You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
When Jesus returns and I get to stand in front of my sweet Savior, I want him to look at me and say
"Alyssa, thank you for trusting me with your prayers. Thank you for coming to me and asking things of me."
I want to become a woman of prayer. A prayer warrior.
So, this month of February - potentially a tricky month, for various reasons - my days will be spent in prayer. The purpose of this is not to be recognized for something I did as I get to talk with Jesus when I later stand in front of him, but to spend my lifetime growing closer to Jesus, asking and expecting big things of a big God, and learning the power of prayer.
I think that and I've been told that prayer is a big part of our walk with God. It's literally a conversation with him. But I want to understand (as much as I can) how significant that is. I want to spend my whole day conversing with the Lord. I want to constantly be taking him into consideration, asking him how he would respond to whatever situation, requesting his presence, and getting to know his righteousness, love, and sovereignty. I want not only my life to be affected by prayer, but the lives of those around me as well. I want to pray for the people I love more than I have before. I want to know God at a depth that is deeper than I've been before. I want to understand the beauty and privilege of having God living inside of me - of what it means to be able to pray to a God that loves me and listens to me and is always present.
I'm not sure how to put this desire into words, really, because I don't understand prayer very much. But I'm looking forward to this month of getting to know my God better and looking forward to this life of pursuing a very communicative and intimate relationship with Him.
Praising Jesus that he's helping me recognize the need for prayer and the need for him.
xoxox
James 4:7-8
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to god, and God will come close to you.
Romans 8:26-28
And the Holy Spirits helps us in our darkness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groan sings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for he Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
John 14:13-14
You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
Matthew 7:7-8
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. You parents-if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to hose who ask him.
James 5:13-18
Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. ... Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
Ephesians 3:14-21
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
Romans 3:22
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Love love love,
Alyssa
Want to challenge me? Ask me how it's going! Or send me your prayer requests!