Why not tap into someone that knows everything?

Our Heavenly Father literally knows everything.  God created the heavens and the earth.  Our God knew us before the foundation of the world.  It says in Ephesians 1:3-4 (NIV) “3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”  Our God already has everything figured out.  Why don't we tap into his wisdom through prayer and faith, and get supernatural wisdom about the direction for our lives.  Why not try to fit into God's plan for our life?  When we do we will find that we become more happy, joyful, fulfilled and have more peace in our life.

Do We Try to Do God's Will?

That was the case with the Apostle Paul in the Bible in the New Testament.  It says in Colossians 1:1[Portion] "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God..."  So Apostle Paul did not make a decision for himself what he was called to do but it was God who called him into his service.  So Apostle Paul's ministry was the will of God for him.  In other words, when Apostle Paul executed on his ministry calling, he was trying to do the will of God.  Against this backdrop, we have to examine ourselves.  Are we doing what God has called us to do?  Do we try to do the will of God for ourselves in our everyday lives?  In other words, do we strive to live out our lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ?

The Lord gives us Shepherds

How do we choose a shepherd to guide and lead us spiritually?  In Jeremiah 3:15 (NIV) it says, "Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart...).  It is the Lord's desire to provide for us a spiritual shepherd to lead us.  This is not done of our own choosing, but God will draw or provide into our life a spiritual shepherd so that we have someone who can gently lay into us the teaching of our Heavenly Father.  These shepherds will provide for us the knowledge and understanding that we need so that we can be prepared for the return of the Lord but also for our journey here on earth.  We go through this process of acquiring a spiritual shepherd through prayer and seeking the Lord's guidance.  Because we want shepherds that are after our Heavenly Fathers and the Lord Jesus heart.

God wants us to have a clear conscious

When we have done something wrong or displeasing to the Heavenly Father, God wants us to regain a clear conscious.  He has made provision for that through his mercy.  All we have to do is to confess what we have done wrong to the Lord with an honest and pure heart.  Be assured when we approach our Heavenly Father in such a manner he will forgive us our sins.  This is the process that is necessary to have the blood of Jesus cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  Also connected with this forgiveness is repentance.  Once we have confessed our wrong doings and asked God to forgive us, then we must repent.  Our repentance is reflected in our change of behavior.  In other words, we start doing what God says do.

God does not reward unfaithfulness

Our Heavenly Father does not reward unfaithfulness.  When we talk about unfaithfulness, we are talking about one's lack of adherence to the voice of God.  We are talking about a persons' lack of walking out their life according to the promises of God.  Unfaithful people don't remain true to the confession of their faith and are not loyal to the things of God.  A natural manifestation of unfaithfulness is someone who would commit adultery on their spouse or a single person who commits sexual sin.  An unfaithful person will also try to twist the truth of God's word to fit their own interests and desires.  When unfaithfulness is fully developed in someones life, then that person will no longer believe the truth of God's word.  But God is merciful.  All one has to do is return to God and then they can receive God's mercy.

How do we draw the blessing of God into our life?

Do you want to experience more blessing and prosperity in your life?  If you do, then I am going to tell you how that's done.  It's done through obedience to the word of God and to the voice of the Holy Spirit.  It says in Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV) “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.  In order to draw closer to God and to manifest more of his blessing in our lives, we just simply have to listen and obey the word of God and the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Can we prosper in our lives like Abraham's son Isaac?

Sure we can.  We have the same inheritance that Issac had through our being born again with water and spirit through our savior Jesus Christ.  It says in Genesis 26:2-3 (NIV) “2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.”  Isaac was prosperous in this situation because he listened to the voice of the Lord.  This is the same for us. We as God's children have to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and let him lead and guide us.  As we do, then we will also experience the fullness of God's blessing in our situations and circumstances of life.

What are we renewing our mind in?

As God's children we are admonished to renew our mind in the word of God.  It says in Romans 12:2 (NKJV) “2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”.  We have to be careful about thinking about what were thinking about.  In other words, we want to take in the word of God and let it change our thinking.  We want to line up our thinking with the thinking of our Heavenly Father.  When we allow the word of God to change our thinking then it will also start to transform us.  It will allow us to see things in a new way, in a way that will give us new insights and discoveries.  By renewing our mind in the word of God it will ultimately change our behavior.  Which will lead us to greater blessings in our life.

Do we give to be a blessing?

If we as God's children want to receive a greater harvest in our lives, then we have to look for opportunities to be a greater blessing.  It says in 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (NLT) "6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. 7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”  8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others."  So we determine the harvest that we are going to receive in our lives.  The only thing that we need to check is our level of giving and the attitude by which we do it.  To share a donation or gift into this ministry click http://www.arms.cc/giving.html

Encourage your family, friends and neighbors

We should encouraged our family, friends and neighbors that if they have a genetic predisposition to a certain disease that they can overcome this through faith in the word of God, diet, exercise, supplements, medical treatment and et cetera.  They should not give into the disease but should fight with all the strength that God gives them.

This is also true with our family, friends and neighbors who have a genetic or hormonal predisposition to live a lifestyle that is not in agreement with the word of God.  You should encourage them to fight this with the good fight of faith and treatment so as to maximize the blessing of God in their life.

Do we have fellowship with God?

It is very important that we spend time with the creator of the universe on a daily basis.  When we abide in God  we are going to think better, feel better, believe better and have more positive results in our life.  So how do we have this fellowship with God?  We have fellowship or abide in God when we spend time in God's word.  It is important that we give attention to his word, that we read his word, that we speak his word out loud and that we share his word with others.  When we take time every day to spend a few moments in the word of God, that is fellowship.  It is out of this fellowship that our relationship with God will grow and we start to move in concert with God and start to have more positive experiences in our life.

Everything begins with the word of God

As God's children we have to have hope for our future.  But, you might say, how does that work or how would I have faith for my future?  Well spiritual faith requires that we begin with the word of God.  It is with the word of God that we begin anything in our life.  Because to walk out a blessed future for our lives it requires faith in the word of God.  That is what's necessary to get the aid of the grace of God in our lives.  We have to base our hope (positive expectations) on the word of God.  It says in Mark 11:22 (NIV) "Have faith in God".  That is how everything starts for us.  It says in John 1:1 (NIV) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  So when we begin our plans for our future on the word of God, we are actually bringing God into our plans and ensuring our success.

A Call to Fasting and Prayer for our Nation

We would like to ask you to join our ministry in devoting an hour of your time tomorrow, Friday August 3, 2012 to fasting and prayer for our nation.   During this hour we devote our time to nothing else but to prayer and bible scripture.  We would ask that you would pray for the citizens of our nation to draw closer to God.  Pray for the long-term unemployed, those living in poverty and those who do not have enough food to eat.  You can visit our website at www.arms.cc

Do we draw near to God?

One of the promises that is given in James 4:8 is that if we draw near to God that he will then draw closer to us.  But you may ask, how do we draw close to God?  We draw close to God when we allow him to lead and guide us.  When we seek him out on issues and things that are important to us, and then listen and act upon what he shares with us.  Be assured that a blessed harvest will come out of that.  We draw closer to him when we allow him to share with us what is wrong in our lives or where we have to change.  When we draw closer to the Lord he will be more open to share with us and show us where we need to make adjustments so that we can move forward in our lives to greater blessing.