Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s still cold outside, but it promises to be warmer today, and just the mere though of warmer temperatures makes me smile. I’ve spent some time with the Living God this morning “drawing circles” around a few things in my life that need change, and I refuse to budge from this circle of prayer until I see them through. I’m not daring God and I’m not testing Him. Instead, I’m making sure that He sees my Commitment to seeing this Change through,and I know for sure that He hears me… because He always does. I don’t know how long I’ll be in this “circle” but I’m willing to wait for as long as it takes and I’m Trusting in the outcome before I ever see it. I believe! Isn’t that the way you look at your Prayers too?

I’m not one to pray simple prayers and I don’t just offer up the sweet ones. I don’t approach His Throne like a wussie and I don’t approach Him with doubt. I’ve been taught how to pray by the Master Himself, and I’m a Warrior when it comes to prayer. I know that my prayers need to begin with Praise to a Mighty God, so when it comes to that part; that’s where I spend most of my time. “Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name” means that His Name is HOLY and we need to be sure to declare it and to Believe it. I know from His Word that the Heavens praise Him 24 hours a day with “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty Who was, Who is and Who is to come”. When I think of how beautiful that must sound as the Heavens declare the Majesty of my God; I weep. One Day I’ll hear those Praises myself when I enter into Heaven with Him. After I praise Him; I thank Him for all that He is and all that He does for me and my family. I could spend 24 hours a day on that part alone because His wonders are “too many to declare”. After I’ve spent my time Praising Him and then Thanking Him; it’s time to ask for Forgiveness.  No matter how hard I try or how well I live, there’s always something that I need to be Forgiven of…He already knows whatever it is and He’s always ready to Forgive me; but He wants to hear it from me and He wants to see my Humility as I stand before Him. Then, AFTER ALL THAT, it’s time to make my Requests known to the Living God. It takes entering His Presence with the Right Heart for either of us to be prepared to talk about Requests. It’s ONLY after I Praise Him for Who He is and I thank Him for all that He is. and I address my Wrongs, that I can approach His Throne with Confidence and with a Faith that can move a mountain.

I know His Word pretty well and I’m not afraid to say so when we Meet. I know Who He is and I know What He says. I know that He will never leave me nor forsake me, and I make sure that He knows that I Believe it. I know that He says that I don’t have to worry about anything at all because if He cares about “the birds in the air”, surely He will provide for me and I have a single that He will. I know that He’s the One that gives me the “ability to produce wealth” and I’m not afraid to ask Him to open doors for me in my business….I EXPECT Him to open doors in my business instead. I know that He says that He will “take you by the right hand and lead you” so as long as I’m willing to surrender to His Leadership; everything is going to be alright. But I also know that if I stand before my God like a wussie, and I pray without Believing, that I should have no expectation at all that my prayers will be heard. I pray with boldness and I Believe in the results long before I see them. I Declare Victory over the challenges; I don’t just ask Him if He’ll help see me through. I make sure that He Knows that I’m Armed and ready to do Battle; I don’t just ask Him to fight the Bully for me. I don’t spend time begging God for things to be “His Will”, and I don’t address Him with meekness. I refer to His Promises and I Declare His Majesty and when I pray; I BELIEVE. I don’t always get what I ask for because what I ask for isn’t always within His Plans for me…at least for now. But I could spend the rest of my Life making a list of ALL of my Requests that have been Honored by the Living God and all of the Miraculous things He’s done in my Life. I stand on His Promises and I Believe.

I’ve drawn a “circle” around a few things and I know that Jehovah Shammah (“God is there”) is hearing every Word I speak and He knows what’s within my Heart. And I know that He knows that I won’t budge from the “circle” until I hear from Him. I’m a Child of the Living God and I’m a Warrior. I Believe.

How about you?