“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of
your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust
also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psalm
37:4-5)
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1.1. Pray with PassionPray with Passion
“I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,
believe that you have received it, and it will
be yours.” (Mark 11:24)
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1.1. Pray with PassionPray with Passion
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who
seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be
opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
Important Truth:In responding to
prayer, God determines the answer.
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great
revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to
torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But
He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in
weakness.’
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHowTherefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses,
in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I
am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10 NIV)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.
Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
"(GOD)…guards the course of the just and protects the way of his
faithful ones.” (Proverbs 2:8)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
“‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways, My ways,’ declares the
Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
“‘My thoughts are nothing like your
thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you
could imagine.’” (Isaiah 55:8 - NLT)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
“(God says)…‘My purpose will stand and
I will do all that I please.’”
(Isaiah 46:10)
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2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow
“Therefore we do not lose heart…for our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we
fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal!” (2 Cor 4:16-18)
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3. Open your Heart to God’s Will3. Open your Heart to God’s Will
“Delight yourself also in the LORD,
and He shall give you the desires of your
heart…”
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3. Open your Heart to God’s Will3. Open your Heart to God’s Will
Important Truth:When you desire
what God desires, you can have whatever
you desire.
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3. Open your Heart to God’s Will3. Open your Heart to God’s Will
“All the ways of the Lord are loving and
faithful for those who keep the demands of
His covenant.” (Psalm 25:10)
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3. Open your Heart to God’s Will3. Open your Heart to God’s Will
“…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him”
(1 Corinthians 2:9)
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4. Commit Your Need to God’s Care4. Commit Your Need to God’s Care
“Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring
it to pass.” (Psalm 37:5)