become far too busy. I’m sure that I have raced right by what you wanted me to see. I have not heard you above the noise of my busy life. Help me to slow down to see your activity. Help me to be quiet so that I can hear from you. Amen

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Make A Name For Ourselves

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Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:4 (NIV)

Make A Name

Is that what you want? What’s that? Do you want to make a name for yourself? Do you want to be honored and respected? Do you want to be envied? Do you want to be recognized and applauded? Do you want to be sought after? Do you want to be the center of attention? Do you want to receive praise and honor and adoration? Do you want to be held in high esteem? Is this what you want your life to be all about? Your questions are making me feel sick. Your questions are making me nauseated. Why is that? They are too close to home. You know that at one time I have wanted every one of these things. Oh, I might try to deny it. I might even fool myself. I could never fool you. I have been filled with pride. I have chased after all that the world could offer. I have wasted time and talents and resources chasing after making a name for myself. None of those efforts will amount to anything of eternal value. If by some measure, I had made a small name for myself, it would soon be forgotten. If by my efforts, I made some minor accomplishment, it would soon amount to nothing. Why is that? Without you, I can accomplish nothing of eternal value. That’s true.

What is it that you want? I want to glorify your name. I want you to be praised. I want to be able to point others to you. I want to be a witness for you in the world. I want people to be drawn to you, just as I have been drawn to you. I want others to love you, just as I love you. I want others to serve you, just as I serve you. I want others to receive you as their Savior and Lord, just as I have received you as my Savior and Lord. I don’t want anything for myself. I want to be used by you. I want what you want. I want your will to be accomplished in and through my life. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. I can see that. I will use you. My hand will be on you. I will work in and through you. You will bear and abundance of fruit for my kingdom. You will bring glory to my name. Thank you, Lord.

Lord,  I have wasted a lot of time, talent and resources trying to make a name for myself. What a waste of effort that has been. That has not been your plan. Help me now to glorify you in all I think, say and do. Help me to live the life you have called me to live. Amen

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Came Back Praising God

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One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him–and he was a Samaritan. Luke 17:15-16 (NIV)

Give Thanks

Is that what you will do? What’s that? Will you come back to me? Will you return to give me thanks and praise for all that I have done, am doing and will do in your life? You are not giving me a quick answer to my questions. There is some hesitation in you. Why is that? I need to ask for your forgiveness. For what do you need to ask for my forgiveness? I have not returned to give you thanks and praise for all your goodness to me. You have lavished me with your love. You have richly blessed my life. You have withheld no good thing from me. You have given me what I have not deserved. Like what? Where do I begin? Begin anywhere. You have forgiven my sins and cleansed my unrighteousness. You saved my soul. You healed my bruised and battered and broken life. You restored me into a relationship with you. You adopted me into your family. You have made me to be your own child. You have set me apart to love, follow and serve you. You are molding and shaping my life. You are giving me new thoughts to think, words to speak and deeds to do. Day by day you are making me to be more like you. One day I will come to live forever in heaven with you. Yes, you will. That’s a lot to be thankful for. Yes, it is. 

But, you want to make some changes? You want to live your life differently? Yes, I do. I want to acknowledge you every day in every way. I want to stop to consider all the good things you have done, are doing and will do in my life. I don’t want to live an ungrateful, unthankful and thoughtless life. I don’t want to miss an opportunity to give thanks and praise to you. That will be very good.

I have heard you say that you want your life to be filled with joy. That’s true. You said that as one of my followers there should be more joy coming out of your life. You stated that others ought to see joy overflowing your life and be drawn to me. Did I hear you correctly? Yes, you did. I agree with you. I want to see joy overflowing your life. Why is not more joy overflowing your life? What will cause you to live a more joyful life? I see where this is headed. That’s good. As I stop to give you thanks and praise for your goodness, My life will begin to overflow with joy. That’s right. One more thing. What’s that? You are forgiven. Thank you, Lord.

Heavenly Father, thank you for your goodness to me. You have done, are doing and will continue to do good things for me, of that I have no doubt. I am grateful. I am thankful. I will give you all my thanks and praise for the good things you have done for me. Amen

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Out Of The Boat

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“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:29-31 (NIV)

Comfort Zone

Is that what you want me to do? What’s that? Do you want me to get out of the boat? Do you want me to leave my comfort zone? I am very pleased that you are asking me these questions. What do you think I am calling you to do? What do you think I will be able to do in and through you if you are unwilling to leave your comfort zone? How will I be able to use the gifts and talents and abilities I have given to you if you never leave your comfort zone? How will you be able to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name if you only do what is comfortable to you? I think your questions are giving me a very clear answer to my questions. What’s that? You want me to leave my comfort zone. I will need to leave my comfort zone if I want to take bold steps of faith with you. I can’t really even follow you if I am unwilling to leave my comfort zone. Why is that? You want to lead me to where I have never been. You want me to do what I have never done. To follow you, I must go where you guide me. To follow you, I must do what you ask me of me. Neither where you lead me nor what you ask of me is likely to be comfortable. That’s true. 

You want to become like me. Is that true? Yes, I want to become like you. I have no higher desire than to become like you in all that I think, say and do. I want to know your will. I want to walk in your ways. I want to live my life in ways that please you. Let me ask you a few questions? I’m listening. Did I leave my comfort zone? Did I go to the unfamiliar to do the uncomfortable? Did I take the easy route through life? Was there anything I was unwilling to do? Was there any place I was unwilling to go? Did I set a limit? Did I set a boundary? Did I ever say, “I will do this and nothing more?” No, you did not take the easy route through life. You left your comfort zone. Yes, I did. You were willing to go wherever your Heavenly Father guided you, to do whatever He asked of you. Yes, I was. Will you go where I guide you? Will you do what I ask you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.  

Lord, I have wanted to play it safe. I have wanted to stay in my comfort zone. I have not wanted to go anywhere unfamiliar. I have not wanted to do anything unusual. Help me to get out of my comfort zone. Help me to take bold steps of faith with you. Amen

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Not Offend Them

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“But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.” Matthew 17:27 (NIV)

Offensive

You are not be offensive. Why is that? You tell me. You want me to be a bright and shining witness for you in the world. You want me to become like you in all that I think and say and do. Yes, I do. Was I offensive? Well, that is a good question. Some of what you did ended up offending people. That is true. But, you were not deliberately offensive. It was not your desire and plan to be offensive. Speaking the truth, even with a heart filled with kindness, mercy and love can be offensive. That is also true. People can become offended by hearing the truth about their own thoughts, words and deeds. People can often pridefully react defensively and take up an offense when their evil thoughts, words, or deeds are exposed. You exposed thoughts and words and deeds of darkness and that caused some to repent and others to take up an offense. So, only in that sense and for that reason were you offensive. That is true.

Can you see a danger here in our conversation? Yes, I can. Tell me what you see. I could wrongly justify my causing someone to take up an offense by telling myself that I was simply exposing thoughts or words or deeds that are evil. Have you ever done that before? Yes, I am sad to say that I have wrongly caused others to take up an offense against me because I simply acted offensively. For that I am truly sorry. For that I ask for your forgiveness. You are forgiven.

What damage will being offensive cause? Being offensive will cause me to shine less brightly as a witness for you in the world. Being offensive will hinder my ability to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Being offensive will eliminate my ability to minister to others and to speak positively into their lives. So, it will be very costly for you to conduct yourself in a way that is offensive to others. That is true. 

Will you be willing to suffer wrong so that you will be able to shine brightly for me in the world? Will you be willing to experience mistreatment so that you can bring glory to my name? Will you set aside your privileges and rights so that you will be able to minister to others and speak positively into their lives? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, you know me, I don’t like to be involved in conflict. I have no desire to live in ways that are offensive to others. On my own, I’m sure I will not be able to successfully navigate my way through conflict. Give me your wisdom. Help me to not offend others. Amen

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Least In My Family

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“But Lord,” Gideon asked, “how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” Judges 6:15 (NIV)  

With You

You have got to be kidding me. You want me to do what? Are you sure that you meant to ask me to take on such a large task?   I‘m not sure that I can handle such a significant responsibility. What makes you think that I will be able to do what you ask of me? You won’t be able to do what I ask of you. Then we are in agreement. You should go and ask someone else that has more gifts and talents and abilities than I. Not so fast. No, we are not in agreement. You intended to ask me to do something that you knew I could not do? Is it your plan that I will fail in accomplishing what you have given me to do? Now, you are jumping to conclusions. How am I jumping to conclusions? You won’t fail in accomplishing what I have given you to do for me. Wait a minute, you said I wouldn’t be able to do what you asked me to do. Yes, I did. I did not say that you would fail to accomplish what I had given you to do. I’m lost. I don’t get it. Somehow, I won’t be able to do what you have given me to do, yet somehow I will accomplish what you have given me to do? That’s correct. I need help. I need clarification. I need an explanation. Yes, you do. I can see that.

There is something I want you to know. What’s that? I will always call you to do more than you can accomplish, on your own, without my help. You will never feel adequate. You will never feel equal to the task. You will feel overwhelmed. All of these feelings are good. How can that be? What will you do when you feel inadequate, unequal to the task and overwhelmed? I will cry out to you and ask for your help. Exactly, that is part of my plan. I will make you adequate. I will make you able. I will make you equal to whatever task I give you to do for me. But, you must always come to rely on me. You must ask for my help. I will be with you, I will help you. I will work in and through your life. I will do in and through you what you could have never done on your own without my help. Now, I understand. That’s good. Will you come to ask my help? Will you come to rely on me? Yes Lord, I will. Thanks for making me able to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. It is my joy and pleasure to work in and through your life. That’s good. For that I am so thankful. That is very good.

Lord, sometimes I wonder why you have chosen me to do anything for you. Yet, I know you work through weakness to show your power. I give you lots of weakness to work through. Work in and through me to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. Amen

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Those Who Are With Us

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“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 2 Kings 6:16 (NIV)

Perspective

What are you looking at? What has your attention? What is your heart and mind and life focused on? I’m not quite sure what you are asking me? Do you have a heavenly or earthly perspective? Are you trying to solve your earthly difficulties with your own earthly resources? What does that mean? Are you relying on yourself or are you relying on me? I guess I have been relying on myself. You guess? If you haven’t been asking for my help, you have been relying on yourself. Have you been persistently and consistently asking me for my help as you have gone through difficulties in life? If I have asked you for your help at all, my prayers have been one and done. That’s not good. Why is that? Why do you think? You want me to live a life that is vitally connected to you in prayer. You want me to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. Yes, I do. Do you want to live and walk in an intimate relationship with me? Yes, I do. Then we both want the same thing. That is very good.

I want you to think of difficult circumstances differently. How so? I want you to see difficult circumstances as opportunities to refocus your perspective. I want you to see difficult circumstances as opportunities to draw nearer to me. Difficult circumstances will help you to know more certainly if you are living and walking in an intimate relationship with me. Difficult circumstances will help you to refocus your prayers so that you will be consistently and persistently asking for my help. Do you understand what I am saying to you? Yes, I do. You want me to come to rely on you. You want me to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. You want me to look to you for my help. You want to hear and answer my prayers. You want to grow my faith. You want me to keep my heart and mind and life focused on you. You want me to have a heavenly perspective as I go through earthly difficulties. You want me to learn to rely on you rather than on myself. Yes, I do. Yes, I want all of these things for you. Will you look to me for your help? Will you keep your heart and mind and life focused on me? Will you trust me to help you through every difficulty in life? Will you believe that I will hear and answer your prayers? Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, I know that I have been tempted to look at difficult circumstances with eyes of fear and doubt. I have been discouraged and wanted to give in and give up. Instead, give me eyes of faith that will rely on you and your help. Amen

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Took The City

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When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city. Joshua 6:20 (NIV) 

Battles 

Is it any surprise that you will face battles in life? No, not at all. Life is filled with battles of many various kinds. If I am not in a battle I have probably just left one or I am about to enter one very soon. That’s true. This is a broken world. Everything about this world has been corrupted by sin. This world does not function according to your original design and plan. No, it does not. It was not your plan that life would be filled with so many struggles. No, it was not.

What have you learned about battles in life? Battles in life are not all bad. Battles in life have had a very good and positive and lasting impact on my life. How so? Every battle in life has presented me with a choice. Is that right? Yes, it is. What choice has each and every battle in life presented to you? Each battle in life has asked me who am I going to trust. Each battle in life has asked me who I will rely on. Each battle in life has defined for me who will be the source of my wisdom and strength and guidance and help. Is that so? Yes, it is. What has been the answer to those questions? There is only one correct answer for all of these questions. Really? Yes, really. Then let me hear your answer to every one of these questions. I will trust in you. I will not rely on myself. You have been, are and will be my only source of wisdom and strength and guidance and help. You have been with me to help me through every battle in life. Every battle in life has caused me to draw near to you. Every battle in life has caused me to hold on to you. You have never left me alone when I have been in a battle in life. I am no fan of going through battles in life. On one hand, I wish that life was not filled with so many battles. On the other hand, I am thankful for every battle in life that I have gone through. Why is that? Every battle in life has been one more opportunity to grow closer to you. Every battle in life has been an opportunity to come to know you more intimately. In hindsight, I can now easily say, with great confidence, that I would not trade a battle free life for knowing you less. So, I am very thankful that you have been with me in and through every battle in life. I am thankful that you have helped to come to know you better in and through every battle in life. That is very good. 

Lord, I am facing battles in life. Is that a surprise to me, you, or anyone else? When will I not be facing a battle, trial or test in life? I need your wisdom and guidance. Too often I have relied on myself. Help me to know what to do. I will rely on you for my help. Amen

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