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IBS 48 - 1 Peter 4:7

1 Peter 4:7
“The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.”

Praying is so important. It’s communicating to God. It keeps us connected to Him, close to His heart. He loves it when we talk to Him. He listens to what we are saying and He always answers in His timing. He won’t always answer in the way we want Him too or when we want Him too. But He will. And when we pray, we must listen as well. He’s got things He wants to tell us, we just have to stop talking and listen. 
Prayer is our most powerful weapon. We should probably use it more. Prayer, talking to God, helps us keep the devil out of our heart. When this verse says to be alert and of sober mind so that we can pray, that’s very important to listen too. Speaking to God and being in communication with Him protects us. It keeps us aware and helps us discern things. It keeps us from making stupid decisions. When we aren’t alert and aren’t of sober mind then we can fall so easily. We become weak and temptation becomes strong. We make the stupid decisions and then we have to pay the penalty of that decision. 
I love talking to God and pouring out my heart to Him. I tell Him my struggles and He helps me fight against them. He protects my heart when I ask Him and He stays with me. I know I should communicate with Him more, and that’s something I’ve been working on. I know that when I’m struggling and I’m honest to Him about it and I earnestly seek His wisdom and guidance, I began to see the situation clearly and I gain the wisdom on how to deal with whatever it may be. But when I don’t talk to Him in an honest way, my struggles are made bigger then they should be. Everything becomes dramatic and more difficult to handle. He already knows all that is in my heart, He just wants me to bring before Him. God is a God that I want to seek out forever. He is good and faithful and will walk with me through everything. 


Application: I’ll write honesty on my arm so that when I pray I’ll remember to be completely honest with my God. 

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