Episode 25 : Pray: Lord give us the mind of a builderWe are going to continue in pray, as I was preparing for this week’s episode. I heard the Holy Spirit say continue to pray. So, I will pray. The next few episodes until we reach episode 3o (last) of this season, we will pray His word. We will invite the Holy Spirit into our environment and endow us with His powerful knowledge to become builders.Last week we prayed about clarity, this week.. we need to build. Building is apart of His will. It is a part of HIs kingdom coming here on earth as it is in Heaven. When we build we must build with God, centered around and for His glory. It is not about our names being great and accumulating wealth these are mere benefits of having such a great heavenly Father. In this season in our lives we need to prepare our hearts, minds, and hands to build greater for the Christ. Scripture reference:

• Jude 1:20-21

• Matthew 6:9-10

• Matthew 18:18-20

• Romans 12:1

• 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Today, I want us to pray, I love to pray and seek His word. I truly believe God is the answer to all of our problems and most importantly He is the source for us to live a whole life. I want to specifically prayer for clarity in our minds and heart. Pray for clear direction in life.I want us to pray that God reveals and removes all distractions in our lives that is keeping us from living a peaceful and intentional life.Scripture references:Hebrews 4:16Phillipians 4:13Matthew 7:7-121 Corinthians 14:332 Corinthians 3:17Hebrew 12:1

Are you a selfish Christian? I'm specifically asking about your relationship with God. Have you ever asked the Lord, what does He need?

I know it may sound silly but think about it, have you? Have you had a conversation with your Heavenly Father and desired to hear His heart, His desires for your life.

It is very easy to take a selfish approach in our relationship with God. Some believe, whatever we ask in His name it shall be.

Well, John 14: 13 Jesus did say "" and I will do whatever you ask in my name" But if we continue to read the rest of the scriptures it will give us a godly understanding.

John 14:13-16

13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—

Even what we ask and what Christ answered, must glorify our Father not ourselves. So I'll ask again are your selfish?

Psalms 37:4 says

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart,

In order to receive our desires we have to take pleasure in pleasing God. Don't mistake His grace and mercy as His will. There is a specific path and plan God has for each person but do we desire His plan or ours?

So I all ask again, are you selfish?

We have so many things or people competing for our attention such as family, friends, hobbies, passions, our vices, work social media, streaming, tv, and movies etc.

There is always something that is quietly or loudly calling our name but in the mist of all this How is your prayer life? How is your study life? We will always have something or someone who needs us but have you ever though about God needing you?

Over the years I begin to pray, "Lord, give me a thirst for you and your word." "Lord I want to know you differently." As noticed the more I prayed these prayers in various forms I begin to feeling the Holy Spirit pulling at my heart.

I was curious about Him.

I wanted to go beyond what I was taught or what what I heard. I wanted to know Him and His word for myself. There is power in His word that even God himself magnifies it.

Psalms 138:2

I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.

His word shows us His character and His heart, we begin to discovery the different names of God, we discovery His personality , we discover Him,

Be curious about Him and discover your Heavenly Father.

Hosea 4;6

My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.

My prayer and hope is simple with this series:

1. We see the humanity of Jesus

2. We see the love and sacrifice before the cross

3. We see that we have a way to combat the enemy during any temptation

4. Lastly, we have a Savior that empathizes with us in all things.

There is no greater love than the love of our Heavenly Father through Christ Jesus.

We sing or say to the Lord, "for your glory I will do anything? but will we?

Following God requires sacrifice,

Matthew 16:24-26

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

Jesus tells us in order to follow Him, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow HIm.

But can we say that in the mist of temptation not just any temptation... but the very thing you have prayed for. It looks like any answered prayed but it is from the enemy himself.

vs 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?

Are we willing to wait and go through the sanctifying process in order to be like Christ? or Will we take shortcuts that ultimately led to our fall.

Scriptures reference:

Matthew 7:8-11

Matthew 6:30-33

Matthew 6:19-21,24

Luke 14:28-30

Mark 8:34-38

Matthew 16:24-26

Genesis 1 or Genesis 3