Warriors for Christ

Be Bold When you pray. Be Bold!!!! Pray for the super natural to meet the natural, and for Heaven to invade earth. Invite the Holy Spirit to pray with you. When the Spirit of God moves in He gives you a boldness to pray for things you normally wouldn’t pray for. God shows you what to pray for even when you have no clue. He will start to stir things in your heart and mind. Allow, Him to use those thoughts, proclaim them, and turn them into power that are like sound waves ...that echo from hear to Heaven. God didn’t create us to be silent, or timid. He created us to be Warriors! Warriors that pray for power, and guidance from a living God. You are strong and courageous. Let that courage and strength come out when you pray in boldness. Exceed your understanding of prayer, and expand Gods understanding of prayer in you. Ask for His eyes to see, His ears to hear, His heart to love, and His mind in you to think how He thinks. Prayer to pray: God overflow me today. Give me a boldness to pray for things I normally wouldn’t pray for. Let me believe, and pray with your understanding. Give me a Warriors heart to pray for the things going on around me today. I need you to show me your heart. Guide me Holy Spirit, and let there be sound waves that come out of my mouth that are directly transferred from here to heaven. Challenge: Pray for those things that you normally wouldn’t pray for because they seem impossible of being conquered. Let the boldness of a Prayer Warrior come out in you today. Hebrews 4:15-16: This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Desperation: As humans there are points in life where we have moments, seconds, hours, days, and months of desperation. Being desperate sucks at times. It hurts, causes confusion, anxiety, fear, and just makes you want to scream to the top of your lungs. I think God created us all to be a little desperate at times. I believe he created desperation to trigger faith. ... A lot of us our desperate right now. We’re desperate for miracles to happen. That’s a good place to be. God loves a desperate heart. He works best when our hearts are in a place of absolute surrender. In, 1 Kings 17:20-24, Elijah cried out in desperation to God for the widows son to come back to life in the upper room. He believed that God would move, and God answered. When you pray. Pray out of a place of desperation. It’s okay to cry out. When you get in that place God moves what you cannot see, and what you hope for. I have seen many miracles in my life because my faith has had many moments of desperation, and knowing that God would answer. All those moments took place because I knew God was bigger then it all. If your struggling right now, get in a place where you desperately want to see God move. He hears you every time you call out to Him, but you have to get in a place of desperation, and know that God is always faithful even when you cannot see, or do not understand. Last thing I’ll say; is stay in that place of desperation even when things are going fine and dandy. It’s easy to lose that desperation when everything is going according to plan. You stay in that place by constantly running to the altar, and letting God move how he needs to move. Prayer to pray: Lord, help me to enhance my faith, and let me believe that you can move mountains. Lord, you are the mountain mover. Jesus our world is in desperate need of your healing power from the heights of the Heaven. Jesus help me to believe that you can send your power down anytime you want to. Jesus send your power. We need you Father God. In Jesus name. Amen 1 Kings 17:20-24 Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die? And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, O Lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him. The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. Look! he said. Your son is alive! Then the woman told Elijah, Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.

Mark 8:34-36 "34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, Jesus said, " If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News you will save it. 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but you lose your own soul?" It is so easy for us to get caught up in the world, and ...the things that it has to offer. We get caught up and forget about the things that God has to offer us. We lose focus and get caught in the coma of the world. It is easy to do this because it is our nature to get caught in the lies of the enemy. Since Adam and Eve brought sin into the world, sin is everywhere and it is hard to get away from. What do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? I think this is an important question to ask yourselves because we can have everything that this world has to offer us, but where does it get you when you die. All that stuff goes right away, and we do not see it again. The Lord offers living water that know one can offer, and gives us the opportunity to live in eternity with him. You have a destiny and purpose in this world. Are you making the choice to fulfill it? Question: Are you ready to take up your cross for the Lord? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus and everything he has to offer? Do you know that your life does not end here? Word from the Lord: "Even when your life feels like it is in a coma I can bring you back to life. I have placed a destiny in front of you. Let my living waters fill you up everyday. I will provide abundantly for you, but you are to give away abundantly. Find your strength through me, and I will take the lead. Follow my lead and listen to my voice every step of the way."

"Pray with Confidence" 1 John 5:14-15 "14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him."... Have you ever had a friendship with someone, and you felt very comfortable having a conversation with them. You could tell that person almost anything, and you were confident that they would hear you out. I say almost anything because we all keep things locked up inside of us that we don't want people to know. The cool thing about God is you can say anything to God, and He will hear what you have to say. God already knows what you have to say before you even say it. When we pray we have to pray with confidence that God is listening to us, and He hears what we have to say. We have to pray with a great amount of faith and an expectation that God is going to answer. We have to pray like we are speaking to our best friend, and just saying what is on our heart. There is no right, or wrong way to pray God just wants to hear his child's voice cry out to him. When we cry out to God we have to know that we send power from earth up into heaven. We might not see every prayer being answered, but we have to pray with the confidence that God can answer any prayer that He wants to. We also have to know when we pray it is on Gods timing not ours. To walk the walk is to know that there is power in prayer, and God hears your voice. Question: Are you allowing yourself time and space to speak to God? Do you know that there is power in prayer? Are you praying with confidence?

"Fear" 2 Timothy 1:7 "7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."... Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. All of us feel fear. It is the way we operate, and it is one of the strongest weapons that the enemy uses against us because it is the opposite of what faith is. Fear is what keeps us from taking risk and allowing faith to take place. Our lives sometimes go in a different direction because we fear what might happen if something bad takes place. We feel fear because a lot of us care about what others might think. Fear happens because we don't want to fail in front of people, or disappoint family or friends. Fear is very natural, and we all experience what it has to offer us. "Though fear is natural, it is not right. We are called to pattern our lives after the Way described in the Bible. We are not called to fear what following the way of Jesus may require of us, but that doesn't mean those fears won't crop up. A life of following Christ requires relinquishing those fears when they do come. It means refusing to let your fears of what others think, your fears of rejection, keep you from pursuing the truth about the Holy Spirit and whatever else God is teaching you and calling to you. Open up your mind and your life to the leading of the Spirit, regardless of what others may think or assume about you." Francis Chan Question: Do you let fear get the best of you at times? Is fear blocking you from something God wants your to do right now? Do you need let God move in and conquer your fear?

This weekend thousands of churches will be celebrating the Death and Victory of Jesus, and thousands of people will be meeting Jesus for the first time. Will you join me in praying that Gods holiness will pierce through darkness with power and glory. Let His salvation come and let the heavens rejoice. Let walls fall down and let chains be shattered to pieces. Let people breath Gods holiness for the first time and let people be set free! Thank you Jesus for this reminder this morning. In your holy name. Amen. Have an awesome day today. The King Has Risen!!!

Remember those moments where God has been good to you, and if there is anything distracting you from remembering his goodness. Hand it over to him. Have an awesome today everyone.

"Change" 1 John 3:2-3 "Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure. When we allow God to change who the world wants us to be into who He wants us to be. God is revealed through us. When change happens through Christ we begin to live in the light, and become who God wants ...us to be. This world try's to draw us as far as it can from God, but God sits at the door steps of your heart ready to be let in. The enemy try's to make it look like there is no God, but when you allow God to change your heart; you will see that the enemy is wrong. When Christ truly lives in us and changes us we come to understand that His holy presents is in us all the time, and his power is greater then we will ever understand. If you think change is going to take place with a snap of a finger you are wrong. Change takes time, but you have to want to change your ways. If your not willing to let God into help you change, then how do you expect to change. Change takes a lot of work, and God wants to help you. You are not alone on this journey of life. God has always been there and always will be standing next to you waiting to help you through your journey. Question: Are you allowing change to take place? Are you experiencing the fullness of his mighty presences by allowing change to take place in your heart?

"Alive In Christ" Colossians 3:1-4 "3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."... For a lot of my life it took me a while to understand how I am made alive in Christ. Sitting here today I don't know all the answers, I have made many mistakes, I am sinner, but I am alive in Christ. I understand that He died for me, He resurrected for me, and His Holy Spirit lives deep inside of me. I am his and he is mine. I have had many moments when I have felt his presence, and he has worked through me. There have also been those moments when the enemy has attacked me, and I have wanted to pull away from God. No matter how far I may pull away God always rails me back in. Spiritual warfare is very strong, and it is very real. The enemy is constantly trying to lure you into his motives. The enemy wants divorces to happen, people to become addicted to drugs, lustful addictions, anger to take place, people to become wrapped up in the party scenes, the spirit of mammon to take over, and for us to be drawn as far away from God as we can. The enemy is a liar and a thief, and the real light is within Jesus Christ. To be honest I have seen to much to pick the enemies side. I know that the truth is in Jesus, and He conquered sin so we can have new life. Jesus conquered sin, so we can be a light in the darkness, and we can stand up against the powers of the enemy. He took the most crucial punishment that any one could ever take. He was bruised and beaten, but in the end he came out victorious. How do I know this because I know Him. We have the opportunity to have a relationship and be made alive with a very real God who absolutely adores us. We experience grace because grace was given to us through the cross and Gods blood. You have the option to made alive in Christ and risen with him. It just comes down to a choice that needs to be made. What is your choice? Are you ready? Question: Are you ready to give your life completely over to the Lord understanding that you still might fail? Do you understand that His grace is enough, and He just wants intimate relationship with you? Speak to him, and tell him. He loves hearing your voice and is waiting for your response.

There is a lot of people who dislike Tim Tebow and hate on him. The Bible even states that you will be persecuted and ridiculed for being a Christian. I love how Tim Tebow stands for the truth and uses his platform as a Christian athlete! As an athlete, it is hard to proclaim that you are a follower of Christ. There pressures and arrows that come from all directions that say not too! Check out this short clip from Tim Tebow! Are you willing to stand for the truth? #Jesus #christianathlete #TimTebow

"Standing Strong" 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 "12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 13 No temptation[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted[b] beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,[c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."... When I was in high school I highlighted this verse inside my Bible, and it is a verse that has always stuck out to me since that day I highlighted it. I think it is a very important verse to read because a lot of the times we try to stand strong on our own, and take matters into our own hands. We try to overcome something that only God can overcome. When we try to take matters into our own hands, sin begins to repeat itself over and over again. God wants to take your temptation and turn it into victory in the heights of the heavens. You are not the only person who is tempted in the way you are. There are many other people going through the same exact thing that you are going through at this very moment. Don't beat yourself up because you are not a lone. This scripture says that God is faithful, and He stands strong for you when you allow him to. God is always ready to stand strong for you, even in your weakest moments. Question: Is your freewill getting in the way of God growing in you? Do you know that God is ready to take the stand for you?

"Unending Love" Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. King David knew that God’s unfailing love would pursue him know matter what. His love was never going to stop, and this is why we see David proclaim this in this Psalm. He knew just like we know. God never stops pursuing us even when we are not pursuing him. We can’t get away from the fact that he loves us, but there a...re definitely times when we run away from the fact that he is absolutely crazy about us. In Romans 8:35-37 it states, 35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger threatened with death? 36 (Even the scriptures say, For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. I think this scripture hits it right on the dot. Things of this world push us away from his love, but he never intended for these things to happen. We may get mad at God at times for things, but God does not want to hurt you. Satan is the one that wants you to feel hurt, and God is the one that wants to draw you closer to his heart. The enemy is the king of deception, and wants you to be mad at God. The enemy wants you to put the blame on God. In this scripture above it states despite all these things, overwhelming is ours through Christ, who loved us. This is why God sent his son Jesus to die for us. He knew that we would feel hurt, trouble, cold, hungry, threatened with death, and persecuted. He also knew this that he was not going to let you suffer. God wore all these burdens on the cross, and His unfailing love is why we have hope and victory is ours through Christ. Question: Are you mad at God in any way? Do you need to lay your burdens at the cross?

"Prayer For Discipline" Pray this prayer: Father, I pray today that I don’t run around aimlessly, that I discipline my mind and body to seek you Lord God and not the world. Lord I pray as I read your word, that I meditate on it, that I let your living word live in me, that I run my race for you Lord, in whatever area you have called me to run. Let my life bring praise and glory to you Father, not myself. Let me take joy because of you Lord, as I train for this race you have s...et for me. Let me be full of joy and peace as I train because I am in your presence. Lord I ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen. Question: What has God called you to do? Are you training for it, or do you feel you are running around aimlessly?"