#55 “Identifying Barrier: To Answered Prayer!”

(Dealing with Inferiority) [Pt.2] 

“Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest

with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers.

We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality.

He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it

all—all but the sin.

So let’s walk right up to Him and get what he is

so ready to give. Take the mercy,

accept the help.

Hebrews 4:16

The Message (MSG)

Although we as children of God love His word, we sometimes come across passages of scriptures that speaks so deeply to us that they become our favorites. Sometime a whole chapter can become our favorite chapter or book even. For me the book of Psalms and the book of 1 and 2 John (The Love Chapters) I like to call them. But this doesn’t take away for the entire bible which I read completely each year thanks to the One Year Bible and 1 YearDaily Audio Bible.com . My church started reading the One Year Bible back in 2004 as a whole congregation.  My church book purchased enough of them for everyone to have a copy, sometimes the pastor would even teach Wednesday night service from the daily reading. However, sometimes during my busy schedule I would get behind in my reading and would have a hard time catching up. Then I found the Daily Audio Bible with Brian Hardin reading each day from the One Year Bible ( http://feeds2.feedburner.com./dailyaudiobible )  now I have not difficult keeping up. This year marks my sixth year reading with Brian and the daily audio bible community.  Now I look forward to reading the entire bible each year.

Well that was an interesting rabbit trail; no doubt it was needed, because it was totally off the subject for tonight. In our last lesson we started discussing about “Dealing with Inferiority” and tonight we will concluded that lesson. I can remember dealing with inferiority as a child and in my early adult life. The interesting thing about it was I had no reason what so ever to feel inferior to anyone; because God had from my childhood anointed me and blessed me with such favor.  Even as a child I walked in the blessings of God and didn’t even know what it was. Prosperity seemed to follow me where ever I went. I could be walking home from school and look down and find a $20 dollar bill.  Once I found a string of money, it was like somebody had a hole in their pocket and with every step, money fell some coins and some bills. I thought I for going to be rich, I found so much money, although it was only $50 dollars I felt rich.  

But in spite of this favor that was upon my life I still felt unlike, unwanted and rejected in school, church and sometimes even at home. I have counseled some of the most incredibly beautiful women who struggle with feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. So it not all about whether or not you’re beautiful or not, rich or poor it has everything to do with how you see yourself. It’s about your attitude! How you see yourself determines how you feel about yourself. And when we don’t feel suitable, acceptable, loved or smart we find it difficult approaching people. The same thing is true with God when we feel unworthy or unacceptable we are afraid to approach Him. This is why Jesus told us to come boldly unto the thrown of grace because there’s “GRACE” there for us.  Nothing that we’ve done or thought or even said will separate us from the love of God. However, when we don’t know or believe this then the enemy uses it against us. This is what is meant by the verse, “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint. Proverbs 29:18

When we don’t approach God as though we know we belong to Him, I sure He is sitting there wonder what is wrong with is. Don’t they know that they are ma beloved child and that I love them with an everlasting love? Don’t they know that it is my pleasure to give them everything that pertains to life and Godliness? Don’t they know that I give my Son in order to pay sin’s price that was over their heads? When we pray as though we belong to God, then all of heaven is activated to what we are saying, the angels stand posed to take off and do what we say! “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” Hebrews 1:14 

Just keep in mind that although we say we are servants of God, the truth is we are not servants but rather children of God. Just as the prodigal son who wanted to return to his father’s house as a servant could not, neither can we. We are heirs of God joint heirs with Jesus Christ. We are the Kings Kids! Amen!!! So hold your head up high and walk erect and boldly you have nothing to fear, or dread. 

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for this day and for your mercy and grace which compasses us round about like a shield. Thank you for your watchful eye watching over us day and night. We thank you that you are the author and finisher of our faith and You hold the keys to our future in the palm of your hand.  We thank you for the right to be called a child of God, not by anything I’ve done but only by the precious blood of Jesus.  Father we thank you for making us in Your image and after your likeness, therefore we know that we are beautiful just as You are! We will not allow anything or anyone to cause us to doubt that You have loved us with an everlasting love.  We will not allow doubt and inferiority to stop us from being and doing what You have called us to do. We will come boldly to your thrown room and make our request know unto you. Thank You for Your many blessings in Jesus name Amen!!! 

 

Have A Bless Day…Go in God’s Peace!  

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