If you are a teenager ,Then you're in a unique position to be able to affect your world in a powerful way.That's because you are part of a world that is intense,in your face,and in some ways very small.It's small because people who are not teenagers dont get to be part of it in the way that you do.You are able to see up close all the things that are good and bad in your world-the things you wish would never end and the things you know that need to be changed.
You,your life,and your world can be affected far more than you ever dreamed possible by simply praying about them everyday.
Who,Me?I dont Have Time To Pray
As a teenager, You have a busy life.There has never been more pressure to learn,improve,and succeed.And there have never been more opportunities to do it.You may feel you dont have time to pray.If so,you're not alone.Many people feel that way .Life is filled with countless things that are designed to keep us too busy to pray.But when we dont spend time with God everyday in prayer,we miss hearing his voice speaking to our hearts and leading us in important ways.It can cause us to miss out on many of the good things He has for our life.
I have found a way for you to pray about every aspect of your life that will keep you forcused on who God is and who He made you to be.And this is important ,because when a person does not know who God really is,and who he made them to be,they can end up making bad decisions and never experiencing all God has for them.
This way of praying will take the problems off of your own shoulders and put the burden of them on God. He not only wants to carry them for you,He also wants to lift you above difficult situations so you can see things from his perspective.When you can do that,you will be able to tell what is true and what is a lie.Far too often we believe things that are not true about ourselves and our situations,and this can limit or even paralyzed us to the point where we cant move forward like we should.Seeing the truth as God reveals it sets us free.
When you are close to God,you can share the deepest feelings and desires of your heart.And your heart can hear him guiding you on the path he has for you,revealing to you the wonderful plans he has for your future.
GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE
The most important thing you ever need to understand is that God created you,He loves you,He is committed to you,and He has a Great purpose for your life.But you have to not only Believe this in your head,you have to know it in your heart.And it is only through a close relationship with God that you can truly know all this.
The way to Begin a Close relationship with God is to receive His Son,Jesus.Simply ask jesus to come into your life.Then get ahold of a bible and start reading it.Be sure you're hanging out with people who know the Lord.How can you become all God created you to be if you are constanly thrust into a world that wants you to be molded into its image.The people who have the greatest influence in your life should be those who know God.Look for them at School.But especially look for them in a good church,because there they can give you the solid support you need to grow in your relationship with the Lord.
Having a close relationship with God doesn't mean that you will never have problems,but it does mean that when you do, He will be there to help you.He will calm the storms in your Life when things get rough.He will take the tough challenges you face and either transforms them,enable you to rise above them,or help you walk through them successfully.
But all these things dont just happen.Not without prayer.When you walk close to God by reading his word and spending time with him everyday in prayer,you will find out who you really are and who you were created to be.You will understand God's purpose for your Life.
What Is Prayer and Why Does It Work?
Prayer is simply communicating with God.It's talking to him and sharing whatever is in your heart.It's telling him how you feel about your Life and how you feel about him.It's sharing with God all the things you see that are wrong and how you would like them to be changed.And it's letting Him to speak to your Heart about how he feels about you and what his plans and purpose are for your life.
When you pray often you are forcused on who God is and who you are in relation to Him.When you talk to God,He begins to show you more and more who he made you to be and what He wants you to do.And that is one of the most important things you will need to know in your Life.
Why Is It So Hard To Pray Sometimes?
Do you ever feel like its hard to pray?If so you're not alone.I have felt that way too.In fact everyone feels that way at one time or another,no matter how old they are or how long they have known the Lord.
There are many different reason why we find praying difficult.One reason is that we are not sure we're saying the right things.We think we have to sound like a preacher or that we have to use just the right words.We're afraid that we might not say things right enough or good enough.Or we are not praying long enough or hard enough.
Sometimes we think that God isnt really hearing our prayers at all.Or perhaps our prayer are not important to him.or he is is too busy to listen.Or we believe that the issues we want to pray about are so big and we are so small,how can our prayers possibly make any difference?we feel powerless to pray in a way that can bring about any kind of change.We dont understand how powerful our prayers are and want can be accomplished when we pray.
How Do I Move In The Power Of God?
The greatest thing that has happens when we invite jesus into our lives is that God's Holy Spirit comes to live inside of us. Because we have his Holy Spirit in us,we will never be alone and we will always access to everything we need. That means everytime we pray to God in Jesus name,His name is released to work in whatever situation we are praying about.When we deny the Holy spirit's power,we become like those people the Bible talks about who live "having a form of godliness but denying its power" (2 timothy 3:5).
Without God's power we cant rise above our limitations.We cant stand strong in the face of all we come up against everyday. God wants us to understand " What is the exceeding greatness of His power towards us who believe"(Ephesians 1:19). He wants us to see that "we have received, not the spirit of the world,but the spirit who is from God,that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God"(1 Corinthians2:12). That means that because we have the spirit of God living in us,we will be able to experience all the things God has for us. Isnt that good news?.
Once you have made Jesus the Lord of your life,you will come to know Him as the one "Who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,according to the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20).This means that because of God's Holy Spirit in you-his power in you-He can do more in your life than you can ever think to ask for.He can do more than you can even imagine.
Time To Move On
When you walk with the Lord ,you are never standing still.You are either going forward or you're sliding back.You are either becoming more like christ everyday or you're becoming less like Him.That is the reason i wrotethis book.I want you to keep moving forward by spending time with the Lord everyday.I want you to learn to love God and live his way so you can receive all he has for you.When you live according to God's word and buy the power of his Holy Spirit,then you can trust that the Lord is Working his perfect will in your Life and you are becoming all he He made you to be.
Prayer Power
Lord You said in your Word that your Holy Spirit helps us to pray(Romans 8:26). I invite you ,Holy Spirit to teach me how to pray. Show
me the things i need to know.Give me the faith i need to believe that you will always hear me and you will answer in your ways and in your time. Thank you Lord that you sent your Holy spirit so i could live in power and be used powerfully by you(1 corinthians 1:18). Help me do that. I need your power to enable me to live the way you want me to so that i can become all you created me to be. In Jesus name I Pray.
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