6340	Forums / Prayer Requests / Re: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me	on: May 22, 2008, 04:11:37 PM
Quote from: Worc on May 21, 2008, 08:23:50 PM  Tom I love it when You write you....  That was great and the best thing about it its true too good to be true but truth none the less. ((((((((((((WORC))))))))))))))) Your the man of the hour my friend for life and in heaven. ((((((((((((((((((((WORC)))))))))))))))))  Well, ive been doing the meditation for a long time. And it is very simple here. We have the finished work of Christ. And yet we suffer so much not only on a personal level but with those around us. And we must always be having a defense that when we say that Jesus is all we need then we must call on His name to prove it. So that the word is like a sledge hammer. Now we know of this by the practical method of picking up a sledge hammer to tear down a wall by the experience of demolition. Now the hammer is the word of God. And most men do not accept that Jesus is has all the power, but we must use the word as an offensive weapon when we are under great trials. We need not be afraid since we are in a battle and we have the absolute power of Christ as our defense. Our confidence is not in ourselves but in the word of God as we stand and fight.  So it really is an offensive battle. We pick up the sledge hammer and we begin to pound the wall. We do not waste a hit in striking the wall down. That is how some of the most profound battles are won. God puts us in a situation so that He can test our faith. We must not stand on our own power. We look to ourselves and we become afraid. Even when we have past experience that the wall will come down. Because we naturally want to trust in our own power. Our new confidence is on shaky ground. But we remember that God has always been faithful. As we grow, the enemy begins to become more fierce in trying to convince us that we must trust in our own power. Our worst enemy is our self righteousness. But as we pick up the sledge hammer, each time we make new holes in the wall, but it is much harder each time we go to confronting walls. So we must go farther in our prayers, we must cross to the other side, in our assurance. And we must put all of our hearts and might in our calling out to Him. As David worshiped with all of his strength. We may try to muster up strength for all kinds of physical test, but when we have prayed with all of our strength then we are exhausted from the battle. Some times we must prove by the prayer that Jesus is all we need.