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In order to become a Christian, we must be born of the Spirit of God. But to live like a Christian, we must continually be led by the Spirit of God.

Paul applies this principle of being led by the Holy Spirit to our prayer life. Prayer is an essential part of a Christian's walk with God. It is how we communicate with God. After Christ's death and resurrection, we receive direct access to God. This access allows us the ability to pray for ourselves and the responsibility 
to pray for other people.

THE LORD IS ON YOUR SIDE! With God on your side, sickness and disease have no power in your life. The same power Jesus had to cast out demons and raise people from the dead, you have today! 

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9

If you find yourself walking in the same ruts, circling the same mountains, and facing the same problems.

You need to make it a priority in your life to act in obedience to the last thing God told you to do. Delayed obedience is a sophisticated way of saying that you are in open rebellion to God. Until you want to solve the problem, you're not going to solve it. Until you want to live in obedience to God, you will make a career living in the wilderness.

The Bible tells us that we are to be good soldiers in the army of the Lord. What do good soldiers do? They train. They train more than they fight. They train for hours, and they fight for minutes. In the minutes that they fight, it’s the hours of training that pay off. The storied 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division had to overcome some of the toughest training the army had to offer before parachuting behind enemy lines the night before D-Day in 1944. They trained before they went to war.

Adam and Eve lived in the definition of paradise. The Garden of Eden had no pain, no regret, and no danger of any kind. There were no thorns on the trees, no stickers hiding in the grass, and they couldn’t even get a sunburn. Adam and Eve walked with God throughout the garden every day and enjoyed perfect communion with Him. 

Human nature is predisposed to selfishness from a young age. A word common to every toddler the world over is, “Mine!” Toddlers know how to say “mine,” but disciples of Jesus must learn to say, “Thy will be done.” If we are to grow as followers of Jesus, we must embrace discipline. 

“Wild horse” emotions, if unbridled, can run roughshod through our souls, lives, and relationships. They have the power to destroy us. Yet these same “wild horse” emotions, if brought under control, can carry us to new levels of success. 

Many people do not get a blessing because they did not thank God for the last one. “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  I THESSALONIANS 5:18