BE VULNERABLE

You know how to pray. To start with Adoration, then Thanksgiving and so on. But you would agree that there are times you pray like this and afterwards, you still feel miserable. There's a better way to pray.

 When life's heavy on your soul, you may not have the decency to go through every bit of the protocols of prayer. That's a  time to pray what I call the pouring-out-your-heart prayer. This is when you go straight to the point to say how you feel. Hannah in the  Bible can teach you better on how to have a real talk with your Father. Instead of starting with "Father, you're great", you can start with "Father, I'm tired of believing your word and seeing nothing. I'm exhausted. Mentally immobilized. Tired of obeying you and feeling stupid". You can be vulnerable with God.

It's amazing that Jesus who taught the protocols of prayer  broke all of that a night before His crucifixion. There was no "Father, I love you" but just straight to the point with, "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt". The lesson is, In desperate times, your Loving Father is always there to hear where and how it hurts you. Please, don't be ashamed of being vulnerable with God.

Miraculously, it is in this place of authentic shamelessness that your burdens are lifted and the peace of God swallows you.

Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Mathew 11:28

A PRAYER

Father, thank you for your beloved child reading this. We bless your for your breath in their lungs. Thank you for sustaining them daily. Thank you for their health, welfare, protection, and preservation. Thank you for being mindful of them even to the tiniest of details concerning their lives. Thank you for everything you've done for them.

I pray for your beloved child, that your love will always find them be it in: faith or doubts. Obedience or rebellion. Condemnation or confidence. Confusion or clarity. Weakness or strength. Failure or success. Through it all, may they receive of your spirit of power, love, and a sound mind. May they dwell under your shadow always. May your loving arms be their security and may they be satisfied with your goodness at the end of their lives.

Father, when they get weary, may your spirit remind them of whose child they are. May they never lose focus of your purpose for them. Send little whispers of love that reminds them of your plans for then that are of good, to proper them, to give then a future they hope for.  Help them to stay with you, their place of permanent abundance of love, joy, peace, and prosperity, in Jesus' name!

I know what I am doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

Jeremiah 29:11

SPIRIT LIFE

God's spirit in you is the greatest advantage you have. So, you cannot be a breathing dead person. You can always have new beginnings and fresh life. Every day becomes a  "birthday" for you.

Firstly, Many times you find yourself surrounded by so much loss and pain. You're terrified. You give up living. But is the Spirit of God ever weary?

You're ever kept in remembrance of who God says you are and why you are on earth. The Holy Spirit  reminds you that  there's grace for you. You are blessed. You are God's beloved. You are not alone. God has good plans for you. You are great. His word  invigorates you to persist towards your dreams and visions.

Even in the midst of painful relationships. The Spirit of God reveals the truth about people to you. He empowers you with strength to forgive. To love. To be kind. To pray for your people. To be compassionate and so much more.

Therefore, your life in Christ Jesus is powerful and dynamic because He has given you His Spirit. He is your life. Your Helper. Your counsellor. Your Friend. All of God and Heaven's resources is resident in you.

So, whenever you are running low, talk to the Spirit of God in prayer. He will supply life abundantly to you.

But as it is written, " what eye has seen, not ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him"God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything even the depths of God.

1Corinthians 2:9-10

BE LOVED

Jesus empathizes with your pain of unmatched affections. He loved first, too. Whether it is acknowledged, received or rejected, He still loves unconditionally. We, though, are going to love and be loved. Even now, Jesus reaches out to you too, come closer!

From the time sin came into the world, God has been extending love to humanity. 

Even now, it's still God's desire to love you completely. He gave Jesus, His son to die in your place, to rid you of sin and its consequences. He gave Himself freely as a sacrifice once and for all for the forgiveness of your sins and the redemption of your soul.

You are not helpless and defeated. You are not subject to the world and its desires. You're God's baby boy. His baby girl. He loves you too much to leave you empty. His hand is extended in love and Mercy as He makes His plea, "let me love you right". He is the lover that gives tirelessly. How then do you refuse to respond to His love by faith?

We, though, are going to love, love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He Loved us first.

1 John 4:19

SAY YES

You can become a new person with a new life if you say yes to what you need.

When there is emptiness,  restlessness, purposelessness, guilt, shame, condemnation, sin, addiction, irredeemable mistake, misfortune; Say yes to Faith in Jesus.

 He will save, redeem and deliver you. The  forgiveness and righteousness  He gifts you is entirely divorced from your circumstances or weaknesses. Let your yes to Faith open a new life of dominion over sin and its burdens.

Also, when there is discouragement, frustration, disappointment, loss, failure, crisis, setback, stagnation, defeat; Say yes to Hope. 

Jesus is your hope of glory in the midst of your greatest tragedies. You can look into the future with confident expectation of good. Let hope in Jesus fuel your determination to see the goodness of God.

Moreso, When there is rejection, trauma, heartache, anxiety, fear, grief, loneliness, Post Traumatic stress Disorder, nervous breakdown, depression, emotional instability; say yes to Love again. 

Jesus loves you very much. Even the broken parts. He wants to give you a new heart and restore your nervous system. Let Jesus fix the parts of your personality that you lost to trauma and rejection. He will meet your deepest need for love and acceptance. So, let Jesus love on you and bring people to love you like He does. You are so deserving of love. 

Lastly, Jesus is all you need for life. Say yes to Faith, hope and love in Him. This is when you become a new person with a whole new life and future.

Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.

2Corinthians 5:17