Praying God’s promises — it’s changed me.
That’s why I included a prayer at the end of each chapter, weaving together Scriptures from that chapter and others I sensed God wanted us to engrave on our hearts.
“Praying God’s Word has been one of the most life-changing ways I’ve learned to live in the security of His promises…and isn’t that what we all want?
“One way God tells us that confidence will come is when we ask Him for what is already part of His will. ‘This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us’ (1 John 5:14 NASB). So there you go: we can be confident we are praying God’s will when we pray God’s Word!” p.25
But that’s not all.
Romans 10:17 tells us that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” so let’s pray these promises out loud again and again.
Yes, even if it seems weird. Find somewhere you can be alone to speak these truths so you can hear them, and let them echo in your thoughts.
Trust me, it makes a difference. “When we pray God’s words out loud, and hear them, the Holy Spirit engraves them on our hearts and writes them in our thoughts. We internalize God’s truth and our faith grows as we are transformed from the inside out!” p.25
Let’s join our hearts and pray Chapter One’s prayer {together}:
Lord, I pray that You would give me a confident heart in Christ. Take me beyond believing in You to truly believing You. Help me rely on the power of Your promises and live like they are true. You say blessed is the one who trusts in You and whose hope and confidence are found in You. Those who hope in You will not be disappointed, because You work all things together for good for those who love You and are called according to Your purpose.
When self-doubt tells me I can’t overcome my insecurities, I will believe Your promise that all things are possible to whoever believes. I will not throw away my confidence, because You say it will be richly rewarded. I will persevere so that when I have done the will of God, I will receive what You have promised. My confidence is in Christ and I am no longer one who shrinks back and is destroyed, but one who believes and is saved! In Jesus’ name, Amen. {See Jeremiah 17:7; Isaiah 49:23; Romans 8:28; Mark 9:23; Hebrews 10:35–36, 39}
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As a woman wearing many hats and I know lots of woman like me…we don’t take the time to just sit and rest as God has told us to do…to meet Him there, so He can talk to us. This piece of music is just for that. To refresh your soul and let God talk to you. Thank you Renee for opening your heart to listening to God and writing this book and inviting us along for the journey. Bless you and all who are on the journey with you.
Love, tranquility, happiness, and most of all God’s presence. I am a person who is constantly on the go, taking care of everyone around me, making sure they get where they need to be, when they need to be, have what they need to have when they need to have it, making everyone happy around me and often times forgetting how to be happy myself. This music reminded me that I too need to be happy and God is there to help me be happy, I just have to take the time for Him like I do everyone else, take the time for both Him and I. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful piece, a special moment, and helping create a beautiful peace!
Renee, I’m so than.kful for all the people that you know. This song is beautiful….I will purchase and play. There’s a part in there that seems like it says–when you’re running (to and from, only God knows), God is running right along side you. Guess that makes me think, “…He will never leave nor fasake” us. Thank you, again, for sharing.
His music made me think and feel like I was in Paradise. Very peaceful…
Such peace, and comfort… a time for my mind to rest, open up and speak to God so freely! This is such a blessing to me as my mind is so often busy with the cares of the day… this is a ‘brain break’ a time to truly stop and praise… amen!
The first time I listened I felt so at peace … found myself listening again and again this weekend. Just poured a cup of coffee and listened again… in this Song of Prayer the Lord is whispering to me “Come rest in my presence and I will fill you with the joy and peace only I can give…open your heart to my Holy Spirit and you shall be renewed.”
I enjoyed the peace and stillness of the first few minutes. Then, the music began to swell. It seems like God does this is me. I take time to listen and hear Him speak and then His word makes my heart swell.
the song is so tranquil and natural. A song to think by and pray by. To know this is what he was doing as he plays is such a neat encouragement
To me it was a Song of Deliverance .. a reminder that He is with us all the time. A beautiful piece of music from a talented young man. I loved his little smiles as he received inspiration from the Holy Spirit.
My first thought was peace. It makes me think of Jesus saying “Come away and be with Me”. In some circles it would be called “soaking music”. It is a time to leave the cares of the world behind and come into the presence of God and rest in His love.
Peace. I can have peace knowing my confidence comes from Him.
My soul was simply quieted. Still my soul be still!
I can picture my Lord smiling at me. He says gently, you are my beloved, you are my daughter. I stand in awe of God, his magesty. His mercy, his love, joy fills my soul. I needed this today. Blessings Diana
Oh wow! What an amazingly peaceful moment I can experience in listening to this song. Even laying in bed with my children who majorly fight sleep, I can experience God’s overwhelming peace. We are all SO incredibly blessed to have been given this unique opportunity, to hear and sense God’s peace with us. Thank you! Thank you so much! “My peace, be with you! It’s never that far – I’m never that far. Right here, in your moments, in every second, I’m here. Come to me and be with me and I will give you ‘this’ peace.” Thank you Lord 🙂
This song is beautiful in so many ways. It was so relaxing and peaceful to me, to me it send the message to not worry about anything, God will take care of everything. The louder music to me represented the ‘storms’ we often go through in life but they were always followed by quieter sounds, when we handed those storms over and relied on God solely to get us through.
I also got the message to take time and dive into God’s word each and every day. It seems like I do good for a while and life just gets busy but this peacefulness I feel now….God is telling me once I got to know his word…I could feel like this all of the time.
Amazing, I will be sharing this with others.
Absolutely beautiful and it came from his heart….that was a beautiful worship exerience.
Be still and know that I am God…
What a blessing this song has been to my heart.
You can tell it is of the Holy Spirit by the peacefulness. Thank you for sharing!
As I listened to the music, I also picked up my Bible and began to read Psalms as this is an online course that I am taking and God lead me to those beautiful verses that showed His mercy in our times of trouble and of sorrow – the music seemed to mimic the verses that I was reading and brought comfort, solace and even encouragement to the verses. Those verses of quietness were magnified with the “sounds” of the stream as it ran through the meadows or the mountains described in the Scripture. Those a little more intense, came at a time when David was crying to the Lord because of his enemies chasing him, laughing and scoffing him but always the quietness of God came through to comfort him and the same came with the softness of the music as it transitioned from one to another. Praise God that He speaks to us through His word and through this beautiful and comforting music that shows His mercies, His goodness, His strength, and His glory.
As I listened to Chad’s song, I felt the Spirit saying, “I am with you. Right there. Right now. I am not somewhere in a far away place. Be still and be with Me. That is what I want — to be with you. I love you. I love being with you, and I want you to be with me, too.”