Bible Questions Answered:
“...the Christian life seems to be a
struggle...”
Thelma/
Bible Answer:'
Bible Texts:
The old saying
was, if you want to be successful in business, be around successful
business people, observe them, and do what they do, etc. True of music,
cooking, sports, whatever the subject.
Business Axiom:
“Your success depends upon the circle of friends you surround
yourself with.”
Often Christians
are dejected and forlorn, because they have “not,” surrounded
themselves with their Savior and Lord.
Prayerlessness,
the fault of many a Christian, and one that may be remedied so
easily.
Prayerlessness:
Psalm
53:4 NLT
Will
those who do evil never learn? They eat up My people like bread and
wouldn’t think of praying to God.
Isaiah
43:21,22 NLT
21
I have made Israel for Myself, and they will someday honor Me before
the whole world.
22
“But, dear family of Jacob, you refuse to ask for My help You
have grown tired of Me, O Israel!
Isaiah
64:6,7 KJV
6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are
as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities,
like the wind, have taken us away.
7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up
himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us,
and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
Daniel
9:13,14 NLT
13
Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet
we have refused to seek mercy from The Lord our God by turning
from our sins and recognizing His Truth.
14
Therefore, The Lord has brought upon us the disaster He prepared. The
Lord our God was right to do all of these things, for we did not obey
Him.
Zephaniah
1:6 NLT
And
I will destroy those who used to worship Me but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for The Lord’s guidance or seek My
blessings.”
If we feel defeated, it is because we have not been in
the presence of our Lord, for in His presence is victory!
I
Chronicles 29:11 KJV
Thine,
O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the
victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the
earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as
head above all.
I
Corinthians 15:57 KJV
But
thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
If we wish to be over coming Christians, we must
surround ourselves with The Lord Jesus (in prayer), and Victorious
Christian people.
Psalm
91:1,2 KJV
1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of The Most High shall abide
under the shadow of The Almighty.
2
I will say of The Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; in
Him will I trust.
Dear Christian, are you under “the shadow of the The
Almighty”?
We must be “close,” to The Savior, if we are to
be in His shadow!
Axiom: “Your success depends upon the circle of
friends, you surround yourself with.”
As Christians we must stay close (In prayer) to The
Lord, for our over coming victory!
Prayer:
I
Chronicles 16:11 KJV
Seek
The Lord and His strength, seek His face continually.
Matthew
7:7 KJV
Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:
Matthew
26:41 KJV
Watch
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak.
Luke
18:1 KJV
And
He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to
pray, and not to faint;
John
16:24 KJV
Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
Ephesians
6:18 NLT
Pray
in The Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be
persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
I
Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
Pray
without ceasing.
James
5:13 KJV
Is
any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing
psalms.
Prayer
Answered:
Psalm
91:15,16 KJV
15
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in
trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.
16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him My salvation.
Isaiah
58:9 NLT
Then
when you call, The Lord will answer.‘Yes, I am here,’ He will
quickly reply..."
Isaiah
65:24 KJV
I
will answer them before they even call to Me. While they are still
talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!
Zechariah
13:9 KJV
And
I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as
silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall
call on My name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people:
and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
Luke
11:9 KJV
And
I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
John
15:7 KJV
If
ye abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will,
and it shall be done unto you.
Friends, our strength, our encouragement, lies in living
near The Lord. In prayer, we will speak to Him, and He with us.
Isaiah
40:31 KJV
But
they that wait upon The Lord (Prayer)
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.
John
14:16-18 KJV
16
And I will pray The Father, and He shall give you another Comforter,
that He may abide with you for ever;
17
Even The Spirit Of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth
with you, and shall be in you.
18
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Dear Friend, today, is the day to call upon the name of The Lord. We have no promise of tomorrow! Proverbs 27:1 KJV Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Hebrews 4:7 KJV "...To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts. Acts 2:21 KJV And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.
