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"The Mind Of Prayer"
Series: A New Life
by Pastor Wayne Clabaugh
ITGM RADIO
Scripture Text:
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
Well, good morning and thanks for joining us here at
In the Garden Ministries. Today we are
continuing on talking about A new Life. Today
I am going to share with you about "The Mind of
Prayer" Isaiah 26:3 says,
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Often times
when I go before God to pray, I have to check
myself. Have you ever needed to do something
that you really didn't want to do? Your are on your
way home and the car is almost out of gas. The
price of gas is so high, and you think maybe it will
go down a few cents tomorrow. It is freezing
cold outside, I really don't want to stop.
Then you think about it. If I don't stop I'm
going to run out of gas and be stranded and have to
walk to get assistance. All of a sudden you
don't mind pulling into that gas station and filling
your tank.
Maybe you have
to go to a relative's house for a family reunion.
You really do not want to go. You know it will
be crowded and there will surely be one relative
that will make you feel uncomfortable.. Why
you become so anxious about it that you become
physically sick and maybe yell at your spouse and
just make life miserable for those around you.
Then you stop to think, maybe God wants you to go.
You may miss out on the opportunity to lead a member
of your family to Christ or say words of
encouragement to one that is hurting. Maybe
they have lost contact with friends and family
because of their attitude, oops, sounds like you
could be talking about yourself. Then you
realize that you are a Christian, you are Christ
like, ask yourself, What would Jesus do?
My friend when we go to prayer we need to have an
attitude check. Are we praying selfishly?
Are we praying because we want God to show someone
we are right? Maybe we are praying because we
are the deacon or even the pastor. God help us
when we pray, we need to first seek God and repent
of our thoughts and reasons. II Chronicles
7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will
heal their land." Then we find in Jeremiah 29:15
these words... "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall
search for me with all your heart".
When you go to
prayer you need to have the right attitude and if
you have the mind of prayer, if you are a true
prayer warrior THAT will effect your attitude
towards how you pray. Remember Isaiah 26:3
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee."
May God bless you, let's pray.
Father, give
us the mind and the attitude of prayer. Give
us the heart for and a love for prayer. God
make us your prayer warriors. We love you
Lord, in Jesus name I pray. Amen
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