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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In March 2000 God called me to speak. My lack of confidence has kept me from answering that call. Praying that through studying God’s word and praying God’s truth He will give me the confidence to do what He has called me to do and He will be glorified!!
What a blessing. ABBA Father, You are Holy and worthy of praise! The sense of worth and love from the notes and the rests that flowed through Chad by The Holy Spirit reminded me of the assurance I have in Christ my Lord!
Thank you Renee & Chad for sharing. So beautiful!
At peace…..
Soul-stirring, peaceful, beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Sorry this is so long but it is what took place as I listened to this beautiful piece. God’s words are in quotation. A conversation between Him and I. Thank you for this as I would have not taken the time to do this today and it is one of the things i need to do more often. I pray for all the everyone here. May we all take the time to stop and truly listen to God’s whispers.
“Be still”- I can’t I’m afraid – “stop running from what I have given within you, Stop long enough to feel who you are” I don’t know who I am, When I think I have figured it out something happens and it changes – ” It doesn’t change, you are growing, your are getting stronger, you are becoming more like me” – Really God is that true? – “Yes you hurt because you fear what others will say about you when all you need to remember that it is I who loves you and knows you and does not judge you” I know God but I live with these people, they are here, I interact with them you are not – I am with you, always, within you, I whisper to you daily yet you do not hear. Do not really on physical, that does not last. You are an example of who you are because you choose to believe in me, you choose to trust in me, you choose to love, that is what matters” – Thank you God I forget so easily, my fears overtake me. – ” You have nothing to fear for I am with you always.” Thank you God when I choose to spend time with you, to listen to your words, to listen to others who seek you, to your children whom are just like me, I do feel your peace. I do feel it will be ok. I just haven’t been doing it consistently if at all and it has been so bad. I am sorry. – ” I was always there. I am always waiting for you , I will always love you, I do not way you to hurt, to suffer. Remember my promises. Follow my word experience my joy for you. You are an amazing person whom I admire and smile when I think about. Your faith is sufficient you see. Think back and see, I do not break my promises.” – God I thank you for not giving up on me, I thank you for taking care of me despite my terror (fear is not strong enough God) I pray to you to help me change. Help radiate with your light, your gentleness. Please please take away my judgmentalness, my selfishness, my self centerdness. – ” Remember my little girl that you are not perfect so do not be so harsh on yourself. I know your heart. remember those who ask according to my will will receive but you need to ask. You don’t ask. ” God why can’ you just take it away just like that? Why does it have to be such a struggle” If I took it away just like that you wouldn’t seek me so diligently first of all, secondly remember there is the enemy who fights a great battle on earth and fights fiercely for your spirit, to rob you. But my word is stronger. Focus on my word on my promises and remember there will be a day when you longer have to struggle so” – Oh God I await that day eagerly. I long to be with you and sometimes, no, most times I just want to go now. I don’t want to play this game of life on earth any more, it all seems so pointless. – ” You re right, the things of this earth are meaningless, they do fill you, they do not matter but here are people who do matter and whom can come to me through you.” – Oh God my heart aches and tears come as I think of such a huge responsibility and my feeling of unworthiness and inability to be such an example.- ” Oh my little girl you are so wrong. It is because you are who you are, because you are just like all my children that you can be such an example. It is because you seek me, it is because you try, it is because you do desire to be such an example that others will see me through you” – Oh GodI hope that what I am hearing is true. That it is not what I am making up, what I want to hear. – ” You see you doubt, stop. Remember words those are not from me. Trust. Deep inside you know it is from me. Your need to perfect makes you stumble. You are my little girl whom I love dearly. Allow me to live through you, allow me to be the physical Me whom people need like you do. This is why I sent you Lisa and the man you waited for.” – God I go forth and continue this great fight. Thank you. I pray for the strength to get our of my own way, to refute the attempts of satan. I pray for humility. I love you God. – ” I love you too my little girl.
Thank you for sharing this….it was like God was speaking this to me while I read your conversation. I needed this…I am still learning to hear His voice…clearly…this helped. Blessings to you Sister.
Thank you for your honest prayer. I think these things, try and not feel them and certainly don’t write them down. I need to feel them and get to the other side of the pain so I can walk away from it. I too read this while listening to the music.
I am deaf due to spinal meningitis. I love music and believe feeling it is a much deeper form of hearing. I played the music on my iPad and turned up the volume. The music played on my chest and I could feel it with my beating heart. I loved how the Holy Spirit spoke to me and brought me much peace. I am facing major surgery this week and have no fear for I know God is with me. I am thankful for the peace in my heart and how God has blessed me through music this beautiful day. his promises are real and awesomely beautiful. Thanks fr the study and blessings of grace.
Before I listened to this, my mind was in utter turmoil…full of emotional stress…but this beautiful compilation of anointed melodies put my mind at ease. It took me on a journey of peace, just away in 32 minutes from what I’ve been allowing to stress me out for what seems like a lifetime. God blessed me in just listening to this. Thank you Renee for sharing.
I felt peace and all my worries go away. God is awesome.
Thank you so much for just forcing me to sit still and listen. I experienced Gods presence and meditated on Ps 139. Very inspirational.
First thought is no way can I listen to soft piano music for 32 minutes. But I intend to try, as I can see how this will help with quite worship, this will slow me down not to rush through my devotional each day. Although I know I cannot realistically do 32 minutes each morning, I can certainly do this at least once a week. This will help me put all God’s wonderful and precious promises in my heart and mind. I’ve been keeping a written notebook of special verses God has spoken to me and this song will be a great tool to help me meditate on those promises!
Chad’s music is beautiful. So soothing to my soul. I was disappointed when the music stopped so I restarted to listen again.
Perfect music to listen to as I fall before God in prayer.
Thank you for sharing. I love it.
I haven’t said anything till now. This is the 2nd attempt at this study, and so much has been happening (NOT good) in my life. I used to be confident, now I’m a broken shell of a human. Marriage, Health, Kids..everything. I don’t understand why God has allowed all this. I don’t understand a christian man who says he loves you yet does everything a man can possibly do to hurt a woman emotionally, mentally, verbally, spiritually and physically. I don’t understand why so much pain has to be born in one lone body. I trust God, I just don’t understand. Love this song.
I’m glad you’re here, it’s good to hear your voice. I’m so sorry that you are feeling so broken; you have come to the right place. I pray you will be blessed with strength to stay with the study so that can experience healing. Will pray for you and your family. Jesus promises that He has not left you and is aware of your pain and sorrow. May his healing balm become present in your life today!! Don’t give up, keep your hope and faith in Jesus!
Thank you.
In response to Vikki’s post. I believe men need this type of study also. There are alot of insecure ,hurting, angry men out there also who need to find their worth in the Lord. They don’t know their true identity. They take out their anger, and their insecurities on the people closest to them…..their wives and sometimes their children. Glad you were able to express your pain and what is going on in your life. That is the first step towards healing
God’s gift is so evident in Chad’s music.
I felt the peace and joy come through so clearly. God is saying to me “Cheryl, slow down and see more of my amazing gifts. You miss so much when you hurry all the time.” Thank you Jesus!.
Beautiful. Listened to this first thing this morning and what peace it brought into my heart. What a Jesus feel day it will be.
After reading through Chapter 2 perhaps 3 or 4 times, the idea that God was not created in my Dad’s image struck me hard. That was immediately followed up by the words that told me that I am created in God’s image. Praying and seeking, this is what came to me: God did not create me to be betrayed and used by my parents. The truth is this; He knew me before He knit me together in my Mom’s womb and God created me for a profound relation with Him, an intimate communion with Him. My first and most profound relationship is with Him. Only then will I be able to share with anyone else, in the perfect love of Jesus, how they, too, can share in the same through my Jesus.
The Lord spoke to me & said Rachel be not afraid for I am always with you! I love you Rachel! Go out and speak of me to others. Thank You Lord!
How beautiful! It’s so awesome to listen to PaPa speak in yet another way. My heart has just been filled again this morning so I can face today with a more confident heart. Listening to Chad and watching the in come up over the TN plateau surely does reinforce PaPa’s power and promises for us and with us. AMEN
Lovely. I am left without words.
Running through a meadow, as free as a bird.
Walking beside Jesus my Savior, my refuge and my fortress.
Sitting beside a creek as the water drifts by.
Having a sense that everything will be ok.
Be at rest My child, be at rest. Open your heart and allow me to pour in My living water, and I will fill you upto overflowing. Springs and rivers will flow from you. Everything that I touch is renewed. Rest in Me, Rest in Me, I am doing a new thing, and what I started, I will bring to fruition. The season is changing, we are moving from the cold, hard death of winter, to spring, all things are reborn, springing to life with joy. Dance in the morning…sing in the morning….laugh in the morning…Rejoice in Me, for I have made you and I love you, I Rest in Me, lay your head on My shoulder, let Me cradle you in My arms, love Me like and infant and know all your security is in Me.