Daily Devotion for 7/13/11 Start Praying!

Good Morning Folks! Hope your day has been going well...Here's today's devotion

Today's Topic: Start Praying!
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:7

"Noah, warned by God...[saved] his household"

Are you close enough to God to hear His warnings when danger approaches? Noah was, and saved his family as a result. Are you close enough to your family for them to have confidence in what God has spoken to you? You can change the direction of your family without argument or discussion-through prayer. Your loved ones need to be sheltered under the covering of YOUR prayer life. If you don't have one, get down on your knees and say, "Lord, teach me to pray" (Luke 11:1) We are emotionally overwhelmed and spiritually depleted because we haven't learned the power of prayer. The lack of it has left us weak and anxious. We blindly make decisions for our businesses, our relationships and our ministries without taking time to talk it over with God.

The story of Noah teaches that you can't prepare for trouble-without warning from God. That means staying close to him and hearing what He has to say. you can do great things after you've prayed, but you can do nothing of eternal value until you've prayed. "If my people, which are called by name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14) God promises to intervene on behalf of the person who prays in His will. "If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him." (1 John 5:14-15)

So how's your prayer life? Are there some things you need to go to God for? If you seek knowledge, understanding, peace, clarity, pray to God. Ask Him to make things plain...He is able to do exceeding abundantly above everything we could ever ahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifsk or think.

Do you need a blessing? Increase? Try the Prayer of Jabez: 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.' (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

Song of Encouragement: Bless me/Prayer of Jabez (Donald Lawrence)
http://youtu.be/bp5smhDBGH4

Try God today!

Love you all!!

:: LA ::