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are you one of those people who recite the Lord's Prayer without realizing its true power maybe you've said it a 100
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times maybe a thousand maybe you grew up hearing it in church repeating it before
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bed or reciting it before meals but have you ever stopped to ask why this
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prayer why did Jesus give us these exact words was it just a simple prayer for
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daily use or or was it something much deeper what if I told you that Within
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These few sentences Jesus revealed a battle plan a Divine connection and the
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Ultimate key to unlocking God's power in your life what if I told you that this
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prayer is a weapon a declaration a direct alignment with Heaven itself The
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Lord's Prayer is not just a ritual it's a strategy it's not just a recitation
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it's a revelation Jesus didn't just say is a prayer you can say before meals no he said this is
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how you should pray this is spiritual warfare this is the blueprint for how to
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approach God and once you understand the depth of this prayer you will never pray
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the same way again in this video we are going to explain the Lord's Prayer like
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never before you're going to see why Jesus taught this prayer and what most
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people will completely Overlook the hidden power behind each phrase how
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understanding this prayer can transform your relationship with God by the time you finish this video you will never
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just recite this prayer again you will pray it with power if you are one of
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those who doesn't seem to understand the depth of this prayer worry not we are
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about to break it down for you in a way that will make you see every word every phrase and every meaning with fresh eyes
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from this day on your prayers will never be the same and at the end we will pray
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together using the Lord's Prayer the way Jesus intended fully understanding its
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meaning fully activating its power what you're about to hear could change the
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way you approach God forever and if you know someone who prays without feeling connected to God send them this video
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being said let's get started if there's one word in the Lord's prayer that changes everything it's the very first
Our Father in Heaven" – The Power of Calling God "Father
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one father after breaking down what this prayer really is a battle plan a
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strategy a connection to divine power the most important lesson we can take
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from it is who we are praying to Jesus could have said our Lord or our King he
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could have started with oh Almighty creator of the universe but instead he
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deliberately chose to say our father that wasn't by accident that was
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intentional many people struggle to relate to God because they see him as
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distant Untouchable and impossible to please maybe that's how you feel
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sometimes you believe in him but do you truly know him when you pray does it
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feel like you're trying to get the attent attention of an all powerful ruler who might be too busy to listen or
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do you speak to him as a child speaks to their loving father think about it if you are a
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parent how do you feel when your child comes running to you not because they need something but because they just
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want to be near you they crawl into your lap they hug you they just want to be
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with you do you turn them away do you say I'm too busy or does your heart swell because that's exactly what you
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want for your child to be close to you that's what God desires that's why Jesus
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said our father for many people this word father is a difficult one maybe
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your Earthly father was absent abusive or impossible to please maybe he wasn't
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there at all and when you hear the word father it doesn't bring Comfort it brings pain but here's the truth God is
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not like that he is not an imperfect flawed human he is the perfect father he
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is not like your Earthly father he is everything your Earthly father should have been the enemy wants you to believe
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that God is distant cold and uninterested that's the greatest
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deception if Satan can convince you that God is hard to reach then he can keep
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you from experiencing the power of this prayer but Jesus shattered that lie with
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two simple words Our Father and then he adds something even deeper in heaven
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when we say our father in Heaven we are declaring two things at once we are his
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children this is a relationship not just a religious practice Heaven is our home
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we are not just talking to some distant Cosmic Force we are connected to the king of heaven and that is where we
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belong this is what makes prayer different from just wishing manifesting or hoping for good things
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When you pray you are speaking to someone who loves you knows you and
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already has a plan for you and this is exactly why Jesus told us to start our
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prayers this way he was inviting us into a different way of thinking when you
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come before God don't come as a beggar come as a son come as a
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daughter because when you approach God as your father it changes how you pray
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look at Jesus he called God father more than 150 times in the gospels he didn't
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just teach us to say it he lived it in John 11:41 to 42 before raising Lazarus
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from the dead Jesus began his Prayer by saying father I thank you that you have
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heard me I know that you always hear me that's confidence that's the
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relationship he wants you to have and when you understand the this your prayers will never be the same you won't
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pray as someone who hopes God is listening you will pray as someone who knows he is you won't beg for God's
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attention you will rest in the fact that you already have it this is where the power begins so the next time you say
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our father in Heaven don't just say the words feel them mean them know what they
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truly declare you are his child Heaven is your home and when you pray your
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father is listening if calling God our Father changes the way we approach him
"Hallowed Be Your Name" – Understanding God's Holiness
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then what Jesus says next changes the way we see him Hallowed Be Your
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Name how many times have you said those words without thinking about what they actually mean the word hallowed isn't
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something we use in everyday conversation it means holy sacred set
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apart but Jesus wasn't n't just teaching us to say that God's name is Holy he was
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teaching us to live like it throughout the Bible names are more than just labels they represent identity Authority
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and reputation this is why God's name is so important it is his very essence in
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Exodus 3 when Moses asks God what is your name God answers I am who I am in
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that moment God wasn't just giving Moses is a name to call him by he was declaring his eternal unchanging nature
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when Jesus tells us to pray Hallowed Be Your Name he's reminding us that we are
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speaking to the god whose name is above every name but here's what most people
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miss this isn't just about saying God's name with respect it's about how we live
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when we say Hallowed Be Your Name we're making a declaration God's name is Holy
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so we must treat him as holy God's name is sacred so our lives must reflect that
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sacredness this is where it gets real if you say Hallowed be your name but live
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like God is just an option not a priority do you really mean it if you
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call him Lord but ignore his commands are you truly honoring his name if your
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words are filled with praise on Sunday but your actions deny him on Monday are you really hallowing his name Jesus
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wasn't just teaching us a phrase he was calling us to a lifestyle think about the world we live in today God's name is
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used in vain every single day in movies music and everyday speech people use the
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name of the almighty like it's nothing but in scripture God's name is powerful
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in the Old Testament the Israelites had such deep reverence for God's name that they wouldn't even speak it when the
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scribes wrote kwh the name of God they would stop wash
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their hands and pick up a new pen just to write it because it was that sacred
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but today people say it without thinking some even mock it and here's the question are we different do we truly
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live in a way that shows the world that God's name is set apart or do we blend
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in treating him casually jesus' name is powerful in Philippians 2:9 to 11 it
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says God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is
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above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven
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and on Earth and under the Earth and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is
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Lord that is the power of His name it is not ordinary it is hallowed when Jesus
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cast out demons he did it in his name when the disciples healed the sick they
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did it in his his name when we pray we pray in his name so when we say Hallowed
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Be Your Name we are making a commitment a commitment to honor his name in the way we speak a commitment to represent
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his name in The Way We Live a commitment to reveal his name to a world that has
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forgotten its power look at what's happening around us people don't just
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ignore God anymore they oppose him his name is being raced from schools from
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culture from public life the enemy knows that if he can remove the name of God he
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can remove the fear of God but we are called to stand apart so when you pray
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don't just say the words ask yourself does my life hallow God's name do I live
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in a way that shows the world who he really is because when you truly understand what it means to say Hallowed
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be your name you will never pray the same way again if praying Hallowed be
"Your Kingdom Come" – Inviting God's Rule on Earth
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your name is a commitment to honoring God's name then what Jesus says next is
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even more radical your kingdom come at first glance this sounds like a simple
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phrase a nice religious sentiment but if you truly understand what it means you'll realize this is a battlecry when
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Jesus told us to pray your kingdom come he was teaching us to call for a complete shift in power a spiritual
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takeover because the reality is there are two kingdoms at War right now the
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kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world and the question is which one are
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you building the kingdom of this world is easy to see it's all around us a
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world obsessed with power money influence and self- Glory A system that
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tells you to do whatever makes you happy no matter the cost a kingdom where truth
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is whatever people want it to be where good is called evil and evil is called
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good but the kingdom of God it's different in God's kingdom the first
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will be last and the last will be first in God's kingdom The Humble are exalted
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and the proud are brought low in God's Kingdom power isn't about domination
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it's about servant Hood in God's kingdom the king died for his people instead of
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demanding they die for him this is the kingdom Jesus told us to pray for but
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here's the part most people Miss God's kingdom is not just a future reality it
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is something we are called to bring into the world right now when Jesus came he
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didn't just preach about heaven he preached about the kingdom he said repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at
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hand Matthew 4:17 he cast out demons healed the sick
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and forgave Sins Not Just to perform Miracles but to show what the kingdom of God looks like in action and now we are
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called to do the same but here's the problem this most people don't actually want God's kingdom to come they want
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their Kingdom to come they want their will their plans their desires to be fulfilled they want a comfortable
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Kingdom a kingdom where God blesses their life but doesn't change their heart they want a kingdom where Jesus is
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present but they still sit on the throne but Jesus didn't teach us to pray Lord
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bless my kingdom he taught us to pray Your Kingdom Come This Means surrender
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this means alignment with God's will not our own this means saying God take over
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establish your rule in my life in my home in my city in this world It Means
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War because the enemy does not want God's kingdom to come the moment you
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start praying this prayer with understanding you become a th threat to the forces of Darkness you are asking
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for God's rule to invade enemy territory you're asking for light to drive out
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Darkness you're praying for a kingdom that will overthrow everything Satan has built look at the world today it is
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proof that people are choosing the wrong Kingdom the division the deception the
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corruption it's all evidence of a world that has rejected God's rule but Jesus
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didn't tell us to sit back and wait for heaven he told us to pray for the kingdom to come and here's the question
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are you willing to live in a way that brings his kingdom to Earth because praying Your Kingdom Come isn't just
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about words it's about action it means being the hands and feet of Jesus it
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means standing for truth in a world full of lies it means living in righteousness
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even when culture promotes sin it means Walking In Love when the world is filled
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with hate so when you pray don't just say the words ask yourself am I living
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in a way that invites God's kingdom or am I just building my own because when
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you truly understand what it means to say your kingdom come you will never
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pray the same way again surrender that's where most people struggle when it comes
"Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven" – Total Surrender
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to prayer it's easy to ask God for what we want but it's another thing to say
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not my will but yours be done this one
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phrase your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven is one of the most powerful
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yet challenging parts of the Lord's Prayer because in that moment we are not
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just saying words we are choosing to trust God's plan over our own we are
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acknowledging that his ways are higher even when we don't understand think
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about it have you ever prayed for something so desperately believing with all your heart that it was the right
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thing only for God to say no maybe you begged God to save a relationship but it
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still ended maybe you prayed for a job and someone else got it maybe you asked
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for healing but the suffering remained it's in those moments that this part of
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the Lord's Prayer becomes real because surrender is not just about say saying
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the words it's about trusting God when his answer is different from what we
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wanted Jesus himself modeled this for us in the most intense moment of his life
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In The Garden of Gethsemane the weight of the Cross pressed down on him he knew
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what was coming the Betrayal the pain the humiliation the separation from the
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father and he prayed father if you are willing take this cup from me yet not my
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will but yours be done Luke 22:42 that prayer wasn't easy it wasn't
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emotionless it was a battle but in that moment Jesus showed us what true
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surrender looks like he trusted the father completely even when it led him
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to the cross and this is where we have to ask ourselves are we truly praying
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for God's will to be done or are we just hoping he'll do things our way it's a
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tough question because surrender is hard it means laying down control it means
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saying God even if this doesn't go how I want I trust you it means believing that
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his plan is greater than what we can see right now look at the stories in
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scripture Joseph was sold into slavery falsely accused and imprisoned he could
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have given up thinking God had abandoned him but he didn't he trusted that God's
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will was unfolding even through suffering and in the end he became second in command in Egypt saving
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countless lives or think about Paul he had dreams of spreading the gospel
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freely but instead he found himself beaten Shipwrecked and imprisoned yet in
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those chains he wrote letters that would shape the entire Christian faith why
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because he had surrendered his plans for God's greater purpose and now let's bring this to
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today how often do we fight against God's will without even realizing it we
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chase after things Force situations or get frustrated when life doesn't go our
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way but when we truly pray your will be done we are handing God the pen and
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saying write the story the way you see best and that is where true peace is
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found so here's the challenge the next time you pray don't just say these words
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mean them ask yourself do I really trust God enough to surrender my plans for his
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because if we truly desire his will to be done on Earth as it is in heaven it
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has to start with us there's a reason Jesus didn't say give us this month our
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" – Trusting God for Provision
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monthly bread or give us this year our yearly bread he said give us this day
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our daily bread it's not just about food it's it's about dependence it's about
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trust it's about breaking free from the illusion that we can sustain ourselves
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without God this is where so many people struggle because in a world that tells
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us to plan save and secure our future Jesus tells us to rely on God day by day
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think about that for a moment how many times have you stayed up at night worrying about money about your job
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about how you're going to provide for your family the anxiety that Creeps in when you
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don't know what's next that's why this part of the prayer is so powerful
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because Jesus is calling us to shift our mindset to stop obsessing over what we
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don't have and start trusting the one who has always provided look at the Israelites in the wilderness God gave
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them Mana from Heaven every single day but there was one condition they could
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only collect what they needed for that day if they tried to store up extra it
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would rot why because God was teaching them daily dependence he was teaching
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them that their provision didn't come from their own hands it came from him
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and that's the same lesson Jesus is teaching us through this prayer but let's be real this is hard everything in
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US wants security we want to know that we're set for the next 5 10 20 years we
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want the guarantee that we'll never never have to struggle and yet Jesus tells us to ask for Daily Bread not
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because God doesn't want us to plan but because he wants us to trust and this
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goes beyond money what about emotional strength how often do we try to store up
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enough peace to carry us through the week only to find ourselves drained by Wednesday Jesus is saying come to me
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every day ask me for what you need to day I will give you the strength the
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wisdom the patience and the provision you need one day at a
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time look at how Jesus lived he didn't carry a stash of gold he didn't worry
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about where his next meal would come from he relied on the father completely setting an example for us and the truth
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is when we start living this way trusting God daily rather than hoarding
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up resources for security we experience of Freedom that the world can't offer
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because anxiety Fades when we realize we are in the hands of a faithful provider
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now think about today's culture the pressure to achieve the obsession with wealth the constant worry about the
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future it's exhausting but Jesus is saying let it go ask for what you need
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today trust me to handle tomorrow so here's the challenge
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what would change in your life if you truly believed that God would provide for you daily if you stopped living in
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fear of the future and started trusting him in the present if you really lived
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as though the God who fed the Israelites Who provided for Elijah through Ravens
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who multiplied bread and fish was the same God watching over you right now
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because he is so the next time you pray this part of the Lord's Prayer don't just say the words Fe heal them let them
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break your dependence on money on your job on your own ability to make things
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happen because true peace comes not from having everything figured out but from
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knowing that your father in Heaven never fails to give you exactly what you need
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and if you believe that then today's worries don't stand a chance if asking for Daily Bread teaches us dependence on
"Forgive Us Our Debts, As We Forgive Our Debtors" – The Key to Freedom
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God asking for forgiveness teaches us something just is lifechanging how to
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break free free from guilt free from bitterness free from the chains that
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keep us stuck in the past but here's the part that makes this prayer so radical
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Jesus doesn't just tell us to ask for forgiveness he tells us to forgive others in the same way we want to be
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forgiven and that's where most people struggle because it's easy to say God forgive me it's much harder to say God
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help me for forgive them but Jesus ties these two together in a way that we
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can't ignore think about it have you ever felt distant from God but couldn't
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quite figure out why maybe you were praying reading your Bible even going to
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church but something felt off Jesus gives us the answer right here
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unforgiveness blocks us from experiencing the fullness of God's mercy it hardens our hearts distorts our
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prayers and keeps us trapped in a cycle of pain Jesus made this clear in Matthew
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61415 when he said for if you forgive other people when they sin against you
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your heavenly father will also forgive you but if you do not forgive others
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their sins your father will not forgive your sins that's a terrifying reality it
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means that if we hold on to resentment we are cutting ourselves off from the Forgiveness we desperately
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need look at the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18 a man
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owed an unpayable debt to a king and the king in his Mercy forgave it all but
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what did the man do he immediately turned around and refused to forgive someone who owed him just a small amount
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when the king found out he threw the man into prison saying shouldn't you have
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had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you this is exactly what happens when we
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refuse to forgive we have been forgiven and immeasurable debt every sin every
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failure every moment of rebellion against God and yet we so often hold on
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to Petty offenses we say but they hurt me but they don't deserve it but they
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haven't even apologized but did we deserve forgiveness did we come to God perfectly
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cleaned up apologizing for every sin before he chose to send Jesus number
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Romans 58 tells us that while we were still sinners Christ died for us that
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means we forgive not because people deserve it but because we didn't deserve it either and let's be clear this
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doesn't mean pretending that what they did was okay it doesn't mean allowing
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toxic people back into your life it doesn't mean ignoring pain it means
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releasing them handing them over to God saying I I refuse to let this bitterness
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take root in me I refuse to let their actions control my heart and here's the
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beautiful part forgiveness doesn't just set them free it sets you free studies
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even show that holding on to bitterness increases stress damages your immune system and leads to depression meanwhile
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those who forgive experience greater peace Better Health and even longer life
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expectancy but Jesus knew this long before science did that's why he made
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forgiveness a central part of prayer now let's talk about the other
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side If we're honest sometimes we are the ones who need forgiveness not just
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from God but from others we've hurt people said things we shouldn't have
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made mistakes and just as we want God's mercy we need need to be humble enough
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to seek reconciliation when possible so here's the question who do you need to
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forgive maybe it's someone from years ago a parent a friend a spouse maybe
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it's yourself or maybe you need to ask for forgiveness from someone else
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because Jesus makes it clear we cannot separate receiving God's forgiveness
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from giving it if we want our prayers to be powerful if we want to to walk in
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true Freedom we must let go of the chains of bitterness so when you pray
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this part of the Lord's Prayer don't just say the words mean them let them change you and if God brings a name to
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your heart don't ignore it forgiveness isn't easy but it is necessary and when
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you finally release that weight you'll realize it wasn't just holding them
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captive it was holding you and God never intended for you to live that way if
"Lead Us Not Into Temptation" – Spiritual Warfare in Prayer
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forgiveness sets us free from the chains of the past this next part of the Lord's
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Prayer prepares us for the battles ahead Jesus tells us to pray lead us not into
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temptation but have you ever wondered why would God lead us into temptation in
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the first place some people struggle with this line because it sounds like we're asking God not to do something he
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might otherwise do but that's not what Jesus meant the Bible is clear James
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1:13 tells us God cannot be tempted by evil nor does he tempt anyone so why did
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Jesus include this in his prayer because temptation is a reality and he was
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teaching us to stay spiritually alert temptation is not a possibility it
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is a guarantee every single person faces it even Jesus himself was tempted in the
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wilderness by Satan in Matthew 4 but while Temptation itself is not a sin
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giving in to it is that's why Jesus is showing us how to pray for protection
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before we even step into the battle think about it how often do people fall
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into sin into addiction into bad choices because they weren't on guard they
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weren't praying against Temptation they were just hoping they'd be strong enough in the moment but Jesus is teaching us
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that we don't wait until Temptation comes to start fighting we ask God to guide us in a way that helps us avoid it
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all together and this is where Spiritual Warfare comes in because temptation is
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not just about human weakness it is a strategy a setup the enemy studies us he
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knows our patterns our weaknesses are blind spots he doesn't waste time
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tempting us with things we don't care about he tempts us with the very things we struggle with most that's why Jesus
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tells us to pray this daily because whether you realize it or not there is a
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battle over your mind your Purity your focus your integrity and without
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spiritual protection you are walking straight into enemy territory unarmed
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look at Peter before Jesus was arrested he warned Peter Satan has asked to sift
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you like wheat but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail Luke
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2231 to 32 Jesus didn't tell Peter to just be strong he covered him in prayer
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but what did Peter do he relied on his own strength he ignored jesus' warning
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and when Temptation came he denied Jesus three times but contrast that with Joseph in Genesis
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39 when Piper's wife tried to seduce him he didn't sit there and bait he didn't
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try to resist in his own strength he ran he removed himself from the Temptation
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immediately this is the difference between those who fall and those who
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stand the ones who stand don't just pray after they fall they pray before they
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are even in danger they stay ahead of the attack they ask God not just for
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strength to resist but for wisdom to avoid and here's something powerful 1
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Corinthians 10:13 says God is faithful he will not let you be tempted beyond
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what you can bear but when you are tempted he will also provide a way out
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that means there is always an escape no matter what you face God always provides a way out but we have to take it so how
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do we live out this part of the Lord's Prayer first we must stay alert first
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Peter 58 tells us be sober minded and watchful your adversary the devil prowls
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around like a roaring lion looking for someone to Devour the enemy is always watching for an opportunity so we cannot
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afford to live carelessly second we must guard our influences Temptation often
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comes through what we allow in our minds through entertainment relationships
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conversations if you're struggling with lust but watching impure content you're
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feeding the very thing you're praying against if you're praying for patience but surrounding yourself with toxic
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people people you're making it harder to resist anger and third we must run to
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God not just away from sin too many people try to resist temptation In Their
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Own Strength but the key is Not Just resisting it's replacing James 4:7 says
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submit to God resist the devil and he will flee from you notice the order
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first submit to God then resist you don't just fight sin
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you fill yourself with something stronger so the question is are you just reacting to Temptation or are you
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praying against it before it comes are you staying spiritually alert or are you
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walking into the enemy's traps without armor Jesus gave us this part of the prayer for a reason because temptation
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is real the battle is real and if we do not prepare we will fall but the good
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news God has already given us the weapons we need to win the question is
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will we use them if Jesus tells us to pray against Temptation then this next
"But Deliver Us From Evil" – Calling on God for Protection
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part of the Lord's Prayer takes it even further but Deliver Us from Evil not
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just avoiding sin but calling on God's power to rescue us from it this is not
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just a prayer for protection it is a declaration of war because evil is not
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an IDE idea it is not just a concept evil is real and whether we acknowledge
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it or not we are in a battle every single day think about it why would
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Jesus include this if it weren't necessary why would he teach us to pray
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for deliverance if there weren't real forces at work trying to pull us away from God Ephesians 6:12 makes it clear for we
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do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against rulers against authorities against the cosmic Powers
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over this present Darkness against the spiritual forces of evil in the Heavenly places in other words the real fight is
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not what we see it's what we don't see the battles we face in our minds in our
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families in our struggles are not just physical issues they have spiritual
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roots and yet how often do we try to fight these battles on our own we try to
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overcome addiction through willpower we try to fix broken relationships with
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logic we try to break out of depression or anxiety by just thinking positive but
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Jesus knew better that's why he told us to pray this daily because Deliverance
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is not something we achieve by Our Own Strength it is something God does when we call on him look at Peter in Luke 22
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31-32 Jesus warned him Simon Simon Satan has asked to sift you like wheat
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but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail notice what Jesus said he didn't say Peter just try harder
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he didn't say Peter figure it out yourself he said I have prayed for you
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because the only way Peter could withstand the enemy's attack was through the power of God and yet Peter Still
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tried to rely on himself he told Jesus Lord I am ready to go with you to prison
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and to death but hours later he denied Jesus three times this is what happens
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when we fight spiritual battles with human strength we fail but now contrast
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that with the people of Israel in Exodus 14 when they were trapped at the Red Sea
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with Pharaoh's Army behind them they had no weapons no strategy no way out and
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Moses told them the Lord will fight for you you need only to be still and what happened God
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parted the sea he delivered them this is what Jesus is teaching Us in this prayer
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Deliverance is not something we achieve it is something we receive it is God
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stepping in when we call on him and this applies to every area of Our Lives
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struggling with addiction you don't just need more self-control you need Deliverance Fighting Fear anxiety
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depression you don't just need good advice you need Divine rescue feeling
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trapped in cycles of sin you don't just need to try harder you need the power of
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God to break those chains this is why the enemy works so hard to keep us from
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praying because he knows that when we call on God for deliverance chains break
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strongholds collapse Darkness flees Psalm 515 says call on me in the day of
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trouble I will deliver you and you will honor me this is not just a nice idea it
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is a promise so how do we live this out first we must recognize that we need
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God's power every single day Deliverance is not a one-time thing it is a daily
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dependence on him second we must stop fighting alone there is a reason Jesus
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said when you pray say Deliver Us from evil not just deliver me but us because
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we are not meant to fight in isolation we need a community of Believers praying
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for each other standing in the gap for one another and third we must trust that
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God is already working on our behalf sometimes Deliverance is instant other
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times it is a process but either way God is faithful so the question is are you
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trying to fight alone or are you called calling on God for deliverance because
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the battles you're facing are bigger than you but the god you serve is greater than every attack of the enemy
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and when you pray Deliver Us from Evil you are not just speaking words you are calling on the very power of Heaven to
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fight for you and that changes everything if asking God for deliverance
"For Yours is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Forever" – Declaring Victory
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is calling on his power then this final line of the Lord's Prayer is the ultimate Declaration of that power for
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yours is the kingdom the power and the glory
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forever it is not just a closing phrase it is a Battle Cry a proclamation of
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Victory a reminder that no matter what happens no matter what battles we fight
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god reigns Supreme Jesus did not teach us to end
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this prayer with fear doubt or uncertainty he did not say for I hope
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you will help me or for maybe you have control he taught us to end in
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confidence for yours is the kingdom the power and the glory Forever This is a
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statement of certainty a declaration that despite what we see despite what we
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feel God's Reign is eternal this is critical because prayer is not just
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about asking it is about aligning aligning our hearts with God's truth
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aligning our perspective with his reality and when we end in worship when
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we Proclaim his authority we are shifting our Focus from our problems to
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his power think about how different your prayers would be if they ended this way
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instead of finishing with God I don't know what to do you would end with but yours is the kingdom meaning I don't
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have control but you do instead of finishing with Lord I feel so weak you
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would end with but yours is the power meaning I may not have strength but you
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do instead of finishing with God I'm scared of what's coming you would end
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with but yours is the glory forever meaning this world is temporary but your
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Reign is eternal this is exactly what king Jehoshaphat did in 2 Chronicles 20
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when his enemies were closing in when it looked like defeat was in inevitable what did he do he prayed he
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acknowledged that he had no power of his own but then instead of panicking he ended with worship the entire Army of
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Judah praised God before the battle was even won and what happened God caused
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their enemies to turn against each other and Judah didn't even have to fight because the battle was never theirs it
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was the Lord's this is what Jesus was teaching the the prayer does not end with us
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begging it ends with us declaring declaring that God already Reigns
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declaring that his power is already greater than our struggles declaring that no matter what happens he has the
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final Victory and this is so important because we live in a world that tries to
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convince us that God is not in control that darkness is winning that chaos is
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reigning but when we pray thee these words we push back against that lie we
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remind our souls of the truth the kingdom is his the power is his the glory is his
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forever so how do we live this out first we must learn to end every prayer in
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faith no matter what you are going through declare God's sovereignty end with confidence not uncertainty second
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we must remember that Victory does not always look like we expect sometimes God
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delivers instantly sometimes he works through the process but either way he
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reigns and third we must let this truth shape how we live if we truly believe
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his is the kingdom the power and the glory then why do we live in fear why do
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we hesitate to trust why do we let circumstances Shake us because if we
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really believe this then it changes everything when you walk into a difficult situation you don't walk in
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defeated you walk in knowing that that God's kingdom is unshakable when you face a battle that
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feels too big for you you don't shrink back you stand firm knowing that God's
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power is greater when the world tries to convince you that darkness is winning
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you don't lose hope you remind yourself that his glory is Forever This is why
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Jesus ended the prayer this way it is not just a closing line it is a
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declaration it is the final word over every circumstance every battle every
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fear for yours is the kingdom the power and the glory forever no matter what
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happens in this world no matter what you face in your life God Reigns and that is
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why we pray if we understand what Jesus was teaching then this prayer is not
What This Prayer Means for Us Today
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just something we say it is something we live the most important lesson we got
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from going through the Lord's Prayer is this prayer is not about changing God's
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mind it's about changing us think about that how often do we pray as if we are
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trying to convince God to do something as if we need to persuade him to care about our needs but Jesus didn't give us
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a prayer of persuasion he gave us a prayer of alignment a prayer that when prayed with understanding reshapes our
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priorities refocuses our hearts and reenters our faith on God's power not
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our problems this is why Jesus didn't teach his disciples to pray for their
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kingdoms to grow for their will to be done for their success to come he taught
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them to pray first for God's kingdom first for his will first for his
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presence because when we pray like this we are no longer just asking God to change our circumstances we are asking
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him to change us so how do we apply this prayer in our daily lives first we must
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approach prayer differently prayer is not a monologue it's a conversation too
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often we treat prayer like a checklist we say our part list our requests and
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then move on but what if we prayed the way Jesus taught what if we started by
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acknowledging God's presence what if we truly hallowed his name sat in awe of
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who he is before we ever asked for anything what if we took time to listen
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instead of just speaking second we must live out what we pray if we pray your
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will be done then we must surrender our own we cannot pray for God's Will and
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then refuse to follow it we cannot ask for Daily Bread while still worrying about tomorrow we cannot ask for
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forgiveness while holding on to bitterness and third we must let this prayer shape how we see the world every
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part of this prayer challenges is the way Society teaches us to think the
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world tells us to be self-sufficient Jesus tells us to rely on the Father the
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world tells us to build our own kingdoms Jesus tells us to seek God's first the
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world tells us to demand Justice Jesus tells us to forgive this is why the
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Lord's Prayer is so powerful it is not just words it is a lifestyle and if we
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truly live it out it will change everything imagine what would happen if
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we stopped praying for our own agendas and started praying for God's kingdom to come imagine if we stopped trying to
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control everything and instead trusted God's daily provision imagine if we
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truly forgave others the way we expect God to forgive us imagine if we stopped
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fighting spiritual battles in our own strength and instead called on God to
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Deliver Us from Evil this prayer is an invitation an invitation to live differently to think
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differently to trust differently so the real question is are we truly praying
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the way Jesus taught or have we been reciting words without understanding their weight because once you understand
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it once you truly grasp the depth of what Jesus was teaching you will never
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pray the same way again you will never approach God the same way again and you
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will realize that the Lord's Prayer is not just something we repeat it is the battlecry of those who live by faith if
Conclusion
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the Lord's Prayer has taught us anything it's that prayer was never meant to be just a habit it was meant to be a weapon
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a strategy a Lifeline to the father but for so many of us prayer has become
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routine something we say because we were taught to without ever realizing ing the
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power behind it the most important lesson we got from going through the Lord's Prayer is this prayer is not just
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about speaking it's about surrendering think about that Jesus
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didn't give his disciples a prayer to Simply repeat he gave them a model a
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blueprint for how to pray in a way that shifts the atmosphere aligns their
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hearts with God's Will and prepares them for Spiritual battle this prayer was
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meant to change us not just be recited out of obligation so the real question is are
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you just reciting words or are you truly praying because there's a difference
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when we pray Our Father in Heaven do we actually pause to recognize that we are
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speaking to the creator of the universe yet he calls us his children when we say
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Hallowed Be Your Name do we mean it do we actually honor his name in The Way We
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Live the way we speak the way we think when we pray your kingdom come your will
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be done do we truly want his will or are we secretly hoping he will bless our
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plans instead what about give us this day our daily bread are we really trusting God
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for today or are we so consumed with worrying about tomorrow that we don't even recognize his provision in the
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present and when we say forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors do we
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really want that because if we're honest some of us are still holding on to
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grudges still clinging to offenses still refusing to extend the same Mercy we are
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desperately asking from God these are not just words this is a battlecry a
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declaration of dependence on God a surrender to his will a commitment to
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live differently so let's make this personal which part of the Lord's Prayer
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Will you pray differently after today maybe for you it's surrendering your
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will to God instead of trying to control everything maybe it's learning to trust
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him for daily provision instead of being consumed with fear about the future
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maybe it's the call to forgive to finally let go of that bitterness that has been poisoning your soul for far too
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long or maybe just maybe the biggest shift shft in your prayer life will come
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when you stop treating this as a ritual and start praying it with expectation with understanding with
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faith because once you truly grasp the depth of this prayer you will never pray
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the same way again and that is the challenge to stop just saying this
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prayer and start living it so as we close I want you to reflect are you just
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reciting words or are you truly praying because the difference between those two
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things will determine how much power your prayers actually carry if there's
Final Prayer – Praying the Lord's Prayer With Power
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one thing we've learned from The Lord's Prayer it's that this isn't just a collection of words it's a road map a
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battle plan a declaration of dependence on God and now as we close we aren't
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just going to talk about this prayer we are going to pray it the way Jesus
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intended with power without understanding with faith so wherever you are right now pause still your heart let
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these words sink in not just into your mind but into your soul Our Father in
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Heaven God we come before you as your children not as orphans not as strangers
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but as Sons and Daughters of the most high you are not distant you are not
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unreachable you are our father and we trust you Hallowed Be Your Name Lord we
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honor you we declare That You Are Holy that your name is above every name May
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Our Lives reflect that Holiness May the way we speak think and act bring glory
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to your name not dishonor your kingdom come your will be done on Earth as it is
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in heaven father we surrender not our will but yours let your kingdom rule in
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our lives in our homes in our cities let your righteousness transform us we don't just want to pray about your kingdom we
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want to live it give us this day our daily bread Lord we trust you for today
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not just for food but for every need provision wisdom strength peace teach us
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to stop obsessing over the future and to see how you are providing for us in this very moment forgive us our debts as we
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forgive our debtors God we ask for your mercy we have sinned we have fallen
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short but just as you forgive us we choose right now to forgive those who
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have wronged us even the ones who don't deserve it even the ones who haven't
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apologized we release it we let it go because your forgiveness is greater lead
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us not into temptation but Deliver Us from Evil father we need your strength
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the enemy prows like a lion waiting to destroy temptation is everywhere but we
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know you have already made a way out keep us from falling guard our hearts our minds our families cover us with
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your protection for yours is the kingdom the power and the glory forever Lord you
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Reign no matter what happens in this world no matter what struggles we face
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you are on the throne our hope is in you our trust is in you and we will praise
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you today tomorrow and forever and if you prayed that with an open heart heart you didn't just recite a prayer you just
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activated it so from now on when you pray the Lord's Prayer don't just say it
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mean it let it transform your life let it shift the way you think the way you
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live the way you walk with God and if this message has spoken to you if you
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