We often proclaim our desire for growth, yet when it comes time to work on growing, we walk away. Yet, the fruit of growth is worth so much more than remaining stagnant.

Our prayer life is soil; when we cultivate it, we produce a fruitful prayer life. Therefore, the foundation of a good prayer life is a good understanding of who God is and what he will be in our lives when we pray to him. God calls our prayers to grow from God I need you to provide this today. To God, can you be a provider today in my life? I am facing this situation and know you are a provider. Can you come and be that in my life today? When we shift our understanding of God and apply it to our prayer lives, we will begin to experience the fruits of answers that seem to evade us when we pray.

Fear is often the reason we find it hard to let go and allow God to take control of our circumstances. Often, the experience of past disappointments also contributes to our fears that it will not work out or God cannot do it. If Naaman had stopped on the sixth time, he would not have been healed. But, he continues past his disappointments until he receives his healing, so must we also trust in God that the sixth time doesn’t determine the character of God, and we can let go of what we are trying to fix ourselves.

Our ability to forgive is important to our ability to be forgiven by God. In Matthew 6:14-15, Jesus speaks of the importance of forgiveness and why it is not an option in our lives. God has not called us to walk in unforgiveness, but that we may be faithful to forgive.

When our hope is lost and destroyed, we first lose hope in Jesus. Sometimes, it’s not because we do not believe in Jesus, we do not believe in God, but we have been disappointed beyond what we can handle, and so we lose faith in the One who can deliver us. But hope is never lost forever; it can be rediscovered and restored, and today is a day for the restoration of hope in Jesus. He is our hope; he is the solid rock on which we stand.

This is a word for someone, as I prayed and asked God what he wanted his people to hear today. He said to tell them, go. It’s time for you to go.

Where is God invited in your life? Is He relegated to Sundays only, or does He have access to every day and everything that concerns you? As followers of Christ, we have a mandate to devote ourselves to God and him alone, which requires surrendering our lives to him alone. Surrender is inviting God into all areas of your life; when we make God the God of all things pertaining to our life, we have fully accomplished the mandate of Christ.

When we pray, God hears and answers our prayers. But what happens when we don’t see the answer? Maybe it may be that we are required to go and look for it. When the children of Israel in Exodus asked God for bread, he provided the seeds to make bread. But he instructed Moses to tell the children to go outside of their camp to find the answers. Sometimes, we, too, are required to go in search of our answers.

Perspective is everything. It affects our present and our future. When we walk by faith, we change our perspective from our limitations to God’s possibilities.

Lord, I believe that all things are possible with You, and that should be our mantra. It declares in the midst of our circumstances that our trust is in God. Because our trust is in God, who has no limitations and the final say in our lives, we will experience victory over whatever is threatening us.