© 13 Colin Melbourne
Stuck in a rut of routine
Q: I feel as though I’m in a spiritual rut; just going through the routines of prayer, and church activities, but without really advancing in God. Any ideas to help?
A: It is a common situation; due to a surfeit of church-iness: Not enough Jesus.
Here’s the solution, if you mean business with God.
Read no further if you are not serious about becoming Christ-like, and useful to God.
Quickening Prayer Secrets
A blessed tip on how to ensure you keep growing in the Lord.
Make this your heart’s desire, it is a prayer God guarantees to answer because it is;
- His Word
- His will
- His Spirit
- For His glory
The Psalmist, David, understood the power of praying this way whenever he was not up-to-speed, Ps. 119:25 KJV;
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Quicken means to give life, in this case divine life, the abundant life Christ came to give believers, God’s Life, Jn. 10:10b KJV;
…I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Where God has promised something in His Word, you know that is His Will for you, simply ask Him to quicken it to you, and, as you act in faith, His Life will supply what He promises.
Prayer for Direction
For example, when David wasn’t sure which direction to take in his complicated life, he called on the Lord, Ps. 119:37 KJV;
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
That is your desire too. Claim it, know God has answered you, then simply follow the Holy Spirit leading the way for you. It’s what Jesus did all the time.
Kenneth Hagin’s Bible Prayer Study course is packed with insights and scriptural teaching on the many ways to pray and receive Bible results.
Prayer for Action
Similarly, when you are uncertain of the most righteous action, pray like David in Ps. 119:40 KJV;
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Can you see that asking God like this will thrill His heart?
When you sincerely pray this way, it is impossible for God to fail you. The LORD quickens you in the way of righteousness, because He is righteous. So you know you have what you asked.
Prayer for Restoration
If you are spiritually dry, and have missed God’s best, remind Him of His mercy, and ask for more Life, Ps. 119:88 KJV;
Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
It isn’t flattery, God overflows with lovingkindness, and we need to as well.
Claim it, and let His Life flow out through you.
Prayer in Emergency
If you are in trouble, straitened by circumstances, here’s what to pray to ensure God’s deliverance, Ps. 119:154 KJV;
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
Remember, David was not born again; he didn’t have the righteous nature of God living in Him.
Every New Covenant believer has God inside all the time.
Therefore, consider how praying such prayers will mobilise the quickening power of God from the inside.
If you imagine you possess all God wants you to have, think again. There’s no limit to God’s resources.
Prayer for Perfect Health
If you are sick, or infirm, claim perfect health, and let God heal you by faith in His Word, Rom. 8:11 KJV;
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Because I live, ye shall live also
There is no problem you will ever face that cannot be overcome by asking God for more of His Life.
He who has the Son, has life, and Jesus wants you to have more and more of His Life flowing through you.
Is that what you want too?
Tongues: All You Need to Know: Is a wonderful new compilation of the very best of Ken Hagin’s teaching on speaking in tongues. Scriptural answers to all your questions on this popular subject.
© 13 Colin Melbourne