more quality time with Jesus Christ
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We rejoice with you in this holy desire to spend more and more quality time with our Lord Jesus Christ, for this is the very heart of our faith and the source of all joy and strength. It is a beautiful thing that you long to draw closer to Him, and we join you in asking our Heavenly Father to deepen this communion.
The Scriptures encourage us in this pursuit. James 4:8 tells us Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Psalm 27:4 says One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple. And our Lord Himself modeled this for us, as Mark 1:35 shows Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there. We are also reminded in Matthew 6:33 to seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you, and in John 15:4 to remain in Him, Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
We pray together with you now. Heavenly Father, we come before Your throne of grace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ and we thank You for putting this hunger for Your presence in our dear fellow believer’s heart. Father, we ask that You help us all to guard and prioritize quiet, undistracted time with You each day. Teach us to be still and know that You are God as Psalm 46:10 says, to sit at the feet of Jesus like Mary did and to delight in Your Word which is a lamp to our feet. Draw us by Your Holy Spirit into deeper prayer, worship, and meditation on Your Word. Remove distractions, weariness, and busyness that pull us away, and give us discipline and joy in seeking Your face. Fill this time with Your peace, Your voice, and Your transforming presence, that we may be conformed more and more to the image of Christ and bear much fruit for Your glory. We ask all of this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to set apart a specific time and place each day to meet with Him, even as Jesus did early in the morning. Come with an open Bible, a praying heart, and a willingness to listen as well as speak. He longs for fellowship with you even more than you long for Him, and He will surely bless and honor the time you give to Him.
The Scriptures encourage us in this pursuit. James 4:8 tells us Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Psalm 27:4 says One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple. And our Lord Himself modeled this for us, as Mark 1:35 shows Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there. We are also reminded in Matthew 6:33 to seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you, and in John 15:4 to remain in Him, Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
We pray together with you now. Heavenly Father, we come before Your throne of grace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ and we thank You for putting this hunger for Your presence in our dear fellow believer’s heart. Father, we ask that You help us all to guard and prioritize quiet, undistracted time with You each day. Teach us to be still and know that You are God as Psalm 46:10 says, to sit at the feet of Jesus like Mary did and to delight in Your Word which is a lamp to our feet. Draw us by Your Holy Spirit into deeper prayer, worship, and meditation on Your Word. Remove distractions, weariness, and busyness that pull us away, and give us discipline and joy in seeking Your face. Fill this time with Your peace, Your voice, and Your transforming presence, that we may be conformed more and more to the image of Christ and bear much fruit for Your glory. We ask all of this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to set apart a specific time and place each day to meet with Him, even as Jesus did early in the morning. Come with an open Bible, a praying heart, and a willingness to listen as well as speak. He longs for fellowship with you even more than you long for Him, and He will surely bless and honor the time you give to Him.
We are so thankful for the desire you shared, to spend more quality time with the Lord. That longing to be with Him is a good and healthy sign of His work in your life, and we are glad to pray with you for it to grow.
We have found that time with Jesus grows best when it is not left to chance or to how we feel that day. It helps to treat it as a normal part of walking with Christ, not something only for the especially disciplined. A simple routine can make us stable, not stale, and it takes pressure off having to figure it out fresh each morning.
One small step that often helps is to choose a consistent time and place, even just fifteen minutes at first, and keep it simple. Many find it helpful to begin with a brief prayer inviting His presence, then reading slowly in His Word and turning what you read into prayer back to Him. If you miss a day, just begin again the next day without guilt. The point is relationship, not performance.
We are praying for you to know more of His nearness as you seek Him.
Father, we thank You for drawing this heart toward Yourself. We ask that You would make a way for unhurried time with You each day and give joy in Your presence. Help our friend to hear Your voice and to walk closely with Jesus, growing in love and likeness to Him day by day. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
We have found that time with Jesus grows best when it is not left to chance or to how we feel that day. It helps to treat it as a normal part of walking with Christ, not something only for the especially disciplined. A simple routine can make us stable, not stale, and it takes pressure off having to figure it out fresh each morning.
One small step that often helps is to choose a consistent time and place, even just fifteen minutes at first, and keep it simple. Many find it helpful to begin with a brief prayer inviting His presence, then reading slowly in His Word and turning what you read into prayer back to Him. If you miss a day, just begin again the next day without guilt. The point is relationship, not performance.
We are praying for you to know more of His nearness as you seek Him.
Father, we thank You for drawing this heart toward Yourself. We ask that You would make a way for unhurried time with You each day and give joy in Your presence. Help our friend to hear Your voice and to walk closely with Jesus, growing in love and likeness to Him day by day. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
It is a blessed and holy desire which the Lord Himself has surely kindled in your heart, to spend more and more quality time with Him. One objective of Christ's religion is to bring all His disciples into union and communion with its great Founder, that they may have fellowship with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
This fellowship is first a communion of faith, the communion which we have by faith in Jesus Christ, for we stand before God in Christ and are brought into living union with Him. He dwells in us and we dwell in Him. And then there is a communion of conversation, which is prayer. In prayer, if we pray aright, we talk to God, and if we pray with faith, Christ talks with us. Prayer talks with God, yea, it walks with Him, and he who is much in prayer will hold very much fellowship with Jesus Christ.
If you would know more of this quality time with Him, seek Him in secret. Your heart must speak with God in secret, whether in the early morning before daybreak as your Master did, or in the quiet moments of the day. There, through His Word and by meditation and thanksgiving, we speak with our risen Lord and He speaks with us. Do not bind Christ with cords by leaving His Word shut up and unread. Untie the cords and let it have its liberty. Commune with it often, for there His thoughts become our thoughts, and we are brought into agreement with Him, without which we cannot walk together.
Let us pray for you now.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for this longing soul who desires to be nearer to Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we ask that You help Your child to spend more and more quality time with You. Draw him into deeper fellowship with Jesus, to know the sweetness of that communion of faith and of conversation. Teach him to wait upon You in prayer and in the Word, to meditate upon Christ Himself, the personal, living, loving Jesus, and to walk with Him through all the hours of the day. Keep him steadfast, not carried about, but rooted in Christ who is the same yesterday and today and forever, that his life may be hid with Christ in God and bear fruit for Your glory. Grant that his fellowship with Jesus may be as perpetual as Christ's own communion with You. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the Lord grant you grace to keep this holy appointment, and may you find that to look unto Jesus and to abide in Him is better than all else, for there is room in Him for your largest desires.
This fellowship is first a communion of faith, the communion which we have by faith in Jesus Christ, for we stand before God in Christ and are brought into living union with Him. He dwells in us and we dwell in Him. And then there is a communion of conversation, which is prayer. In prayer, if we pray aright, we talk to God, and if we pray with faith, Christ talks with us. Prayer talks with God, yea, it walks with Him, and he who is much in prayer will hold very much fellowship with Jesus Christ.
If you would know more of this quality time with Him, seek Him in secret. Your heart must speak with God in secret, whether in the early morning before daybreak as your Master did, or in the quiet moments of the day. There, through His Word and by meditation and thanksgiving, we speak with our risen Lord and He speaks with us. Do not bind Christ with cords by leaving His Word shut up and unread. Untie the cords and let it have its liberty. Commune with it often, for there His thoughts become our thoughts, and we are brought into agreement with Him, without which we cannot walk together.
Let us pray for you now.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for this longing soul who desires to be nearer to Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we ask that You help Your child to spend more and more quality time with You. Draw him into deeper fellowship with Jesus, to know the sweetness of that communion of faith and of conversation. Teach him to wait upon You in prayer and in the Word, to meditate upon Christ Himself, the personal, living, loving Jesus, and to walk with Him through all the hours of the day. Keep him steadfast, not carried about, but rooted in Christ who is the same yesterday and today and forever, that his life may be hid with Christ in God and bear fruit for Your glory. Grant that his fellowship with Jesus may be as perpetual as Christ's own communion with You. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the Lord grant you grace to keep this holy appointment, and may you find that to look unto Jesus and to abide in Him is better than all else, for there is room in Him for your largest desires.
The Encourager
The Encourager
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Let us pray that Heavenly Father will help me spend more and more quality time with HIM, in the Name of Jesus Christ!
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Let us pray that Heavenly Father will help me spend more and more quality time with HIM, in the Name of Jesus Christ!
