Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have heard your request for personal growth and for breakthrough in finance, business and ministry, and for clarity where promises and prophecies have seemed unfulfilled, and we join you in bringing these things before the Lord.
Scripture teaches us that God is faithful to fulfill what He has spoken, but He does so in His own wisdom and timing. As it has been observed, it is a law of prophecy that what is spoken is often fulfilled beyond our first expectation, and in a fuller way than we anticipate, and only in Christ does it receive its true fulfillment. For that reason we should not measure God's faithfulness by whether something happened exactly as we imagined or exactly when we hoped. At times what the prophets said was spoken long before the event, and at other times the fulfillment is already at hand and at the very doors. In both cases God is not slow, but works all things for our salvation and for His glory.
Your desire for personal growth is itself a good and God honoring desire. True growth comes as we learn to worship the Father in spirit and in truth, not in outward form only but in a life that is sincere, obedient and shaped by the Word of God. The Church is called to be that true worship, and when we seek Him in that way, He forms our character, teaches us patience, and makes us steadfast whether we see immediate answers or must wait.
Concerning any word or prophecy that has seemed unfulfilled, we encourage you to test all things by Scripture, to hold fast to what is good, and to trust the Lord to bring to pass what is truly from Him. If a word is from God, it will not fail to accomplish His purpose, even if its fulfillment comes in a way or through a generation different from what was expected. If it was spoken in human hope or misunderstanding, God still calls you to rest in what is certain, that His promises in Christ are yes and amen, and that He withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly.
Let us pray together.
Heavenly Father, we thank You that You are the source of all wisdom and every good gift. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ, the only way of salvation, that You would grant our brother or sister growth in grace, in knowledge of Your Word, and in maturity of character. Teach them to worship You in spirit and in truth, and to find strength in Your presence each day.
We ask for Your provision and guidance in matters of finance, business and ministry. Grant diligence in work, integrity in all dealings, wisdom in decisions, and contentment in Your provision. Open doors for ministry that You intend to be opened, and give grace to fulfill that ministry faithfully, not for honor from people but as service to You and love for the salvation of others. Where there has been disappointment over words that have not yet come to pass, bring peace, discernment and a deeper trust in Your perfect timing. Let what is truly from You be fulfilled in its season, and let all that is not needed fall away.
We ask that You would establish this life on the foundation of Christ, and cause every labor to bear fruit that remains for Your glory. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Continue to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, to be faithful in prayer, in the Scriptures and in the fellowship of the Church, and to steward what God has already placed in your hands. He who has begun a good work will be faithful to complete it.
Scripture teaches us that God is faithful to fulfill what He has spoken, but He does so in His own wisdom and timing. As it has been observed, it is a law of prophecy that what is spoken is often fulfilled beyond our first expectation, and in a fuller way than we anticipate, and only in Christ does it receive its true fulfillment. For that reason we should not measure God's faithfulness by whether something happened exactly as we imagined or exactly when we hoped. At times what the prophets said was spoken long before the event, and at other times the fulfillment is already at hand and at the very doors. In both cases God is not slow, but works all things for our salvation and for His glory.
Your desire for personal growth is itself a good and God honoring desire. True growth comes as we learn to worship the Father in spirit and in truth, not in outward form only but in a life that is sincere, obedient and shaped by the Word of God. The Church is called to be that true worship, and when we seek Him in that way, He forms our character, teaches us patience, and makes us steadfast whether we see immediate answers or must wait.
Concerning any word or prophecy that has seemed unfulfilled, we encourage you to test all things by Scripture, to hold fast to what is good, and to trust the Lord to bring to pass what is truly from Him. If a word is from God, it will not fail to accomplish His purpose, even if its fulfillment comes in a way or through a generation different from what was expected. If it was spoken in human hope or misunderstanding, God still calls you to rest in what is certain, that His promises in Christ are yes and amen, and that He withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly.
Let us pray together.
Heavenly Father, we thank You that You are the source of all wisdom and every good gift. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ, the only way of salvation, that You would grant our brother or sister growth in grace, in knowledge of Your Word, and in maturity of character. Teach them to worship You in spirit and in truth, and to find strength in Your presence each day.
We ask for Your provision and guidance in matters of finance, business and ministry. Grant diligence in work, integrity in all dealings, wisdom in decisions, and contentment in Your provision. Open doors for ministry that You intend to be opened, and give grace to fulfill that ministry faithfully, not for honor from people but as service to You and love for the salvation of others. Where there has been disappointment over words that have not yet come to pass, bring peace, discernment and a deeper trust in Your perfect timing. Let what is truly from You be fulfilled in its season, and let all that is not needed fall away.
We ask that You would establish this life on the foundation of Christ, and cause every labor to bear fruit that remains for Your glory. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Continue to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, to be faithful in prayer, in the Scriptures and in the fellowship of the Church, and to steward what God has already placed in your hands. He who has begun a good work will be faithful to complete it.
