Journaling is the difference between learning and remembering. It’s also the difference between forgetting and fulfilling our goals.
Praying through is all about intensity. It’s not quantitative; it’s qualitative. Drawing prayer circles involves more than words; it’s gut-wrenching groans and heartbreaking tears. Praying through doesn’t just bend God’s ear; it touches the heart of your heavenly Father.
God does not answer vague prayers.
Consecration is death to self. I know there is a fear that if we give more of ourselves to God, there will be less of us left, but it’s the exact opposite. It’s not until we die to self that we truly come alive. The more we give to God, the more we have and the more we become. It’s only in losing our lives that we will really find them.
The hardest thing about praying hard is enduring unanswered prayers. If you don’t guard your heart, unresolved anger toward God can undermine faith.
The brain is a goal-seeking organism. Setting a goal creates structural tension in your brain, which will seek to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be, who you are and who you want to become. If you don’t set goals, your mind will become stagnant. Goal setting is good stewardship of your right-brain imagination. It’s also great for your prayer life.
There are moments in life when you need to stop pleading and start praising. If God has put a promise in your heart, praise Him for it. You need to celebrate as if it has already happened. You need to stop asking, because God has already answered.
You’re never too old to go after the dreams God has put in your heart. And for the record, you’re never too young either. Age is never a valid excuse.
We don’t get a vision from God by going to conferences. We might get some good ideas, but God-ideas are only revealed in the presence of God.
One reason many of us never get an answer to our prayers is that all we do is pray.
The more faith you have, the more specific your prayers will be. And the more specific your prayers are, the more glory God receives.
There is a pattern repeated in Scripture: crazy miracles are the offspring of crazy faith. Normal begets normal. Crazy begets crazy. If we want to see God do crazy miracles, sometimes we need to pray crazy prayers.
Most of us don’t get what we want because we don’t know what we want. Here’s our secondary problem: Most of us don’t get what we want because we quit circling.
We’re called to advance the kingdom, not hold the fort. It’s the difference between why and why not. It’s the difference between if only and what if.
The healthiest, holiest, and happiest people on the planet are those who laugh at themselves the most.
If you don’t have a dream, keep learning while you’re waiting. Get into God’s Word, and God’s dream will get into you.
Life is full of goals to be identified and kept in sight. When we lose sight of the goal, we simply drift. Sometimes drift can mean disaster.
We want everything God has to offer without giving anything up.
Irrational fears only submit to prayer.
God has determined that certain expressions of His power will only be exercised in response to prayer. Simply put, God won’t do it unless you pray for it. We have not because we ask not, or maybe I should say, we have not because we circle not. The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.