Never give up in praying to God. Never give up in reading the Bible.
A Lake in Montana
He is always there to listen and answer. The best Bible verse is Luke 18:1 And he spoke also a parable to them to the purpose that they should always pray and not faint, So the Lord does not want us to give up, even when it seems impossible or have asked and asked and it seems like nothing has happened. God is always there and hears, He just has His timing for answers.
A Lake in Montana
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
The best verse or maybe a great one that is super encouraging is: Luke 11:9-13
“So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 What father …. 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
So we have a wonderful Heavenly Father who loves us and cares for us. We just need to ask Him for what we need. Look at the phrase “keep knocking”, this means do not give up. Don’t think that our Father in heaven has forgotten us. Keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking. And keep believing our wonderful Father.
The morning time is the best time to connect with God in daily Bible reading. What is it about the morning time where this is just the best time for Bible verses to be streamed into our being.
Cannon Beach from Ecola State Park
Many times our morning prayer time is interrupted by anxiety. So what should have been a wonderful time with the Lord becomes a time to worry about things.
Then watch this short devotional video on “Morning Prayer Encouragement”
Here is an inspirational Bible verse on the morning time prayer: Psalm 88:13 But unto thee, O Lord, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Enjoy a short devotional video on “Pray, Let God Worry”
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Some of us who are very active (like me) find it sometimes even hard to just read the Bible. We always have another idea to develop for some project or initiative, and our minds just will not stop to listed to God’s word. But still its best to try as we can to devote time in the morning to God in prayer.
Canon Beach Haystack Rock
Here is another inspirational prayer Bible verse on the morning time: Psalm 5:3 O Lord, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
Morning Prayer Encouragement
God loves morning prayer time. What a great time to pray and think about God, the source of our life. The Morning sets the direction for the day.
In this verse the two words prayer and thanksgiving are mentioned. Colossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
Cannon Beach Sunset
Here is something I forget to do often, and that is to thank The Lord for all He has done. God has done so much for us. He created us. He sent His son to save and redeem us. God gave us life and breath. He gave us joy and happiness (and some sorrow). Jesus will come again one day and bring us into the New Jerusalem (called heaven by some).
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This is the prayer at the end of the Bible. It is the last prayer in the whole Bible. It is the second to the last verse of the Bible. It is the last prayer and almost the last verse in the book of Revelation. It is the finale, the last prayer made by God in the Bible. The final prayer “Come Lord Jesus”. What a conclusion to invite the Lord Lesus into everything in our life. Not just for Him to come again, as He will one day in His second coming, but to actually let Him be Lord in our lives. So let Him come in and bring our lives back to what He wants to do in us and through us.
Spokane River near Downtown in Spring
God is real, a living person, the creator of the universe, the designer of the atom and DNA. He designed every solar system and every living thing on the earth. So He has plans for our life and what we do. So just pray this final prayer in the Bible from Revelation 22:2o “Come Lord Jesus”
Revelation 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
To get a few more points on this topic, see the blog article on Jonah – When God speaks, He eventually gets His way.
Well, sorry, but God cannot be put in a box.
Columbia River
Now, history shows all kinds of events where man has tried to limit God, put Him in a box, and try to control nature. Even human beings do not get to choose when they are born or when they die. We do not get to choose our parents and which century we are born into.
The Bible is full of people who have tried to put God in a box. People have their view and image of God, but God is God. The best way to learn about God is to read the Bible.
God is 100 percent sovereign which means He is in control. So it only makes sense to cooperate with Him.
@DrewHaninger: God cannot be put in a box, He is too big (twitter.com/DrewHaninger)
Faith is not God on our schedule, it is trusting till God decides.
Prayer is joining forces with God. Prayer is fellowship with God in carrying our His will on the earth. Remember what Jesus taught us to pray “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. There is no issue with God’s will in heaven, just on the earth.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Prayer is one of the highest work a man or women can do on the earth.
Cannon Beach, Oregon from Ecola Park
Grape Vines in Washington State
Look at vines, branches and prayer in in John 15, chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17. In those four chapters, Jesus was trying to comfort His disciples. Right in the middle of that, in chapter 15, Jesus was talking about abiding. He was talking about how we need to be like branches on a vine. He was the true vine. Some people say this describes kind of an organic, living and real relationship between Jesus and us, or between us and the Father. Without getting into the rest of the context, there, John 15:7 says, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” That seems kind of like a blank check where you can expect God to do anything you ask of Him. Some people look at that verse and they wonder why God doesn’t answer when they pray for something. There is a condition in this verse, though. It says, “If you abide in Me and My words aide in you”. The “asking”is prayer.
Grape Vines in Eastern Washington
The first condition, there, is, “If you abide in Me… “ Without getting into the context,there, one way to abide is to stay in the Lord, to rest in the Lord, or to remain in the Lord. I would even say it means to do the things God wants you to do, to obey the Lord. He says, “If you abide in Me”. Then He says, “And if My words abide in you”. This passage in the book of John says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you”, you can ask whatever you will and I will do it. What words is He talking about when Jesus says, “And My words abide in you”? I believe He is specifically talking about the word He is speaking. I believe it also has to include the words of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Grape Vines in Eastern Washington
The video this text is taken from is on Drew’s YouTube channel. This portion is at YouTube.