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Mar 19, 2009 12:40 PM

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Nov 27, 2008 1:47 PM

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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Sep 25, 2007 9:29 PM

Prayer
Communicating with God
Part 2 or 5


Q: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO, "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING" (1 Thes. 5:17)?

A: I want to be the center of your life. I want to be your best friend.
· I encourage you to pray all day long.
· Pray for what you need, give thanks for what you have, and take time to say "Thank You".
· Take Me with you throughout your day. (Can you, can you take him everywhere?)
· I stand at the door of your heart and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you with Me (Revelation 3:20).


Q: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY, "YOU MAY ASK ME FOR ANYTHING IN MY NAME, AND I WILL DO IT" (John 14:14)?

A: If you ask for something in My name, it must be according to My character and My will. By reading My word you will know My character and My will.
· I will not grant requests that are against My nature.
· You ask with wrong motives and that is why you do not receive (James 4:3).
· But if what you ask for is according to My character and will, then it will be given to you.
· Seek first My kingdom and My righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:33).


Q: DO YOU ANSWER ALL PRAYERS?

A: Yes I answer all prayers.
· As soon as you begin to pray, an answer is given (Daniel 9:23).
· I either grant requests or deny them according to My will.
· It is important to remember that I grant requests and gifts according to My time.
· I am coming soon and My reward is with Me! (Revelation 22:12).
· Until then remember this: I will always do what is best for you because I love you very much.
· Put your faith in Me and I will lead you.
I will cause all things to work together for the good of those who love Me (Romans 8:28).
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Aug 27, 2007 11:14 AM

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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Jul 29, 2007 10:31 PM

Prayer
Communicating with God
Part 1 or 5

Ø If God was interviewed about a few frequently asked questions about prayer.
Ø Here's what He would say.

Q: WHY IS PRAYER IMPORTANT?

A: Prayer is how you communicate with me.
· I speak to you through My Word (The Bible) and you, in turn, speak to me through prayer.
· I desire a personal relationship with you and prayer allows you to speak to Me anytime you wish.
· When you call, I will answer. When you cry for help, I will say, "Here I am" (Isaiah 58:9).
· I will answer you, and show you great and wonderful things, which you do not know (Jeremiah 33:3).


Q: WHAT SORT OF THINGS SHOULD WE PRAY FOR?

A: You may pray for anything that you need!
· The reason you do not have is because you do not ask me (James 4:2).
· I am here to listen and help you with any problem you are facing.
· Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28).
· Cast all your cares to Me because I care for you (1 Peter 5:7).

§ In addition to making requests you can also say prayers of thanks and praise.
§ These types of prayers please Me very much (Psalm 69:30-31).


Q: WHY SHOULD WE PRAY FOR OTHERS?

A: Because My children are all part of one body - the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27).
· That means those who follow Me share a special bond with one another.
o A bond that is held together (with something better than Super Glue) by the blood of My Son, Jesus Christ.
· When someone in another country is suffering, remember that is your brother or sister who is suffering. They are part of your body- the body of Christ.
· So you should pray for each other (James 5:16).
And always remember, when two or three come together in My name, there I am with them (Matthew 18:20).
What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Jun 30, 2007 5:39 AM

Week 23 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that this Bible study blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

I challenge you to make the Jabez prayer for blessings a part of your daily life. To do that, I encourage you to follow the plan outlined here for the next thirty days. By the end of that time, you’ll be noticing significant changes in your life, & the prayer will be on it’s way to becoming a treasured, lifelong habit. 1) Pray the Jabez prayer every morning, & keep a record of your daily prayer by marking a calendar or a chart. 2) Write out the prayer & put it somewhere that will remind you of your new commitment & vision. 3) Re-read these Bible study’s from 1-23 or go out & purchase this book & re-read it once every week during the next month, asking God to show you important insights you may have missed. 4) Tell one other person of your commitment to your new habit, & ask him or her to check up on you. 5) Begin to keep a record of changes in your life, especially the divine appointments & new opportunities you can relate directly to the Jabez prayer. 6) Start praying the Jabez prayer for your family, friends & your church. What you know about this prayer or any other prayer won’t get you anything. What you know about deliverance won’t deliver you from anything. You can hang the Jabez prayer on the wall of every room in your house & nothing will happen. It’s only what you believe will happen, & therefore do next that will release God’s power for you & bring about a life change. But when you act, you will step up to God’s best for you. Your spiritual expectations undergo a radical shift, though it might be only slightly apparent to others. You feel renewed confidence in the power & reality of your prayers because you know you’re praying in the will & pleasure of God. This concludes this Bible study series on “The Prayer of Jabez.”
What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Jun 3, 2007 8:03 AM

Week 22 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that this Bible study blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

The day will come--& come repeatedly during your life—that you may become so overwhelmed with God’s graciousness that tears may stream down your face. You may say to the Lord, “It’s to much! Hold some of your blessings back!” If your like many who use the Jabez prayer, you many come to times in your life when you feel so blessed that you stop praying for more, at least for a while. But I promise you & more importantly, God promises you, that you will see a direct link: You will know beyond doubt that God has opened heavens storehouses because you prayed. The cycle of blessings will give your faith a good testing. Will you let God work in your life regardless of what He chooses? His choice will always be for your best. Will you surrender to His power & love & surprising plan for you? If you do, you will experience the joy of knowing that God experiences deep pleasure & joy in you! The only thing that can break this cycle of abundant living is sin, because sin breaks the flow of God’s power. You should know that when you sin after experiencing the Jabez blessing, you’ll experience a deeper grief over your disconnect from God than you ever thought possible. It’s the pain that comes from having once tasted the exhilaration of God working in you at a higher level of fulfillment & then turning back. If this happens to you, I encourage you to rush back into God’s presence & make things right, whatever it takes. Don’t squander even for a minute the miracle that He has started in your life. Indescribable good still lies ahead fo
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

May 26, 2007 5:29 AM

Sup fam. Just sending a heads up to all, to let them know that S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz will be in Southern Cali. June 15th & 16th as part of a youth ralley. We would love to meet as many of out West Coast myspace friends as possible & worship the Lord together. If you are interested, please let us know & we will get you more info. on this event. Be blessed.
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

May 26, 2007 4:09 AM

Week 21 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that this Bible study blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

I think the immediacy --the “now-ness”--of serving God is one of the most exciting aspects of living for God’s honor roll. You start to thrive in the present to a degree most Christians have never thought possible. Think about it: How would your day unfold if you believed that God wanted your boarders expanded at all times with every person & if you were confident that God’s powerful hand is directing you even as you minister? This is not only possible but is truly God’s desire for all his children. I encourage you to start this cycle in your every day Christian life: 1) Ask for & expect God’s blessing on every day. 2) Plead for more “territory” (more ministry & influence in Him) & then step forward to receive it. 3) lean precariously but confidently upon the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts, words, & actions & for God to work in the supernatural realm to accomplish what you can not. Let me encourage you, to reach boldly for the miracle. Your Father knows your gifts, your hindrances, & the condition you’re in at every moment. He also knows something you can’t possibly know—every single person who’s in desperate need of receiving His touch through you. God will bring you to that person at exactly the right time & in the right circumstances. And at that moment, you will receive power to be His witness. As you repeat these steps, you will set into motion a cycle of blessing that will keep multiplying what God is able to do in & through you. You have asked for & received more blessing, more territory, more power & more protection. But the growth curve soon starts to spike upwards. You don’t reach the next level of blessing & stay there. As the cycle repeats itself, you’ll find that you are steadily moving into more blessings & influence.
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

May 13, 2007 1:26 AM

Week 20 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that this Bible study blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

Do you think that God has favorites? Certainly God makes his love available to all, & Jesus came to earth so that “whosever” might call on His name might be saved. But Jabez, whose prayer earned him a “more honorable” award from God, might have made the case that God does have favorites. His experience taught him that equal access to God’s favor does not add up to equal rewards. Simply put, God favors those who ask. He holds back nothing from those who want & earnestly long for what He wants. To say that you want to be “more honorable” in God’s eyes is not arrogance or self-centeredness. “More honorable” describes what God thinks; it’s not credit we take for ourselves. You would be giving into a carnal impulse if you were trying to outdo someone else, but you are living in the spirit when you strive to receive God’s highest reward. “I press toward the goal for the prize,” Paul wrote in his last epistle (Philippians 3:14), & he looked forward to the day he could give an account for what he had done (2 Corinthians 5:9-10). The sorrowful alternative to his kind of life does not appeal to me. I don’t want to get to heaven & hear God say: “Let’s look at your life. Let me show you what I wanted for you & tried repeatedly to accomplish through you…but you wouldn’t let me.” What a travesty! I’ve noticed that winning honor nearly always means leaving mediocre expectations & comfortable assumptions behind. But in this case it has very little to do with talent. How encouraging it is to find very few supersaints listed among those God has placed on His honor roll(Hebrews 11). They are most ordinary, easy-to-overlook people who had faith in an extraordinary, miraculous God & they stepped out to act on that faith.
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May 2, 2007 9:06 PM

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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Apr 28, 2007 4:03 AM

Week 19 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I know that it has been several weeks since the last Bible study came out. Please forgive the time gap. I pray that this Bible study blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

Lets talk about our feelings. Do we really understand how far the American Dream is from God’s dream for us? We’re steeped in a culture that worships freedom, independence, personal rights, & the pursuit of pleasure. We respect people who sacrifice to get what they want. But to be a living sacrifice? To be crucified to self? Like Jabez, we should plead to be kept from the powerful pull of what feels right to us but is actually wrong. As a dear friend of mine says; it’s ok to own your possessions, just s long as your possessions don’t own you. Since Satan opposes those who are becoming the greatest threat to him & his kingdom, the more God answers your Jabez prayers, the more you should be prepared to confront spiritual attack. Sometimes, however, you can’t be kept from evil because by God’s power you are attempting to launch a D-Day offensive against the darkness. At those times you can stand confidently against the enemy with what Paul calls “the weapons of our warfare” (2 Corinthians 10:4). As Christians & true followers or Christ, we must remember that the victory is already ours. God has won the war; we just have to endure until he returns. If Jabez was alive right now, I believe he would say to us. “Stay out of the arena of temptation whenever possible,” he would also advise, “but never live in fear of defeat. By God’s power, you can keep your legacy of blessing safe.” Do you believe that a supernatural God is going to show up & to keep you from evil & protect your spiritual investment? Jabez did, & he acted on his belief. Therefore his life was spared from the grief & pain that evil brings.
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Apr 4, 2007 3:39 AM

Week 18 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that it blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

The battles we engage in against Satan are in the spiritual realm. This isn’t neutral ground, because we are fallen creatures with limited understandings, as Satan well knows. Here, even our finest weapons (humanly speaking) can quickly become our undoing. Take our wisdom. It works sporadically at best because the nature of evil is to deceive us with a little bit of the truth—not all of it, mind you, but just enough to trick us. Adam & Eve weren’t any more prone to give into temptation than we are. In fact, unlike us, they were perfect in every way, & all of there genuine needs were met. Satan approached the human race at its peak of promise & performance--& crushed us with one friendly conversation. That’s why, like Jabez, we should pray for protection from deception: Lord, keep me from making the mistakes I’m most likely to give into when temptation comes. Take our experience. The further we move into new territory for Christ, the less protected are our flanks from Satan’s attacks. A tiny indulgence of pride or self-confidence can spell disaster. The deepest grief I’ve seen in fellow believers is among those who have experienced extraordinary blessings, territory, & power… only to slip into serious sin. Like Jabez, then, we should ask to be spared dangerous misjudgments. Lord, keep me safe from the pain & grief that sin brings. For the dangers that I can’t see, or the ones that I think I can risk because of my experience (pride & carelessness), put up a supernatural barrier. Protect me, Father, by your power!
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Mar 26, 2007 2:44 AM

Week 17 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that it blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

We’ve arrived at one of Satan’s hidden strongholds in believers’ lives. Most Christians seem to pray solely for strength to endure temptations—for victory over the attacks of our raging adversary, Satan. Somehow we don’t think to ask God simply to keep us away from temptation & keep the devil at bay in our lives. But in the model prayer Jesus gave his followers, nearly a quarter of its fifty words ask for deliverance: “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13). Nothing about spiritual insight or special powers. Not a word about confrontation. When was the last time you asked God to keep you away from temptation? In the same way that God wants you to ask for more blessing, more territory, & more power, He longs to hear you plead for safekeeping from evil. Without a temptation, we would not sin. Most of us face too many temptations--& therefore sin too often—because we don’t ask God to lead us away from temptation. We make a huge spiritual leap forward, when we begin to focus less on beating temptation & more on avoiding it. With all the legions of heaven at his disposal, even Jesus prayed for deliverance. Even with all his divine insight, when he was tempted in the wilderness, He refused to engage Satan in a discussion about his enticing offers. As we move deeper into the realm of the miraculous, the most effective war against sin that we can wage is to pray that we will not have to fight unnecessary temptation. God offers us His supernatural power to do just that. The arena of temptation is usually enemy territory. By this, I don’t mean that being tempted is the same thing as sinning—that’s another of Satan’s deceptions.
LovingLoving Waters

Mar 24, 2007 10:18 PM

Namaste

If you seek the truth you will find. Patience, compassion, respect, honor, peace, love, joy and faith are the stepping-stones of truth. Truth is loves partner. Remember you have been given a choice. Your wisdom is biased on your truth. May your foundation of truth rise up from many stepping-stones! Let go of the past and live in the present. Hard times bring life lessons that last a lifetime. Look outside one's self and discover the world is your playground. Problems need solutions. When helping others our problems find solutions. Focus on what you want and let it happen.


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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Mar 21, 2007 2:22 AM

Week 16 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that it blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

The further along in life of supernatural service you get, the more you’ll need the final plea of Jabez’s prayer. You are going to experience more attacks on you & your family. You are going to become familiar with the enemy’s unwelcome barbs—distraction, opposition, & oppression, for starters. In fact, if your experience is anything but that, be concerned. I’ll never forget overhearing a conversation in seminary between a fellow student & my mentor. The student was telling how his life was going. “When I first came here,” he said, “I was so tempted & tested I could barely keep my head above water. But now—praise God!—my life at seminary has smoothed out. I’m not being tempted hardly at all!” My mentor looked deeply alarmed—not the reaction the student was expecting. “That’s about the worst thing I could have heard,’ he told the surprised senior. “That shows me that you’re no longer in the battle! Satan isn’t worried about you any more.” We were redeemed & commissioned for the front lines. That’s why praying to be kept from evil is such a vital part of the blessed life. Along with many others, I’ve discovered that the one time I’m particularly in need of this part of Jabez’s prayer is when I have just experienced a supernatural success. That’s when I’m most inclined to hold a wrong (and dangerous) view of my strengths. This is when I plead with God. “I have no resistance left. I’m completely worn out in your service. I can’t cope with temptation. Please keep evil away from me today.”
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Mar 13, 2007 3:51 AM

TIME
Time has lost its way in finding us together and only time can bring us together again. Time apart, time together, time to reflect, time to learn, time for rhythmic flow, time for melody’s to dance in my head, time for touch, time to feel, time to breath as the pendulum swings with delight, time is coming, time is going, time is hear and now. A moment in time is all it takes to share a smile a morsel of love to lift the spirits and balance in time. Reserving time for you.
All in time!
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What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Mar 12, 2007 4:26 AM

Week 15 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that it blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

There was a full-page magazine ad depicting a Roman gladiator in big trouble. Somehow, he had dropped his sword. The enraged lion, seeing its opportunity, was in mid-lunge, jaws wide. The crowd in the Colosseum was on its feet, watching in horror as the panic-stricken gladiator tries to flee. The caption read: Sometimes you can afford to come in second. Sometimes you can’t. After asking for and receiving supernatural blessings, influence, and power, Jabez might have believed that he could jump into any ring with any lion -- and win. You would think that a person with the hand of God upon him would pray, “Keep me through evil.” But Jabez understood what that doomed gladiator didn’t: By far, our most important strategy for defeating the roaring lion is to stay out of the arena. That’s why the final request of Jabez’s prayer was that God would keep him out of the fight: “Oh…keep me from evil.” Jabez’s last request is a brilliant but little understood strategy for sustaining a blessed life. After all, as your life transcends the ordinary and starts to encroach on new territory for God, guess whose turf you are invading? In previous Bible studies, our prayer was for supernatural power to work through our weaknesses. In this study, our petition is for supernatural help to protect us from Satan’s proven ability to make us come in second. Without doubt, success brings with it greater opportunities for failure. Just look around at the Christian leaders who have fallen into sin, dropped out of ministry, and left in their wake untold numbers of shaken, disillusioned and injured people. As someone once said, blessedness is the greatest of perils because “it tends to dull our keen sense of dependence on God and makes us prone to presumption.”
What it do S.E.A.L.S. F…SEALS Ministryz

Mar 6, 2007 4:50 AM

Week 14 is here of the Bible study from “The Prayer of Jabez, Breaking through to the Blessed Life” by author Bruce Wilkinson. I pray that it blesses you.
In His Handz, Shawn (S.E.A.L.S. Ministryz Founder)

Consider the natural progression from more blessing to more territory to the need for supernatural power. When Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…and lo, I am with you always” (Matthew 28:19-20.) He was bestowing on them both an incredible blessing and an impossible task. Into all the world and preach? Certainly a disaster in the making! After all, he was commissioning such unreliable cowards as Peter, who had already proved that a girl by a campfire could get him to deny he’d ever heard of Jesus! Yet when He sent the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8), Jesus touched these ordinary believers with greatness, and filled them with His miraculous power to spread the Gospel. In fact, you’ll notice in Luke’s account that the phrase “filled with the Spirit” is often linked to a consequence: They “spoke with boldness” (see Acts 4:13, 5:29, 7:51, 9:27). Only God at work through them could account for the miracles and mass conversions that followed. When we ask for God’s mighty presence like Jabez and the early church did, we will also see tremendous results that can be explained only as “from the hand of God.” What strikes me about the early church was that believers continually sought to be filled by God (see Acts 4:23-31). They were known as a community who spent hours & even days in prayer together, waiting upon God & asking for His power (see Acts 2:42-47). They were longing to receive more of God’s ”hand”—a fresh spiritual in-filling of God’s power that would turn impending, certain failure into a miracle & make their extraordinary assignment possible. When was the last time you petitioned God regularly & fervently, “Oh, put your hand upon me! Fill me with your Spirit!”?
5in1

Mar 4, 2007 3:54 AM


Creative Spiritz

LovingLoving Waters

Mar 1, 2007 7:02 PM

THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
When we speak kind words and praises,
We bring health and goodness to the body,
When we speak evil words in anger,
We bring strife and sickness to the body,
The words we speak hold healing powers,
The words we speak hold destructive powers,
Speak kindness, praises, love, truth, wisdom and joy,
Bring health and goodness to your body.



Loving Waters
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