Doing the will of the Father

God, Trials 0

“Jesus seems to me to say:…

If I held my face to my testimony only till danger came close, and then prayed for the Father to deliver me with twelve legions of angels, that would be to say that the Father would do anything for his children until it began to hurt him.  I bear witness that my father is such as I.  In the face of death I assert it, and dare death to disprove it.  Kill me, do what you will and can against me, my father is true, and I am true in saying that he is true.  Danger or hurt cannot turn me aside from this my witness.  Death can only kill my body but cannot make me its captive.

Father, thy will be done!  The pain will pass.  It will be but for a time!  Gladly will I suffer that men may know that I live, and that thou art my life.”

— George MacDonald, Your Life in Christ:  The Nature of God and His Work in Human Hearts, p. 46-47

Guidance

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“Ask God to help us think.  Every morning, I ask Him to give me the right thought, word, or action.  I ask Him to send His inspiration and guidance.  I ask Him to help me solve my problems.  I believe He does help.  I know He does.  But He expects me to do my part and think.  Some days go better than others.”

— Melody Beattie, Codependent No More, p. 152

Breaking Free

Forgiveness, God, Inspiration 0

“I wanted to make sure we addressed the importance of praying about someone who has hurt you because it is such a vital part of breaking free.  Be honest with God.  Pour your heart out to Him.  Tell Him the things that hurt you.  Tell on the one who injured you.  Search the psalms to receive further permission to speak your heart, then practice it — from your own heart with your own words!… and don’t stop until all the bitter waters have been poured out before God, and He’s had a chance to begin pouring living water back in.  ‘Trust in Him at all times!'”

— Beth Moore, Praying God’s Word, p. 239-40

Letting It Go–To God

Forgiveness, God, Inspiration 0

“Forgiveness is not defined by a feeling, although it will ultimately change our feelings. . . .  Forgiveness is our determined and deliberate willingness to let something go.  To release it from our possession.  To be willing and ready for it to no longer occupy us.  God is not asking us to let ‘it’ go haphazardly into the black hole of nonexistence.  Forgiveness means letting it go to God.  Letting it go from our power to His.  Forgiveness is the ongoing act by which we agree with God over the matter, practice the mercy He’s extended to us, and surrender the situation, the repercussions, and the hurtful person to Him.”

— Beth Moore, Praying God’s Word

God’s Steadfast Love

God, Inspiration, Prayer, Trust 0

“Regardless of whether we feel strong or weak, we remember that our assurance is not based upon our ability to conjure up some special feeling.  Rather, it is built upon a confident assurance in the faithfulness of God.  We focus on his trustworthiness and especially on his steadfast love.”

–Richard J. Foster, Prayer:  Finding the Heart’s True Home, p. 212

Prayer of Healing

God, Inspiration, Prayer, Trust 0

“Second, we ask.  This is the step of faith.  As we come to clearness about what is needed, we invite God’s healing to come.  We speak a definite, straightforward declaration of what is to be.  We do not weaken our request with ifs, ands, or buts.”

–Richard J. Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home, p. 211