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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Subject: MEANING OF ON THE VERGE OF A BREKTHROUGH |
Bible Note: Hi Job4210, Luke 18:1 (NASB) Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB95) 5:16 Rejoice always; 5:17 pray without ceasing; 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. We are encouraged by the word of God to pray and not to lose heart! We also know that if we ask according to His will He hears us and we have the requests which we ask. The key here is that we are asking according to His will. Of course this does not simply mean that we say in our prayer "according to Your will". It means that what we pray must be according to His will. 1 John 5:14-15 (NASB) 5:14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 5:15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. Although we may know from Scripture many things that is God's will to pray for we find ourselves in need and praying for many things that we do not know what God's will is. A good example of how we should approach these prayers that we do not know for sure can be see in Christ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. I do not mean to imply any theological points regarding what Christ knew or didn't know regarding God's will in the prayer. The reason I point to this prayer is for you to see how Christ Himself prayed regarding God's will. Luke 22:41-42 (NASB) 22:41 And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, 22:42 saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done." I would like to encourage you to do some study on prayer. Not only will it help you, but it will also give you the spiritual knowledge on how to explain and teach your son how to approach God in prayer and what he can expect. This may very well help strengthen your sons faith. If he is praying, and for such a long period of time now and has not seen the results as he may well be expecting he could grow weary and begin to doubt. If he has a better understanding of prayer and God, then he is more likely to be stable and able to deal with the doubts brought on by the flesh and/or the enemy. I will be in prayer for you and your son. That God may grant understanding and wisdom and help you both in this. God bless, Steve |