One-Minute Prayers When You Need a Miracle

Nick Harrison

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God Is Big Enough When life looks bleak and you need God to show up in a big way, it can be hard to imagine how He might rescue you from your desperate situation. One-Minute Prayers(R) When You Need a Miracle connects your needs to God's promises by offering brief prayers to stretch your faith and enlarge your view of God. Each devotion provides a heartfelt prayer and a scripture to ponder that willcomfort you in times of troublestrengthen your faith as you wait patiently for God's answerbuild your trust as you lean into God's unique plan for youIf you're praying for a miracle, you can expect God to answer and provide you with real hope even in your darkest hours.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Prayer in Christianity

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• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 14 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736978057
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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One-Minute Prayers When You Need a Miracle
Copyright 2019 by Nick Harrison
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Believer, though all things are apparently against thee, rest assured that God has made a reservation on thy behalf; in the roll of thy griefs there is a saving clause. Somehow he will deliver thee, and somewhere he will provide for thee. The quarter from which thy rescue shall arise may be a very unexpected one, but help will assuredly come in thine extremity, and thou shalt magnify the name of the Lord. If men do not feed thee, ravens shall; and if earth yield not wheat, heaven shall drop with manna. Therefore be of good courage, and rest quietly in the Lord. God can make the sun rise in the west if he pleases, and make the source of distress the channel of delight.
C HARLES H ADDON S PURGEON (1834-1892)
C ONTENTS
Introduction
The Fullness of Time
Trust
God Will Get the Glory
Feeling Alone
Confidence in God s Work
Expecting a Miracle
Be Open to a Surprise Answer
Dependency on God
Lament
The God-Directed Life
Acknowledging the Pain
God Changes What You Cannot
In Quietness and Confidence
Sharing Your Burden
Knowing God Cares
Overcoming Doubt
Tactics of the Enemy
The Role of Worship
Knowing All Will Be Well
Rejoicing in the Lord
Committed
The Future Is a Road
The Holy Spirit as Comforter
Clear Thinking
That the Works of God May Be Displayed
God s Love for You
Forgiveness
God s Favor
A Plea for Safety
God s Unique Plan for You
He Will Not Leave or Forsake You-Ever
God Is a Promise Keeper
Abiding in the Vine
The Power to Make a Decision
Your View of God Is Too Small
Plead Your Case
The Power of God s Word
Your Emotions
Let the Lord Help Your Unbelief
Divine Rest
Incremental Miracles
Enduring Hard Times
The 400-Year Cry
In Christ
Reigning in Life
Gratitude
Refuse Negative Thoughts (and Speech)
If You Have God, You Have All You Need
God s Good Work in You
Abandonment to God
Walk on Water
Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
In Your Weakness
The Mighty Hand of God
God of the Impossible
Praying with Authority
Obey What You Know to Do
You Cannot Be Shaken
Give Thanks in All Circumstances
Delight Yourself in the Lord
Natural or Supernatural?
Not by Might, Nor by Power
Resist Evil in Every Form
Treasure God s Answer
Changing Your Mind
God Isn t Worried
The Why Me? Question
But If Not
Prayer and the Promises of God
God Always Comes Through
Follow Prayer with Praise
Empowerment from on High
Your Words Count
Welcome Trials
When You Must Wait
Accepting God s Miracle
Knocking
God s Clock
Praying for Others
Stop Trying to Figure It Out
What Can You Learn?
His Active Love
God, the Great Giver
The Blessing of Giving
Call for the Elders
Where Two or Three Are Gathered
In Light of Eternity
The Presence of the Lord
Looking Back
Your Broken Places
God, Why Did You Let This Happen?
If Only
Faith-Building Books
How Trouble Changes You
The Hem of His Garment
When God Says No
Focus on the Future
Wisdom
The Fear of the Lord
The Parking Place
A Miracle or God s Will-Which Do You Want Most?
Claiming the Promise
God s Detour
Trust and Obey
Returning the Toothpaste
Immanuel-God with Us
Before You Even Speak
Meditating on Scripture
Wisdom from Above
Miracle or Coincidence?
Forgive and Pray
Doing What Must Be Done
Do All Things in Love
God s Ownership of You
A Wait of 32 Years
A Series of Small Miracles
Making a List
The Origin of a Miracle
Planting Miraculous Seeds in Others
Expect God to Heal in His Perfect Way
There s Always More
Expectation
Your Pre-Miracle Miracle
Within Every Trial
Precious Sleep
Abundant Energy
Mustard-Seed Faith
Sanctified Human Reasoning
Never Early, Never Late
The Greater Work
Guard Your Tongue
Challenge the Enemy
God Sees
Who Shall Separate Us?
God Has a Plan
The Safest Place
Coming to Grips
Let the Redeemed Say So!
Take Courage
Contentment
Let This Cup Pass
God Does Not Hide
Joy in the Morning
Fear Not
Faith Is Your Only Solution
Adversity as an Invitation
Wrestling
The Finality of Faith
A Final Word
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About the Author
I NTRODUCTION
A re you in a desperate situation right now? Does there seem to be no way out? No escape only an unavoidable drastic outcome to your present crisis?
In short, you need a miracle. You need nothing less than for God to show up and show up big .
It would be useless for me to offer several clich s or even Scripture verses that assure you, God s got this. You ll be okay. That may be true, but in our darkest hours, we need more than platitudes.
My prayer is that on the following pages, you ll find hope- real hope-for your darkest hour. God does hear our prayers. There is never a moment when we and our circumstances are not on His mind. Further, God has a solution-a perfect solution-for our every situation. It s not always a solution we appreciate or anticipate, because we re not able to see our situation the way God sees it. Often, though, we can look back and see in hindsight that God had us in His hands all along.
As we walk together through the next few weeks, and as you pray the prayers in this book, I want you to learn to fully trust in God for the outcome of your situation. Trust that He sees. Trust that He knows your pain. Trust that He will come through for you.
Two things we all must keep in mind when we go through hard-even desperate-times. First, we need to know that God does do miracles as He answers prayers. But sometimes those miracles are not how we imagined them. God has the perfect answer for those who trust Him, but the answer or miracle doesn t always unfold the way we think it should. Can you accept that?
Second, we tend to think of miracles as always supernatural answers given right now . We want a fast miracle. And sometimes God does give us fast miracles. But sometimes God s miracles reveal themselves slowly over time. Are you willing to accept that your miracle might be a slow miracle? After all, if it s a miracle from God, whether it comes slow or fast shouldn t matter.
Here s what I want you to do as you pray the prayers in this book:
Watch for God s answer to your prayer, realizing His miracle may not be the miracle you imagined.
Don t let your resolve to trust Him weaken if the situation gets worse before it gets better.
Don t keep looking at your crisis with fear, anger, or worry. Change your focus to God. Look only to Him. When Peter saw Jesus walk on water, he wanted to do so too. At Jesus s invitation, Peter got out of the boat and was doing fine as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus. But when he looked at the storm around him, he began to sink. Keep your eyes on the Lord and walk on water through your crisis.
Thank God for the answer now , before it comes.
Praise Him when it does come and tell others of God s faithfulness to you.
If your miracle comes before you finish this book, turn to page 171 and read A Final Word.
Some will ask, How can simple one-minute prayers bring about the miracle I need? Well, all we need to do is look at many of the prayers in the Bible and notice how very short some of them are. One of the most powerful prayers in the Bible was just nine words long. The thief on the cross looked over to Jesus and simply said, Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom (Luke 23:42). That prayer was granted. There are many other short prayers throughout the Bible, including the most famous prayer of all: the Lord s Prayer. Martin Luther is quoted as saying, The fewer the words, the better the prayer. Brevity is not our enemy when we pray. But long prayers are welcome to God too. My hope is that if you find a minute too short a time to pray, you will use these prayers as a jump start to your own longer prayers. If that happens, good! Keep praying. One minute is the minimum, not the maximum. Pray as long as you need to, even if