Prayer

PPP ~ Privilege. Praying. Partnering.

January 6, 2018 By Eva Conner Leave a Comment

Prepare your plan today and see His provision as You’ve never seen before.

In the professional services world, PPP typically means “Personal Performance Plan.” PPP’s are completed by the professionals stating their goals for the year. However, this morning in my prayer time, God used this acronym “PPP” but showed me something else that ties into our personal performance planning.

Privilege. Praying. Partnering.

God has given each of us the privilege of praying and partnering with Him to do His work in this dark world.

It’s important for our growth to have a gameplan or roadmap that helps us stay on track in doing His work. This is what a personal performance plan is, or a vision board. I encourage you to get before God and ask Him to help you outline some goals for the year. Put pen to paper and list the deepest desires of your heart. Ask away. There’s nothing that we cannot ask of Him in prayer. We have not because we ask not.

As we write our personal performance plans, or vision boards, we’ll see one common thread in our dreams and goals ~ the need for provision. That provision could be the words to write in blog posts that will encourage and reach the hearts of the readers. The provision could be for time to pray for others who He is laying on our heart. It could also be for open doors, closed doors, money, food, faith, strength, good health, connections, platforms, etc, etc.

We need a clearer picture of God’s provision so that our dreams and goals don’t get stuck in lack.

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I believe I could study God’s provision the remainder of my lifetime and never truly grasp the depths of it. But I welcome the challenge to go deeper and deeper as He leads.

This morning, He led me to the two books of Thessalonians. Let’s look in these two books for His provision. And actually I’m just going to share a glimpse of it from the first two chapters in the first book. I encourage you to also read these two books. It is an experience that will change the way you see provision.

1 Thessalonians

1:1 God provides grace and peace.

1:2 God provides people for us.

1:3 God the Son provides us enduring hope.

1:4 God provides us with His love and provides us with family because He chose us as His own.

1:5 God the Holy Spirit provides us with power to know truth.

1:6 God the Holy Spirit provides us with joy.

1:7 God provides our witness.

1:8 God provides our platform or stage to be heard.

1:9 God provides the ability to be hospitable to others.

1:10 God provides our hope for the future and for the return of Jesus Christ.

The first chapter in first Thessalonians has ten verses and each one of these ten verses contains God’s provision! A perfect 10.

So often, when we pray for God’s provision, we are praying for money to meet our needs. His provision is SOOOOO much more than money. Yes, His provision includes money for our needs but we need to open our eyes and ears and hearts to fully understand what His provision includes so that we don’t limit what we receive.

Let’s take a look at chapter 2:

2:1 God provides our success.

2:2 God provides our courage and boldness to declare the Good News of Jesus.

2:2 God provides a way through opposition.

2:3 God provides purity in the words we share.

2:4 God provides the ability to please only Him.

2:4 God provides purity in the motives of our hearts.

2:5 God provides us with a powerful witness in Himself in protecting our motives.

2:6 God provides us with NO desire for human praise.

2:7 God provides us with the discernment to care for His flocks.

2:8 God provides us with the ability to be transparent in our living.

2:9 God provides us with the ability to work hard.

2:10 God provides the strength to be steadfast and honest.

2:11 God provides us with the love of a Father.

2:12 God provides us with the encouragement to build others up in His kingdom.

2:13 God provides us with confirmation that His Word is being spoken through us and being heard by others.

2:14 God provides us with strength to withstand persecutions for His Son’s sake.

2:15 God provides us with strength to conquer death for His Son’s sake.

2:16 God provides vindication upon those who persecute us.

2:17 God provides heart connections among His people.

2:18 God provides open doors as well as closed doors.

2:19 God provides our reward and crown as we share His Son Jesus.

2:20 God provides pride and joy through the love and sharing with others.

Again, every single verse in chapter two is filled with God’s provision.

And chapter two has 20 verses – double that of chapter one! Double the provision. I won’t continue through these two books but you truly can see God’s provision throughout if you are looking for it.

As I mentioned above, in my prayer time today I received these words for the acronym PPP ~ Privilege, Praying and Partnering.

We have the privilege of praying with God as He chooses to partner with us to do His work.

And as we pray and partner with Him, He will provide all that we need! What a privilege it is to be able to not only talk with but to also partner with God Almighty! His ways are so perfect. Let Him start showing You provision today.

Here is my prayer for all of us:

Father,

As we come before You in our time of prayer, open our eyes, our ears and our hearts to receive all that You have for us. Please break down those barriers we’ve erected that hold us back from seeing Your provision in our lives. Help us cultivate a giving and loving and thankful heart. Create in us pure hearts and renew steadfast spirits within us.

Father, use us in mighty ways in Your kingdom. Show us those in need around us and give us Your Words to speak that will open their hearts to receive You. Thank you, Father, for Your Son Jesus and Your Holy Spirit which you have given so freely. Help us to give freely to others.

As we stand before You, enable us to live a life worthy of Your call. Give us the power to accomplish all the good things that our faith prompts us to do. Let us bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. It is in His holy name we pray.

Amen♥

Stay in the Light and Love always,

Eva

Ripping the Mask Off the Enemy

November 30, 2017 By Eva Conner 1 Comment

Today in prayer, I heard the Father say very clearly He was ripping the mask off the enemy.

Here is the message that He gave me today to share with you:

“I am ripping the mask off the enemy. He has fooled and deceived my children for too long. I desire you to walk upright – in health – in abundance – in authority. When you come before my throne asking for anything in my Son’s Name, I cannot NOT answer you. It would be denying my Son and I would not deny Him anything.

You want financial freedom? I want that for you too – more than even you want it. You want resources to sow into My Kingdom? Why wouldn’t I want you to have that too? The enemy has destroyed too many of my children. The message of prosperity is not new. Abraham was prosperous. Isaac and Jacob too along with David and Solomon. Look at Ruth and Boaz. All prosperous in all areas of life.

All from Me for Me.

When you understand it is all from Me for My Kingdom is when I can release the abundance. Get ready. It’s far better than you can ever imagine.

Be in receiving form. What does that look like? Arms outstretched before you and I will fill your arms. Everything that was, is and ever will be is mine. Even Satan is mine. He only has what man has given him. He cannot have what is not handed to him. He has no authority to just take what is not his.

The violent take it by force. Take My Kingdom by force.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
Matthew 11:12

Understand the full meaning of this Word. You must be forceful in your prayer. You must stand before my throne and demand justice. It is necessary to be bold and confident in your asking. Satan roams around to devour. He brings violence against the Kingdom of Heaven by destroying the beliefs and thoughts of my people. He keeps people in lack in their thinking. My people must be more forceful in prayer. The violent take it by force!!

Do not be meek or hold back. Do not fear asking for anything in My Son’s Name. I am a good and giving Father. I know how to give gifts. Live in the unseen and not the seen. Live in the Kingdom and not the world. Live in abundance and not lack. This is My way for My children.”

Wow. This word totally unglued me.

I received such a deeper and fuller understanding of Matthew 11:12. We are called to be bold and aggressive in prayer. When we pray for salvation of others, when we pray for resources for ministries, when we pray for health and wellness, pray boldly and aggressively. You have a ministry if you have a heart for God ~ even if you don’t think you have a ministry you do! It looks different for each of us but we are all called into ministry when we surrender to God.

Here’s the word that actually kick-started this prayer time that led to this deeper revelation for me.

Prepare to Receive the Generosity of the King

I hope you take the time to read it because it is powerful. My friend and mentor Jamie Rohrbaugh posted this word in which she shared this verse and message that opened my eyes as never before:

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
Psalm 115:16

“Your prayers release God to move in your life, where you have authority. Without your prayers, the gates of your life are closed to God–for He has given the earth to the children of men.”
Jamie Rohrbaugh at fromhispresence.com

What a punch in the gut!

I have to admit that I have gone before God asking meekly for resources and for financial blessing. This blog and my Bible teaching are my ministry. My heart’s desire is to reach people and help them step into freedom and grace in Jesus Christ. When we release people into that freedom lives are transformed enabling them to go into the fields to release others. It’s a wonderful privilege that we can work in the harvest fields of our Lord Jesus. But it takes resources to have a ministry. Blogging requires time and money. So, why do I pray for resources and financial blessing meekly? Why do I not put a demand on Father? It all changes this minute.

We BELONG in the Throne Room. We are not merely a visitor – we are a resident!

My hope is that these words are impacting you as much as they did me.

Stay in the Light and the Love Always,

Eva

Forgiveness Sets US Free

October 30, 2017 By Eva Conner 5 Comments

Our sins have been removed as far as the east is from the west.

As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12

Scripture tells us that God not only forgives our sins but He also forgets them. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and when we repent of our sins, they are immediately forgiven. There is no record of our sin in heaven. This is good news for each of us. Our Father is so good and pure and lovely. He washes us clean!

We need to forgive as we’ve been forgiven.

When we choose to forgive another, it sets US free.

A funny thing about unforgiveness is that it doesn’t hold the person you are harboring a grudge against captive, it holds YOU captive. When we allow unforgiveness to settle in our hearts, it takes precious real estate away from the things that God desires to place there. Things like love, peace, and joy.

By choosing to not forgive someone, we are telling God we don’t want all that He has for us.

Our loving Father wants the very best for each of us.

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Colossians 3:12-13

If you have unforgiveness in your heart today, be intentional and dedicated in prayer concerning it. Ask your Father to take it from you. What we are not able to do on our own, He is able to accomplish with us. Choose to forgive. Choose to love.

Here’s a prayer that will help you make this choice.

Dear God,

Thank You for today. Help me to make allowance for other’s faults and to forgive anyone who offends me. Wash any offense out of my heart. Remove all unforgiveness. Bring these things into the light that need to be revealed and removed.

Father God, please create in me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Wash me as white as snow with Your precious Word.

Thank You for growing my heart to love more and hurt less. Thank You for growing my heart to share all that You’ve given me. Please use me to set those in captivity free. People who have chosen to keep unforgiveness and offense in their hearts. Use me to share Your love and Your mercy.

Father, place me in the right place at the right time to do Your work. Give me grace and love to forgive, discernment to know when to speak and wisdom to have the right words to say. Thank you that Your ways are so much higher than our ways. Thank You for showing me to be raised high, I must go low. I thank You that Your promises are all Yes and Amen and that Your Word never returns to You without accomplishing what it sets out to accomplish!

Father God, I praise Your name. I bless Your Son Jesus Christ. I bless Your Holy Spirit. I bless You, Father. Thank You for Your great love for me. Help me to show that love to everyone.

For this and so much more I am eternally grateful. In Jesus name I pray.

Amen♥

Stay in the Light and the Love Always,

Eva

The Cross Casts No Shadows

October 21, 2017 By Eva Conner Leave a Comment

The Cross casts no shadows.

This is a word the Lord gave me in prayer on Thursday. Let me explain. We were praying for strongholds to be broken over families, over schools, over cities, over nations. Strongholds that keep us in captivity such as bitterness, grudges, regret, shame, and guilt. During this prayer time, Jesus showed me that His Cross casts no shadows.

There are no shadows in any direction, no matter where the sun is in the sky.

There is only light surrounding the Cross on all sides. No darkness at all. It is at the Cross where Jesus buried our past. And all these strongholds are linked to our past. Listen to these words. Stop digging up the past. It’s dead and buried under the Cross at Calvary. Stop trying to resurrect it. Only life is resurrected at the Cross. Not bitterness, not grudges, not regrets, not shame and not guilt.

Let it all go.

Understand the power of what Jesus Christ did for each of us – whether we accept Him as our Lord and Savior or not. He took our past and crucified it with Him.

All the dark places that have haunted us for years are gone. Vanished. With no forwarding address.

Friends, write these five words down and carry them with you,

The Cross casts no shadows.

These words will change your life. They will set you free.

Stay in the Light and the Love always,

Eva

10 Marriage Prayers for Each of Us

May 24, 2017 By Eva Conner Leave a Comment

Marriage Prayers – Let’s pray together for our marriages.

10 prayers for our marriage Let’s pray together for our marriages. Satan loves to attack the very core of the family unit – the marriage covenant. He knows if he can create chunks in the marriage covenant, he can divert attention from Christ.

Let’s pray together for our marriages!

Here are ten marriage prayers to strengthen our relationships and make them one in Christ Jesus.

1. We are created in God’s image.

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:18

Dear Father, Thank You for making each of us – man and woman – for each other – and for making us so perfectly and beautifully in Your image. When we look at our spouses, let us see You. Let us see past the flaws and brokenness to see Your perfect love and grace.♥

2. God saw that man needs a help mate.

Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Genesis 2:22-24

Dear Father, Thank You for the gift of our spouses. We see in Your Word that they are truly a gift from You. Please help each of us, man and woman, accept each other as a gift from You. Give us eyes to see that we are married as One in covenant and that covenant does not just mean as man and woman, husband and wife. That covenant means that we are husband and wife and Jesus Christ. Help us to receive our mates as if they are directly from Your Hand.♥

3. We need to seek God first for fulfillment and joy.

Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16

NOTE: “And you will desire to control your husband” can be interpreted a couple different ways. It can mean exactly what it says that wives will seek to dominate their husbands. Or it can mean that wives will have desire for your husband. While this in itself is not bad, it can become a thorn in your marriage if the wife desires her husband in a way that she should desire God.

We are to seek God and only God to be our Lord and our Master.

We should not look to our husband for that inner fulfillment and joy that only a relationship with God can provide. When wives seek from their husbands what they should be seeking from God, there is too much pressure on the husbands and they are setting their husbands up for failure. No human man can satisfy that deep need that we each have within for fulfillment. Only God can satisfy.

Dear Father, Thank You for showing us in scripture that from the very moment after the fall of mankind into sin, wives were given a desire to control their husbands. And thank You for opening our eyes to this truth. Help each of us who are wives strive to not control our husbands and help us all love our spouses more than we love ourselves. We will strive to surround ourselves with Your Word – from the inside out.

Help us to get Your Word in our very souls so that we can truly honor You in our marriage. And Father, we also ask that You be the ultimate Lord and Master in each of our lives individually and as one in marriage. We ask that You show us if we are seeking this fulfillment from our mate instead of from You. Search our hearts and show us our anxious thoughts. We put our hope in You and You alone.♥

4. All that we have is Yours – not ours.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him. Psalm 24:1

Dear Father, Thank You for our very lives. Thank You for the air that we breathe. Help us to not treat one another as possessions. You’ve shown us in Your Word that we all belong to You. Because we are Yours, we should revere one another as children of the Most High God. We should love one another as Your precious loved ones. Help us to love, honor and respect one another. Thank You for reminding us that everything in this earth is Yours. All of our possessions and money are Yours – not ours. Help us to honor You with our possessions. Keep us from putting possessions ahead of each other or ahead of You.♥

5. We must trust in God for protection of our loved ones!

The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8

Dear Father, Thank You for this reminder that You watch over us at all times, that our protection and safety come from You. Help each of us hand over our worries for our spouses to You. You do not want us to bear unnecessary burdens. You desire for us to hand those over. Today, we hand over the unnatural worry that plagues us for the protection and the safety of our spouse. Thank You for taking this burden from us and for the freedom that You continually give us in all areas of our lives.♥

6. Two are better than one and three are even better.

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Dear Father, Thank You that two are better than one. And even more that three are better than two. Father, we, as husband and wife with Jesus Christ, are the triple-braided cord that cannot be easily broken. Help us to strengthen one another to succeed. We vow to encourage, comfort and lift up each other and not tear each other down.♥

7. Help us honor You with the money You give us.

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heavenly’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!” Malachi 3:10

Dear Father, Work in both of our hearts so that we are on the same page with our giving. Help us to desire to give more than we keep. Give each of us, husband and wife, a deep desire to give to Your Kingdom, to do Your work on earth and to share Your Son Jesus.♥

8. We will strive to agree together in all things.

I also tell you this: if two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am here among them. Matthew 18:19-20

Dear Father, We, as husband and wife, stand before You in agreement that our marriage will be kept holy and pure. Help us to come to You for advice in all of our decisions. We vow mutually to live our lives to serve You. Give us Your wisdom and understanding in all matters. We need Jesus in our marriage.♥

9. Let no one split apart what God has joined together.

“Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Matthew 19:6

Dear Father, Thank You for joining us together in marriage as one with You. Help each of us take our vows seriously. We ask that You give us Your strength to resist the temptations of the world. Turn our hearts toward one another each and every day. Let us see our spouse in a new way. Help us never lose the love and compassion we have for one another. Grow that love and compassion more and more each day. Give us discernment to see the attempts of the enemy to come between us. When we see these attempts, strengthen us in prayer together. Help us to be honest in all areas. Let nothing stay in the darkness. Bring Light into our marriage and our home.♥

10. Show us true love for You and for one another.

This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:10-11

Dear Father, Thank You for saving us by grace. When we mess up, give us grace to forgive one another as you forgive us. Help us to realize our identity and authority in Christ Jesus. Let us walk in that full authority. We are loved by the Most High God and because we are loved, we are able to love others. Help us to remember this love always.♥

Let God strengthen you.

Dear Father God,
Thank You for my spouse. Thank You for blessing our marriage. Let us find honor and favor with You and with men. Let us find favor in our jobs, favor in our neighborhoods, and favor in all that we set our hands to do. Let us always glorify Jesus in everything that we set our hands to do. And let us always give as You direct us to give of our time, our talents, our money, our resources. Thank You for giving us Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Let Jesus become the very cornerstone of our marriage.
All this we ask and pray in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen♥

Stay in the Light and the Love Always,

Eva

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