Let's define "unsaved"
Unsaved - "In danger of the eternal punishment of Hell" (thefreedictionary.com)
Someone who is unsaved, has not asked God for forgiveness of their sins and believed Jesus died for them.
Does God answer prayers of the unsaved?
John 9:31 "Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshiper of God, and does His will, him He hears." (King James)
Proverbs 1:27-29 "When calamity overtakes you like storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord," (NIV '84)
Our job as believers is to pray on behalf of the unbelievers (unsaved).
Do you want to be saved?
You can go to www.theprayerpeople.org and learn how, OR you can pray this:
Jesus, I know that I have sinned against You and this separates me from You. I am sorry and I want to turn away from my sinful ways and turn to You. Please forgive me. I believe that You died for me and my sins, that You rose from the dead, and are alive and hear my prayers. I'm asking You to become my Savior and the Lord of my life from this day forward. Amen.
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Showing posts with label Hearing God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hearing God. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
How Should We Pray?
Are our prayers filled with requests from God to help and rescue us?
In the Bible, David not only prayed for rescue, but he also prayed for achievement and victory!
We should recognize God is not going to grant our every wish. He is GOD, and we should worship Him, love Him, and love His people. When we look at praying as a way of communication (2-way), it helps us ask questions rather than make requests.
"How can God give me victory over this situation?"
Psalm 108:13 - "With God's help we will do mighty things, for He will trample down our foes."
In the Bible, David not only prayed for rescue, but he also prayed for achievement and victory!
We should recognize God is not going to grant our every wish. He is GOD, and we should worship Him, love Him, and love His people. When we look at praying as a way of communication (2-way), it helps us ask questions rather than make requests.
"How can God give me victory over this situation?"
Psalm 108:13 - "With God's help we will do mighty things, for He will trample down our foes."
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
How to Hear God
It's easy to talk, but hard to listen.
The key to hearing God is to learn His voice. God talks to each of us differently- it may be a literal voice we hear, or it may be a subtle inspirational thought we seemed to get "out of nowhere". There's a couple steps I would recommend if you really and truly want to have a relationship with God and know when He talks to you.
1. PRAY - Prayer helps a lot more than anyone realizes. God values our thoughts and reasons, talk to Him about your concerns!
2. QUIET - Have you ever tried to listen to someone while your cooking dinner, talking on the phone, and helping your child with a project all at the same time??? You probably won't get much out of the conversation because your so busy! It's the same way with God. He may be talking to us, but all the other "noise" drowns Him out to where we don't hear a thing! Try to make time to just sit, relax, and listen to your creator.
3. LISTEN - It's very hard to listen. And how do we know it's God's voice? I would ask some of these questions to know if it's truly from God: a) Does it line up with scripture? b) Would it hurt other people? c) Would this bring glory to God and ultimately help other people?
As you make everything else more quiet, God's voice becomes loud and clear.
4. PRAY AGAIN - We should always maintain some type of communication with God throughout our day, it really helps. He provides insight and knowledge! Pray again and just simply ask God to show you what to do. He will answer and guide you.
NOTE: We shouldn't treat God like a magic genie. There are some people out there that pray for God to show them the winning lottery ticket numbers... We need to think about what we are asking. Playing the lottery is gambling, which is wrong. Do you really think God will promote you doing something that is sinning against Him to begin with??? And also, winning the lottery is usually detrimental to a person and family because it brings so much wealth in a short period of time that people cannot handle the money and end up losing it all in a few short years. Please realize that God loves you so much that He knows what is best for you and for your soul, we just need to respect Him for who He is.
The key to hearing God is to learn His voice. God talks to each of us differently- it may be a literal voice we hear, or it may be a subtle inspirational thought we seemed to get "out of nowhere". There's a couple steps I would recommend if you really and truly want to have a relationship with God and know when He talks to you.
1. PRAY - Prayer helps a lot more than anyone realizes. God values our thoughts and reasons, talk to Him about your concerns!
2. QUIET - Have you ever tried to listen to someone while your cooking dinner, talking on the phone, and helping your child with a project all at the same time??? You probably won't get much out of the conversation because your so busy! It's the same way with God. He may be talking to us, but all the other "noise" drowns Him out to where we don't hear a thing! Try to make time to just sit, relax, and listen to your creator.
3. LISTEN - It's very hard to listen. And how do we know it's God's voice? I would ask some of these questions to know if it's truly from God: a) Does it line up with scripture? b) Would it hurt other people? c) Would this bring glory to God and ultimately help other people?
As you make everything else more quiet, God's voice becomes loud and clear.
4. PRAY AGAIN - We should always maintain some type of communication with God throughout our day, it really helps. He provides insight and knowledge! Pray again and just simply ask God to show you what to do. He will answer and guide you.
NOTE: We shouldn't treat God like a magic genie. There are some people out there that pray for God to show them the winning lottery ticket numbers... We need to think about what we are asking. Playing the lottery is gambling, which is wrong. Do you really think God will promote you doing something that is sinning against Him to begin with??? And also, winning the lottery is usually detrimental to a person and family because it brings so much wealth in a short period of time that people cannot handle the money and end up losing it all in a few short years. Please realize that God loves you so much that He knows what is best for you and for your soul, we just need to respect Him for who He is.
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