"If your prayers are not intimidating to you then they are probably insulting to God, right?"
Those words were said to me tonight by friends of ours serving abroad and they really are making me think.
How intimidating are my prayers?
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We have some big dreams for this coming year and with big dreams come big mountains that only Jesus can move. What's funny is those mountains don't seem as intimidating to me now as they would have a year ago...even 6 months ago!
Why? Because every time we come to the foot of a mountain and look up at it we see Jesus is already there doing that thing he does best. Taking our wee little faith and saying to that mountain, "Move!" (Matthew 17:20)
There are few things that build our faith like answered prayer and this year we have certainly seen him answer our prayers.
But are we praying intimidating prayers? Are the size of my prayers insulting to God?
Perhaps what is behind the statement my friend made is this- if my prayers are not intimidating to me it's because I limit them to the size of my faith in my ability. And if I'm limiting them to my ability then that means I am limiting God too.
What happens when I don't take my ability into account? What happens when I dream as big as a mountain? What happens when I decide to pray as big as that mountain?
What happens is I start to see mountains move...at first it's just a pebble. Then a boulder. Then a hill. Then a mountain. What's next? A mountain range!
If God gives orders to the morning and can loosen Orion's belt then surely he can move what intimidates me the most! (Job 38:12,31)
This past year we have seen God do exceedingly more than we could imagine. (Ephesians 3:20) Our faith is growing because we believe God. We believe Him!
So, we are asking that you will believe Him with us. We are seeking God to reveal to us His plans for Hope Academy in 2017 and to provide for all that He is able to accomplish. We want to ask Him for things that intimidate us so that His love will be made known and His glory will be revealed. Please pray with us as we seek Him.
Thank you!
Brian and Heather
Why? Because every time we come to the foot of a mountain and look up at it we see Jesus is already there doing that thing he does best. Taking our wee little faith and saying to that mountain, "Move!" (Matthew 17:20)
There are few things that build our faith like answered prayer and this year we have certainly seen him answer our prayers.
But are we praying intimidating prayers? Are the size of my prayers insulting to God?
Perhaps what is behind the statement my friend made is this- if my prayers are not intimidating to me it's because I limit them to the size of my faith in my ability. And if I'm limiting them to my ability then that means I am limiting God too.
What happens when I don't take my ability into account? What happens when I dream as big as a mountain? What happens when I decide to pray as big as that mountain?
What happens is I start to see mountains move...at first it's just a pebble. Then a boulder. Then a hill. Then a mountain. What's next? A mountain range!
If God gives orders to the morning and can loosen Orion's belt then surely he can move what intimidates me the most! (Job 38:12,31)
This past year we have seen God do exceedingly more than we could imagine. (Ephesians 3:20) Our faith is growing because we believe God. We believe Him!
So, we are asking that you will believe Him with us. We are seeking God to reveal to us His plans for Hope Academy in 2017 and to provide for all that He is able to accomplish. We want to ask Him for things that intimidate us so that His love will be made known and His glory will be revealed. Please pray with us as we seek Him.
Thank you!
Brian and Heather
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