1. "GOD, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY TO ME ?" - IS THERE SIN TO AVOID ? - IS THERE A PROMISE TO CLAIM ? - IS THERE A COMMAND TO OBEY ? - IS THERE A BLESSING TO ENJOY ? - IS THERE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW ? - IS THERE SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN ABOUT GOD'S CHARACTER ?
2. "HOW DOES WHAT I AM SENSING IN PRAYER, OR CIRCUMSTANCES, OR WHAT GODLY PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME CONFIRM THIS ?"
3. "HOW CAN I DO THIS/ APPLY THIS/ FOLLOW THIS IN MY LIFE ?"
- "DO NOT MERELY LISTEN TO THE WORD, AND SO DECEIVE YOURSELVES. DO WHAT IT SAYS." - JAMES 1:22
MEMORIZE GOD'S WORD & KEEP IT IN YOUR HEART.
- " I HAVE HIDDEN YOUR WORD IN MY HEART THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST YOU." - PSALM 119:11
KEEP A SPIRITUAL JOURNAL AND
WRITE DOWN THE VERSE AND WHAT GOD SAYS TO YOU OR TELLS YOU TO DO.
CLOSE YOUR EYES & MEDITATE ON GOD AND ON HIS WORD.
LISTEN TO HIM & DO IT.
- PSALM 1:2-3 - DEUTERONOMY 5:32-33
" DO NOT LET THIS BOOK OF THE LAW DEPART FROM YOUR MOUTH; MEDITATE ON IT DAY AND NIGHT, SO THAT YOU MAY BE CAREFUL TO DO EVERYTHING WRITTEN IN IT. THEN YOU WILL BE PROSPEROUS ANDSUCCESSFUL (AS GOD DEFINES PROSPERITY AND SUCCESS). " - JOSHUA 1:8
GOD'S DEFINITION OF SUCCESS IS NOT THE SAME AS OURS: HE MEASURES SUCCESS BASED ON FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE TO HIM.