Prayer

So, you’re in a battle. Why do you need to be strengthened? Because if you’re not strengthened inside by the blessed Holy Spirit of God, you’re never going to make it.

God is not the God of scraping by. God is the God of abundance, abundant life, abundant supply.

When you commit a situation to God in faith, nothing can go wrong, from heaven’s point of view. Do you believe that? When you commit a situation to God in faith, nothing can go wrong because you’re in His hands.

Boldness — now, that doesn’t mean presumption. And that doesn’t mean using prayer and faith as a way out of things into which you’ve gotten yourself.

God works when you let Him, the effectual working of His power to us who believe. Believing is not just a mental attitude. Believing is commitment.

Paul said, “I’m the prisoner of Jesus Christ, not Caesar. I belong to Jesus. And He has me here for His purposes.”

What is the basis for healthy Christian growth? Well, you know, don’t you? It’s the Word of God, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

So if you want access into the very presence of God, number one, you have to want to; number two, you have to ask God for it through the Lord Jesus; number three, you have to go to the place where God speaks to you, and that’s in His word.

What is the key to getting direct access into the presence of Almighty God? The indwelling Holy Spirit, praying through you, brings you right straight into the very presence of God, and there your petitions are heard and answered.

Take a little time to experience the love of God. You don’t experience God’s love by dashing into the laundry list of things and say, “God do this and this and this and this, amen.”