Praying The Right Way

 

Praying  The Right  Way

“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lust.” James 4:3 kjv

A lot of God’s children do wonder why their prayers are not answered. Most of our prayers are not born out of the right motive. When we pray it must be in accordance with the will of God for our lives.

When your prayer is against the will of God for your life, it means you are not praying right. When you lust for unnecessary things and you pray, asking God, to give them to you, God may not answer such prayers.

 Jesus has to learn how to pray the right way in the garden of Gethsemane. Praying against the shameful death of the cross was not the right prayer for Jesus, because he would have forfeited the blessing and the glory that followed the cross.

Jesus finally accepted the will of God in his prayers. “ He went away again the second time, and prayed saying, Oh my father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done” Matthew 26 :12 

The right way of praying is to discover the will of God for your life and pray that God’s will should be done in your life. Jesus taught his disciples how to pray and said among other things that we should say “thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven” Matthew 6:10.

PRAYER

Lord I thank you for revealing your will to me about prayer. Help me to discover your will for my life and teach me how to pray the right way so that I can have answered prayers in Jesus name AMEN.

(Scripture reference for further study, Matthew 26: 39-46 and Matthew 6: 5-15.)

Getting God's Attention

 

Getting  God's  Attention 

“But verily God hath headed me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer” Psalm 66:19

There are times, when we really need God to pay attention to us. But how do we get God’s attention any way? We get God’s attention by that is effectual fervent prayer.

When God’s children pray fervently, they get God’s attention; however, the bible says that our sins can also hinder us from getting God’s attention.

 “And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear, your hands are full of blood wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil” Isaiah 1:15-16

God expect us to be righteous and do what he requires of us. In 1Peter 3:12 the scripture declares “the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil?” The Christian that always do righteous deeds have God’s attention and answered prayers is the result of righteousness.

Cornelius, a centurion of an Italian army got God’s attention through his righteous deeds and that brought salvation to his household. “A devout man, and one that feared God with his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always….. And he said unto him, thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God”. Act 10:2-4 there are four things that Cornelius did to get God’s attention.

 One, he was devoted to the things of God. Two, he feared God. Three, he gave alms to the people and he prayed to God always.

You can also get God’s attention, start today, and do something that will get God’s attention, so that your life can be changed.

PRAYER

Dear Lord Jesus, I really need your attention today. Help me to do things that will get your attention any time I pray. Lead me in the path of righteousness and bless my life forever in Jesus name. AMEN.

(Scripture References for further study. James 5:13-18.)

The Principle of Prayer For Godly Riches

 

The Principle Of Prayer 

" Is any among you  afflicted ? Let him pray, Is any merry let him sing psalms. " James 1:13

At times things can be so hard, no matter how industrious one is. This type of situation calls for prayer like that of Jabez, he had to call upon God in prayer, before his situation was reversed. " And Jabez called upon the God of Isreal, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thy hand might be with me and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me .And God granted him that which he requested. " 1 Chronicles 4:10

The prayer points in Jabez prayer is very important for all of us to learn and use in our prayer life. One of the  things we need to ask for in prayer is the  blessings of God that makes you rich to possess godly riches  .The next thing is for God to enlarge his coast or territory of business. This prayer is for the increase in business and the multiplication of everything in his hands. 

The next thing is that God's hand will be with him always;  this means the power of God should be with him continually. It is important because demonic powers can fight against your business,

God’s powerful hand must be with you to fight for you daily. " The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. " Exodus 14:14 Jabez also ask God in his prayer to keep him from evil, so that bad things will not happen in his life, business and family, that will bring him pain and grieve. 

Because his name Jabez means sorrow or trouble that brings sadness, so he was actually praying that Godwill take away such troubles from his financial and business life.

That is why we need to pray constantly so that such things will not befall us .Jesus emphatically told us to " watch and pray ,that ye enter not into temptation, the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak ." Matthew 26:41 It is therefore  a necessity that we give some of our time to prayers no matter how busy we are. 

Temptations like Job's losses, goods burning in a warehouse or shop, fraudsters duping could be avoided if we discover this principle of prayer and make it our life style. 

Marriage Counselling For Single Men Who Are Searching

Marriage Counselling For Single  Men 

" Give not thy strength to women, now thy ways to that which destroyeth Kings " Proverbs 31:3

General Counselling For those who are preparing to marry and those already married.

1. Never marry a woman you can not control; you will never be happy in the marriage. 

, 2.Don't marry a woman because she has money, or because she comes from a rich family. This will not be true love and you as a man will be dependent on the woman or her family. This can deprive you of the blessings of God. 

3. Do not marry a woman out of pity, because she is an orphan, or sick or deformed or has no helper. You have to marry a woman you have fallen in love with, who is a wife material so you can love ,care ,and honour her, otherwise you will abuse and multreat her ,insult her and call her names. 

4. Never use too much money to win a woman you want to marry. This is very important because, you can fall into the wrong hands, by marrying a gold digger who only love your money and not you. She can either divorce you when things get tough or even kill you for your property and money. 

5.Do not marry a woman who doesn't want to have anything to do with your family members, but hates to see them around you. Such a woman will like to use you for her own advantage, so she sees your family members as a hindrance to that a gender. 

6. Never marry a woman, who is too much older than you; because when she grows older ,you will prefer a younger lady to her especially when by then you might feel very young. The best marriages that can last and withstand the test of time is when the man is older than the woman, eg .Abraham was older than Sarah his wife. 

7.If you want to marry a woman, try to approach her by yourself and personally propose to her ,don't use or send some one as a betweener to propose for you, because by approaching the lady yourself you will notice how humble she could be or how proud she could be. Besides the person you use to propose marriage, could be a future channel the enemy might use to attack your marriage. 

8.Do not propose to marry a lady the first time you met her, instead try to make friends, converse, or chat for a while with her. After some time you might know who she really is, then you can propose marriage to her .

9. Keep your relationship both spiritual and physical, spiritual means pray together, study the word of God together and if possible go to church fellowship together. 

Physical means, go out together to places of interest like malls, market, restaurants, amusement parks, excursions, visitations, programs etc. 

10. Don't use sex as a means of proofing that she loves you or that you love her. Having sex with someone you have not married is not a sign of love, it is fornication and it can lead to heart breaks, and open your relationship to satanic attack. Prostitutes have sex with people they don't love all the time, so sex is not a sign of love for the unmarried. 

11. Don't marry a woman you always quarrel and fight against. Although you fight and settle, yet it is not a sign of love, when especially you disagree in so many areas that breed strive between you and her .It is a sign you are not compatible with her, it could be a physical or spiritual reason. You have to marry a friend and not an enemy you always fight against. 

12.. Don't abuse or insult the woman you want to marry especially in public. And don't use her weakness to laugh at her or telling others about her weakness, because they will dissuade you from marrying her ,yet she could be a good wife notwithstanding her weakness. 

13. Do not marry a woman who wants to have a marriage ceremony more expensive than you could imagine or prefer. This is necessary because that is how she is going to treat the marriage as a whole, you will end up living above your means and become more frustrated in the marriage, because she can not settle down for anything less than how you started so big. 

15. Do not marry a woman who live an expensive life style than you can afford, when especially you are the one paying the cost of her expensive life style. Unless she is the one catering for such expenses .

16. Marry a woman who is ready to work and support your marriage in her own little way. This will ensure that you have a stable economy in your finances, because it is coming from both sides. So never stop the woman from working unless for maternity reasons beyond control, when child care becomes necessary. 

17.Do not marry a woman who dresses like a prostitute, because she might seduce other men to sleep with her or be unfaithful in marriage or else lead her to dress modestly the way you want it before you marry her. 

18.Do not assume full responsibility over a woman you have not married, like paying her school fees in full, renting an apartment for her, giving her capital for business. Because she might disappoint you and marry someone else after completing her school or after some time and you will feel more disappointed than ever. 

Instead if you have anything to do for her, use it to pay her bride price, then you can go ahead and take full responsibility over her. Many men have been disappointed and hurt because of this, you can however offer some help to her ,by giving her some gifts and money out of love.

19.Do not conclude that all women are bad ,because of your bad experience with the ladies, instead check your character, the way you handle them. 

20 . Never beat your spouse, you are not a man enough if you are used to beating your wife or your fiancee, instead you are a beast. 

21 . Never marry a woman who slaps you for one reason or another because she is angry, unless you wanted to rape her or force her to bed .

22.Do not expose your wealth, bank account balance, your properties ,family inheritance and everything you have to a lady you are still proposing to marry, because she might be a gold digger for all you know, and decides to marry you so she could take possession of your wealth. 

God Blessed The Marriage Couple

God Blessed Them 

" And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. " Genesis 1 : 28 

God blessed the marriage of Adam and Eve with the blessing of fruitfulness, multiplication and dominion. God said their union will bring fruits and that they will multiply and replenish the earth. Marriage is something that God holds in high esteem, because it is the first institution of God to the world. The union of the male and female is the work of God to bring growth and increase of human beings. 

The matrimonial home is assuredly blessed by God. The reason God will judge any one who stands against the marital institution. The word of God makes it clear that the marriage is highly honoured and blessed by God. " Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled : but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. " Hebrews 13 : 4 It is important that we hold marriage in high esteem, like the way God Almighty honours the matrimonial bed. 

God said the bed is undefiled, that is because it is purified by the blessings of God. When the man has sexual intercourse with the wife, it is described as the bed of marriage and it is purified and sanctified. It is good to get married, so you can enjoy the blessings of God in your life. The reality is that marriage can open doors of blessings in your business, finances, career etc. 

In Proverbs 18 : 22 the Scriptures affirms " Whoso findeth a wife ,findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. " This means the married man has more of God's favour that brings blessings than the unmarried man in most instances .

Married people enjoy more benefits from God and people, than the unmarried people. In order to attract God's favour it is good to get married, in order to avoid fornication and all forms of immoral activities. If you want to see the real blessings of God upon your life, if you are not married then get married. 

Then you will see how God will bless you and your spouse. The blessings that takes care of you ,your spouse, your children and some relative in your family. 

The Bride And The Bridegroom

" yet ye say Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously : yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. " Malachi 2 :14

The bride is surely made ready for the man, as soon as a dowry has been paid on her head, from that time she became the bride. The woman is now a bride of the man because a bride price has been paid on her head. That is when the woman is publicly introduced to friends and relatives as the bride of the man. That is the time every other man who might be a friend or had interest in her ,has to concede to the fact that ,the woman is now a married woman. 

Having become the bride of another man, who has already paid the bride price. During such times the ex-lover or former boy friend must know and accept the fact that the woman is now the wife of some one else. The bridegroom is also used to show that this is the man that has paid the bride price on the woman making her his bride. That is when the man assumes authority as the head over the woman and at the same time taking responsibility of the bride. 

The bridegroom is now given the physical and  spiritual oversight over the bride. At this juncture the woman's family, parents and relatives relinquished all their responsibilities over her life and hand it over to the bridegroom as they give her hand in marriage to him. The man is therefore seen as the proud owner of the bride and for that matter is said to be the bridegroom. 

The woman has to now honour the bridegroom with all his conjugal right as a husband in her life, having paid the necessary bride price and all matrimonial protocols observed. 

The life And Ministry of Evangelist Morris Cerullo, The Revivalist

Morris Cerullo (October 2, 1931 – July 10, 2020)

 was an American Pentecostal evangelist. He traveled extensively around the world for his ministry. He hosted Victory Today, a daily television program, and published more than 80 books.

  Evangelist Morris  Cerullo was born on  October 2nd , 1931 in Passaic, New Jersey, to an Italian father and a Russian Jewish mother. His parents died in an automobile accident when he was very young. He was raised in various orphanages, the last being an Orthodox Jewish orphanage in nearby Clifton, New Jersey. He converted to Christianity at age 14 with the guidance of a nurse in the Clifton, New Jersey, orphanage.

Soon after, Jewish orphanage directors restricted him from practicing certain matters of his new faith, so he ran away from the orphanage. He began preaching the gospel at the age of 16, after   seeing a vision from God, in which he witnessed people suffering torments in Hell. 

He attended and graduated from divinity school in New York state in 1953, and began ministering with the help of his then wife to be , Theresa.

In the early 1950s, he was ordained in the Assemblies of God Church. 

For many years Morris Cerullo conducted repeated "School of Ministry" in several countries like Mexico, Brazil, The Philippines, Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, Netherlands and many others. During these "SOMs" one of the days of the conferences he would preach in an open air crusade, or a large theater or arena,

and lead people in a commitment to Jesus Christ and then would pray for healings to happen in the crowd.

 He would have the school of ministry students test the genuineness of the reports from the people's testimonies. After the large mass meetings he would charge the "SOM," School Of Ministry

, students to reach out to their countrymen with the same message being inspired by the results of the public rally. Cerullo often stated that not he, but Jesus Christ was the healer. He would encourage faith in, as he would say, "the written and the living word of God "

Morris  Cerullo still travelled as a missionary, and in the 2014 World Conference, he stated that God told him that "Prophets never retire!".In 2015, at the age of 83, Cerullo toured Africa for nine days, during which time he held meetings in six African countries, preaching, holding training sessions and meeting with political leaders.He died from complications of pneumonia

on July 11, 2020 at the age of 88.