PRAYERCHAIR

Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. Joshua 21:45. God is faithful and true. He has promises for your life that are waiting for you to stand on, to see them fulfilled. Sometimes we need to cling onto God's promises like a strong rope and not let go. We need to find those promises that are appropriate for our situation and stand on them. That may mean memorising or writing

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12. We can become so disappointed when whatever we are hoping for does not come to pass when we expect it to, but when it does come to pass, it fills us with so much joy. We need to be careful where we put our hope, Governments will fail us, organisations will fail us and even friends will let us down. We need to place our hope in God, in the one who will never fail us and trust in His

Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10. Sometimes we can think we're right or that our way is the only way, when in reality we may be pushing for what we want without any regard for the opinions of others. At those times it's good to seek the advice of those we trust to make sure we're looking at things in the right way. God desires that we live at peace with others, and at times we can be the problem, and not the other side. At these times we

Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, Psalm 86:11-12. There is something truly exciting when we choose to draw nearer to God, to learn more of His ways. His ways are not our ways, and as we choose to walk in His ways, we'll discover a liberating freedom we never thought possible. When we invit

Jesus replied, "What is impossible with man is possible with God." Luke 18:27. We should never try to limit God by our own limited thinking. We need to trust what God puts on our heart and to dream bigger dreams and to pray bigger prayers. As we step out, we're exercising our faith and God responds to faith filled prayers and actions. As we keep praying and believing, God will move. Be specific in your prayers, stir up your faith to believe God for more. I've seen God respond

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. Luke 18:1. I read a quote that 'When I pray coincidences happen, but when I don't pray coincidences don't happen". God will move in ways we may not always understand, but God is a loving God who loves us beyond measure and desires only the very best for our life. God knows what we need even before we ask Him, but it's our prayers that draw us closer to Him, and it's in that relati

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1a. When you invited Jesus into your heart to be your personal Lord and Saviour, you were adopted into God's family. You became a child of God, loved beyond measure by your Heavenly Father who desires that you live the best life possible. When you come to Him in prayer, things happen. When you stand on one of the thousands of promises in His Word, things happen. When you ste

Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Mat 11:28-29. God's way is the way of peace. He doesn't want you to struggle alone, but He wants to give you rest. The yoke was a piece of timber that went over the shoulders of two oxen to help share the burden. As you give Jesus your cares, and not ta

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7. God always has your best at heart, but we too often forget that. We'll allow our circumstances to overwhelm us and give the devil room to play with our imagination. We should bring our concerns and worries to God first and allow His peace to surround us. As we wait on Him, He'll speak into our Spirit to guide our steps. Sometimes we are midway in a journey and need to keep going and trusting God who

Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. Proverbs 13:10. The Proud always think they're right and don't need to take advice from others. This creates conflict in every area of their life as there are many ways to do things and sometimes others can see what they can't. God wants us to be wise and to walk in humility ready to seek and consider the advice of others who may know better so that we'll be poised to make wiser decisions. Sometimes God will bring other

It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge, the water above that point began backing up a great distance away. Joshua 3:15-16a. Sometimes you need to step into your destiny. When all things seemed to be against the Israelites in the natural, they still obeyed God and took a step into the water, at which point He parted the water so that they could c