Musing: The truth is

Have you discovered by now our thoughts and feelings often contradict the word of God. Then you add to that the continual lies of Satan designed to discourage us, distract us from our purpose/goals and to steal from everyone of us our purpose/destinies. We must declare and what God says above our thought and feelings.

One of the areas we need to take back is how amazingly powerful we are when we pray. Yes, our thoughts and feelings often agree with Satan that our prayers are ineffective and they heaven is closed to us.

Here is the word of the Lord: It’s all a lie… We will replace the lies and distorted thoughts and feelings with truth.

Here is the truth. When we pray our feelings have nothing to do with accomplishing great and mighty things. Here is what James writes:

• James 5:16.(NKJV) “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

• “When a good man talks to God, big things can be done.” (WE translation)

You say I’m not righteous : Lie! Paul goes to great lengths to declare we are legally righteous because of the sacrifice of Christ. Here is one of many verses;

• Philippians 3:9 (AMPC) “And that I may [actually] be found and known as in Him, not having any [self-achieved] righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the Law’s demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the [truly] right standing with God, which comes from God by [saving] faith.”

Truth is if you have committed your life to Christ you are righteous and you qualify for James 5:16.(NKJV) “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

James goes on to say, look at the power available when we (ordinary people who are now extraordinary people now;

• Verse 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. (NKJV)

•  Elijah was a man like us. He asked God not to let it rain. And for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. (WE)

Look what happened when Jesus prayed:

• Luke 3:21” When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.”

Yes, despite our feelings, thoughts and lies when we pray heaven is open in fact it’s opened now and we have an invitation to enter that open heaven.

• Revelation 4:1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven.”

Truth is when you pray things happen…