Seek The Lord First ALWAYS | A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day

What have you done by faith? What's your story? What's your story of faith?

Every believer must have a story of faith because without faith, it is impossible to please God. So right here in this moment, raise your faith. Reach out to Jesus.

Trust him. Embrace him. Hold on to his word.

Cast your cares on him because he loves you ever so deeply. And perhaps one of the most prominent verses in the Bible about faith is Hebrews 11:6. But without faith, it is impossible to please him.

For he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. This underlines just how faith is a requirement for the believer. And on the topic of faith, there are times when you have to encourage yourself.

There are times that you will have to learn to talk to yourself and remind yourself of the promises of God. Tell yourself who God says you are. And when you do this, you will find that you will lift up to walk on top of your situation rather than underneath it.

If you do this, it will lift your faith. Tell yourself Bible verses such as Nah 1:7. It says, "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.

He cares for those who trust in him. " Tell yourself Isaiah 40:29, "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. " Tell yourself Deuteronomy 31:8.

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid.

Do not be discouraged. Hebrews 11:es 5- 11 reads, "By faith, Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death and was not found because God had taken him. For before he was taken, he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

But without faith, it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. By faith, Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness, which is according to faith.

By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise, as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

For he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age because she judged him faithful who had promised. Take note of the following.

It was by faith that Noah moved with godly fear and prepared the ark. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when he was called, even though he didn't know where he was going. It was by faith that Sarah received strength to conceive.

I pray that this encourages you. By faith, the Bible is telling us that Sarah literally received the strength to conceive. She was made strong by faith.

Noah acted. He prepared an ark. He moved with godly fear by faith.

We all sing and shout that we are children of God. But how many of us depend on the Lord in the same way that a child depends on a parent. Childlike faith looks to the Lord for everything.

Childlike faith looks to the Lord for strength, for provision, for protection. I believe that having childlike faith is essential because when you emulate the faith of a child, you are emulating the kind of faith that Proverbs 3:es 5-6 speaks of when it says in the amplified translation. Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart.

And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways, know and acknowledge and recognize him, and he will make your paths straight and smooth, removing obstacles that block your way. Now with this understanding, let us pray.

I thank you Lord for your unending love. You, King Jesus, are the wellspring of our hope. So even when life disappoints, even when friends abandon, I'm grateful that I can always count on you to be my rock and my refuge.

John 7:38 says, "Whoever believes in me, as scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. " Father, may the rivers of living water flow from every part of my life. May your living water flow over my heart and soul and fill me with faith.

Lord Jesus, so long as you are for me, I know that nothing can stand against me, I will continue to place my faith in you because you're a God who has held me up every time I didn't have the strength to stand on my own. You're a God who has calmed the storms in my life. And you've lifted me up high even when I thought I was at rock bottom.

In this world which is like sinking sand. You, King Jesus, are my rock. Continue to be with me.

Continue to give me the faith to stand firm day by day. Now, I don't know what I'll face tomorrow, but I do know that your word tells me to submit to you, for you will make my paths straight. I know that your word in the book of Isaiah tells me that when I pass through the waters, you will be with me.

And when I pass through the rivers, you will not allow them to sweep over me. When I walk through the fire, I will not be burned because of you. and the flames will not set me ablaze.

In your word, I place my confidence for tomorrow. In your word, I place my hope and my faith for tomorrow. You are the God who knows the number of hairs on my head.

And you said in your word that I am not to fear because I'm more valuable to you than many sparrows. I stand on that word. I rest in that word.

You will never leave me nor forsake me. God, I pray that you would strengthen my faith. Father, help me to be strong in faith.

I trust you, Lord Jesus, to be my provider. The one who will meet my every need. I trust in you, Lord Jesus, to keep my mind at peace, to keep my soul at peace.

your word in Jeremiah 17:es 7-8. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord, for he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when he comes. but its leaf will be green and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.

Father, the one who trusts in you has spiritual security. The one who trusts in you is anchored and unshakable. And I desire to be someone who trusts in you fully.

No matter the situation, may the Holy Spirit strengthen my faith regardless of the battle I face. May the Holy Spirit strengthen my faith. Lord Jesus, so long as you are for me, I know that nothing can stand against me.

I will continue to place my faith in you because you're a God who has held me up every time I didn't have the strength to stand on my own. You're a God who has calmed the storms in my life and you've lifted me up high even when I thought I was at rock bottom in this world which is like sinking sand. You, King Jesus, are my rock.

Continue to be with me. Continue to give me the faith to stand firm day by day. Now, I don't know what I'll face tomorrow, but I do know that your word tells me to submit to you, for you will make my paths straight.

I know that your word in the book of Isaiah tells me that when I pass through the waters, you will be with me. And when I pass through the rivers, you will not allow them to sweep over me. When I walk through the fire, I will not be burned because of you.

and the flames will not set me ablaze. In your word, I place my confidence for tomorrow. In your word, I place my hope and my faith for tomorrow.

You are the God who knows the number of hairs on my head. And you said in your word that I am not to fear because I'm more valuable to you than many sparrows. I stand on that word.

I rest in that word. You will never leave me nor forsake me. Your plans for me are good.

Father, I thank you and I bless your name. It's in Jesus name that I pray. Amen.

By faith, Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death and was not found because God had taken him. For before he was taken, he had this testimony that he pleased God. But without faith, it is impossible to please him.

For he who comes to God must believe that he is. and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. By faith, Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness, which is according to faith.

By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith, he dwelt in the land of promise, as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

For he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed. And she bore a child when she was past the age because she judged him faithful who had promised.

that Proverbs 3:es 5-6 speaks of when it says in the Amplified Translation, "Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways, know and acknowledge and recognize him, and he will make your paths straight and smooth, removing obstacles that block your way.