Saturday, May 6, 2017

Turning Your Problems Into Prayers Are Your Responsibility, Answering Those Problems With Solutions Is God's!

Turning Your Problems Into Prayers Are Your Responsibility, Answering Those Problems With Solutions Is God's!  When The DEEP CONTENTS OF YOUR SOUL BECOME THE SUBSTANCE OF YOUR PRAYER!

Maybe you’re in one of those “GOT TO BE GOD” times right now – that’s the place where it’s got to be God, OR IT’S NOT GOING TO BE AT ALL! If so, then you’re ready for the Secrets of Miracle-Making Prayer! They’re actually found in 1 Samuel 1, beginning with verse 10.

You see, Hannah is childless…yet she desperately wants a child of her own. Her prayer, which results ultimately in the birth of Samuel, one of Israel’s greatest leaders, contains the secrets to Super-Sized Prayer! The Bible says, “In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and Prayed To The Lord. And she made a vow saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if You will look upon your servant’s misery…and give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life…And She Kept On Praying To The Lord.“ Let’s stop right here for some of those Secrets of Super-Sized Praying:

First, TURN YOUR PROBLEMS INTO A PRAYER. If truth be told, you can turn a problem into many things: worry, resentment, self-pity, negativity, OR LIKE HANNAH, HEARTFELT PRAYER! That’s the mountain-moving choice! That’s what Hannah did with her problems! Turning Your Problems Into Prayers Are Your Responsibility, Answering Those Problems With Solutions Is God's!

The second secret Hannah shows us is PURSUING YOUR ALL-POWERFUL LORD. She calls God “LORD ALMIGHTY” – that’s mightier than the mightiest possibility! WHEN YOU COME TO HIM, COME TO HIM WITH ASSURANCE IN HIS MIGHT! “We thank You, God, we thank You—Your Name is our favorite word; YOUR MIGHTY WORKS are all we talk about.” REGARDLESS TO THE MOUNTAIN-SIZE MESS YOU’RE FACING, YOUR MIGHTY GOD CAN MAKE IT A MOLEHILL…BUT YOU’VE GOT TO BELIEVE HE’S MIGHTY ENOUGH TO DO IT!

There’s a third secret in this prayer, too – PRE-SURRENDERED RESULTS. As much as Hannah wants a son, she prays, “Lord, if You give him to me, I WON’T HANG ONTO HIM. HE’S YOURS.” AND SHE KEPT THAT PROMISE! LISTEN: GOD WILL TRUST YOU WITH WHAT YOU ASK OF HIM, WHEN YOU GIVE IT BACK TO HIM…IN ADVANCE! Otherwise, when you get it, you may make an idol of it or let it come between you and your Lord Almighty!IN A NUTSHELL: IT HAS TO BE PRE-SURRENDERED…THAT’S THE PRE-CONDITION!

Notice, too, another secret Hannah shows us – PERSISTENCE IN THE THRONE ROOM. The Bible says she, “KEPT ON PRAYING“! Faith grows, your spiritual muscles grow, as you Wait on the Lord and keep coming to Him Trusting Him for your answer! And Contrary to Popular Belief, Many of us don’t want to wait at all, But Especially Not in the Throne Room! Why? Because in the Throne Room Your Flesh Doesn’t Get To Perform! It’s Not On Display! The Throne Room is the place where it’s All About God Alone! It’s the place where the Spirit and Truth of Worship Are Poured Out at the Master’s Feet. No crowds, just Isolation with You and God. It’s the place where you come Naked and Not Ashamed and Expose All of Your Vulnerabilities, Insufficiencies, Inadequacies and Lack. It’s the place of Holiness not Haughtiness. A place where Your Strengths are not welcomed Only Your Weaknesses. It’s the place where you bow down and prostrate, laying down the load that you’ve been carrying, the place where you cry your hardest and biggest tears, the place where you don’t even care that you’re being misunderstood by others. It’s the place where everything about you is crucified!

BUT the blessing is, IF YOU STAY IN THE THRONE ROOM LONG ENOUGH, IT’S ALSO THE PLACE WHERE THE KING IS GUARANTEED TO SHOW UP!
SO, DON’T RUSH IT, REMAIN PERSISTENT IN THE THRONE ROOM! HANNAH DID, AND SHE GOT WHAT SHE CAME FOR!

One final secret of super-sized prayer – Hannah said of her prayer, “I was pouring out my soul TO THE LORD” (1 Samuel 1:15). God loves it when we come to Him, however, not with our usual script, pretense, eloquence, façade, mask, cover-up, and religious selves, but with it all hanging out with our real, true emotions desperately dangling before Him! For it is at times like that when the DEEP CONTENTS OF YOUR SOUL BECOME THE SUBSTANCE OF YOUR PRAYER!



Blessings
J.P. Olson

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