Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s still cold outside right now, but it promises to be warmer again today, and just the mere thought 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 I need Solutions for, and I refuse to budge from this circle of prayer until I have an Action Plan that was Designed in the Heavens for my circumstances. I’m not daring God and I’m sure not testing Him. Instead, I’m making sure that He sees my Commitment to finding the Right Solution, 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. The Bible says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see”. I have absolute confidence in what I “hope for” – now all I need is to patiently wait for the Perfect Solution He has! Isn’t that what your Relationship with the Living God looks like too?

I’m not one to pray simple prayers and I certainly don’t just pray sweet ones. I have BIG Requests of the Living God so 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 the beginning of my time with Him. “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. Wow. 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 for all of eternity 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 still 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 “Great I am”. One thing I am sure of is that 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 does for me and I address my Wrongs, that I can approach His Throne with Confidence and 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 don’t have a single doubt that He will. I know that He’s the One that has given me a soul-winning, saint-spurring Ministry and I’m not afraid to ask Him to “enlarge my territory” so that I can reach more. 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 my own words, I should have no expectation at all that my prayers will be heard at all. I pray with boldness and I Believe in the results long before I see them because His Word says, “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do”. When you think about it, how could ANY child of the Living God pray without actually believing what they’re praying for?

I Declare Victory over the challenges in my Journey of Faith every day. I don’t just ask Him if He’ll help see me through (AS IF I don’t want to be a bother to Him) because there is no comparison between “surviving” and absolute Victory. I make sure that He Knows that I’m Armed and Ready for Battle, I don’t hide under the bed and ask Him to fight the Bully for me, I use the Tools He’s already given to me for Battle and I follow my War Instructions well. 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 instead 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…and I always will.

I’ve drawn a “circle” around a few things in my Journey of Faith and I know that Jehovah Shammah (“God is there”) is hearing every Word I speak and He knows everything within my Heart. I know that HE knows that I won’t budge from the “circle” until I hear from Him – until he provides the Solutions that I’m praying and Believing in. The Bible says, “And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?” so I Know that God doesn’t mind my Relentless approach to things I’m praying and Believing in. I’m a Child of the Living God. I’m a Warrior. I don’t quit. I’m unstoppable and unshakable. Most of all, I Believe.

How about you?