Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12
Diane listened as the others in the group asked for prayers for their family members and friends facing challenges or illness. She had a family member who had been struggling with an addiction for years. But Diane kept her request silent. She couldn’t bear to see the looks on people’s faces or hear the questions or advice that often followed whenever she spoke the words aloud. She felt that this request was usually better left unspoken. Others simply didn’t understand how her loved one could be a believer in Jesus and still struggle daily.
Although Diane didn’t share her request with that group, she did have a few trusted friends she asked to pray with her. Together they asked God to set her loved one free from the very real bondage of addiction that he might experience freedom in Christ—and that God would give Diane the peace and patience she needed. As she prayed, she found comfort and strength from her relationship with Him.
Many of us have earnest, persistent prayers that seem to go unanswered. But we can be assured that God doescare and He does hear all our requests. He urges us to continue to walk closely with Him, being “joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12). We can lean on Him.
ROMANS 12:9-21 ESV
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
In Romans 12, Paul builds on his theological teaching from chapters 1–11 and now begins to provide practical application for a gospel-based life. Salvation produces internal results with external impact. In response to our salvation, we are to offer ourselves as “living sacrifices” (12:1–2). The internal results are a proper sense of self-awareness (v. 3) and spiritual enablement (vv. 4–8) producing the external impact of service in Christ’s kingdom (vv. 9–13, 15–16) and to the world in which we live (vv. 14, 17–21). Paul’s clear message to the followers of Christ in Rome is that what we believe should have a profound influence on how we live.
Aw, first time sending an ask to me!? Yay!! I apologize for the delayed response in answering this.
I believe an “open door” from God will give you peace. If you don’t feel comfort and/or peace about dating right now, I don’t think you have to. God knows your heart and His timing is always PERFECT. I think that He will send a guy your way when you are prepared to date and prepared to get married and all of that.
Don’t be afraid to pray about it! Just because a door opens doesn’t mean that God opened it! I believe that when God opens a door, you’ll KNOW it is from Him and you will be led to walk through it.
I hope that this helps and makes sense. God Bless you!!
it takes years to develop your craft. do not romanticize the idea of an ‘overnight success’. be a student. grow organically. get really good. hate your work. start over. find new ways to express the same ideas. the student becomes the master. your time will come.
to all of the jewish people that may be reading this, i hope you and your families are safe today. i hope that you are able to grieve with your community and hold on to each other and hold each other up.
i am thinking of you all. i am thinking of our communities and our people.
If you are in Christ, you have God given authority!
Over depression
Over anxiety
Over pain
Over hurt
Over stress
Over sickness
Over disease
Over anything not of God!
The Bible says that what WE (those of us in The Lord) loose on earth WE loose in Heaven and what WE bind on earth WE bind in Heaven. We can loose what is apart of God’s will and bind things that go against God’s will.
Stop letting depression and anxiety and sickness and disease wreck your life. These are not apart of God’s will for you. You may experience them, but you can tell THEM what to do. You don’t have to let them make you sad and down and low. You have the God given authority to bind them here on earth in Jesus name!! Anxiety may be there to attack, but you can bind what it tries to do to you! Depression may be there to attack, but you can bind what it tries to do to you!
I have chosen to no longer let depression wreck me. When I feel depression creep up, I will use The Word of God and speak against it. Depression can have NO place in my life because I don’t have to give it a place.
Stop being run down and raise up against what is hurting you! You pray to The Lord to help you, but if you are in Christ, God has already given you the ability and authority to bind and hault what is wrecking your life!!!!!!!!!! BIND IT In Jesus name!
Don’t let anything not of God have a place in your life. Don’t give anything not of God an opportunity. Speak against it with The Word of God, BIND IT.
AngelMihe 