Acts 10:1-4, Psalm 23:6
The greatest privilege in life is prayer. Prayer is approaching God and having direct access to Him. It is the place where we unload our cares. It’s the ability to turn your soul. Without Him, the world cannot move or go in. He’s everywhere… He’s one BAD man!
Prayer can’t stay the same every year. You can’t pray about the same things over and over again. Pray for other things in your life like your spirit and soul rather than materialistic things. The problem with the current generation is that we don’t know how to pray. Our ancestors knew how to pray for things other than worldly values. For example, instead of asking God to give you the money for a house or a new car, ask God for a renewed spirit. Say a prayer like, “In thee, Oh Lord, do I place my trust”.
If you want your life or house to be a certain way, you have to live that way. In other words, if you want a holy house, you have to live holy. If you want a house of peace, you have to live peacefully. Praying in the spirit enlarges your territory. When God enlarges your life, your prayers need to enlarge. Remember the larger the territory, the heavier the Devil will try to destroy it. No need to be scared of the Devil or anyone because once you pray to God, who are they anyway?? No one! If we learn how to take time and pray, God will definitely see us through.
In the bible, Cornelius had a lot going on. He didn’t really know the ways or actions of the Church, but he had Faith and knew how to pray. Real faith is mostly found in those who are meek, humble, and not boastful. They know how to come before the Lord. Let’s take David for example. Many people wanted David killed, but David had faith that God will pull him out of his situation. Even when the people were after him to kill him, he laid on the streets. His friends didn’t understand, but he trusted in God and left it in his hands. We should have faith that says, “though they slay me, yet will I trust Him”.
You can look at someone outwardly, and tell how they are living spiritually. If your house is messy, that’s how your life is… A MESS! You have to get in order because God is a man of just that. One way that will help you get your life in order is to start tithing. We parade around in the things that God has blessed us with without giving back to Him. You’re really stealing from Him. You may have a $500,000 salary and only give God $1 on Sunday. He is the one that blessed you with the finances to pay for your nice Sunday clothes and other materialistic things. Once you start tithing , you will see your life change tremendously. You’ll start seeing that God will continue to give and provide in your life.
As mentioned, Cornelius was a man of Prayer. When God sees a person with integrity that can come to Him in prayer even though they are going through, He will open up the windows of Heaven and make a way. Your goals are no good if you’re not seeking God.
Cornelius was Generous. Generosity will open up things in your life. It provokes a God type of blessing that people can’t do for you. It means you are unselfish. You want everyone around you to be blessed. Your friends, family… you want them to be blessed like you. Being stingy with you have is not good. When you’re stingy, you stink! We’re stingy with our money, time, compliments to other, our smiles. For example, if you see someone with a nice outfit, we can’t even tell them that they look good because we’re too stingy to give them a compliment. We can’t do it because we don’t know who we are. God will stop blessing us if we don’t stop being stingy. Generosity creates a flow in your life. Just like currency (money), if you give generously, God will a create a finance flow in your life.
Like Cornelius, God will remember you by your prayer, faith, and generosity. He says that in the time of need, He will remember and bless us. Cornelius laid prayer and sowed seeds that didn’t seem as if they were working. When life seems unfair, God is getting ready to pull some strings in your life. It’s like a Memorial. Memorial means to remember. He remembers every generous thing you did, the prayer you sent up to Him, and the Faith that you had in Him. Therefore, because you built a Memorial before Him, He will bless you.
Many blessings come from our ancestors because they prayed for our future. We are living in the blessing of our ancestors. Our mother/father prayed us. Our grandmother/father prayed for us. Because of that, we are blessed beyond measures. Don’t’ let anyone make you feel bad about being blessed. The blessing may not have happened to your ancestor, but because they prayed for the future of you, your seed, and your seed’s seed, someone will receive it!
Overall, your faith, prayer, and generosity is why you made it to 2013! When you have been Faithful, God is unjust. God will follow you in your path as long as you trust in Him. Make room… there’s a blessing coming your way.
Written By: Jada Akins
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