Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
Give It All Away
"Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully" (2 Corinthians 9:6, ESV).
God wants you to obey him even when things are not going your way. If your marriage is hurting, begin to minister to others in need. When your children are in difficult situations, start serving in the children's ministry. When your finances are almost at rock bottom and you don't see any resources coming your way, give whenever the Holy Spirit touches your heart and prompts you to give.
God wants you to obey him, my friends. When you obey him, you will see the windows of heaven open to you. God will not withhold his hand from you because he longs to pour out his blessing on you, to show you his favor.
This is an encouragement to trust God's desire to bless you. I want to see you blessed, and I encourage you to receive the fullness of God's blessing whether you have much or little. God honors that.
Maybe you have only a little bit of time to serve others in the kingdom of God because your job is so demanding or you must travel a lot. You may have little time to give to your church, but take that little bit that you have and begin to pour it out on others. You will find that God will multiply your time and efforts, and you will find yourself with more time to do other things plus more time to be with God.
When you find yourself giving away the smallest of things, being generous like Jesus is generous, then the Holy Spirit will use the simplest, almost foolish things of this world and return a blessing to you. "Give, and it shall be given unto you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap" (Luke 6:38).
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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