Ephesians 3:14-20

I am praying for you and asking that God will strengthen you with His power through His Spirit in your inner being!  I don’t want you to be dependent upon your limited human power, which really shouldn’t be called power at all!  I want you to live by, in and with the supernatural strength of God.  Power that flows through His Spirit into your life.  Power that fills you from the inside-out!

I am praying that Jesus will dwell in your heart through faith!  I know that Jesus came to not just make a difference, He came to make the difference!  I am asking God to help you to make your heart the “home dwelling place” for a Savior that loves you with a love that is so amazing!  I am praying that especially when life does not make sense – that you take it on faith and that as your faith in Jesus grows, you become empowered to do great and mighty things that cannot be explained!

I am praying that love will be your foundation and that you will be rooted and established in the love of Christ!  The love of God is the great foundation on which we should build our lives.  Keep love as your foundation and everything that is grown out of your life will  bring glory to God and blessings to yourself and others!

I am praying that we might have power to grasp how wide, long, high and deep is the love of Jesus!  When I begin to get His love, I can’t help but share His love!  I know that I am getting it – when I am sharing it!  Power to be and do flows through my relationship of love!  What we need and what our world needs is for us to really get and give the love of Jesus!

I am praying that we might be filled with the fullness of God!  It is hard to stay full of yourself!  And when you are full of yourself, it is impossible to accomplish the supernatural things that God has called and gifted you to accomplish!  God is our everything and when we fill our lives with Him, we always have more than enough of whatever it is that we might need to live this life that we are living n the way that He has called us to live it!

I am praying this prayer to God, who is able to do more than we can measure, more than we can ask and more than we can imagine!  I am praying according to His power at work in us and so that all glory in the church and in Christ Jesus through men, women, boys and girls of all ages might bring glory to Him with our lives lived in His strength!

Keep It Steady!

Once you decide that you are going to make forward progress with your life, the key to making it work is sticking with it and staying focused!  It is easy to make the decision that you need to change this or that!  The hard part is the follow through of actually doing and continuing to do what you know you need to do.

As you seek to implement your master plan this week – make sure that you take time everyday to get focused on the things that really matter!  Nothing can be more important than your relationship with God!  When you spend time with God, it helps to get all of your life lined up in the right direction!

Remember:  It is not the giant steps that lead to progress, it is the small, steady and consistent steps that stay on the path laid out for you by your Creator!  Stay on the path and keep your eyes on the prize and you will be amazed and blessed at how your life takes on new meaning, significance and growth!

My “MASTER” Plan!

It is obvious if you look around and practice just a little bit of observation, that there is a God and that He cares for you!  If we are going to get the most out of this life on earth, then we must make and take time to be with the One that created it all!  We need to spend time with the Master!  Today I want to challenge you to take three steps as a part of your “Master” Plan!

First, I challenge you to actually spend time with God this week!  Don’t just think about it!  Don’t say you will, but never get around to it!  Right now make a plan to spend some time with your Creator.  Pick a time, place and make a plan about what you will do when you get there!  Give God some good time in your day – some time when you are alert, awake and ready for whatever!  Find a place where you will not be disturbed, a place where there is not a lot of distractions or competition for attention.  As a part of you plan take your Bible and read it with the purpose of hearing something from God.  Take a pen and journal and write down some of what you are thinking and feeling and what you plan to do about it!  You goal is to start spending time with God and in this time to share your heart with Him and in the process get to know His heart and will for your life!  God loves you and believe it or not, He does have an amazing plan for you and the life that you are living! 

The second step of our “Master” plan is we want to identify and start to work on some real issues.  All of us have issues and if we are honest with ourselves, we will admit it and begin with the strength of God to do something about them!  Take some time this month to start identifying issues that you need to take on in your life!  Start a list of things that you want to work on and need to work on and then during your times with God ask for His help and look for His insights!

The third step of your “Master” plan is to really grow and develop!  If you will commit to spending time with God on a regular basis and if you will in that time start to identify and work on real issues, you will grow and develop in every area of your life!  You will be happier, people around you will be blessed and God will get the glory!  Take some time to think about and walk through the three steps above and you will be well on your way to living a better life – not by accident, but because you planned to!