The Prayer of Jabez - Bruce Wilkinson
I have found my source. It has definately been a long road over the past months, years, and here I am today. Reading over the one person who regardless of his name, had the outer most indefinate solutions of all: A prayer.
Jabez means pain, suffering, the carring of a burden of great fear - this is what I have learned. Regardless of the meaning of his name, he had a prayer. One that would sprout the unlimited faithfulness and goodness of our Father above:
"Oh, that you bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that your hand would be with me,
ahd that You would keep me from evil."
I just witnessed and heard the testimony first hand of my co-worker since she first said and continues to say this prayer. It is not all a financial, materialistic, but rather spiritual.
"The Lord's blessing is our greatest wealth; all our work adds nothing to it" {proverbs 10:22}
This is leaving all blessings depenping on the Lord, trusting that He knows best of what He will bless us with. ..."enlarge my territory.." it can be anything He sees fitted for us to prosper in all ways. Everything else becomes of secondary - His purpose and glory come first...
"Ask and it will be given to you..." Matthew 7:7
"you do not have because you do not ask.." James 4:2
BLESSINGS....
THis is the prayer, to take the blessings that have been promised to you to a full extent! All for His glory and purpose.
The pain and suffering that is present now, it's not but a simple test of faith. The willingness of your heart, the responsability and edurance you aquire. His blessings are countless, they are waiting and each day could be as trully blessed only if you ask and trust that He will do as He has promised. Don't focus on the materialistics visions of today's society, but rely that He will give you and meet you at your greatest needs.
He sees, hears, and acts.... our weaknesses makes us strong, for it is when we fully realize that by ourselves we cannot do much, but with His presence in our lives we can accomplish what He has designed us to do.
Will continue to read and re-post, but thus far this is what I have obtained. This is my understanding...
Here is another point: Being a Christian means fully debouting yourself and sacrificing everyting in order to serve our Heavenly Father. I have been a witness: often as Bruce Wilkinson points out, our equation is not the same as the Lord's:
OURS:
My abilities + Training
+ personaly and appearance
+ my past + the expectations of others
= my assigned territory
God's
My willingness and weakness
+God's will and supernatural power
=my expanding territory
Jabez means pain, suffering, the carring of a burden of great fear - this is what I have learned. Regardless of the meaning of his name, he had a prayer. One that would sprout the unlimited faithfulness and goodness of our Father above:
"Oh, that you bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that your hand would be with me,
ahd that You would keep me from evil."
I just witnessed and heard the testimony first hand of my co-worker since she first said and continues to say this prayer. It is not all a financial, materialistic, but rather spiritual.
"The Lord's blessing is our greatest wealth; all our work adds nothing to it" {proverbs 10:22}
This is leaving all blessings depenping on the Lord, trusting that He knows best of what He will bless us with. ..."enlarge my territory.." it can be anything He sees fitted for us to prosper in all ways. Everything else becomes of secondary - His purpose and glory come first...
"Ask and it will be given to you..." Matthew 7:7
"you do not have because you do not ask.." James 4:2
BLESSINGS....
THis is the prayer, to take the blessings that have been promised to you to a full extent! All for His glory and purpose.
The pain and suffering that is present now, it's not but a simple test of faith. The willingness of your heart, the responsability and edurance you aquire. His blessings are countless, they are waiting and each day could be as trully blessed only if you ask and trust that He will do as He has promised. Don't focus on the materialistics visions of today's society, but rely that He will give you and meet you at your greatest needs.
He sees, hears, and acts.... our weaknesses makes us strong, for it is when we fully realize that by ourselves we cannot do much, but with His presence in our lives we can accomplish what He has designed us to do.
Will continue to read and re-post, but thus far this is what I have obtained. This is my understanding...
Here is another point: Being a Christian means fully debouting yourself and sacrificing everyting in order to serve our Heavenly Father. I have been a witness: often as Bruce Wilkinson points out, our equation is not the same as the Lord's:
OURS:
My abilities + Training
+ personaly and appearance
+ my past + the expectations of others
= my assigned territory
God's
My willingness and weakness
+God's will and supernatural power
=my expanding territory
Written - Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 4:29pm
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